The Good and The Ugly

On Mondays and Wednesdays, I stop home briefly at 4:15 with my basketball team so I can change before we walk down the block to the gym we rent for practice. The boys (both the team and Aidan and Davis) enjoy the brief time of interaction and at times things can get pretty comical.



Yesterday, as the boys and I came through the front door, Davis yells out his obligatory, "Daddy!" as he was seated at the dinner table "reading" his Bible. I had to throw out a gratuitous, "That's my boy!"




When I got home a couple hours later after practice with one of my players who had helped me carry gear back, Davis was again at the table as we walked in the door. This time, though, he had his left index finger half way up his nose as he yelled to my player, "Hey Edward! Hey Edward!"

Halle is Talking!

Well, at least cooing lots. So, I thought you might want to see and hear.

Dinner Menu

Yesterday, I (Kate) was sitting in the living room with the kids contemplating what to make for dinner. So I asked them, "What do you guys want for dinner?" Davis immediately replied, "Cookies!" I then responded with, "We can't just eat cookies for dinner!" So, Davis, after thinking a moment added, "Cookies......and peas?" That's our Davis. He loves his treats and his vegetables.

PS. Tonight we were sitting in the family room and heard the familiar "thud" coming from the boys' room and then shortly thereafter Davis began crying and ran out looking for Mommy. When he found me he said, "Mommy, I hurt my wall!"

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!