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| Snacks!Evan was a little hungry after preschool today. He demanded a honey bun. Since I fed him a honey bun and yogurt this morning for breakfast, I nixed the honey bun snack idea. Only one honey bun a day, dear. He glared at me for a minute, then said, "I am very cross at you." After asking for the honey bun again, and being told he could have fruit instead, he said, "I just want some sugar." Then, sternly, "I am very, very, very, very, VERY cross at you." When I did not relent, he sighed and said, "I think you will not be my mother anymore."
Poor fellow! He's stuck with me.
In other news, I lost my car key while picking Evan up from preschool. I had the rest of my keys, clicker and all, but the car key had slipped off my key ring. After praying for help and searching the sidewalk from the school building to the car, the key was located in the car. Hallelujah!
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| Drama!We've been crazy busy since mid-August, so today's post will (hopefully) catch everybody up.
Let's see ... we traveled to Hawaii for two wonderful weeks to visit Emmett's family. The absolute best part was an all-family weekend vacation on the north side of the island. Emmett's parents, his sister, her husband and their two kids, plus Emmett's brother, and the four of us shared two condos at the Turtle Bay Resort. The accommodations were incredible! There was a pool just steps from our patio, with a beach just beyond the pool. The children (and adults) spent lots of time in the water. I'll post pictures later.
We returned to Chicago and jumped right into fall. Our church small group took an overnight camping trip to Indiana, and we picked apples at an orchard. We came home with 20 pounds of apples. I have made lots of applesauce already, and plan to make some apple pies for the freezer this week.
The next Monday, we received a call from Emmett's folks. His brother Elliott was back in the hospital. It was (and is) a pretty serious situation, so Emmett flew back out to Hawaii for 10 days to help out.
Meanwhile, the kids and I stayed busy at home. Evan got a haircut, Corrie learned to crawl, and church activities resumed (MOMS group, Sunday School). We also had an exciting incident with a rat. I'm not sure if I'm prepared to blog about that particular adventure, but I'd be glad to share the story. Email me if you are desperate to hear about Chicago rodents.
Emmett got back this morning (hurray!), Evan had his first day of preschool today, and AWANA and small group begin tonight. Whew!
I have lots of pictures from the past month. I'll try to post them later this week.
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| ConversationsAbout Physical Fitness ...
Evan: I am the best exerciser in the history of the world.
Mom: Well, there have been some other good exercisers. There was a man named Jesse Owens who loved to run and jump. I bet he was a good exerciser.
Evan: Is he living?
Mom: No. He lived a long time ago.
Evan: Then I AM the best exerciser.
About Careers ...
Evan: Daddy, do you have to work today?
Dad: Yes.
Evan: Could I come with you?
Dad: Not today. Maybe another day.
Evan: I want to have the same job as you, Daddy.
Dad: It would be fun to work together.
Evan: You should change jobs. You should drive a boat near our house.
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| Wrapped around her little finger ...
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