The Brain and the Brawn

THE BRAIN

Ethan holds up a drawing, which he explains to me is a Ferris Wheel powered by a large battery. Where does he get his ideas?

Ethan to Gogee on the phone: Gogee, do you realize that I am making my own binoclears?

This morning Ethan was painting. I looked at his picture, which was a mix of pasted seeds and colors and asked him what it was a picture of. He answered, "It's not a picture of anything. It's just art."

THE BRAWN

We have decided Mr. Preshy is the "brawn" because he is a little more laid back than any of my other kids (and Moms of hyper babies like to think that they are just hyper because they are so intelligent), more chunky, and very tough. He hardly cries when he gets hurt. Here he is showing off his muscles for us. Notice the second and third pictures especially - drop and give me ten!

The 20 Peso Park

This last Sunday we all agreed we needed to get out of the house, so we packed up on a whim and went to the "20 Peso Park". This is the same park we took Suz, Jeff and Adrianne to when Noah was a baby. It was a fun day. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Exhausted but he absolutely refused to sleep.
Two of my three Cancers!
Beautiful girls.

Pics and updates

Tory dyed her hair. I did it for her, which was a first - and I was so relieved when it turned out good. The above picture was taken on our way out the door to the mall - they are all laughing at Stephen who is doing something funny to make Mr. Preshy laugh.

Shelly and I have started a health push, using a very helpful web site that lets you track your nutrition, water, calories, exercise, etc.. and tells you if you aren't getting enough of something. We're starting to do daily exercise again, after the Christmas craziness and are feeling better for it.

Mr. Preshy is almost sitting up and has started vocalizing a whole lot when he wants something. He is still a very well behaved baby. And he's every mother's dream - he LOVES shopping! He is as good as gold in a stroller or a baby carrier while shopping. I've never tried him for more than about 1 1/2 hours, but he behaves so well!

Bub is currently into learning about the human body (he loves "Bill Nye the Science Guy".), fires (he and Daddy build a fire almost every evening in our yard), and airplanes, as well as building machines with his bristle blocks.

I have many witty things to say, but can't remember any of them now. Will continue this post tomorrow, possibly. Oyasuminasai.

Brain Cells

Bub to Preshy: Oh Mr. Preshy, your brain cells are so cute.

Anagram Silliness

It's been a long day, the boys are finally asleep and I'm sitting here, relishing the peace. No children scratching the mole on my arm, kicking me, biting me, climbing on me, peeing on me, eating off me, etc.. and so forth... Don't get me wrong, I love my rascals, but sometimes it is just lovely to sit still and have a moment of peace and quiet.

I found an interesting site called wordsmith.org and searched for anagrams of the names of members of my family. I used their full names... Some were rather funny:

Stephen: A Repairman Helves Lust
Chris: A Clenched Worrier Throws Up
Shelly: A Lively Armchair Elf
Amber: A Helm Liver Tribe Bazaar
Mom (using her current married name): My Ninja Lunge
Dad: Music Joust Award
Adrianne: A Radical Rewired Noun or A Nuder Winier Carload
Becca: A Mercury Bread Cow
Suzy: Drama Sass Unions
Jeff: Fed Serf Joys
Abi: A Ruralised Big Woo

They say that anagrams can have "hidden meanings" but I really couldn't find any meanings in any of these - they were pure foolishness. If your name isn't here, it's because the clock struck 12:00 and I became a pumpkin.
Good night.

Of noses...

Enjoying his Christmas present from Gogee.

Story time!

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Mom (while wiping Bub's runny nose): Son, can you blow your nose?
Bub: No, I'm just a boy still.
Mom: When will you learn to blow your own nose?
Bub: In half an hour.

The Saga of the Family Christmas PIcture

We tried, we really did. But between a baby who wouldn't stop staring at his toes, a grumpy 3 year old and a camera that is on its very, very last leg, it just didn't happen. However, we definitely tried... Here are some of our attempts: