Imagine His Feelings on that Night...

I heard this song for the first time today and was really moved. Don't want to ruin it with too many words, but I just thought about how he may have felt that night...

Joseph's Lullaby

(here's a second link that has lyrics)

Jacob's Quote of Affection

So, I really knew what Jacob was saying, but the way he said it was an interesting way to put it...we were comparing how much I loved him and how much he loved me. He said, "Mom, I love you more than a light bulb!"..."I don't even love a light bulb!"

Leah's Religion "Class"

Leah is SUCH a pretender these days and I absolutely love it. She is so cute with all of her talk. She talks A LOT about her "school." We get a lot of, "Well, at my school..." and whatever she has to say. Well yesterday, she wanted to have school at home, which we sometimes do. She said she wanted to read the Bible. So, we got it out, she found a page with a picture and wanted me to read it. It was a picture of the Torah and I started to read the caption. She said, "Oh wait, I don't want to read this. I want to read something else." She began reading, "And Jesus said, 'Not by the hair of my chinny-chin chin.'" We were also sitting at the kitchen table and we were coloring. I was using a colored pencil. She said, "Mom, is it 'Pencil-cost'?" With a grin, I told her that no, it wasn't Pentecost. But, at least she's thinking, right?!

Thank Goodness for Analogies...and Star Wars

Well, you know, analogies sure help things make sense better. Tonight I was reading with Leyton; he was reading a Batman book. The book mentioned Robin having a mentor. Leyton asked what mentor meant. I told him that it was kind of like a teacher, someone you could learn from and talk to if you needed help. And he replied, "Oh, like a Padawan. Like Anakin was for Ahsoka, and like Obi-Wan was for Anakin." Now of that I have not a clue, but it made it crystal clear for him.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Kansas this year. The main bummer, though, was that we were all looking forward to seeing the Grahams in from Texas. Unfortunately, a bit of illness held them back. Maybe next time. We spent lunch with the Robinsons at Barbara & Stu's house. Everyone from Patrick's family was basically there other than Jeff & Charlene. Our niece Sarah & her family weren't able to be here, but they're living in Virginia now and she is due to have her baby girl in just a few short weeks. For dinner, we gathered at our house with Grandma Donna, Grandpa Jerry, and the Lee family. It was a nice gathering. Plenty of good food and even better company all day. The kids had a great time, too; just missed their TX cousins!

It was really nice that Grandma & Grandpa were able to stay at our house on Thursday night. The kids were very excited they got to see them more. Leah & Jacob helped me clean the bathrooms last week prior to their arrival and tonight, she had a cute conclusion to the weekend. At bedtime, she was cleaning and cleaning in the boys' bathroom. I asked her what she was doing and she said, "I'm cleaning the bathrooms so that Grandma Donna and Grandpa Jerry will be able to come back and stay here." Very sweet.

Happy Belated Halloween!

So these are pretty late, but my time seems to escape me quickly in the evenings...better late than never. We had: Leyton & Nathaniel as Star Wars Clone Troopers, Jacob as Commander Cody (another clone trooper), Leah as the beautiful Princess Leia, and Anne as a somewhat unhappy for pictures Ewok/lion. Fun was had by all.

Anne's Personality

Well, Anne has shown us a taste of what her personality is like for quite some time now, but lately she's kicked it up a notch. She is priceless. She understands so much of what we say, that truly, you can carry on a conversation with her. She DEFINITELY can identify what she wants. Easy to tell when she brings you a cup or gets one and holds it up by the fridge water dispenser that she can't reach. Or, she'll point to the "candy cabinet" in hopes for goodies (or a calcium bear vitamin, for that matter, in it's cabinet). Lots of yes/no answers when you ask her questions. This morning, before he left, Patrick said, "Well, I guess I better..." and before he said go, she was waving to him. She's a hoot. My other favorite thing is that she does this adorable shoulder shrug with a happy little shrieky sound and you can usually get her to do it on demand and with a huge grin.

I did cut her hair last week, just to even it out and such. I'll post a picture of that soon. She was too busy to stop and actually pose, so I had to catch her on the go. We sure enjoy seeing her grow and change! These 16 months have been fast!