Can't fool him!

Today I was headed out to the grocery store. As I was leaving, Mike called out to me. He asked me to buy some wafer type cookies. I looked at the bag, and decided that since there were some in the bag, I better try them to make sure that I get the right thing (and what better excuse to have a treat of a cookie). I walked out of the room, and heard Adam say, "Mommy, you can just look at them, you don't have to try them!"

Okay smart boy!! Can't fool him!

Oh, the fun at our house!

Why is this boy so excited? Let me tell you, he did something he was really proud of! Let me back up a little and tell a bit about what he did.

One day last week, Mike attached a sheet onto a fan. Then he turned the fan on and it made a bubble type dome. The boys climbed under the sheet and had a great time.

Today, Adam recreated it! He was very proud of himself! I guess it is true that your children will copy whatever it is that you do!

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This evening at supper, Austin was talking about what they are learning in Social Studies at school. They are comparing the past to the present. Austin said,"Did you know that in 1991 people did not have electricity, and there were no cars?" So, I had to correct him. "Austin, people did have those things in 1991. Do you mean in the early 1900's?" "Oh, yeah! That is what I mean." Then he continued to talk about how they only had a few stores in town, and they would buy toys like a cup that has a ball attached by a string. Then they would try to get the ball in the cup. Then he said, "I wish I lived in that time." Somehow, I think that would be very short lived!

He always asks...

I know this will not always be, but I want to remember this years down the road. Every morning Adam will come to my bedside to ask if it is morning yet. If it is after 6:00 I consider that morning and tell him he can get up, otherwise it is not morning and he must go back to bed.

The other night, he got up between 12:30 and 1:00 and used the bathroom. He promptly came to my bedside and asked if it was morning. I told it was not, so he went to bed. About 10 minutes later I thought I should go check on him, see if he was covered, etc. He was already sound asleep. I find it interesting that he will ask this question, even though it is apparent that he is not ready to get up!

Fall cookies

Today, I was going over the school lunch menu with Adam. One day they are having sugar cookies, but Adam did not like the rest of the meal. So, he said he wanted MY sugar cookies. Well, you can't turn a child down when they know your cookies are better than the schools. I mixed up the dough and a little later, Adam and I were well are on our way to having cookies. I decided that it is close enough to fall that we could do small leaves.

Adam enjoyed cutting the cookies out. He did a really good job! Then he got to sprinkle the cookies.

This is a red maple leaf cookie. We did several of these. We are excited about our Canadian visitors next month. We are all talking about this quiet a lot. So, we had to do some red maples!

Oh, Austin

I know I have done posts like this before. But, years from now when Austin looks back at my posts, I want him to see exactly how he dressed himself.

This morning, I figured since it was Saturday, he could choose his own clothes (without any guidance). This is what he wore out of his room.


I found this vest in a box of clothes I was going through last night. Austin fell in love immediately! He told me of his plans to wear it to church with his handsome coat. Apparently, he could not wait that long!

Mike's first comment when he saw Austin was, "a little bit of Saturday Night Fever." I think that went over Austin's head, but he may have a valid point.

As much as you love to dress "handsome" I really wonder what kind of work line you get into one day. Maybe one were you can dress handsome everyday!

So kind of Adam..I think!

In the development where my parents live, there was a yard sale on Saturday. Our family participated, and I invited my friend Hannah. She brought along her little boy, Robbie, to play with Adam. (Robbie and Adam went to preschool together) The morning had been fine. The boys played nicely, but it had been quiet for a little too long. So, I went to check on them. I found both boys in my parents bathroom. Adam was swiffering the tub, and Robbie was cleaning something else, but they were both hard at work. I told them that the bathroom looked great, but it was time to go outside and play. Later, I heard that Adam had told my mom that he cleaned the hard stuff, and let Robbie clean the easy stuff. How Kind! Wait, he was having the guest clean the bathroom!

Grandpa...in the eyes of Austin

Austin was getting ready for bed this evening. He came up to me dressed like this.

He said he was ready to go out. I told him that he was not going out, he was getting ready for bed. He said, "But I'm dressed like grandpa." Okay, I will give him that Denny will often wear a hooded sweatshirt type coat. He will also wear a baseball cap, with the hood pulled over the cap. Austin told me that that Grandpa often wears his pant legs tucked into his socks, I'm not too sure about that. But, this is how Grandpa looks...at least to Austin.

Have you ever read...?

If you have ever read the book "if you give a mouse a cookie..." you will understand how I felt yesterday. In this book, a mouse wanted a cookie, so that lead to something else, then it reminded him of another thing, and this goes on and on until he says he wants another cookie. It really it quite a cycle. Yesterday, I felt I could write another book for that series.

"If a boy finds a marker..."

If a boy finds a marker, he really starts to think what he can do.
He can find a nice quiet place where no one knows what he is up to.
When his parents find him, he looks a bit like this:


He is then put in the tub in hopes of removing some of the marks.
Mommy was washing with soap and water, Lana used alcohol on a wash cloth.
It did not all come off, but at least he looked presentable.
Oh, the things this little boy will think of!

They are growing up!

My boys are growing up. I decided to measure the boys tonight. Adam has grown 1/2" since June 30!! That is exciting for me!! Maybe he will actually outgrow his clothes this season, so he will not have to wear them again next year.

Austin started staying up a bit later than Adam. Austin is now allowed to stay up till 8:30, but he has to read a book for the last 1/2 hr. He doesn't mind that, he has found a series of books he likes at the library. I figure that is a good way to teach him the pleasure of reading.

My boys are growing up!

Bumps

I just got off the phone with the school nurse. I had a nice conversation with her yesterday, as well. The reason for the phone calls? Well, my dear 8 year old boy keeps bumping his head on the playground. This is, in fact, the 3rd time this has happened in the 3 weeks they have been at school. What have I learned from all this? 1. The school nurse is very nice. 2. They are very good at calling the parents when their child has gone to the clinic. 3. To have a positive spin on things: I know they go outside to play from about 1-1:30ish. I have started to wonder if I should send a helmet to school with him!! (Just a side note: the bumps are not very hard, but they always have to go to the clinic when they bump their heads, just to be on the safe side.)

Genetics

Isn't it funny how genetics work? How you can see something in someone from one generation and see it again in their grandchildren? In many pictures Austin has the expression he has in this one. I can see so much of Mike's mother in this expression.

This will be a record for Austin, years down the road, so he can see how much he looked like his Grandma.

The odd thing about it all, is that Austin looks like Mike. Mike looks like his Dad. So, Austin must have gotten a good mix from Mike's parents. But, Mike's mother would say, "he has your button nose!" (I guess I'm lucky to have a little in there!)

Oofer

Oofers. You will not find this word in your dictionary. I even checked dictionary.com and it is not there either. I think we are the only house that uses such a word. It is not a bad word, it is just an Adam word. An oofer is a made up creature that has mixed up body parts. Adam started using this word a year or so ago, and it stuck. The boys still use it!

Today, the boys were playing with these Lego type people (they have interchangeable arms, legs and heads). They made several oofers, so I thought I might post what an oofer looks like. :)



They even made an oofer dog. Pretty cute, huh?