Like Father Like Son

This was to cute not to share.  Brantley loves his dad and looks up to him so much that he wants to be just like him.  It really is kind of scary in a way on how much they are alike.  This is just one of the times that I was able to get on camera and show how much they are alike.  Here's the story.

Justin was out in the garage working on things and like always Brantley goes along with him and helps Justin out.  It really is cute and Brantley is starting to kind of help and not just be in the way.  Justin loves the time that he gets to spend with him out there.  Just father and son.  Well this time Brantley decided that he wanted to work on his "car" instead of helping Justin and without Justin knowing really what he was doing Brantley was off working on his car.  Brantley came into the house a few times asking for little things that I thought were for Justin.  For instance he asked for a zip lock bag to put parts in so that they don't get lost.  That's one of the things that Justin does frequently so I got one for him without a problem and he went on his happy way working on his car.  Well the night was getting late and they called it a night and went to bed.  The next day right when Justin got home from work they were out in the garage at it again.  About 1 hour into it Brantley comes running in telling me that his car is already and that we need to just go to Walmart to get the rest of the parts he needed.  At that time I started questioning what he was doing.  He then proceded to tell me that he wanted lights on his car so he has been taking it apart so that he can install working lights.  I went out there and sure enough the headlights were out and everything was ready for working ones to be installed.  He had figured out were he wanted the switch to turn the lights on and off and were on the headlights the light bulbs would go.  All he needed were the lights and he was good to go.  I should have known he was up to something.  Justin and I were just astounded that he would think of something that he wanted and then start working for it without asking for help.  He even got the zip lock bag so that he could put his parts in it so that they would not get lost.  He does listen!  After all of his hard work how could we tell him that he couldn't do it?  It would break his little heart.  So Justin figured out how to wire up lights to the battery and ordered LED light bulbs and helped him wire it up and install everything.  Once they were done Brantley was so excited!!  We did though have to burst a little bubble of his.  He thought that once he had lights he would be able to drive his car at night all of the time since cars would be able to see him so we had to explain that he didn't have tail lights and that if a car was behind him they wouldn't be able to see him.  So he can drive it a little later when it is starting to get dark, but then we have to call it a day.  He was a little disappointed but got over it quick when he saw them working.  He said that it was so cool!!!  

So, Brantley has modified his first car.  Isn't he to young for that?  He truly is his fathers son.  Always thinking of ways to make things better.  Way to go Brantley!  We love this little guy so much!  He is so smart.  Keep up the good work and keep those wheels turning in that brain.

Working together...(I just love this picture!)

All of the screws in the baggy.. LOVE IT!

Installing the switch right were Brantley wanted it which was the perfect place

CHEESE!!!

So excited to be driving his car at night!!  (sorry you can't really see that the lights are on cause the flash was on and when I went to fix it Lilley started crying and I didn't get a chance to get a good pic.  But once I do we will defiantly post it!)