Thursday, May 1, 2008

Princess Time!


What do little brothers do when big sister and friends are putting on princess dresses? Snag some shoes before there gone, of course! (This is not a reflection of his manhood, he still eats dirt, catches bugs, picks on his sister, first form of communication was car sounds, spends hours digging anything diggable, playing with trains, cars trucks, balls and everything else little boys do)

When Daddy Says No........





Leta came over last week and made us some cookies. We were all talking when Mattox notice a lonesome cookie. So he reached for it, to give it some company, and Daddy beat him to it saying "no, no". Well, you can see how heartbroken Mattox was when he was only trying to help. So daddy quickly trying to make amends broke the cookie in half (offering the smaller half, creating more tears, then offering the bigger half, again more tears, then both halfs, significant decrease in tears). It took him a while but eventually smiled at the whole situation. What did Mattox learn? When daddy says "no" he really means "yes". Mattox, spent the rest of the week trying this approach on me. Thanks honey! Can anyone tell me why boo boo faces are so cute?

Flintstones Kid



I've been meaning to put this up for a little while. We had gone to the park and brought this trike for Kali and a smaller one without petals for Mattox. He has to do everything the big kids do, even riding a trike thats too big, while learning the meaning of a wedgy. I can't believe the speed he gets on this or how long he rode it.

What a special picture. My "slower to warm" (AKA "shy" a forbidden word) little sweetheart let GG hold and take pictures with her (a rare moment).


We finally took a four generations picture last Sunday. I can't believe how big Kali is getting she makes me laugh, she is such a tease.