Four months old and 18 pounds!

Yes, our chunky monkey is already 18 lbs.  And he's the cutest chunky monkey I've ever met.  : )

Once Upon a Time...

...there was this girl.  She was a very social girl, and when she finally joined the blogging bandwagon, she ate it up.  She thought of things to post all the time, and looked constantly for any feedback to her posts, because she loves validation.  And she read everybody else's posts the moment they were up, and commented because of the social being she is.

And then that girl got pregnant again with her fourth. 

On purpose.  : ) 

And she remembered it was going to be hard, but it's even harder when you're actually in the middle of it, not just remembering it's hard.  And her need for sleep seems to just increase more and more.  Uninterrupted sleep, mind you.  (aaah, how you miss it when you no longer get it)

But even though it's hard, her new baby is so completely adorable, and her other children have such wonderful moments that she relishes.  (This song, called "Pachelbel Bedtime," is a good 'ole favorite that demonstrates how hard the whining and crying is, but how you still love those kids and wouldn't change anything for the world)

So, blogging has fallen by the wayside a bit, but that girl hopes that there will be a time and a place where she can keep up a little bit more and start putting up posts of the funny things her kids say.  And then maybe she can even start catching up on all of your posts, too!

Uh oh, that little girl's baby just woke up from his nap, and the groceries must be bought, the kids picked up, the dentist appointments completed, and then possible a trip to the pool after some homework and reading time.  Time to go.  But she'll be back sporadically.  ; )

Van-versations 212

I've just picked up Nathan and his little friend Dani from kindergarten.  They are enthusiastically talking to me about class.  Then Nathan announces with a very animated face, in a very authoritative tone of voice:

"Didja know?  Mrs. [teacher] *doesn't* live in her classroom."


Hahahahahaha!  He then followed it up, with the same air of importance, to tell me that she actually goes *home* after school.  To which Dani pipes up that she goes to the front office first.  Then she goes home.  Too cute.

Carterbug

Carter Scott Wilson was blessed at 2 months old, on March 7th.  I wish I had had the presence of mind to take pictures of the family that came and shared this special day with us.  We had Grandma and Grandpa Wilson, Ana, and three of her kids--Melvin, Emily Jo, and Gracie.  It was a wonderful weekend!

Carter has grown so much, and we love his smiles and laughs.  Here are some updated photos of our little chunky monkey:

Futbol

So.  Rob and I are watching Bryce and Jeffrey at soccer practice.  We can't tell what position Jeffrey is playing, and we're talking about it while we watch what he's doing on the field.  While Rob and I are talking, Nathan is toeing the dirt next to us, rubbing his shoes into the dirt to make designs, seemingly oblivious to our conversation.

Me:  I'm not sure.  He could be playing fullback.  Is he playing fullback?  Is he playing halfback?  I just can't tell.  He certainly looks like he's playing defense.  I think he's playing fullback. 

Nathan:  Mom.  He's playing soccer.


Rob and me:  Hahahahahaha!

Arrow of Light, the Pinnacle of Cub Scouting

The Arrow of Light award is the Cub Scout equivalent of earning the Boy Scout Eagle.

I'm so proud of Jeffrey for wanting to earn his Arrow of Light, and for doing so at January's pack meeting.

Jeffrey pins on the mother Arrow of Light pin just before the Arrow of Light ceremony.

And to earn it with his close friend Mahesh was a special treat. I am so proud of both of these Webelos! ('Course, I'm also the Webelos leader, so I am always proud, but I'm especially biased about these two outstanding boys)

From left to right: Me, Jeffrey, Rob, Vitthal, Mita, and Mahesh.

Mahesh and Jeffrey hold their authentic indian arrows quite safely and proudly.


Woot! Congrats, boys! You earned it!

Actual answers to a class assignment:

Jeffrey was assigned one of the original thirteen colonies, and filled out a worksheet to prep for a scrapbook page he created of Maryland. One part of the worksheet asked about Maryland's geographics. Jeffrey answers are bolded & italicized--he's a 5th grader, mind you:

Geographical Information for your colony:
Rivers? Yes.
Mountains? Not sure.
Forests? Yes.
Soil? Yes.

Haaaahaaahaaaahaaaaa! My favorite is the last one. I can picture Jeffrey saying, "Why yes, teacher, I believe Maryland has soil."

(After Rob and I really cracked up about this, Rob helped him go look up actual rivers, mountains, and forests that exist in Maryland. Too funny!)