Fighting with Silverware

During lunch today, our boys were pretending they were attacking enemies. To make up for the fact that plastic spoons and knives aren't very threatening, they tried to make menacing faces. Two out of three succeeded.

3D Glasses

Nathan and Andrew get the Lego Club magazine. It's the highlight of their week when it comes in the mail. This month, part of the magazine was in 3D. The glasses were a big hit!

Ready for Tickling

The boys lined up ready for me to tickle them. I can't ever resist that!

Evan calls his tummy his "bummy". He says, "Mama, tickle my bummy!"

A Typical Dinner Conversation

Mom: "Andrew, when you're big, can I come to visit you at your house?"

Andrew: "Yes, but I'm going to live in a library. Would you like to come pick out books?"

Andrew then proceeded with a 7+ minute monologue about the beds, bathrooms, kitchen, and books that would be in the library.

In the midst of the monologue, Nathan was getting more and more impatient because he had something to say, and Andrew wasn't pausing.

So, Nathan interjects, "Andrew, when can I talk?" A minute later, "When will you be done? It's 6:30 already!"

Andrew finally said, "I'm going to let Nathan talk while I eat my cornbread. Then, I'm going to start talking again."

Where Does Milk Come From?

This morning at breakfast Andrew announced, "I know how you make milk."

Mom: "How?"

Andrew: "You put water in a jar, a can. You make the water cold in the oven. Then, you pour some more cold water in it, put it in the oven and make it white. You make milk like that."

Mom: "Mama cows make milk for us."

Andrew: "They do? Cows?"

I guess our visit to the dairy farm a few years ago did not make a lasting impression on my 4 year old.

Evan Dearest

Our conversation at dinner:

Evan: "Mommy..."
Mom: "Yes, Evan Dearest."
Evan: "Not Evan Dearest, just Evan!"

Praise Him, Praise Him

Evan is supposed to be napping right now. Instead, I am listening to him sing:

Praise Him, Praise Him, all you little children,
God is Mom, God is Mom...

For those who don't recognize the song, it is supposed to be "God is love, God is love." Unfortunately, I don't think a two-year old can understand completely why that is so wrong!

Go Tell It On The Mountain (The Alternate Version)

Nathan and Andrew were learning "Go Tell It on the Mountain" with the Sunday School kids yesterday. Apparently, they weren't quite paying attention to the words. The verse they sang to me this morning was:

When shepherds watched their flocking
A silent flock by night
To heaven's gates to open
There came a holy light

It was hard to correct them because their version is very funny.

What God Looks Like

Andrew and I ran errands together yesterday. Andrew was curious about what God looks like. I told Andrew that we won't know exactly what God looks like until we get to heaven. Then, we'll spend eternity with Him and can finally discover what He looks like.

Andrew responded, "I think He has a blue shirt and....some brown shoes!"

Enjoying Our New View

Having never seen the view from our big picture window in the winter, we were all excited to watch the snow this morning. Thank you God for the beauty of a fresh snowfall.

Mom and Dad Have Reasons...

A few days ago, we were getting ready to decorate our Christmas tree. This year, for the first time, Nathan was VERY excited to help decorate. He was curious about all the ornaments and the stories behind each one. We had told Nathan that he had to wait to touch the ornaments. We explained that some of them are fragile, and he had to wait for Mom and Dad.

In his excitement, he grabbed an ornament in a plastic package and brought it into the kitchen to show me. It was an ornament that Elbert and I had bought at Disney World in 2006. The plastic package opened, and the ornament fell onto the tile floor and shattered. He told me I could buy another one. When I told him that that was a special ornament and I wouldn't be able to buy another one, he started to cry.

I told him that I loved him much more than the ornament, but I was still a little sad that it had broken. We discussed how there is a reason that Mom and Dad give him certain instructions. And, in his excitement, he needs to exercise self-control and obey.

After he got done crying, he told us that he needed a hook. He grabbed a piece of paper and a marker and went to work on a "creation." He made us an ornament of Mickey Mouse to help us remember our trip to Disney World. It was a sweet gesture. It is now proudly hung on our tree.

Do I Have To Go To School...

It is our practice for Nathan to lay his clothes out in the bathroom the night before school. Last night, we all forgot.

This morning, I walked into the bathroom with Nathan and said, "Nathan, we forgot to lay out your clothes last night."

Nathan (very serious), "Do I have to go to school naked?"