Storytime

A & K sat on the couch. A was reading a Disney guidebook to K. When she finished, she said, "We hope you have enjoyed this unabridged production of ..." Perhaps we've been listening to too many audio books lately!?!

Poland and Thanksgiving

After a short trip out east for the family Thanksgiving, we returned home in time to turn around and head further east. We had a fabulous trip to Poland where we visited Andy's long time friend, Ian Simpson. Here are a few dozen pictures.

Nephews!

Had a fabulously fun weekend doing nothing with my sister and her cuties. Here they are at the park.

Kids are on a roll today

After breakfast conversation:
A: Mommy, let's pretend you're the mommy and we're your kids, okay?
K: Yeah! And the daddy's gone to work!
M: *Speechless*


And, this afternoon K sings to herself in her room: If you're happy and you know it, two or three... Hoooray!

My baby's not a baby anymore!

And I'm loving it. I know, I'm supposed to be sad, but I'm not. At all. I quite like sleeping all night. And with that, here's the long awaited pictures. I don't know why it took me so long.

Asher Aaron Locke

We're very excited to announce our other new nephew. Even if I'm a week late and I haven't seen him and I have no picture to post, I'm still excited. He was born Aug. 15 at 6:06 am, weighing in at 8 lbs 5 oz.

Brentin Zane Amos

We're very excited to announce the arrival of our new nephew! He was born this morning at 6:45, weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz.

Wisconsin Dells Trip, July 2010

We had a fun trip to the Dells. We enjoyed fishing and boating and playing in the pool, and much more.

K gobbled up a piece of gnocchi on her plate and promptly asked for more pinocchi... o.

2 year old logic

K: I like the tinkerbell one!
M: No honey, I don't like Tinkerbell.
K: Why?
M: She's not modest.
K: Yes she is. She's modest on her face. But not her tummy.

Tummy

P: Did you finish your strawberries?
K: Yep. *Points at her tummy* They're curling up with my eggs and my sandwich.
Note: Eggs were for breakfast, sandwich was lunch, and this was evening.

Our discussion over breakfast

M: Do you know whose birthday it is today?
A: Whose?
M: Uncle Eric's.
A: Oh! Does he have a husband?
M: A wife?
A: Yeah.
M: No, he doesn't have a wife.
A: Are husbands boys or girls?
M: Husbands are boys and wives are girls.
A: Ok. Do I have another uncle who doesn't have a wife?
M: No, just one. All your other uncles have wives.
A: *Pause* Mommy, I'm still thinking about who I'm going to marry.
M: Really?
A: Yeah.
M: Who do you think it might be?
A: I don't know. Maybe Uncle Eric?
M: Probably not Uncle Eric.
A: Why not?
M: Well, people don't usually marry their relatives.
A: Oh.

Age 4 arrives with disappointment

A: Mommy, my dress still fits me. I'm four, but I'm still little.

Little conversations with little people...

K is up screaming at 5 am. Mom comes down, bleary eyed and finds her sitting on her pillow.
M: "Keira, what's wrong?"
K, pointing down frantically: "Somebody's in my bed!"
M, heart skips a beat knowing she did leave the kitchen window open a crack, tries to resist the urge to look under the bed: "What?"
K: "Somebody's under my covers!"
M, still bewildered, looks at the lifeless covers: "What is it?"
K: "A ladybug!"
M, breathes a sigh of relief and proceeds to sift through the covers. Found nothing.