Saturday, September 08, 2007
Uncle Michael came to visit this past week. When Noah heard he was coming he said, "I don't want Uncle Michael to come. He's mean. He's a tough cookie, isn't he guys." After a few minutes of discussion with his brothers Noah changed his tune. "Oh wait a second. He's not a tough cookie. Uncle Matthew is the tough cookie." So, Uncle Michael was welcomed with open arms and pretty soon had so many boys climbing all over him he probably didn't know what to do with himself. Unfortunately for the boys, Uncle Matthew made a surprise appearance too but when asked if they knew any stories about Uncle Matthew, none of them could remember any, not even the famous "He forced Rose to let go of her balloon" story. Which I guess means he's not really a tough cookie afterall and he's allowed to come visit anytime he wants. Mark really enjoyed having his brothers here, both for all of the help they offered at the Labor Day picnic as well as the stimulating conversation and challenging game of Settlers they offered. It was a pleasure to have both of them here and we hope to see them again soon.
The Labor Day picnic was hosted at the Brown's home again and was a great success. One of the highlights of the day is the balloon catch where the kids try and catch water balloons launched from the Brown's water balloon launcher. They have to catch them in their towels and are rewarded with full size candy bars for every catch. As usual, we had great food, great company and great fun.
Just Denver and Caleb being goofy. I suppose with all the fighting going on around this neck of the woods, it's nice to see some loving going on, even if it does smudge my windows.
Besides trains, Caleb has a "love thang" going on with trucks and dirt. We had several days this week where it was just the two of us and it's really strange to have just one of the boys at a time. But this kind of strange is good--good for me and good for Caleb.
I took the boys to buy new shoes just before school started and Noah insisted on having shoelaces. So I bought them with the intention of making sure he could tie them before the start of school. Of course, we didn't get around to it until the first day of school but a few short days later, Noah had the "lost art" completely mastered and is dang good at it too. Guess I'd better start working on Hunter before he hits college and can't tie his own shoes.
On the first day of school, while Caleb and I were eating lunch it became clear that Caleb was missing the boys when he started calling out their names and wandering around the house in search of them. The twins have noticed a change too and one of their favorite things to do is watch out the window for their brothers to come home from school. You should hear them squeal for joy.
Hey, I gotta entertain them somehow while I make dinner. What better way than some musical entertainment? And surprisingly, it doesn't sound half bad when all three of them are tickling the old ivories together.
posted by Shana # 6:56 PM 
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