thankful

What a year! As I sit here reflecting over the past year I realize that I have so much to be thankful for. My list is very long but here are just a few of the many things that I'm thankful for:

• wonderful husband who I love dearly and who loves me back (and I can be VERY hard to love sometimes)
• healthy, happy children
• an amazing set of parents who raised me in a Christian home
• in-laws who are equally amazing
• 2 brothers and a sister (and their spouses) who I get to see frequently despite the busy schedules had by all
• 6 beautiful nieces and nephews
• friends who are always there with a listening ear
• my children's extraordinary teachers who love my boys

I am blessed beyond measure, therefore if I wrote out the list I have going on in my head it would go on and on and on. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

piano

Coby has discovered that he is really good at playing the piano this past week. Lucky for me, I get to hear him play song after song after song. No, I'm not being sarcastic at all. I can only laugh quietly to myself after I endure one "song" and he comes in and asks did you hear that one? Wasn't that good? Then he quickly heads back to the piano to play me another. It's pretty darn cute, but my ears could sure use a break. I think we're gonna have to fork out some cash for lessons if he continues wanting to play for me! I can just hear him now, "But mommy I already know how to play, I don't need lessons."

out of the mouths of Coby & Cale

Yesterday I told Coby that we really needed to water our flowers or they would die. Coby asked, "Will the flowers go to heaven mommy?" (There seems to be a lot of interest in heaven lately, doesn't there?)

The pics of Cale were taken a few months ago when he had his first bowl of cereal WITH milk!

This morning Cale had a bowl of cereal with milk in it (having milk in his cereal makes him feel big). When he was done, he came up to me and said, "all nice and clean." I looked at him to see milk dripping down his cheek and he had quite a milk mustache going on. I won't even mention what his pajamas and hands looked like! Funny thing is that he really did think he was nice and clean. I told him that he was actually dirty and messy. He said, "No, I fine. I all nice and clean, don't wash me!" Yeah, right!

fun with TP

Cale asked if we could put his train track together tonight. I told him that it was too close to bedtime so we would build it tomorrow. A little while later, I noticed that the house was unusually quiet, meaning Cale was likely up to something. I found Cale in the laundry room building what he called a "bridge" (which was actually a tower) out of our mega pack of toilet tissue. He had his trash truck ready and waiting to help aid in knocking down the "bridge." He had fun with this for thirty minutes! I'm glad that he found entertainment tonight. Tomorrow he'll have Thomas, Percy, James and friends to keep him company!

Here is his favorite part....

When we were picking up, he put one roll on his head and said," Here's a baseball hat!"

Below is a pic from this morning. Cale was fascinated while watching the printer do its job. Two is such a fun age...everything is fun and new!

new Bible for Coby

Coby got a new Bible today. He has been "reading" his other Bible every night, but it was not easy for a five year old to understand. So, I've been telling him that we'll go get him one that is more age appropriate. He has been looking forward to getting his new Bible for days now.

He is so excited about his new Bible! In fact, while we were outside playing this afternoon he wanted to sit down with me and read it rather than play with Connor and Cale. So, read it we did! It starts from the beginning (just as any other Bible does of course) with God creating the earth...night, day, birds, flowers, etc. He kept stopping me by saying, "Wait, wait, wait, how did God create the flowers? How did He create elephants?" His questions went on and on. He was SO interested and wanted to truly understand how God was able to create every thing.

After a while, Coby asked me where is Jesus?
Me: Well, we haven't got that far yet.
Coby: But what about Christmas? That is His birthday, right?
Me: Yes, He IS alive and His birthday IS Christmas, we just haven't got to that part in the Bible just yet.

I am so happy that Coby wants to learn more about Jesus and truly understand God's Word. There is nothing in this world that matters more.

economical and fantasy

What do these words have in common? Just the fact that they were the words given to the boys for this years Vocabulary Parade at school. Connor was supposed to dress in a costume reflecting fantasy. So, he thought he'd dress up as a wizard. They can make fantasies come true, you see!



Coby was supposed to be economical. He wore old jeans with "patches" covering holes and a plain white shirt with holes sewn up on it. That's economical if you ask me. We didn't spend any money. Yay, I do love to be economical, although Darren just says that I'm just plain cheap! No hurt feelings here...I just take that as a compliment whether he means it as one or not.

kids vote too

When Connor got home from school today, he noticed Cale's sticker and asked "Who did you vote for, Cale?"

Cale very seriously answered, "Rockin' Bama."

Connor looked toward me with panic, "mommy....did you?" No.

It should be noted, however, that I did explain to Connor that while I did not vote for "Rockin Bama," we respect the choices of those who did. The beauty of living in America is that we all have the right to vote and we get to be heard. What a boring world this would be if we all thought alike!

Connor voted at school today too. He got to vote on the school's lunch menu for Wednesday. His vote: mac 'n cheese, little smokies, and smiley fries. Where are the veggies? Thank goodness kids only get to vote once every four years!

politics and the third grader

As I was setting the table for dinner tonight, Connor said "mommy..."

"What Connor?"

"Can Democrats go to heaven?"

Kids really do say the darndest things, don't they? I guess it's obvious who we're voting for in this house.

GO MCCAIN...praying that you can pull this one off! My little Connor has long been a fan of the underdog.