Stale Library Bread

A few little tidbits...

We are in the process of teaching Sam the Lord's Prayer and recently discovered something precious. Instead of saying "give us this day our daily bread," he says, "give us the stale library bread."

Sam has been doing really great with SOME aspects of potty training. The issue is going #2. He flat out refuses to do it and waits until bedtime when he has a diaper on. Last night, in a very stern and loud voice, he said to me, "MOMMY. I. HATE. POOPING." Ahh, three year olds.

Our little guy is often called "Charlie Barley". That has also led to Peter calling him "The Barls." Tonight, I called him by his actual name, Charles Kenneth. Sam said, "No, Mommy. His name is Charlie Barls."

A while back, we saw a dead mouse on our walking trail. The next day, on the same part of the trail, Sam asked where the mouse was, and I told him it wasn't there anymore. He said, "Maybe he went home for lunch and then will come back and be dead again later."

Our daycare provider, Lisa, has a son in middle school. He read the book The Outsiders, and then wanted to rent the movie with his friends. Lisa told him that she had to talk to the other parents first because there are drugs and alcohol in the movie. Sam overheard this and chimed in with, "My mom and dad drink alcohol. They keep it in the fridge."

Oh...the things kids say...

Charlie and Josie

I just HAVE to put up this series of pictures because they are just too funny. It looks like Josie either A) doesn't like to get her picture taken or B) is a little frightened by her goofy cousin, Charlie. Here is our attempt at getting a picture of them together.

Finally!

This and That

Josephine - almost three months old! Silly boys...
Beautiful fall walk with they boys and cousin Josie.

Me and my boys:)

Experimenting with New Foods

In addition to his baby food, Charlie is starting to try bits of table food (bananas, bread, chicken), and has also tried some teething biscuits and cheerios. So far, he LOVES to eat anything, with the sole exception of the homemade green beans and corn I made for him.

Here he is before his first teething biscuit. I love this picture because it looks as if he is saying "don't even think about taking this from me!"

Here he is afterwards - a very content baby boy!

Fire Station Tour

Sam is a pretty big fan of firetrucks and firefighters (he wants to be one when he grows up), so we had to take advantage of the fire station tour through our local ECFE. He was a little overwhelmed at first but definitely warmed up. The camera was being a little funky that night, so some of the pics aren't that clear, but in my opinion, the boys are cute enough that they are still worth posting:)