I have begun to write down some of the things that Charlie has been saying. As most of you know, his nickname is "Mr. Obvious" from the Bob and Tom Show. Not only does he make very obvious observations, but the observations have nothing to do with what is around him at the moment. We are often left scratching our heads and then Larry and I look at each other and nod. "Yep, that was another one to write down." Here they are so far:
"I took a little bite of peach for my tummy to eat because I have teeth in my tummy." This came out during the week that Allen was losing his first tooth.
"Before we eat fish, we have to chop off their fins first" This came out while Charlie was in the shower with Larry (yeah, I don't know either).
"I know everything but I didn't know Wal-mart has chocolate bars!" We don't go to Wal-Mart often, obviously.
“Do you know why I keep my eyes open when I sleep at night? Because when I close my eyes, my eyebrows will get red and hot!” He blurted this out as Larry was reading Dr. Seuss's "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut".
I hope you enjoyed this installment as much as Larry and I did. Later!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Our family of 5
How weird does that sound... "Our family of 5" I have suddenly realized (okay, I must be slow--Allen is 6 years old) that Larry and I are parents to 3 children. Seriously! We are responsible to raise them to adulthood in one piece physically, academically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. How crazy is that!
We have been "growing up" a lot the past few months. The most obvious grower has been Selah. Allen has physically been growing like a weed, although I don't know how when he eats the same 3 things and nothing else. He has also just lost his first tooth on Friday. He is now reading and with that comes my realization that I cannot "fake" read things anymore. He is also beginning to ask the harder questions, of a spiritual nature. We had to deal with Nanny and Poppy's dog dying. With that came the questions of heaven and how do we get there. This is very exciting for me, but the daunting task of guiding him spiritually has hit me as I try to find simplified explanations for things without the "religious jargon". Charlie also has begun to grow up quite a bit. He has suddenly grown out of his 3T pants and seems to be shrinking his 4T shirts as well. He has also begun to read and wants so much to be in school like his brother. I have finally relented and he is so happy to work. He says the darndest things and I have begun a file on my computer of the goofball observations he has come up with. He is definately my "thinker". Time will tell how Selah turns out. Right now, she seems to physically resemble Charlie the most, but her temperament is like Allen (not really a good thing as he is very headstrong--like his mother, Larry says).
This blog will be my attempt at recording these "best days of our lives". I hope you enjoy them.
We have been "growing up" a lot the past few months. The most obvious grower has been Selah. Allen has physically been growing like a weed, although I don't know how when he eats the same 3 things and nothing else. He has also just lost his first tooth on Friday. He is now reading and with that comes my realization that I cannot "fake" read things anymore. He is also beginning to ask the harder questions, of a spiritual nature. We had to deal with Nanny and Poppy's dog dying. With that came the questions of heaven and how do we get there. This is very exciting for me, but the daunting task of guiding him spiritually has hit me as I try to find simplified explanations for things without the "religious jargon". Charlie also has begun to grow up quite a bit. He has suddenly grown out of his 3T pants and seems to be shrinking his 4T shirts as well. He has also begun to read and wants so much to be in school like his brother. I have finally relented and he is so happy to work. He says the darndest things and I have begun a file on my computer of the goofball observations he has come up with. He is definately my "thinker". Time will tell how Selah turns out. Right now, she seems to physically resemble Charlie the most, but her temperament is like Allen (not really a good thing as he is very headstrong--like his mother, Larry says).
This blog will be my attempt at recording these "best days of our lives". I hope you enjoy them.
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