Levi

p.s. Levi clapped his hands today a whole lot. Also, he is a perfect Halloween baby as he has teeth coming in on top with a space between them. So I think he will have to be a pumpkin this year.

bedtime prayers

Tonight Kai prayed:

"Dear God:

Thank you for giving me a wonderful day and blessing me and protecting me from Giants, and Scarecrows and Pumpkins. And thank you for the Zoo and the spray park. Amen."

First given all the time outs today I am glad he still feels it was a wonderful day. Second, I want in on the protection from Giants, Scarecrows and Pumpkins!

More funny stuff

ok, yesterday I went to a craft store ( totally foreign territory) to find Halloween stuff for Levi's upcoming Halloween/birthday bash. I spotted these paintable wooden masks that looked like a neat activity for any older siblings that might be there so I picked up a few and some paint from the seasonal aisle located at the front of the store. At the checkout line I realized I had forgotten to get paint brushes and there weren't any with the masks. The clerk and I were both unsure of exactly where else in the store they could be.

As we were discussing how we could go about finding the right brushes Kai said, "Just use your instincts mom, just use your instincts!"

Sadly, mommy has no crafting instincts!

Our new neighborhood has lots of paths through the woods so we take nice long walks with the kids a lot.

































This picture was taken on the 4th day or so of the cruise to Mexico and I remember this being the first time on the trip that we truly felt relaxed.


































Cruise to Mexico when Levi was 4 months! The first time he was at the beach was in Mexico.

funny stuff

Well, last week was Kai's first VBS ever and he had a blast of course. The VBS day would start out with a little play around the theme of a treasure hunt as a metaphor for seeking God's word. Well the first night after VBS when we were saying prayers Kai said, "Don't forgot about God's Treasure!". I said, "where's God's Treasure?". Kai replied, "In the flowerpot!". So, at least on Day one, the treasure hunt metaphor did not quite accomplish its goal. But by the end of the week I think Kai figured it all out. Since I had Levi with me during the Day, I helped out the VBS by helping in the snack room. Some of the groups had a little more time than they needed for snack and their group leaders would have a little trouble keeping them in their seats. Well one morning on the way to VBS Kai said to me, " I am going to eat my snack . . . and then I am going to run around like a maniac!" It was funny to see him *planning* out his disobedience for the day.

Kai has an imaginary sister which is new. I am feeling a little pressure. :)