guest post ~ kira @ Kissing the Joy as it Flies

Hi! My name is Kira and I'm coming to you live (not really) from my little blog,
Kissing the Joy as it Flies. 




Sara was very sweet to invite me to visit with ya'll today, so allow me to introduce myself. I'm a somewhat facetious mom of four boybarians, ages 9, 7, 4, and 2 (phew!) and I've been blogging about nothing in particular for about 3-1/2 years now. My blog mostly focuses on our everyday life and the craziness that entails, but I sometimes share a geeky tip, a project I'm working on, or my latest adventure in homemaking. Don't get your hopes up though... mostly I just share the embarrassing stuff that happens to us on 'Fess Up Friday. 





'Fessing Up is very therapeutic, so if you ever want to give it a go, come join me on a Friday.

Today I'm here for a very special reason. 

Sara had her baby!

A baby girl even.

I admit that I was hoping Sara would stay on my 'Mom of All Boys' team, because I need all the support I can get, but I'm very happy for her. It's nice to know that some people out there are capable of producing female offspring, because if it was up to me we'd be in trouble. 

In honor of the fact that Sara is having a GIRL, I thought this might be a fun time to celebrate the noisy, dirty, rowdy, adventurous, entertaining and often mystifying wonder that is a BOY. 

Plus, that's all I know about. 

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Boys are wonderful because they keep life spicy. 

You never know what you may find lurking around the house. 

Sometimes it's a sandwich baggie containing a live slug behind the couch.

Sometimes, 

it's entire rolls of scotch tape used  to keep 'claws' on on little hands.

Sometimes,

it's Lego-Men in the garbage disposal





or maybe a playmobile guy dangling precariously from a crevice in the fireplace. 





Boys are also curious and adventuresome,


which means that sometimes they do odd things.


Such as giving their baby brothers a sharpie tattoo on the face

or pulling four packages of baby wipes out of the container 

or trying out the toilet, fully clothed, to see if it can double as a hot tub. 

In the moment, these little episodes can seem like a bigger deal than they are, but later you appreciate the fact that they make for a good story at MOPS. 


Boys also like sports





and hunting





and collecting weapons

Boys can get pretty creative when they play a  round of dress up

but mostly, they just play so hard they wear holes right through their shoes.





When they get older, they become very helpful with icky jobs

such as taking out the garbage 


and exterminating spiders. 


Plus, they love their mommies.

Sometimes, boys give you a glimpse of who they'll be in the future,

like when they flex their muscles





or sport a mustache



or run too fast and gravity makes their face droop.





And sometimes, 


they are just sweet little babies you wish could stay this size forever.

Everyone has heard the saying that a boy is 'Noise with Dirt on It'

to which I say,


True 'dat!  

BUT, 

boys are also sweet





and cuddly





and protective of their younger siblings.





In short,


boys are pretty special.

And I think little Ruby is incredibly blessed to have these three as her big brothers.





She is going to be so treasured and protected, it will be a sight to behold.







I am so so so happy for you!

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