Breakfast

Today we ate "Dutch Baby" for breakfast, which is basically eggs, flour, and milk baked together. It is Quinn and Colby's favorite. Half way through the meal, Colby started to pretend cry. Quinn asked "What's the matter, baby?"while looking at Colby's plate. Colby answered "It's okay, I'm happy". It took Rob and I a second to realize that Colby was pretending to BE his food... the "Dutch Baby". Quinn, on the other hand, knew right away that it was the breakfast dish having A MOMENT. Their world. Rob and I feel like such outsiders sometimes.

BedTime Prayers

The boys' night time prayers are like sneak peeks into their little heads. Tonight, they thanked God for candy, kangaroos, playdoh, and cookies. All good things, and worthy of thanks. And I thank God for two little boys.

Quiet Afternoon

JUST when I think that I will never see the day that little boys will ever just sit and be still for longer than 15 seconds --they voluntarily grab their sleeping bags (after stripping down naked, of course), hop inside, and read quietly to themselves. So far, this has been going on for 30 minutes. Those that aren't around us daily do not know what an abnormality this is. I am in shock. Pleasant, smile-inducing shock.

Feelin' The Burn

Mommy got a new toy to help her look skinny and fit. Little boys thought they needed a some exercise, too (as if the CONSTANT running, jumping, somersaulting, dancing, fidgeting, squirming, tackling, and climbing wasn't quite enough to burn all the peanut-butter and jelly calories they eat). I find it amusing that one whole of them does not even BEGIN to weigh what a single one of my legs does, and that they have to stand with their whole body on one pedal to get it to move. And the teamwork of one-on-each-pedal. Quite humorous. That was, until Quinn got stuck in the "mechanism", and Colby didn't understand to get off of his pedal to free Quinn's pinned little leg, and mommy was too busy taking pictures of it all to realize what had happened. OOPS. We'll be more careful in the future.

Ready for Spring

The boys dug their bikes out from under the porch today, and tried riding them in the snow. Not too successful. We are SO ready for Spring here!!! Unfortunately, we've still got a few feet of snow to melt before bike riding becomes a daily activity again.

Preparing for Easter

We have been talking alot lately about the meaning of Easter. That's not an easy feat for two boys whose language and comprehension skills are far from complete. Christmas... now THAT was an easy holiday to explain. They know who Jesus is. And they know (dream about, talk constantly about, and ask daily about) birthdays. So, Jesus' birthday... easy explanation, at least on an elementary level. Easter has been more of a struggle for all of us. They don't know what sin is. They have never experienced, and I don't even think I've used the word, death before. So, I've been attempting to put the Easter story in a way that makes 3 year old sense. And like I said, I have struggled quite a bit. Last night, though, Quinn and Colby explained Easter to their Daddy, and it was awfully cute....

"Colby was bad, and Jesus took his spanking. He got very hurt and sad. Jesus cried. But on Easter the angel said 'He is not here! He is risen!'" This from Colby. Then Quinn said " And Jesus wasn't in the cave anymore!" Only... it was much harder to understand than that, with bits of gibberish here and there. But that was the geist of what they were saying. And Colby kept pointing to himself and saying "for me! For Colby!" So, maybe.... they understand enough for now....

He's got LEGS

My high-heeled sandals never looked so good....