27 mph...

Eli's day...

Early morning exercises...

To be continued...

flower appreciation while eating a snack and pretending to be "Woody" from Toy Story...because anytime the older boys get costumes on Eli always brings me this one...

then something caught his eye...

and he simply couldn't resist...

then came the "witching hour" as some people call it...while I was making dinner and the older boys were watching a video, he took all of the measuring cups and spoons out of the drawer...

then, he pulled all of the placemats out and proceeded to slide across the floor on them (something I'm pretty sure an older brother taught him)...

but the worse was when I turned around and saw him standing on the dining room table (yes, I chose to get him off of the table and not take a picture)...pulling all of the napkins out of the napkin holder and throwing them on the floor...

now I remember why I used to put Joshua in his highchair in front of the TV!

Joshua's turn...

1. What is something mom always says to you?

I don't know...

2. What makes mom happy?

God

3. What makes mom sad?

disobeying

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

(he laughs)…sound silly

5. What was your mom like as a child?

I don't know

6. How old is your mom?
8

7. How tall is your mom?

feet tall as Daddy

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

laugh…my favorite thing to do is play with animals

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

yell…

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

happy
11. What is your mom really good at?

dancing

12. What is your mom not very good at?

being sad

13. What does your mom do for her job?

do chores

14. What is your mom's favorite food?

cookies and doughnuts

15. What makes you proud of your mom?

anything…reading

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

I don't know...

17. What do you and your mom do together?

Dance

18. How are you and your mom the same?

we love

19. How are you and your mom different?

I don't know...

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

gives kisses...

21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

Disney

Mondays with "GG"...

Weekend Conversations

Joshua, looking at the hair on his arms one morning, says..."Mommy, my fur will keep me warm!"

As Jenna and I were strolling through the zoo this past weekend we both noticed something peculiar about one of the elephants. We tried to distract Micaiah's inquisitive mind by moving on to the next exhibit but we were a moment too late. Micaiah said as he watched the elephant, "What is that thing? It's moving!" We could see the wheels turning, and although we didn't want to try explaining the elephant's anatomical make-up, we were both waiting for his next remark. "It must be a two-trunked elephant" he said, "I've never seen a two-trunked elephant. Maybe Dr. Seuss made it up!"

Mondays with "GG"...

Eli's busy cleaning up sticks from the yard...

getting the baseball field ready for spring!

An afternoon nap...

is rare these days, but if it happens it is on "my couch" as Joshua calls it.

I have wanted to capture this "shirt thing" for a while...Wes and I guess it helps keep his thumb in his mouth (he only takes his left arm out). Well, he has always had neat/unique ways of showing his "loves." He was the one that used to open the book to his favorite page...lay it out beneath his pillow and nap on it.

And the line up in the window is set up daily...ever since our trip to Disney.

Moon Shoes...

In my days as a pediatric Physical Therapist these shoes were in my "bag of tricks." They were great for increasing hip flexion, gastroc strength and working on dynamic stability.

I decided to pull them out and let the boys experiment with them. I mentioned the name while I was helping Micaiah put them on and Joshua says to me..."Mommy, can I go to the moon next?"

well I guess that is a little lesson in false advertising...but they had a blast anyway!

Mondays with "GG"...

A little glimpse of spring to brighten your day...

We love you!

An Interview with Micaiah...

I came across this interview on Facebook and curiosity got the best of me so here it is...I asked him the questions and recorded his words exactly...

1. What is something mom always says to you?

I love you a lot…

2. What makes mom happy?

When I help…

3. What makes mom sad?

When I’m mean…

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

Tickle…

5. What was your mom like as a child?

I wasn’t even born before you were a child!

6. How old is your mom?

I don’t know…32

7. How tall is your mom?

33…

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

Love me…

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

take care of Josh and Eli…

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

something you’ve never done…
11. What is your mom really good at?

school because you’re older than I am…

12. What is your mom not very good at?

Baseball, because you’re always afraid of the ball when I hit it…you go like this (and then he proceeds to show me how I “hide” from the ball)

13. What does your mom do for her job?

Work hard to keep the home running…

14. What is your mom's favorite food?

You eat so much food it’s hard to tell…

15. What makes you proud of your mom?

Not doing anything mean…

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

A Ninja…I like Ninja’s

17. What do you and your mom do together?

Do school

18. How are you and your mom the same?

We do school together…you and me help each other

19. How are you and your mom different?

You’re a girl!

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

Because you’re good to me...

21. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

Florida or to Uncle Josh’s place in Charleston, SC

The boys are...

back in the neighborhood...

all dressed up and...

ready to play...

Adventure: Day Five...

Adventure: Day Four...

Mommy and the boys riding "Dumbo the Flying Elephant"...

Grandma Ruth and Josh enjoying the same ride...

Eli was so excited to see a familiar face...

and he really enjoyed the "Many Adventures with Winnie the Pooh" ride...

Micaiah, Gus and Joshua exploring "Tom Sawyer's Island"...

Micaiah playing in the "Rifle Roost"...

and then braving "The Thunder Mountain Railroad" with Aunt Lori and cousin Gus...

and Joshua...well he didn't make it too long tonight...

but Eli took care of him while we took the Monorail back to the car!

Adventure: Day Three...

Josh and Sophia with Quincy and June from the "Little Einsteins"...

Josh trying so hard to stay awake...


Micaiah... "Star Wars"...

Eli smiling and dancing with the street performers...

the stunt show...

Adventure: Day Two...

The boys racing to the entrance of...

so we could enjoy the African Safari in the early morning...