Aidan on Brett Favre

While waiting for MNF to start tonight, Aidan shared the following...

"Is Brett Favre going white tonight?"

"Yes, he'll be wearing his white jersey tonight."

"Maybe when I'm older I can play with Brett Favre."

"Maybe."

"Or maybe, when I'm older I can be Brett Favre and Brett Favre can be little like me and he can wear my jersey."

Davis on Church

Yesterday we went to church at St. Phillips on our block and they do not have a nursery so the kids sit with us, which is always fun. But, if they were in the nursery we would have missed out on Davis's comments.

Many times throughout the service, after they would complete a portion Davis would get down from the pew and say "All done, go house now." At one point he was ready to go, but we were about to sing "Glorify Your Name" and when the song started Davis exclaimed, "No....Veggie Tales!" Apparently if he was going to have to stay longer he wanted the songs to be Veggie Tale Songs!

Aidan's Basketball Class

Aidan has been taking a basketball class for the last few Saturdays through the Milwaukee park and rec. He is enjoying it, but I am not sure much basketball training is getting accomplished. The park and rec is pretty inexpensive so I guess we aren't too dissappointed. The class consists of 10 little 3 yr old boys (we think a few aren't), that run in circles chasing whoever has the ball and tackling them! Occasionally there is a dribble (2 kids are exceptional dribblers) and shooting of the ball in the hoop. Here are some pics and a video. I'll put more videos on youtube.

Big Girl Halle

After many hours/days, Halle's window - not her room - is done. It was quite the project. The stop was broken and the paint chipped and peeling (ugly too). So I (Kate) stripped it, put new stop on, filled all the holes (there were a lot!), painted, and hung curtains. The lower portion of the window was so bad I gave it a mural to pretty it up. Thought you all would like to see the beginning of her big girl room, still a lot more to come. I also put her new linens on her bed, which she loves (Thanks Cousin Stephanie!). Halle likes them and her thumb so much that she sleeps alllll night! That's right folks my first child to sleep sometimes 10 hours at 2 months old!

Davis' Bathroom Observations

Last week Davis burst into the bathroom while I (C) was in there finishing some #1 business.

"Daddy use potty like big boy."

"Yep."

He then points and says, "Yellow."

"Yep."

Then when I was done, he added,

"More Daddy, more."

A day or so later, he follows Aidan in to observe a #2.

"Aidan, poop out. Poop out, Aidan."

Bedtime Routine

Our typical bedtime routine involves me (Kate) getting the kids ready for bed and Christian putting them to bed with a Bible reading, songs, verses, and prayers. The boys sit on Aidan's bed to read and Davis's to sing. The boys usually hold there blankies while the routine unfolds.

This week Davis has stepped it up a notch. He now has to hold his 3 blankies, his water cup, his football, his stuffed puppy, his new Bucky Badger doll, and have his pacifier in his mouth. It is quite the feat of a 22 month old to carry all these things (especially up and down the stairs), but he can't go with out. He added his basketball one night too!

Aidan also has decided that their bedroom is too noisy. "While I am sleeping I hear a big noise that comes from the mountains and goes boom, boom, boom." That's no mountain kiddo, just the busy night life outside your window. Life in the city from a child's perspective.

Go Pack Go!