Feet first

What smells like feet? Well, depending on where you go around our house, you could get a whiff in a couple of places. Anywhere Jason's baseball stuff is, that's for sure.

Joshua and Michael and I were playing next to the car today, with the trunk open. Jason's baseball stuff was laying inside the trunk, in a closed and zippered bag, by the way.

I sniffed and said to Michael, "What smells like feet?"

Michael looks around and said, so seriously, "I think it's supposed to smell like feet."

Good thing he's used to it, because I imagine he'll have that in his nostrils plenty in his growing up years. I, however, am worried about my sensibilities.

Speaking of smells (and hopefully something that conjures up more pleasant memories), Joshua is following in his brother's footsteps when it comes to mealtime.

Every night, the question comes from the boys, "Mommy, what's for dinner?" The minute Joshua hears them, or if he smells something, or if he hears the oven clicking, he will ask the same thing, "Mommy, what have dee-nuh?" (What are we having for dinner?)

He hears the answer, then toddles off, with his blanket in hand.

The nice thing is, no matter what it is, he's happy with what is served on his plate!!!

Have a great night!

End of summer fun

We had a couple of hours to do nothing this past weekend. Just a couple.

So we chose to spend it at the park.

I love this picture.



We are seeing the boys grow and get more mature every single day. They all have very different personalities, though.



Joshua is in the "me do it" phase, which can be charming and infuriating at the same time. Try waiting for a 2-year old to "me do" a sock and a shoe, when the bus for a brother is waiting at the end of the street!!!



The conversations I am having with Jason and Michael are so interesting. We talked about the importance of going to college the other day. They were cool with moving away from home (in the past they had issues with this). But you can tell Jason has birthday on the brain because the only thing he was concerned about was his celebration.

In fact, he asked me if I would come home from college to celebrate my birthday while I was in college. I told him, no. My birthday usually fell in line with exams. He seemed to really have a problem with that. He said, "Well, how will I have my party while I'm at college?"

Priorities. You gotta love them.



It was a working weekend of sorts for me. I was at the Moon Festival again this weekend. This time I took just Michael with me. Jason had his first baseball game.



I was worried he would not enjoy himself. But I didn't need to stress. He was a delight and he seemed to enjoy the dragon dance more than anything else.



He even wanted a souvenir of the afternoon he spent with me. He took home a beautiful red fan, which he keeps in his drawer at home. Ask him about it sometime. He will fill your ear about the sights and sounds of that day.

Hope your weekend was grand!

Water works

Yes, we live near the water. But we don't live ON it. Maybe we should.

We had the chance to visit Tommy and his family last weekend.



We had the time of our lives.



We realized how much we missed them all since their move just a few months ago.



Jason went tubing for the first time, ever! He thoroughly enjoyed it, although he had to move over so Doug could get a ride.

Michael and Joshua weren't interested in the adventure. They were looking forward to the snacks. Their loss.







Even I got on board and took a ride.



Really the most fun was watching the kids reunite. As you can see, Joshua and Lizzie enjoyed some time together.

We hope you enjoy your weekend as much as we did!!!

First day of school

Two in, one to go.

The first day of school was a big deal for our older two, although you wouldn't know if from Michael's calm demeanor.



Michael prepared for the day like a champ. No worries, no questions. He acted like he was made for school.



I'm happy to say I picked him up from the bus stop and he still had positive things to say about the whole experience. Good thing. He has 179 days left in the school year.

I have to say we were worried about Jason most of all. He, too, is going to a new school with a pretty long ride on the bus. That bus ride has worried him to no end.



I am happy to report the bus got both kids to school this morning, and more importantly, brought them back to me safely. They both said to me, "School is so easy. All we did was play games." Something tells me at least one of them (Jason) will be changing his tune shortly.

We had a celebratory day. Light homework (just reading for Michael), I allowed them some time on the Wii. We played outside and we worked on Michael's biking skills. I pulled off his training wheels over the weekend and he's psyching himself out about riding on two wheels.

But today, maybe still on the high from kindergarten, he approached the bike riding with new zeal. He went about half a foot without falling and I was appropriately pleased and I cheered. Jason was watching. He crinkled up his eyes and said, "I don't really know what the big deal is. He didn't go very far."

No, but it is all about the effort. And for that, I am appropriately pleased.

Have a great day! One down, 179 to go!