From the Mouth of My Babe

The kids trading Pokemon cards.

I was talking with Maddie the other night about her upcoming birthday, trying to convince her why it would be a good idea to have a small party with just a few close friends (since, you know, we are in the middle of preparing for a cross country move and all). This of course is a hard concept for an almost-six-year-old to understand.
"Okay, Maddie," I said, "How about you choose your six very closest friends since you will be turning six years old?"
She closed her eyes and sighed (but just a little) and then replied, "It's just that I have like a hundred names swimming around in my head right now."

From the Mouth of My Babe

3/4 of our children at the park the other day, thrilled with their ice cream truck purchases. Davis wants to wear his superman jammies everywhere and I pretty much let him...one less step at bedtime, baby.

Today as we were pulling up to the church parking lot the following conversation took place as we saw Isaac's primary teacher walking into the building:

Me: "Remember to wish your primary teachers a happy mothers' day, ok?"

Isaac: "I don't think my teacher is a mom."

Maddie: "Oh yeah, she's probably a grandma since she looks really old."

Isaac: "Just because you are old it doesn't make you a grandma, Maddie."

Maddie: "You are right. Mom looks really old and she's not a grandma."

Happy Mothers' Day to all the moms out there, young and old!

This paper-plate hat was Maddie's Mother's Day gift to me and it is pretty awesome.

Nater @ 11 Months

Devin and Krystal came to visit last weekend! It didn't take Nater too long to warm up to Aunt Krystal, but he made Uncle Devin work quite a bit harder. After a couple of days, Devin could look at him and even hold him without Nathan bursting into tears. And then they had to go home :(. We loved having them here and look forward to being a day's drive from them instead of a 3,000 mile airplane ride. 

• Nathan is cruising all over the place these days. Walking is surely in his not-so-distant future.
• He is crawling faster every day and still loves the bathroom, the kitchen, and anywhere the other kids can be found. I carelessly left the bathroom door open the other day and walked in on him with a bar of soap in his mouth ("Christmas Story" anyone?). 
• Barks "Mas! Mas! Mas!" as he eats everything in sight.
• His favorites include clementines, eggs, and crackers, but he will still eat anything but cucumbers.
• He is starting to do little tricks that lead us to think that he is a genius. Clapping, high-fives, and besos are all part of his show. 
• He has four teeth on top and four on the bottom and drools like it's going out of style. Even as a slobbery mess, he's everyone's favorite baby in this house. Even his sad face is pretty irresistible.