Dear Bently,

I feel like I can never get enough time with you! Even if I spend all day with you, it never feels like enough. Partly because I'm always running around like crazy trying to get everything done. So even on my days off, I feel like we don't often get a ton of quality time! I hate it but I know it won't be like this forever! And I just try and take advantage of the time we do get as much as possible!

Today we I was taking Valerie's bridals so we were driving around in the canyons! You kept telling me we were going to go see the leaves! :) Since Valerie was in her dress I climbed in the back with you and Liv. I had a blast sitting back there with you guys! You talked to me the whole way and sang and danced! My favorite part was on the way home you reached over and grabbed my arm and just wrapped both your arms around it. For a moment, you were asleep just holding my arm! I just stared down at you in complete awe! I am so grateful to be your mother! I made a collage the other day of you through the years and it hit me, you really are becoming a little kid. Pretty soon you won't fit on my lap so well, you might not tell me you love me a hundred times a day and insist on giving me hugs and kisses every 5 minutes. You'll grow up and change and that's a good thing, but it made me realize I need to appreciate this phase you are in now! So I just watched you sleep as you clung to my arm! I was going to take a picture but the radio started to act funny and it woke you up! :(

While we were up in the mountains I turned around and found You, Dad, and Livvy all dancing to music coming from Dad's phone. It may have been the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life! I took some video of it because I loved it so much! I hope you never get too shy to just dance you little heart out, no matter where you are! :)

I love you Bently Elmer! There is just something special between a son and a Mom. I am so grateful I get to have that relationship with you!

Love,
Mom