From the mouth of babes...

Carter is always good for a laugh:

Thursday morning he had a meltdown over his school outfit. He wanted to wear this....

I suggested he wear this.....

He didn't understand why it mattered that he matched. Maybe he's right. Maybe in the big scheme of things it doesn't matter whether he matches or not, but it turned into a bit of an argument. After much frustration he screamed at me:

"Why do you have to be such a...such a....

(he was really struggling here to find the right word. The one word that would really hurt me.)

...such a matching mom!!??"

Then last night he was telling Justin what he wanted to be when he grew up. A scientist. To which Justin asked, "A mad scientist?"

"No. A happy one."

Then last night as I was bathing him he informed me that he had to "go poop", but I wasn't home so he had to ask Camdon to "wipe him". Laughing on the inside and feeling sorry for Camdon, I said, "that was really nice of him. You should thank him. Did you thank him?"

He said, most emphatically: "NO! His attitude about it was so bad."

Ba ha ha ha I'm sure it was.

I love these funny boys.

Kite Runner

You know that Mary Poppins song....."with your fist holding tight, to the string of your kite"? Well, she was NOT singing about this kite, that's for sure!

We spent Labor Day in the park flying this huge kite our neighbor has. He was a great sport to let everyone try it. Watching Justin was hilarious! You have to put on this chastity belt lookin' thing, and there's three sets of strings, and if you aren't careful it will take you away. Literally.

Here's Josh holding on to Justin after the kite took him for a ride....

(He ruined his flip flops..not the best choice of shoes)

Here's Camdon giving it a go. He LOVED it!

So, next time I'm at Wal-Mart buying a cheap $0.99 kite for the Easter baskets, I'll remember this day and save myself the $3. There's no going back after a kite like this!

Football Fever

Jamon's jamboree was last week at Boise Stadium. Because playing on "the Blue" is every little boys dream, you can imagine the nerves and butterflies. Each team gets a 12 minute game...6 on offense & 6 on defense. Jamon played all 12 minutes. We're so proud.....

Their first regular season game was this morning and it was awesome. We were down by a touchdown with 1:30 left to go. A touchdown pass tied it up and the two point conversion won it with 3 seconds left! Sweet revenge. We lost the championship game last year to this team. You should've seen their faces.

Here's some pics of Jay on the Blue:

First Day of School

"Sometimes", said Pooh "the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."

Carter's first day of school was a little hard on me because I wasn't able to go with him. I started school, too, so I had to leave right after the boys all got on the bus. With my first two, I went down to the school, took pictures, hung out with other Kindergarten moms, and observed conditions. I was feeling guilty about not doing the same for Carter. As I later found out from a friend of mine, my oldest sons filled in nicely.

She said they walked him to his line, stood there with him until he was comfortable, and made sure he was in good hands before they left him. This just melts my heart! What a small thing, but to a mom who wasn't there to do it herself, it was HUGE! Thanks Camdon and Jamon for being great big brothers!