Friday Funny

The boys struck up a conversation about baby Hudson one morning that I must share.

Garrett: I remember seeing Hudson in his bed at his house.

Me: You do? I don't think we've been to his house since he's been born. We've only seen him at our house.

G: He was still in Kristin's belly. Did she push him out?

Me: [Mentally: Where is this going?] Yes.

Liam: How?

Me [Mentally: Oh no! I'm not ready for this! Stay calm!] I don't know how. I've never done it before.

Liam: Did it hurt?

Me: [Mentally: I'm so glad I don't have to lie on this topic!] I don't know. Ask Kristin. [Mentally: Will this conversation stop here?]

Silence while the boys resume eating and I breathe a sigh of relief.

Wordless Wednesday: Feet

Liam, Garrett, Jack
2 years ago
Where does the time go?
So this isn't wordless. Oh well!

The Death of Me

I haven't decided which of these two events will be the death of me first:

• 2008 Presidential Elections and all of its campaigning
  

OR

• Chutes and Ladders (Yes, the bored, I mean, board game.)

I could certainly live without both of them.

Friday Funny

Out of the blue, Liam asked me, "Does God have a last name?"

Nope. I don't think He needs one. He's the one and only.

But I take great pleasure in teaching my boys about the God that loves us.

The Simplicity of Cooler Weather

We were greeted with one of our favorite gifts this morning...cool weather! It was downright chilly at 47 degrees this morning.

There's no greater way to get me out of bed in the morning than to know I can open the back door and be greeted with the rush of cold air.

Well, if Rick woke me up and whispered that he's taking me to Europe that very day, then I suppose I would hop out of bed for that event as well. But that didn't happen today.

At any rate, I hopped out of bed to experience the weather change firsthand with the opening of the back door. Pure bliss!

When I walked upstairs to get the boys up for the day, I whispered, "Boys! It's cold outside! Let's go open the back door." They sprang out of bed and ran downstairs. They love cooler weather as much as I do.

When it was time to dress for the day, they were thrilled to choose long sleeves and pants and insisted the I take a picture. I let them twist my arm.
Garrett chose a Beatles t-shirt, naturally. Liam wanted camo and an army shirt, of course. Jack chose a shirt merely because it has a pocket on the front. It's the little things that thrill these boys.

A silly photo was snapped, as well. Naturally.

Wordless Wednesday: My Baby Is Reading!

Translation Please

Liam's love for paper grows by leaps and bounds by the day. He's loved drawing and coloring for quite some time now. But he's recently been trying to write sentences almost daily.

He brought me a piece of paper last week that said:

Yoo luv Liam I no sats

I luv yoo Didi bucus I pwa wf you

I must have graduated from kindergarten with flying colors, because I was able to read that without Liam's help. Translation:

You love Liam. I know my states.
I love you Didi [my mom] because I play with you.

I showed great excitement over his ability to sound out his own thoughts. He scampered off to try again.

He came back with:

Dot figet the postr I luv yoo Didi
Wsuo roo ike pin

This one took much more concentration on my part. But I can tell you that the first line translates to:

Don't forget the poster. I love you Didi.
[He's referring to a poster project that he began with her a couple weeks ago.]

But that last line.... Well, now, that one had me stumped. I humbled myself and asked my 5 year old what "Wsuo roo ike pin" meant.

My question was met with silence. He was equally confused by his own writing.

Perhaps I need your help. What could it be?

Wsuo roo ike pin