Today at church...

(During the Sacrament)

Bradley:  Mom!  I see Jesus!
Me:  You do?
B: Yeah, And-and-and-and you know what, Mom?
Me: What?
B: Jesus made me.
Me: That's  right!
B: And he made my's body. He make my's leg and-and-and-and-and- he make my's foot.
Me: Very good!
B: Jesus make my's leg, and my's foot.  (thinks for a bit) And he make my's BUTT!  (Giggles) And my's PEH-PAY!
Me: Sshhhh!  (Whispering...) That's right.

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Kaleb playing with Brynn...

K: THIS little piggie went to the park, and THIS little piggie had some, and THIS little piggie had none, THIS little piggie went to the market, and THIS little piggie went WEE-WEE-WEE all the way home!

Letters to Alli

We had a Family Night tonight about Alli and her mission. This is about how it went...

Charles: Who knows where Alli is?  Bradley?

Bradley:  A missions.

Charles: And what’s a mission?

Bradley: What Alli is.

Charles: What do you do on a mission?  Kaleb?

Kalab:  Learn Spanish

Charles:  What else?

Kaleb: Learn to cook.

Charles: And what else?

Kaleb: Learn to build houses

Charles: What else? Jaden?

Jaden: You teach the gospel.

Charles: What’s the gospel?

Jaden: The church

Charles:  Why do missionaries need to teach the gospel?

Jaden:  Because some people are too busy with work.

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At this point Bradley was standing on his head laughing, and Kaleb is making farting sounds on Charles’ lap.  That is about as far as we got. Before sitting down to write letters.

Here are the kids' letters:

Hi Alli! 

I miss you so so so so so…. Much!  That’s 20 “sos.”  Are you having a good time?  I hope you are having a good time. I’ve been busy this summer playing with friends, and doing chores… which I hate.  But I do them for money.  I like to watch Rio and Pirates of the Caribbean.  I like to watch a lot of stuff. The computer game that I really like to watch is called “Poptropica.”  I’m not doing Hapkido anymore.  I’m taking a break.  I’ve been not liking it for a while.  My friend, Brighton gave me his username and password to Poptropica.  I can’t tell you it, but I can tell you what his guy is.  He’s a big star that grows.  Sadly, I can’t play it cuz mom won’t let me.  My favorite story in the Book of Mormon is the last chapter.  When Moroni dies.  He hides the plates, the sword of Laban, the bow that Nephi carved, and a few days later he passes on to the 3^rd dimension.  Heaven is the 1st dimension, then he came to earth and that was the 2^nd dimension, then he went back to heaven and it was the 3^rd dimension. And now I will end the letter with this sentence… “I miss you, I love you, goodnight.”

Love, Jaden

 

Hi Alli!

You say, “What?” I got a paper for you. It’s a temple. I go to school. 2 schools. One and two. (This means he has gone 2 days now.)  My teacher is Miss Teresa. I go to a new Sunshine Square.  My friends is, Kinsley and Coleton.  I have a batman backpack and a blue folder.  I had a birthday.  I got this (pointing to a Yoda chair).  You know why? Cuz I liked it.  And I got napkins, toilet paper, magnet blocks, and that is all.  I got a punching bag. I got a piñata. It was just a piñata with a pirate ship.  I wanted a white cake, with white frosting and Santa. I miss you and I love you.

Love, Bradley

Dear Alli,

 I’ve been going to school at Sunshine Square everyday. And I miss you Alli, a hundred this (spreading arms out).  My teacher is Miss Michelle.  Cassidy and Cannon are in my class. That’s all I know.  I forgot the other names.  I been doing reading lessons all day.  Brynnlee is a cute baby.  The computer is important.  I want you to be safe.  You are so nice.  Brynnlee is a cute baby.  I can stand up on my own at the pool at the little end. I can put my whole face and my whole body in the water.  I love you and I love you this much. (arms spread open.)

Love, Kaleb

 

Jack Sparrow is Hard Core

 Kaleb was pretty excited to show me what he made his legos do...

...which inspired Jaden's "circle of death."

Pretty sure Jack was the only survivor this round... oh wait... and Captain Barbossa.

A Natural Daddy

 I know Jaden will make a great dad someday.  Not only has he had Kaleb to give him the best lessons on patience, but Jaden is just a natural when it comes to caring for others.  He is so tender-hearted and sensitive to the feelings of others.  Sure he's smart and can be manipulative at times, but for the most part he is always looking out for others.

Without even needing me to ask, he always wants to hold Brynnlee.  I was sure the novelty of her would have worn off by now, but not for him.  He knows the right amount of milk to to give her before needing to stop and get a burp.

He's actually really good at getting her to do it, too... even if he forgets she is on his lap.

He loves to hold her when he is watching his shows.

He is so comfortable with her that he thinks he can feed her with no hands.

Kaleb on the other hand... I think he likes to pretend that he's put out by holding his sister. :)  Oh, Kaleb....

Daddy Time

Charles gets home from work around 5 or 6 each night.  He has fallen into a routine quite nicely.  He gets home, changes his clothes, plays with the boys, helps with or makes dinner, then plays with the boys some more. One of the boys' favorite things to do with their dad is horsey rides.  This time, Brynn got to join the fun.

Charles is going to need a bigger back!

The boys look forward all day long to when Daddy comes home.  That's when they can escape the crazy slave-driver known as "mom," and can go have some real fun. Bradley likes to watch for him out the front window.  If he's not there, he grabs my cell phone, hold down number 2 and then demands an answer from Charles as to why he isn't home yet.  Yes, he knows how to do it all by himself.  He's had a lot of practice.

 Jaden wanted to give Charles a break... it was a nice thought.  :)

After Charles is done playing with the boys, he bathes them and puts them to bed.  Next is Brynnlee Time.  His last hour and a half before he goes to bed is devoted to her.  He holds her, feeds her her last bottle of the night, changes her diaper, puts on her jammies and just plays with her until it's both of their bedtimes.

We're so lucky to have Charles.  His family is his #1 priority and we all know it.

My Mommy is Crazy

I decided to get a little crafty with my friend, Shanade.  We made headbands.  

My next project is to learn to more accurately measure Brynn's head, so her brain doesn't get squeezed out of her ears.