B/F/F

Jakeb has been going around telling everyone that Luke is his best friend. I told him that when I was little, I used to say....BFF. So now he's been going around saying, "Luke is my Best Friend Forever!"

Converstation with Kaleb

I asked Kaleb to change Makenna's diaper today, and his response was:

"I'm too little!" Funny, how when it's to his advantage he uses that excuse, but when he wants to do something like his big brothers.....he's definitely not too little. That little booger!

Marching

We've been taking a TV sabbatical for the month of February. Well, actually, we started the second week of February. It was a challenge that our Sunday School teacher challenged us with to help keep our focus on God and to weed some of the garbage on tv out of our lives. So, we've not watched tv. The boys know that we can start watching tv in March. That being said......here's what Jakeb said the other day.

Jakeb: Dad, after we eat, can we go marching?

Dad: Uhh...sure, Jakeb, if you want too.

Jakeb running to the DVD cabinet: Yay! Kaleb, we get to watch a movie!!!!

We then proceeded to explain to him that it was two more weeks till March, and that marching is not the same thing as March.

Sneaky kid!

In between basketball games on Saturday, we went to Waffle House. On the way there, we kept seein police cars everywhere. All of a sudden we saw them all (at about the same time) pull into the parking lot of a an empty gas station, and handcuff the people who were walking through the the parking lot. We saw some major police activity. I mean, they a dozen police cars come and go. We never did figure out what they had done although some people were saying that they robbed the Arby's and then were cutting through. Anyways, Blake asked me what would I rather do...get a ticket or go to jail. Obviously, I answered......get a ticket. Anyways, he must have been thinking in his head about the time when he littered (click here to see it on my blog) and I told him the cops were going to gome put him in jail and then he thought for a minute after I said I would rather get a ticket and said, "It's a good thing I was sneaky when I littered."

boogers

If you have a queasy stomach, you might want to stop right here and not continue reading. However, if not, well... either way. it's your choice.
So we're in King's Kids at church on Wednesday and somehow the conversation turned to boogers and picking your nose which brought about the dialogue among the adult workers and my sons: (Oh, and you must know that Blake is on this kick about getting fat. He doesn't want to eat too much chocolate milk or candy because he thinks it's gonna make him fat.)

Blake: I don't pick my nose and eat it anymore. Luke does.

Luke: Yeah, I do. It tastes good. The word might have been "deelicious," but I'm trying to tone it down a bit.

Worker: Well, Blake you know that eating boogers make you fat...chocolate milk and boogers.

Luke: Oh Well, that's why I got a big belly.

Meanwhile Blake is smirking because now he's not going to get fat.

Blake: I do like boogers better than lasagna though. (Wow, that says a lot for mom's lasagna doesnt' it?)

And well, the conversation went on more, but that's all that I think anyone can bear.

Turn it on, Luke

The other day Eric was putting the boys to bed. After chatting for a few minutes with them and then praying, and instructed them that it was time to go to bed. In other words, it was time to settle down and be quiet. He turned to leave. However, Luke decided that there was more to say. Eric reprimanded him saying, "Luke, didn't you hear what I said?" Luke replied, "No, my EAR wasn't ON!"

Jakeb's words

Earlier this week, Jakeb had an earache and a buttache...yes, I said buttache. He told me his butt hurt.....Well, I gave him Motrin for his ear/butt problem. Less than an hour later, he felt much better. The next morning I asked him how he felt, and he told me that now his leg hurt. He then proceeded to tell me, " I think Jesus put me together the wrong way."

What is it?

This was Kaleb the other night at the dinner table inquiring about the food.

(Kaleb) "Mom, what is it?"

(Me) "Food!"

(Kaleb) No, Mom, What is it?"

(Mom) "Food!"

(Kaleb) "No, Mom! I see that! But what is it?"

That little booger!

(by the way....it was the chicken stuffing casserole...Lisa!)

Pepto Bismol, Basketball, Post office, and Ornaments

What do all of these things have in common??? They were all a major part of my day yesterday! Let's see...let's start at the beginning. I was in the bathroom when I noticed that the medicine cabinet looked as though it had been ransacked. There was medicine everywhere...on the floor...just everywhere kinda strewn all over the place. I figured that Kaleb must have gotten in there. He's always climbing on the toilet and messing with the cabinet. Now, notice, I'm not really paranoid because most of the medicine is children's medicine or band aids, so I'm not stressed......YET! I ask him if he did it, and he said no. I then find an empty>Children's Pepto Bismol pill bottle on the floor. I ask him if he ate these. He says no. I asked him who did.....he must have blamed everyone in the house including Makenna (and of course I believed that one...NOT). He refuses to admit it. What's a parent to do??? He says he didn't do it. So I just let it go basically, because I'm a bad parent, and just didn't want to do it, and I figured Pepto Bismol can't really hurt him...... no, but it can sure BITE ME IN THE BUTT!!!!

Fast Forward a couple of hours later. We had just finished lunch, and Kaleb was taking his plate to the sink. He comes back to stand in front of me to talk to me when I hear, much to my dismay, a PBLLTT.... I assume that he, like the other males in my family was just a little gassy. But then I hear it....I hear an extra PBLLllllllltttttttttTT. It was not a happy sound at all. I knew what it was...I just didn't want to deal with that either. I ask Kaleb if he poopied in his pants, and he says..."No, MOM, I didn't!" I look down to ground where I saw all the evidence running down his leg into a little pool on the floor that he had, in fact, poopied. I asked him again if it poopied. He looked down, got a surprised look on his face, and said, "No, MOM, I didn't!" I then grab him and put him in the tub and ask him again showing him that he did, but yet he still said....."No Mom, I didn't!" I then administered a cleanup, shower, and then discipline for lying. I then realized..........pepto bismol!!! I had proof now that he did eat the Pepto Bismol.

BASKETBALL: Luke started his first day of practice today. He was so excited to go. When he got there, he got all shy, and didn't want to go out on the court. He was actually hiding underneath the bleachers. (Side note: I do not do well when my kids do this. To me, it's actual proof that I should not be homeschooling. They need more social opportunities.) Finally and thankfully, the coach saw him and called him over. He then had a great time.

POST OFFICE: I've sold some things on ebay, and had to stop at the Post Office. Normally, I would end up taking all the kids....which is a treat in itself. Thankfully, Eric was with the boys at Luke's basketball practice, and us girls went to Post office.Bad Idea.....we took the black Sunfire which does not have a stroller. You should have seen me trying to carry Makenna in her car seat and then THREE BOXES (two of which were a rather large size) in to the Post Office. I made a couple of back and forth trips. It was pretty funny.
ORNAMENTS: We had our church's Third Annual Ornament Exchange. We had about 29 ladies there. I think it's the funnest activity of the year. The ladies are CRAZY!!!! It was loads of fun!!!!!