Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Ladies Man, Jr.

Last weekend we had our friends over for dinner. While this may not seem like a big deal to most, when their daughter, Josie comes to visit, we take out the fine china, or at least the clean dishes. We didn't think that it would start this early, and given J's affinity to burping, thought that it might not happen at all. However, Josie has become the "main squeeze." A few months ago J came to me with a very serious look on his face and said, "Mom, Josie's coming. I need to get some flowers." Well, now we know that someone is teaching him right!

However, I fear that J is becoming a ladies man. At church last Wednesday, the dad of J's friend Maddy asked him if he thought his daughter was cute. He quickly gave a vehemently positive reply. Maddy has specific allergies and J has become accutely aware of them, asking me in the grocery store if any of the items we purchase have soy or nuts. I'm so glad that he can read now. All I do is hand him the package and make him read the ingredients himself.

Fortunately, J is very discrimating. At this rate, we won't have to worry about who he brings home in the future. Keep it up, big J and always keep them guessing!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Goofin' Around

Today was such a beautiful day. Who knew we'd actually see the beginnings of summertime weather. I was starting to worry...

Beautiful days remind me to blog, hence today's entry. I downloaded pictures from my camera that, as usual, have been sitting for awhile. I found this great one of Daddy and the kids making quite a ruckus in the kitchen with a big batch of bubble wrap. We celebrated our 10th anniversary on the 25th of April and bought each other a gorgeous picture of the Salt Lake temple. We had to order it and when it finally arrived, it was packed in all of this wrap. When I opened the box, the kids were ecstatic... All three of them. They immediately laid it out and started dancing all over it. Poor little C was upset because he didn't weigh enough to pop any bubbles. No worry, we all helped him out!


Then today, after playing out in the sunshine and the kiddie pool (yes Mom, and plenty of sunscreen :) the boys came in for a shower. I surprised them with costumes that I had set aside. They went nuts. In a good way, of course. So we had to have pictures. Who knew that Peter Pan and a Pirate would be friends. There is hope for the world after all...


Friday, May 9, 2008

The Bedtime Mantra

When J was a toddler, we did the usual things when it was bedtime. Teethbrushing, stories, prayers, songs, etc. However, as he got a little older and more aware, we had to start reassuring him of certain childhood fears such as the famed monsters, bad guys and the like. But over time, the list grew longer. He would see a movie that had something a bit scary in it, or a book and want to be reassured that those things also were not going to seize him in the night. Not only has the list grown longer, but it has evolved. Some things are not scary any more, so they have been removed from the bedtime mantra. Likewise, with awareness comes more trepidation at times, so new items have been added in place of the ones conquered. Below is the list. I thought you might get a kick out of it. Remember, each item is in reference to something specific, no matter how strange it may seem. It is repeated by us every night, even though J needs to help Daddy with it sometimes. Here's to a good night sleep with none of phantasms noted below:

No monsters
No Mike
No Sulley
No Boy
No blue monster
No green monster
No pink monster
No yellow monster
No rockets
No robots
No bad guys
No sharks
No dragons
No lions
No pirates
No Star Wars
No monsters