Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Caleb Quote O' the Day
I gave Caleb a book called "Mommy Loves Me Lots" and wrote "To: Caleb, Love, Mommy" on the last page (specifically, on the mom's pants). Well, Caleb enjoys the book, but he does not appreciate my addition to it. When he saw my writing he said, "Why you write on that lady's pants? That's not a good idea."
Friday, July 27, 2007
It's a zoo around here
Actually, when I think about it, animals at zoos usually seem to be sedated. Or maybe they're just depressed about their confinement. Either way, they usually seem rather calm. But there's nothing sedate about life in our house. A couple of examples from today...
After lunch, I went to read in our room for a bit, hoping to preserve my sanity. I'd alone been alone for a few minutes when I overhead quickly escalating chaos in the children's bedroom. I rushed to Matt's aid and was greeted by the following scene: Matt was scrambling to kill the ants that had once again invaded the kids' bedroom. Caleb had insisted that he was wearing a pull-up (he had on Spiderman underwear) and proceeded to pee all over his clothes and the floor. Madi crawls in from the living room, naked from the waist down. She has managed to pull of her diaper. I search for the missing diaper and find it filled with poop. Of course, the poop was not confined to the diaper; it decorated the surrounding floor as well. I thought the only appropriate response to this circus was laughter, but Matt was not amused. He asked if we could order cages.
This afternoon was blissfully peaceful as the children both took gloriously long naps. In fact Caleb woke up at 5:45. As Vacation Bible School started at 5:45, we were in a bit of a rush. I threw clothes on him, grabbed a banana for him to eat on the way, and hustled the children to the van. I thought we were doing well until I saw water running down our windshield followed by a thud. We were bringing a bouquet of flowers for Caleb's VBS teacher, and I had driven off with them on top of the van! Somehow, the vase did not break as it rolled down the windshield and hit the pavement. So, I pulled over, collected the vase, flowers, and card, and reassembled everything. Granted, the flowers looked a little ragged after their sojourn in the asphalt, but it was amazing that the bouquet survived.
VBS was relatively uneventful, with Caleb only throwing himself to the floor for the first fifteen minutes. Madi also took advantage of me while my hands were full (literally, not figuratively this time). She swiped my cookie and nibbled her first bite of chocolate chip cookie (shhh... don't tell Matt)!
So, the next time that you're tempted to go to the zoo, save your admission fee. You can come and observe wildlife at our house for free!
After lunch, I went to read in our room for a bit, hoping to preserve my sanity. I'd alone been alone for a few minutes when I overhead quickly escalating chaos in the children's bedroom. I rushed to Matt's aid and was greeted by the following scene: Matt was scrambling to kill the ants that had once again invaded the kids' bedroom. Caleb had insisted that he was wearing a pull-up (he had on Spiderman underwear) and proceeded to pee all over his clothes and the floor. Madi crawls in from the living room, naked from the waist down. She has managed to pull of her diaper. I search for the missing diaper and find it filled with poop. Of course, the poop was not confined to the diaper; it decorated the surrounding floor as well. I thought the only appropriate response to this circus was laughter, but Matt was not amused. He asked if we could order cages.
This afternoon was blissfully peaceful as the children both took gloriously long naps. In fact Caleb woke up at 5:45. As Vacation Bible School started at 5:45, we were in a bit of a rush. I threw clothes on him, grabbed a banana for him to eat on the way, and hustled the children to the van. I thought we were doing well until I saw water running down our windshield followed by a thud. We were bringing a bouquet of flowers for Caleb's VBS teacher, and I had driven off with them on top of the van! Somehow, the vase did not break as it rolled down the windshield and hit the pavement. So, I pulled over, collected the vase, flowers, and card, and reassembled everything. Granted, the flowers looked a little ragged after their sojourn in the asphalt, but it was amazing that the bouquet survived.
VBS was relatively uneventful, with Caleb only throwing himself to the floor for the first fifteen minutes. Madi also took advantage of me while my hands were full (literally, not figuratively this time). She swiped my cookie and nibbled her first bite of chocolate chip cookie (shhh... don't tell Matt)!
So, the next time that you're tempted to go to the zoo, save your admission fee. You can come and observe wildlife at our house for free!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Not Really But Really
Caleb is starting to realize that he can have conflicting emotions about a particular experience. Tonight I asked him if he liked Vacation Bible School (he's gone the past two evenings). He said, "Not really, but really." I asked him what parts he liked. He said, "I like outside at the park, crafts, and snack. I no like church." They had a bit of a long-winded opening and closing ceremony in the church that wasn't really geared toward a toddler's attention span. I was so proud of him for being able to identify and vocalizing these conflicting feelings.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Hockey Jesus
We were singing songs tonight when Caleb asked for "Hockey Jesus." He was referring to the second verse of "Jesus Loves Me" where it says "Jesus loves me, He who died; heaven's gates to open wide." Heaven's gates = heaven skates to Caleb ears. He said that he thinks Jesus plays hockey. Only Caleb would think to make Jesus a sports star.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Cowboy Caleb
Caleb has been a fan of bullriding for a while; it frequently tops his lengthy "sports" list. Called "mad cows" in Caleb-lingo, bullriding had been reserved for watching on tv until recently. Yesterday, Caleb and Matt invented "bullriding - the game." Caleb dresses like a cowboy and rides Matt (the bull). This was cute and fun to watch until I got roped into being the bull. Then the game became a little more exhausting!
Madi, Madi Madi!!!
Madi, just fresh off of her 8 month birthday, has started walking! It is insane; she even beat Caleb by a month. She's not entirely steady on her feet. Her record number of steps so far is four. But she is so excited about it. We're proud of our little girl and alarmed at the same time. Somehow, we seem to breed headstrong children!
Sunday, July 1, 2007
A sweetHeart
Caleb is staying with his GaGa Karen and Papa Ricky. The day before we were to come pick him up, they asked him, "Who do you think is coming tomorrow." He said that he didn't know. They further prompted him, "Who do you love the most?" He said, "Jesus!" "Yes, but who else?" they asked. "God!" Caleb said. "Who else?" "Guy church." He never did guess Mommy and Daddy, but we were quite pleased with his responses.
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