Joshua "Reading"...

Party Upstairs?...

Wes and I were watching the Jets/Colts game tonight...after a Colts touchdown I said...
"Hey there's Eli Manning."
Eli responded right away..."Where?"
Mommy..."On TV."
Eli ..."Right there?" (as he looked at the TV).
Wes..."No."
Eli..."Where?"
Wes..."He's up in the box."
Eli..."Upstairs? In a box? Let's go see him."

"Hands On"...

the human brain (for real). Micaiah's first grade class is studying the human body. A neuroscientist came for an "in-house" field trip and taught them all about the brain. You should have heard the stories when he came home from school...kind of made me wish that this neuroscientist taught my neuroanatomy class in PT school!

Timeless Treasure...

the next little one at the "work site"...

it's amazing to watch and listen...

oh and the beauty that comes out of the imagination at work is worth the little bit of time it takes to clean up!

for a shot of another one enjoying the same "work site" click on this link

Just...

in case you're wondering...yes we are taking advantage of these days of "spring like" weather. The neighborhood seems alive again with the sounds of boys...running around, riding bikes, swinging swords and occasionally taking a break for a snack.

Mondays with "GG"...

"GG" here are some pictures of our recent trip to Charleston, SC. Micaiah and Wes stayed home in Baltimore for a "special weekend"...while Josh and Eli experienced some of SC's coldest temps. As you can see they were still excited to see the beach...

This is Joshua meeting Uncle Josh's new dog "Zephyr"...you would absolutely love him he is playful, loving and his coloring is beautiful!

Dinner...

tonight we met at Panera for dinner in between Micaiah's drum lesson and Wes' worship practice for church this weekend. Dinner with three young boys is "chaos " in the nicest sense of the word. Let alone dinner "out." So we're sitting at dinner and Micaiah and Joshua are each telling stories over top of one another as Wes and I try to catch up and keep Eli from throwing his drink (because he did it once and it made a really neat sound against the plate)...

when Joshua turns to Wes and says "Do I get to play the Wii tomorrow?" Well for those that don't know Joshua's requirements to play the Wii are 10 minutes on the couch looking at books quietly AND he must keep his underwear clean. So Wes responds with a question "Well, did you keep your underwear clean today?" Just as he finished his question to Joshua, Micaiah started to tell Wes a story from school. I am sitting across the table from Joshua and realize that he has pulled his pants down AND stuck out his behind (so Wes could get a really good look) the problem was
1. we were in a restaurant
2. everyone was eating dinner
3. Wes had no idea that Joshua had done this because he was now engaged in Micaiah's story

I am crying by this time and trying to communicate to Wes that Joshua's "clean" behind is in clear view of the restaurant. Wes confirmed that he will indeed have time to play the Wii tomorrow and helped him pull his drawers up...as Joshua starts singing "I kept my underwear clean, I get to play the Wii tomorrow!"

Yeah just another one of our "adventures with boys!"

Micaiah Getting Ready for...

his first day at Cambridge School...

Mondays with "GG"...

"Cheese" from Eli...

and just so you have an idea of great-grandbaby #5's progress...

we have 3 months to go!