Tag Archives: The Kids 2008

Football Season and Various Sundries

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I just have to say I am one of few women that I know who enjoys a good NCAA football game…and a good high school game if it’s my dad’s team I’m cheering on.

We were getting ready for the Bama game (which was not very good and the officials and commentators drove us crazy) and Liam yelled at the television (I have no idea where he gets the idea to yell at the tv…definitely not from me):

“You guys are going home.”

It was pretty funny because Boston College had pulled it out to win in the last forty seconds, so really, they were all about to go home. And, of course, because we laughed, Liam had to say it over and over and over again.

Lots of new and exciting things happening here. Okay, not really. Except that Mark got my plants in the ground (I pick them/he plants them…I like this set up). I started a Bible study on Saturday mornings and think it’s going to be great. Finally ordered a maternity pillow that should keep some of my pregnancy induced insomnia at bay…but only if we can keep my knee from hurting and my mind from racing.

And our big thing is we are seriously looking at getting a larger van this month. A local credit union is offering a good interest rate, so Mark is cautiously looking into getting one now instead of in January. I’m doing the legwork for the van search. Mark gets to do all the negotiating, discussion with bank and dealers and such. Again, I like this set up! But please, all 11 of my friends and family, pray for wisdom as we go through this car buying process again. At least, our current vehicles are paid for which is a little lighter load to bear.

Our friends were over last night and didn’t notice the olive oil spill. Phew! Zoe had a blast singing a song that she and her friend had made up. They sang it over and over and over and over…again. Apparently, this song came from being the first and only ones in Sunday school for a little while last week. Really, it kind of tickled me to see Zoe building up healthy and fun friendships. She’s really growing up and enjoying being with other girls more.

This was just going to be about how cute Liam was, but I digressed. Oh well!

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In His Steps

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Josiah wants to be just like his big brother. Case in point: Josiah decided to play in the pantry while I prepared lunch (of course, I’m standing right there). No harm, I thought. Then Ace came to get the plates on the table announces, “He spilled it.”

Josiah had grabbed the olive oil and opened the bottle (which I’ve now realized is very easy to do) and poured it on the floor. As I’m trying to clean it up, he tries to stand in it. What a beauty!

All this on the day that we are having a new family from our church over. Lovely…gotta run do the bathrooms before I have the kids clean up.

And, it’s nice to see I have seven loyal readers…I didn’t count Mark and me…judging by the votes on what the baby is.

Now, I really must go get the flyswat from whoever has it.

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Josiah’s 15 month Check up

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Went today for Josiah’s 15 month check up. He’s doing excellent on the chart side of things. He hit a growth spurt and is filling out and up.

He has this skin thing in his mouth where the side of his mouth is still connected to his gums on the upper side. Kind of like the thing in the front (which he also has and has taken care of some of it by trying to climb the bunk bed) where the upper lip is connected to the gum just above the teeth. There’s a medical term for it but I didn’t write it down because it’s not serious. Anyway, Dr. B looked at the sides of his mouth and said surprised, “I’ve never seen that before!” Well, well…I’ve stumped our most trusted and experienced pediatrician…way to go, huh! Dr. B felt like it wouldn’t really cause any problems except with foods that may be a little sharper. She did tell us to check with the dentist to make sure nothing else needed to be done about it.

His speech is very little but he’s still got a few more months before we start talking about him needing some extra help. That’s why I like Dr. B…she is very laid back about things but knows when to jump in and take action. Alright enough bragging!

We are going to try a little soy milk and yogurt to see if we can get some calcium in him. He just absolutely refuses milk, even with chocolate or strawberry mixed in. Of course, he’s always been weird about what he drinks and really prefers water over any other drink (yes, even juice…wouldn’t take it at all when we introduced a cup).

He’s doing great though and here are his stats to prove it:
Weight 26 lbs 2 oz (75%…was 40% at 12 mths)
Height 33 inches (90%…not sure how much up from but he’s grown taller)
Head: 19 1/2 inches (97%)

I found his Trick or Treat costume at Wal-Mart today for $10! He’s going to be the cowardly lion. It’s for 12-18 mths but I tried it on and it fits, barely. Don’t worry, I’m still making Ace’s (tinman) and Liam’s (scarecrow) costumes. I’m also adding the red bow to Josiah’s to make him extra cowardly.

And another thing…check out Safetytat. I ordered some for our adventurous Liam and got them in today. They are temporary tattoos with your phone number (cell or whatever you designate) on them so if you get lost in a crowd they can find you by calling the number. I’ve been wanting to get them but haven’t had the chance, until now. With Liam always taking off and Zoe sometimes in Lala Land, I think they will be really useful.

Don’t forget to vote in the poll to your right as to whether we’re having a boy or girl…all in good fun!

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New Artist Alert

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Okay, so he’s not new. It’s Phil Joel! Formerly a bassist for the Newsboys (which I just found out). I found him through girltalk blog post here. I just downloaded the cd and all I can say is, WOW!!! Very good music and the kids and I both love it. From his website, deliberateKids: “…deliberateKids teaches core spiritual principles and strong Biblical truth.” If you are looking for ways to teach your children how to authentically worship God and love doing, this album is definitely a must! I found this album with several of his other ones on itunes.

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Of Squirrels and Cheese

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So we were out doing some much needed yard work on a lovely afternoon on Saturday. I walked around the side of the house fertilizing and fungiciding our one little rose bush when a putrid smell reached my nostrils. I almost threw up, and that’s something I really haven’t felt the need to do in a while. I casually informed my knight that there might be something dead around the side of the house. I actually wonder if he thought I had lost my mind, but he came traipsing over with shovel in hand. He scraped the leaves from the rose bush and walked around the house and low and behold, a squirrel had found it’s resting place right up against the side of our new addition. Mark gave it a proper burial (while I suggested a grocery sack and the trash can…just call me Sensitive).

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And on a different note, Liam is in a new Awana thing for 2 year olds now. It’s called Puggles, and I along with several other people think they have some pretty sharp looking t-shirts. Anyway, he’s always so cute when he comes out telling us all sorts of things. Basically, they are learning about the six days of creation. He’s been coming out reviewing the things he’s heard us talk about in school with Ace. I’ve been sharing his cutenes with his leaders but have guessed that they’ve gotten tired of hearing about it, so I’ll just post it here.

So tonight, I got home from dropping off Zoe’s friend and I cuddled up to Liam and asked him what he learned in Puggles tonight. He kept saying Puggles over and over again.

Finally, I asked him what they talked about that God had made.

“Ummm, cheese.”

So there you have the profound theological truth. God made cheese!

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Peck a Dee and For Gether

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While walking around the neighborhood yesterday (yes, I’ve actually walked twice this week), Ace noticed a bird and said, “I think it’s a Peck-a-dee bird.”

He was pretty sure of himself. I told him I’d never heard of one of those.

He replied, “You know, it bangs it’s self up against a tree.”

“Oh,” I said. “I’ve heard of a woodpecker that does that.”

“Yes ma’am. A woodpecker Peck-a-dee,” he replied in a matter of fact manner.

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We sent Liam and Ace to potty before supper one night this week and were surprised to hear the toilet flush one time and both boys came running back to the table.

“Liam (since he’s usually the one who won’t go), did you go potty.”

“Yes ma’am.”

“Did you flush?”

“Yes ma’am.”

“But you both came back to the table at the same time.”

“Yes, we went ‘for’gether.” Liam told me.

Just picture this: Both boys will go potty at night before bath since there’s just something about getting nekkid and realizing you have to go potty (at least for them and confirmed by Mark), so they stand on either side of the potty and go. I know that’s really probably redneck but it saves the trouble of one doing a “holdin’ it” potty dance or running to our bathroom to go. So now, that’s the thing for Liam. Especially if Ace is in the bathroom at the same time. He announces that they need to go “for” gether. Ace sweetly corrects him that it’s together. Ace also is not very good at watching what he’s doing…hmmm. I’m hoping this will encourage Liam on our adventures to get him completely potty trained!

I’ve mentioned to Mark, more than once, that I wished the boys’ bathroom was a little bigger so we could install a urinal. Oh well…just dreaming!

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Babysitters???

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Our friend who recently got married, T, and her husband, K, came over to babysit while we attended a church banquet this past weekend. Of course, they said they were babysitting. T put Josiah to work and K got educated on the finer points of Narnia lore via a 2 year old (really, how many two year olds can tell the difference between a centaur and a minotaur and know them by character names???)

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Very Interesting…

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Josiah, my 14 month old is wearing the same size that my 2 1/2 year old is wearing in shorts. Fortunately, Liam can wear 2T shirts but the 2T/24 mths shorts still fall off of him. So, Josiah and Liam will be sharing 18 mth clothes for a little while. I thought possibly that some of the 18mth clothes might be too big for Josiah, but not so far…chunk-a-monkey!!!

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We traveled last weekend to visit some friends in Columbia, SC. They live about equal distance as we do from there. We picked Edventure to tackle with the kids. It was so much fun. In the center is Eddy who is about three stories tall and the kids can climb into the inside of him. Ace was the only one who dared and he only went down the slide. Right now, they have Bubblepalooza going on and the kids really enjoyed getting soapy.

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