One of Each, Please.

Kids Say...

I have been writing these down in my book, but not getting to post them on the blog so there's a lot of them this time!

I knew I was raising boys, but being the only woman in a house full of xy chromosomes has its ... repugnant moments:  Sitting at breakfast one morning Seamus started screaming.  Derek was sitting beside him and gently and quietly assessed the situation, put his finger on one of Seamus's nostrils and said, "Blow".  Seamus promptly blew a cheerio out of his open nostril, picked it up, and ate it.

(sliding off the tall bed without help and talking to nobody in particular) I wasn't very scared, it's good to try new things. -S

I'm not practicing, I just like playing piano! -L

You shouldn't put almonds in your nose. -me

If you have working paper, you can make pirate ships! (construction paper) -L

Thanks for getting that booger off me. -S

Crapulation....seriously?! -L
No, crapul-ENCE. -D
For real, it's in the dictionary! -D

Gwammy and Gwampa are my best friends. -S

I climbed on the most gripful rocks. -L

Chipewayans are like dinosaurs and they have guns. -S
No, they have bows and arrows. -L
Right.  Chipewayans have bones and arrows. -S
(while reading Two Against the North)

You're sad now that I'm big. -S

The quarter is magneting to here! -:L

My birdhouse is gonna catch an eagle. -S

I'm the rotten egg!!!! (grinning and shouting) -S

The boys took off running and Seamus shouted, "I'm fast!"  Luke quickly pulled ahead and Seamus shouted just as joyfully, "I'm slow!"

My penis is a tall building. -S
What kind of building? -me
A business. -S
(eyebrows raised) It's his BIZ-ness. -Grampa

My wound is like the one Westley got from the Rodent: both on our left arms. Only his was from a rodent and mine was from the road. -L
Yours is a ROAD-DENT -D
Did you dent the road, or did the road dent you? -me
(we got a lot of mileage out of this one...pun intended)

Happy Easter egg hunt Mom! -S

I already went poop, Mom -S
When? -me
Sixteen pounds ago. -S

Easter is all about candy...and Jesus. -L

Barenaked Ladies and London Bridge are my favorite songs. -S

Why do Stanley and Luke get to sit by their chuthers? -S

I have most of my gummi bears 'cuz I suck. -L

I'm on my balance Mom! -S

(after lunch) Can you hose me up, Auntie Lissa Bergen? -S

 (after spinning) The house feels turning. -S

I cut my shirt with scissors so we should hammer some tape on it. -S

There's a Charlotte's Web interview! (preview) -L

Can I go tank-topping? -S

Seamus!  Don't cut Mommy's head off!  Just zing or cut her. -L

Mom! Pretend that I'm your son and that water is fire. -L

Benjamin's poop is yellow because he was out in the sun too long. -S

Milestones

While Mom and Dad were here in April, Seamus toilet-trained himself!  He just went from diapers to gitch and never looked back!  Note to self:  when Benny is ready to be toilet-trained he will let you know - don't freak out and try to train him before he is ready...it will backfire.

Also while Mom and Dad were here Benny rolled over from his tummy to his back.  Mom was so good about making sure Benny got tummy time everyday, and one day we put him down and all left the room and when we returned he was on his back!  He is now rolling back to front as well and front to back, and pretty soon we are going to have to put the baby gate back up!

Luke, Derek and I are finishing the Chronicles of Narnia this evening.  We have been reading them aloud since the end of March.  Before that there was Two Against the North, a lot of Ivy and Bean books, The Secret Garden, and some of the Little House on the Prairies books.

Three-year-old Seamus

"I'm riding a skinny horse!" -Seamus

"We're Kid-Jag-lars"

Matching hoodies made with love by Grandma Helene.

Bright Spots on Dark Days

From left to right: Luke, Seamus, Seamus :), Benjamin

From left to right: Luke, Seamus, Benjamin

About Two Months

I am just having a ton of fun going back through old photos and doing "Compare and Contrast" with the boy's baby photos.  Can you tell?

Luke

Seamus

Benjamin

Those First Days

Luke

Seamus

Benjamin

Luke

Seamus

Benjamin

Luke

Seamus

Benjamin

Luke

Seamus

Benjamin

A dog to watch over you

 Scientists and doctors are now saying that having a dog in your home reduces children's risk of developing asthma.  Sometimes I think all it does is increase the risk of waking the children during nap time when the doorbell rings and the dog starts barking.  

But when I look back at all the photos of my babies, what I see is a dog who adores his boys.  He charges the door, tail wagging madly, when they come home.  He jumps in their beds to kiss them good-night.  He leaps around them while they play their rowdy games.  He snuggles in their blankets while they watch movies.  He lets them push him down the slide.  He drops his toys when they ask him to.  He loves them.  And he deserves a little more credit than just the dog who decreases their risk of developing asthma or the dog who barks at the doorbell.  He's the dog that watches over my boys.

2010

2011 with Seamus

2012 with Seamus

2013

2013 with his Grammy

2014 with Benjamin

Today

Dress-up

Luke says, "You look like a boy dressed up to pretend he's a cowboy, Seamus.  I look like a real live explorer."

Our first family photo

January 1, 2014

Boys on a Love Seat

Happy Valentine's Day!

(tomorrow)
We're going to have to get a bigger love seat with all these boys to love.

Special Time With Seamus

On Monday evenings, Derek takes Luke to jazz dance class in Morden, which means Seamus and I get some special time together.  Sometimes, we admit it, we just watch Caillou for the entire hour and a half.  Sometimes we go grocery shopping and get a little treat from the bakery.  Sometimes, like tonight, we dandle the baby on our knees, then dress up and ride the horse around the living room.  Do we know how to have a good time, or what?