What's missing?

He was four months old when it came in. He was six years old when it came out.
Aidan lost his first tooth!

He didn't want to put it under his pillow. He doesn't want the tooth fairy to come and take it away. He's starting a collection of baby teeth. He's sentimental just like his mom.

Summer Fun

We've been busy filling out our summer reading logs. This summer has been especially awesome, because now Aidan can read to the other two! And I can't believe all the books that Caitlyn will actually sit through. She will sit through a book of any length, as long as it has pictures. Aidan gets points for reading a book (or multiple points if it's a chapter book), and Alex gets points for listening to a book. It's perfect!



On another note, our good friends, Brad and Jen have moved back to Ohio. They lived right across the street, with their 3-year old daughter, Maren. We miss them so much already, but look forward to our trips to the Cinci area!

It's Your Thing...

For Aidan's birthday, Alex provided us with a little entertainment...

I love it when they say things like this...

Aidan has the sweetest reply when I told him that he had early dismissal from school today.

Me: "Aidan, you get out early from school tomorrow."

Aidan: "Good! That means I get to spend more time with you, Mom!"

Those are the moments that make the difficult days so worth it.

Checkmate

Aidan was teaching me how to play chess today.
He was explaining that whoever gets the other person's king wins the game.
Alex was sitting right next to me.
Before we even began the game,
Alex grabbed Aidan's king, and exclaimed in excitement "I won!"
Game over.

A Potty Blessing

Alex today while sitting on the potty,
leaned forward and clasped his hands together:
"Dear Jesus, thank you for this potty. Amen."

All Day (or just 8am-2pm)?

Brian and I ran across this sign in the pedmall last weekend. Just thought it was kind of funny.

The Total Gym

I'm upstairs eating breakfast when I realize I hear the tv on downstairs and it doesn't sound like cartoons.

I walk downstairs to see Christie Brinkley on some infomercial.

Me: What are you watching, Aidan?
Aidan: The total gym. It helps you lose weight, mom.
Alex: The total gym. The total gym, mommy.

Needless to say, I turned it off immediately.

Is there such a thing as...

sleep eating?

Sunburns

On the way to vacation Bible school today:

Aidan: "Sunburns are always trying to catch me while I'm on my bike, but I'm just too fast for them."

I just had to laugh. He was so serious.

Speaking of bikes, here's a video of Aidan. He learned to "start" on his own, so now I don't have to follow him around to give him little pushes. We are so proud of him, doing this at only 5 years old. I think I was at least 7 before I learned :)