Everything old is new again

So last week Rachel found an old cell phone. We're talking non-flip, no color screen, and no camera phone. Pretty much ancient history that I used 6 months ago. She also found the charger and asked if she could have it. I explained that it has no service and can not be used like a real phone would. She didn't really care. I tried to figure out what she would do with the phone. Well, she spent a long time listening to all the different ring tones. She played some games. She used the calculator. She also wrote messages, set an alarm to wake her up, and set up reminders for church. I made her erase the reminder that was set to go off at 12.02 am. Anyway, she is very excited with her faux cell phone. Who knew it would be so much fun.

Super boy

Since Josh was so excited about his superman underwear, I couldn't resist when I saw these Superman pajamas, complete with cape. He had actually mentioned that he wanted some pajamas for his birthday so I thought it was perfect. He put them on as soon as he got them and started running around saying "I can fly!!!!!!!!!" He was pretty cute actually. He was being very careful in them because he said he never wanted to get them dirty. Then later on I found him riding his bike in them. After his bath he wanted to put them back on (of course!). So much for that fresh out of the bath smell - his pajamas smelled like outside. Anyway, I was in Josh's room picking up his towel when I heard the unmistakeable sound of a child falling down the stairs. The bump, bump, roll, bump, cry. I went down to console him and as he was crying he was saying "I can't fly mom" I thought that he had fallen down the stairs, but it turns out he was trying to fly. Poor kid, I think he felt like Buzz lightyear when he tried to fly out the window. At least he didn't try that one.

Day at the Zoo

Monday was a teacher development day. That meant no school for the kids. We decided to make use of our zoo pass and spend the morning at the zoo. It was a beautiful day and the kids had a great time!

Here they are in the desert dome.

They had fun feeding the goats in the petting zoo.

Me and Emma barely escaped a goat that chased us down for our graham crackers.

Rachel had fun staring this big silverback gorilla in the face. She claims that it smiled at her, but I don't think I've ever seen a gorilla smile.

We made our way to the gift shop so that Josh could spend some of his birthday money. He found a cute monkey that can give him hugs.

This really is a great zoo! We haven't even seen everything that the zoo has to offer. Next time I think we'll see the elephants... and maybe the giraffes.

Emma's new smile

On Sunday, Emma tumbled and whacked her mouth on the edge of our tile bath tub. It was 5 minutes before I was supposed to leave for church. She bit her lip pretty hard and one of her front teeth is not in the same position as it used to be. Our home teacher (who is a dentist) came over to make sure her teeth were okay. He said that it will probably move back into it's original position. I'm just glad that it didn't get knocked out! But, for now, she will just have a little bit of a different smile.

Josh Turns 4

Josh was very excited to have reached his 4th birthday. His latest craze is Superman (it's because I bought him some superman pajamas, not because he's seen the movie). So, I attempted to make him a superman cake.











He had fun with his Dinosaur, Curious George, and new coat that he got.


I can't believe he's 4! By the way, he found the box of halloween costumes shortly before his party, that's why he's dressed like a skeleton.

The Toilet Paper Caper

This is why you should always try and take a shower before your toddler wakes up. They might try and make a nest out of toilet paper. By the way, I looked up the definition of caper to make sure it was the right word for the job. Here is one of it's definitions: A frivolous escapade or prank. I think it works...

New Glasses

David's teacher at school let me know that she had noticed David's eye turning in when he looked at something far away. Then David started telling me that his eye was crossing when he was reading. I immediately thought "Oh no, here we go again! Not more eye surgeries!" I had David checked out by an eye doctor. He said that David was far sighted. The muscle that is used to focus the eye is controlled by a nerve that also controls the muscle to move the eye in and out. He said that glasses should fix the problem because David will not have to use the muscle to focus the eye - the glasses would do that for him. I was very glad to hear that because I was not looking forward to going through more eye surgeries. David was so excited to get his glasses. They told him that they would probably be in on Friday. I tried to prepare him, saying that it might not be until Monday that the glasses would come in. Then they surprised me by calling on Thursday and saying that they had the glasses ready for him. David was practically bouncing off the walls. He was actually kind of upset that he missed having his glasses for picture day - picture day was thursday - the day that he got his glasses after school. I am crossing my fingers that it will fix the problem. The doctor even said that he will probably grow out of his farsightedness as he gets older. I'm just hoping that this enthusiaum will last.

Captain Underpants

Why is it, that when little boys get new underwear, the first thing they do is put it on their head? Some questions are best left unanswered.

My new best friend

Josh and David have an interesting way of making new friends. I mean they literally "make" them. You know those hangers (mostly they come with baby clothes) that have a place on the bottom to hang pants? Well, they put pants and a shirt on the hanger and that is their new friend. They play with him, carry him around and insist that he sleep in their bed. I think it's pretty cute. I think it's better than having an imaginery friend, I think...

First Day of Preschool

I am terribly late in posting about Josh's exciting event! He started preschool on August 28th. He gets to go 4 days a week. He starts pretty early and I am fortunate that Dad takes Josh (and David and Rachel) to school every day. I think he feels like a big kid - getting ready with Rachel and David and leaving at the same time. He thinks that he needs to pack a lunch like the other kids. He is having a lot of fun. This thursday he gets to go to the zoo with his classmates. He also gets to bring a snack to celebrate his birthday. It's hard to believe that for 4 days a week and 3 hours each day, I only have 1 child to worry about. It's amazing how quickly the time goes.