We're excited about some warm weather!

We enjoyed a little bit of time outside today, and we're really looking forward to tomorrow. We're all ready for some sunshine! I didn't get many pictures today, but at least you can tell the sun is shining! Hope you all have a great weekend!

So much for secrets...

I bought some candy today, for Keith's birthday tomorrow. (if you know Keith, then you know about his addiction to, I mean love of candy!) Chloe saw it before I could hide it, but I told her not to tell. I thought she would forget about it, and we'd be okay. Well, tonight while I was making supper, she took Keith upstairs to show him something. I wasn't thinking that it was the candy until they came back down, and Keith had a funny look on his face. He told me that Chloe just went and pulled a bag out from under the bed. He tried to put it back without noticing what it was, but that didn't really work. Here's the conversation with Chloe about it...

me: Chloe, why did you tell Daddy about the candy?
Chloe: I didn't tell him. I just showed him.

I guess next time I'll have to specify not to tell him or show him!

Survivorman

Chloe has watched too much Survivorman and Man vs. Wild. Today at lunch she pretended that her chicken nuggets were caterpillars, and proceeded to tell me about killing them. Gross.

Nosy Nelly

I know that Nelly is really a girls' name, but I've been calling Avery that since...well as long as I can remember. He'll just have to deal with it. I had to take a day off yesterday from blogging about the kids. I didn't need to blog about ways they frustrate me because it was too close to home. Today is going better (of course they're all in school, but still) so I'm ready.
Avery is one of the nosiest kids I know. I think they're all nosy really, but he is more than others. If he doesn't have someone to play with, he would rather stay in the room with adults so he can listen. It's amazing how he doesn't hear me calling him, but I can whisper something to Keith and he's asking me a question about it. I think that's what bothers me the most, when I'm having a conversation with someone, and he assumes that he's in it too. He'll just ask me a question as if it's fine that he's interrupting me. I'm pretty sure he lacks a filter in his brain that makes him think before he speaks! He's too smart for his own good sometimes.
He's also a bit dramatic, especially lately with his hair! He spends way too much time looking in the mirror at his hair, trying to fix it. Then he comes downstairs ready to go, and it looks like he hasn't even brushed it! Oh my, the teenage years are coming!! I guess caring about his appearance is better than not caring!

Joy

Our preacher recently had a sermon about joy. It wasn't just about that, but about not letting anything rob us of our joy. It really hit home for me. I don't know if I've never heard a sermon about that or I've just never understood it, but it touched me. Every day I let something rob me of my joy, and usually it's little things. I just like thinking that no matter what happens in my life, I can be joyful because of God's promise to us. Nothing can take that away. Just reminding myself of that throughout my day puts a smile on my face, even when I'm upset or frustrated.

Persistent Pete

I love this picture of Brady. I'm not really sure why. I guess to me, it describes him pretty well. We were running and joking around, and I was just snapping pictures. He can be difficult to photograph sometimes because he's either really goofy, or barely smiling. Anyway, this is my new favorite of him.
So...Persistent Pete can be, well, persistent. Very. This kid asks for stuff constantly, mostly food. Often he's asking if he can play something, and usually it involves a screen of some sort. I actually have to tell him to find something to do that doesn't involve a screen. He just looks at me like there's not life beyond tv or video games. The funny thing is he isn't that into video games. He just doesn't know how to play on his own. Back to the persistent part...he just doesn't understand what no means. He thinks if he just asks one more time, the answer will be different. He takes it to another level. I think eventually, being so determined will help him out in life, we just have to find a way to harness it and lead him in the right direction.
Another nickname he could have is 100%. Right or wrong, good or bad, he gives everything in life 100%. (at least the things he chooses to do) He definitely loves 100%, and you just can't help but love him right back!

Still coming soon...Nosy Nelly.

Button pusher Betty

I'm planning on doing a post about each of the kids and their abilities to absolutely drive me crazy! I just have to get the right picture of the boys. They're harder to catch.

I'd like you to meet my little button pusher! This little girl knows how to push my buttons faster than anyone. I know it's hard to look at that face, with those glasses and imagine her ever getting into trouble, but it happens. Quite often actually. I'm pretty sure we cruised through the terrible twos, only to enter the ____ threes. I'm not cursing there, I just don't have the right word to describe it. Of course it's not all bad. In fact, we have fun more than not, but she's still my button pusher! Gotta love my little stinker!

Coming soon...Persistent Pete and Nosy Nelly.