the latest

Huddy on spelling "We":

H helped Grace the other day- when she asked, "How do you spell we?" He responded, "W-i-i", I cracked up in the kitchen. Gracie was trying to write on our little board- "We did not do computer games." I usually write a list of our schedule on the board "Story, Math, Writing, Piano, chores..." When they've completed all of it, they get to play a computer game.


Grace on the "Lambeau Leap":

Oh that's nice, they hug each other because they're happy. (Love my sportsy girl!)

Tito's current way of transporting anything to someone else: (a punt, or drop kick)



Abraham's sweet 6 week smiles:

weekend downstate

Had a sweet time in Taylorville last weekend-

pumpkin patch, great-grandparents, papa, mimi, awana, illini fun, brunch by momo and michael & emily's wedding!

thankful for these things- and nice, warm! weather- for a van we can drive (and haven't destroyed), for improved potty success for T, for these leaves, for a bit more energy, for dear friends from college who we hadn't seen in years...

little rascal

TT is our little rascal. He does all kinds of things his big bro and sis never did. Like yesterday morning, he woke up- said hi- went straight to the kitchen, opened the fridge, pulled out the chocolate syrup- hid in between the wall and the fridge and started helping himself. Aunt Lindsay went around the corner and started laughing. We went to see what was happening. Craig asked Tito what he was doing and his answer was, "Choc-o-late" :)

Hudson's brand preferences

Aunt Lindsay asked Hudson today at lunch what he wanted for his birthday. His answer: "An Iphone." Ha!

I asked him why- he said (no surprise) to watch sports on and play games on. We then went on to discuss plans, buying Iphones in Hong Kong (that's probably Craig's b'day wish), etc. Hudson told us he wants a US Cellular phone (of course because the Sox play at US Cellular Field) and then Craig told us that he also said, while watching the Illini game, that he wanted to get Allstate Insurance when he got older. Of course, that's with his desired Honda car- (because it has a lot of the same letters as his name). Not bad...driving a Honda, insured by Allstate, with his Iphone with a US Cellular plan.

One month...

Can't believe little "Abey baby" turned a month yesterday!

We are all so thankful for him...

for his little grunts, burps, sighs, hiccups, stretches...

for his sweet half smiles we think we're getting now

for his good sleeping

for the smells- spit up and diapers and all

for his health and growth- despite many coughs in the face, snotty kisses and the like

for the kids' love for him- Titus's first words this morning, "hold him mama?"

for his currently red- and crazy- hair