Little Swimmer

Maria is our water-loving child and she is now our first swimmer. Watch her paddle through the water without any floatation device.

Joshua lost a tooth

It started wiggling at the beginning of the week, and it just fell out Saturday afternoon. Josh was giggling with excitement and wanted to show everyone that he now has a window in his mouth.

They've got a ticket to ride

Joshua and Maria didn't have too much interest in giving up their tricycles, but within the space of a few days they really picked it up and rode with it.

Sam's Bible Verse

I was reading an article by a Francisian Friar and decided to share the following line with the kids "The devil always breaks the toys he plays with". Before I could attempt to explain it Samuel laughs and says "I don't want him in our house".   

This morning as the kids were playing super heroes I overheard Joshua say "Let's pretend we have so much power in our hands we can eat as much candy as we want with out getting sick!"

Kid Brains are cool

It has been a while since our last post. Lots has been going on, which I will get to later. But there has also been a flurry of silly thing the kids have been saying.

While riding bikes outside on a hot day.
Maria: Sam, your face is red.
Sam: Thats cause there's blood in it.

Running just a bit late to mass.
Maria (shouting): JESUS, don't worry, we're coming.

Going frequently to daily mass at a local church that is predominantly made up of senior citizens has made the kids very popular. They have gotten toys, candy, games, and most recently money ($1 each). While leaving mass the other day an old lady, who luckily a little hard of hearing, said to Maria: "What a beautiful girl you are!"
Joshua piped up: "How about, what a handsome boy I am?"
Sam smiled and asked: "How 'bout some money?"

a devil shirt?

Maria came running to Anna and said "Sam told me I am wearing a devil shirt!"
So Anna interviewed Sam:
Anna: "Sam, what kind of shirt is Maria wearing?"
Sam: "A duwrl shirt."

Oh, a Girl shirt...his pronunciation can be funny sometimes.

Two year olds say the funniest things

In case you haven't seen Sam in a while, he is turning out to be a sweet little kid with a great sense of humor. Yesterday Anna was asking him about boys and girls: Sam is Maria a boy of a girl?
Sam: Durl (girl).
Anna: Are you a boy or a girl?
Sam: Boy.
Anna: is Josh a boy or girl?
Sam: Boy.
Is Mommy a boy or a girl?
Sam (with a big grin): You're silly, you're a mommy.
Anna: is Dad a boy or a girl?
Sam (with a big smile): You're teasing, he's a daddy.

Sammy's explination

Yesterday Sam took the ice out of his glass and was playing with it at the table. It kept slipping out of his hands and he was trying to figure out why. Finally he said, " The ice is slippery because it is full of water."

Free Text Books

Here are the books that we are giving away for free.
eMail us if you would like some or all.

Knitted from the finest Truffela Tree

This my dear friends is a thneed, which nobody, Nobody, NOBODY needs.

(I think people in Japan have a lot of time on their hands) Wowie.

Anna's new look

Anna was growing her hair long so she could donate it to Locks of Love so that disadvantaged kids with cancer can get hairpieces during their treatment. So check out the difference:

Least Influential People

Helpless and forsaken

The other morning Maria was being dramatic and we were not bending to her wishes. So to get our sympathy she pretended to fall down the stairs (grunts and all). When she got to the bottom she saw that we were not running to her aid so she continued rolling in slow motion into the living room.
Maybe she'll be a stunt double when she grows up.

Not a good sign

After a meal, we were sharing ice cream together with the same spoon, Maria had a few bites and said, "I can't walk any more, stop giving me ice cream." 

...Because you have a gun.

The kids have been facinated by guns for the last few days. They have a couple of toy pistols that were given as gifts a while ago and these have recently been the toys of choice. Of course hands and fingers shaped like guns (accompanied by a loud bang) also work.

The kids also have a great desire to be protected. So the question was bound to come some day: "Dad, do you have a real gun?"

So I gave them the "this is dangerous and only dad can touch it" talk. But I told them that I do have a real gun locked up in the house to protect them if a bad guy was to try to hurt them.

Now I am all of a sudden the coolest and most inspiring person on the planet. This morning Maria was sitting on my lap cuddling in a blanket and she said, "I love you so much...because you have a gun." 

Funny Stories/sayings:

Samuel in worried voice "don't dink all of it"
Mom hands Samuel the glass to drink, he drinks, then proudly states "I dink all of it"

Maria in a sympathetic yet patronizing voice to Joshua "calm down, I'll take good care of you"

Samuel drops large bucket of markers onto kitchen floor then attempts to belly dive into them sending marker everywhere. 

Dinner conversation with a three year old:
Maria "are plankton persons?"
Mom "no, thery're creatures"
Maria "do plankton walk?"
Mom "no, I think they float"
Maria "in water?"
Mom "yes"
Maria "look I'm eating pizza just like plankton"
Mom "I don't think plankton eat pizza"
Maria "yes, they do, like this" (eats her pizza while making a fish face)

Sam loves sleeper pajamas, especially his red one. We call them bunny suits.  Last week we were explaininig to the kids that they were born without clothes on. A few days later Sammy states "when, I baby, I waya (wear) red bunny soot in mommy tummy".

Pick myself up

This morning Maria was commenting on how strong her daddy is, and that I can pick up little kids and big kids.
Maria: " You're big, you can pick up big kids and little kids. I'm little so I can pick up little kids."
Dad: "Oh"
Maria: "I'm little, I can pick myself up."
Dad: "Can you show me?"
First she So Maria sat down, put her hands under her thighs and lifted her legs off the ground.
Maria: "See daddy."