Funny things Abbie says

(Abbie with my dad's dog, Daphne.  She is the only other dog besides ours that she isn't terrified of.  She actually really loved Daphne.)

Abbie is 3 years old and like all kids says some words really funny.  So I wanted to try to write some of them down to help remember.  

My favorite is the way she says "Sleeping Beauty" (which by the way is her absolute favorite princess) - she says "Ffweeping beauty."

She gets Cinderella right but used to get confused who Belle was.  We would correct her by saying "No Belle."  Well, as you guessed in her mind her name was "Nobelle."  Then we have been correcting her and emphasizing the B in Belle, so now she says Belle with a strong emphasis on B and it sounds like she is really mad at you.  It's pretty funny. 

Also if she is talking about yesterday Abbie says "tomorrowday." 

I love all the funny things kids say and I remember being so sad when Graham grew out of those funny words.  I know we will still have more to come with Abbie and even more with Molly.  

Western Night

Friday night Northland had a Family Western Night. It started storming that afternoon (as it does pretty much everyday this time of year) so we were hoping it wouldn't be completely stormed out. When we got there around 6:30 it was just barely sprinkling. The kids really enjoyed it. We ate some hamburgers and hotdogs. Then went in the petting zoo and jumped in the moon bounces. We ended the night with line dancing and cotton candy. The funniest part was watching Molly try to join in while the DJ was teaching the dance. I was afraid she would get stepped on or I would have let her - she loves to dance! It was just fun to be a part of and I am glad that Northland is trying to do more things like this. It definitely didn't feel like such a huge church Friday night.

Molly right before bed.

Abbie and Graham

Graham holding a baby goat

Abbie with the goat

Molly climbing in the moon bounce.

Molly and Bean

Molly is in love with our dog, Bean.  She loves to follow him around and say "beeeeaaan" over and over and over.  She will sit on top of him and try to ride him like he is a horse.  The other thing she likes to do is feed Bean from her highchair.  She can be quite sneaky about it also.  The other day we were eating Mac and Cheese which she loves so I never thought she would have been giving some to Bean. 

Well, as you can tell from the picture I was wrong.  Bean had some of the mac and cheese on his head.  He is always by her side sitting up begging for food.



 Also, today he ran off while in the backyard and you should have seen Molly.  She was so upset.  She just kept standing at the edge of our yard saying Bean and then once he came back she was so excited and ran over and tried to hug him (of course he normally runs away).  So instead she decided he needed some more water - so sweet!  Seeing how much the kids love Bean makes up for all of his annoying barking. 

Beakman's World

Saturday the real Beakman (Paul Zaloom) from Beakman's World was at the Science Center. Marty took Graham and they both really enjoyed it.  Graham is really excited about anything science related these days (since he wants to work on Mythbusters).  Graham got to be one of the kids on stage and was even more excited that he got the answer right.  Then after the show they had a members only meet and great, so fun.  Marty and I both watched Beakman's World and I have to say I was a little jealous that I didn't go.  

Here's a video of when Graham was on stage:

well, it won't load for some reason right now, but I will try again later. 

Who is this boy?

Our little surfer boy last week,

then he became our little Dutch Boy,

finally here's our spiked hair boy!

We have been debating for a while about what to do with Graham's hair. We loved it long but were sort of ready for a change, and he didn't like the way it was always in his eyes. So on Sunday we took him in for just a slight trim and in order to get the hair out of his eyes, he became our little Dutch Boy. We felt our decision was made for us, it was time to cut it short!

Our own Mythbuster

Graham has decided that he wants to work on Mythbusters because he thinks it is "the coolest boys show ever." So we did our own little experiment with Diet Coke and Mentos. We did this over 2 years ago and Graham still remembers and has been asking us to do it again. Here's how our little
experiment of Diet Coke and Mentos went:

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Also we were standing out in our driveway and Graham took it upon himself to make sure that Molly didn't run into the street.

Father's Day

In honor of Father's Day I wanted to write about my dad. My dad is a strong yet gentle man of God. He has always worked hard for his family. Growing up he worked his 8-5 job then came home and fixed whatever needed it, helped with homework, mowed the grass, trimmed the trees, and kept the pool clean. He did most things himself, but also knows when to hire someone to do it for you. He also found time to play with us and be part of the church choir. His Godly character definitely showed while my mom was sick. He patiently took care of her when she couldn't take care of her self. I still remember his heartfelt words while my mom was sick. He told me no matter what happens I need to make sure to never blame God and keep my heart open to God. These words definitely meant more since my dad's own mother died suddenly when he was only 17. Both of our losses gave us a sweet connection. It is interesting how my dad and I have had multiple occasions of loss bringing us together. One sweet occasion was being with him and his father when he released his father into Heaven. His father didn't die that day but what sweet words I got to witness! My dad is a dedicated, gentle, kind Christian man. Thanks dad for giving and showing me the most important thing - a love for God!

My dad (when he was 22) getting ready for a date with my mom. My brother looks almost exactly like this now. 

Me and my dad with Graham. He was so proud to be here when Graham was born.