First day of pre-school

Today was Luke's first day of pre-school. He was very excited. When I asked him if he wanted to go to the car so he could go see Mrs. Frances, he said "That's a great idea mommy." When I left he was coloring and happy. Hurray.

Luke and his teacher, Mrs. Frances. His class is "Mrs. Frances's Frogs".

What are you still doing here mommy? I'm fine.

Yesterday I made him a napmat to take to preschool. I told him that I put kisses on the pillow. When he tried it out, he said he could feel my kisses. I hope he feels them today when he's having his naptime. Having a little one can be so sweet :) I love my little guys.

Looks like Titus and I have the day to ourselves...

Cooking with Luke

Today, I was taking a meal to a family from church with a new baby. The desert was going to be chocolate chip cookes. Luke loves to pull up a chair and "help" me cook. He kept asking for "just a little taste" . He made a lot of mess, but I think he enjoyed the time with me. He accidently dumped an entire teaspoon of salt directly on the floor. He wanted to do the eggs too. Ummm no. He did a great job stirring.

Luke enjoys licking the beater! He had the dough on his nose, under his chin, and even some on his ear! Hard work has its rewards.

The Piston Cup

Oh the things they say... Luke is always babbling about things. Luke is talking so much now. He tells funny stories, makes up songs, and plays "Daddy". Even though he is talking a lot, he still doesn't say everything quite right.

During a season of life when you can't go to a movie theater or enjoy a trip to the mall, God fills the entertainment void with a small child's inablility to speak correctly. O.K. I don't want to spoil this one for you, but translation is needed.

"Mommy, Lightning McQueen wins the Piston Cup."

Labor Day Weekend

Things are pleasantly uneventful for us right now! It's a nice change. We're enjoying the 3 day weekend. Yesterday we went to the zoo and out shopping with the boys.

Here's a funny story. I'm reluctantly posting it on the blog :) I did leave off true example pictures.

Luke- "Mommy there are raisins coming out of that sheep's bottom."

Me- "Luke, That is what a sheep's poopie looks like."

Luke- laughing "His poopie looks like raisins?"

Me- embarrassed b/c we are in the earshot of several people "Yes."

Now one sheep goes over and smells the other sheep's poopie...

Luke- "That sheep is smelling the other sheep's raisin poopie."

Me - "Yes, that is yucky."

Of course by then several people are snickering at us as I am deciding it is time to move on to the next exibit. I had forgotten about that story :) Micah and I went to the zoo this weekend with the boys and it sparked my memory. Aren't you glad I shared?

That's Daddy

I took the boys to the zoo (about 45 minutes away)on Monday morning. When we got to the zoo, I went to get Luke out. I looked down at his feet and low and behold-no shoes. I do not have it together right now :) Anyways, we had not bought him his back to school shoes, so we went shopping.

I drove around a rather rough section of Dallas and finally found a foot action or something. We shopped for a minute, then Luke looked up and saw a huge version of this hanging in the store:


Luke shouted: "That's Daddy!" to which I replied "Yes, that IS your daddy." before the salesman could give him a lesson on Michael Jordan.

Needless to say that Luke now has his first pair of Jordans. It's funny because the emblem is in several places on the shoe like on the sole and inside on the insole etc. He's always talking about "Daddy" when he puts his shoes on. He says funny things as he's babbling to himself like "Oh, there's Daddy-in my shoe!" I expect no one to correct him! It's great for Micah's ego not to mention great entertainment.

Escargot for Titus

I've pulled my fair share of strange things out of a baby's mouth. The list includes but is not limited to pieces of fuzz on the carpet, abandoned snacks under the chairs at church, bugs (both dead and alive), etc. Today while walking around in the front yard, I go to remove an object from Titus's mouth. Maybe a small stick or a piece of mulch??? I fish around for a while and remove a small snail shell. Gross.

Back on our feet (or wheels) again

We finally got our "new" car. The insurance company only gave us 2 days to find a car once they let us know the car was totaled and what they were going to give us for ours (Monday). I had already done the research in consumer reports and made a spreadsheet of available cars in the area. So the boys spent most of the time on Monday and Tuesday in the car. Tuesday evening we bought our "new" car. Whew, I'm glad that is over with. We bought a Toyota Sienna. We really like it.


If you look in our garage, this is what you'll see. Whoo Hoo! I'm thirty and have a minivan. Expect a midlife any time, but for now I think I'm o.k.

Titus in his new carseat in his new car.

Luke taking a turn driving the "ban".


Many of you are asking about how everyone is doing. Luke and I both have a little anxiety on the road still. He whimpers if I have to honk at someone :(

My physical therapy is going well. They are now expecting a recovery of 5-8 weeks. Mostly we think I just have a strained pectoral muscle/rib joint and whiplash.