Lydia's Lunch

Today at lunch there was a tiny little gnat that kept flying around Lydia. Not thinking much of it I just swatted at it to shoo it away from her. She set her sandwich down and watched it fly around the kitchen for a few moments. Then, she looked at me and said, "Mommy, I think that's a baby bug that's lost her family." I said, "Oh?" She went on to explain that the bugs family was probably out in the woods with the rest of the baby bugs and that we needed to open the door to let this lost baby bug out so she could find her family. I said, "Ok, go ahead and open the door then get back here and finish eating your lunch!" She opened the door and waited....then she finally came back and sat down...still not eating. Exasperated because we've so often fought the meal time procrastination battle with her I snipped a quick, "finish your lunch!" She looked up at me with BIG pools of tears in her eyes and said, "Mommy, I hope I never get lost from my family. I would be soooo sad...and Boaz would cry and cry for his Sissy and you would have to have Grandma come over because she's the only one who would be able to cheer him up!" I'm pretty sure my jaw hit the floor at this point! I rushed over to her and pulled her into a BIG hug and told her that I too hoped she never got lost because that would make me very sad. Then, seeing the nice "teachable" moment for what it was, I put in this plug: "Well, honey, if you listen to Mommy and Daddy and you never get out of our sight when we tell you not too then you won't get lost, Ok?" She blinked up at me and said, "Good idea Mom!" I love this kid!

Anniversary Party

We went to a fiftieth wedding anniversary party for some friends of Jeff's family this weekend. Here are a couple pictures of us:



And, Katie insisted they "cheer's" the new baby:

A Word List

I was trying to mentally make a list of all the words Boaz can say now so I thought I'd write them down here:

Daddy
Mommy
Sis (sometimes Sissie)
DOG
Car
Up
Down
Kitty
Out
Milk
Juice
Please
Book
Read
Grandma/pa
RIDE
NO
Yes
Pot (for potty)
Hot
Belly
Baby
Bo
"no" for nose
butt
Uh-Oh
Elmo
Bird
Ba-bird (for Big Bird)
Cookie (for both eating cookies and for Cookie Monster his FAVORITE character)
"A" and "O" for pointing to just about any letter of the alphabet.... LOL
Cheese
Snack
Mine
Ball
Block
Color
Five (Comes out when he wants a high five...it's not quite as clear though more like "fav")
Water (Said as "wa-wa")

Zoo Day Hooray!!!

Bo Spins

Tonight Lydia taught Boaz how to spin. We found it to be hilarious! Don't mind my laughing in the background...it's a little loud, sorry about that. :)




This picture was taken after they had both fallen in a dizzy stuper:

Pool Progress

Before:
After the pool and deck were gone:
6 yards of 50/50 top/potting soil:
Working hard on my flower garden:
A sunnier picture of the new flower garden:

Vacation!!!

Family Pictures! **Lydia 3 and Boaz 18months**

Father's Day 2009

Miscellaneous Pictures

My New Hair Cut....much needed, I might add:
Some GREAT pictures of Bo and his Cake Face:


Lydia and her cake face: