Not camera shy

Watch out, kids!
I just got a new camera. The last one we bought was just before Jason was born.

He turned 7 (!!!) on Thursday (of course, pictures to come), so we figured it was time to get a new one. The technology has changed just a little bit.





These days, the boys are so very interested in words they are not supposed to say.

Not that we talk like sailors around the house, but we really have to be careful with what comes out of our mouths.

They'll call us on it in a heartbeat.

Jason told me the other day about a conversation he was having on the bus.

He said, "On the bus today, somebody told me the p-word, but I forgot it."

Of course, then Jason and Michael spent the next 10 minutes trying to figure out what the p-word was.

What is the p-word, you might ask? It's not the one you think.

On the bus, one of the boys gave this as an example, and the boys had never heard this particular word before, so it's no surprise Jason forgot it.

The p-word is from the Piston Cup--as in Pis-ton Cup, you know, the Championship Cup awarded in the movie, Cars. So now you know.

You may be happy to know we likely won't be using the p-word around here.

A mouthful

Joshua has been babbling up a storm lately, and sometimes, out of the jumble of sounds coming out of his mouth, sometimes we can understand what he has to stay.

He has been saying "mama" for a while now.

Just this week, though, an explosion of "words."

He screamed out "ONE!" the other day, I said, "two," and he finished with "three."

And, something that sounded so much like "apple" came out of his mouth at dinner last night. We happened to be pointing to an apple at the time. Coincidence? I think not.

He has an inquisitive mind, too. Joshua often points to something and then looks at us. "Whah wha?" In my mind, he is saying, "What is this?" or "What's that?"



The other day he pulled some blocks out of his room, pulled up to the stairs, and started building. That left us saying, "What is that?"



Then, a few minutes later, he decided he was tired. So he pulled a blanket over to the corner, sat on the floor, and put his head down on a blanket.

It has been a busy week!

Thanks so much for my birthday wishes and presents!!!



We love you!!!

6 going on 16

You may ask yourself how many times you can take a picture of your baby with the same expression, different outfits, of course.

Well the answer is: endless.

The boys and I had an abbreviated family TV watching night tonight. The kids, dressed in their jammies, sat with us while we were glued to a few minutes of "Malcolm In The Middle."

Joshua, by the way, loves to wear beads around his neck.



We've had a busy weekend, dodging raindrops.
But before the deluge, Jason managed to build on his skills. He hit pretty well during his baseball game today, one time bringing in two runners from a double. Then, he caught an impressive pop fly. No smiles on the field, the pressure was too great, I'm sure. But he was all smiles during a dinner party we had with Peggy, Rob, and Grace on Friday.



Here they are (Jason and Grace, at least) showing off their missing front teeth.



You can definitely tell our little ones are growing up. Today, while getting ready for bed, Jason proclaimed, "You don't understand me at all."

He was talking about baseball at the time and some sort of equipment he thought he needed, but nonetheless, he really sounded like a perturbed teenager. Can't wait until the calendar advances.



That's why we need to get away.
Doug and I had a great time at a wedding last weekend.

Hope your weekend is going well!!!