Little Updates

A few pics from our family trip to the waterpark.

The boys ooh and aah over the waterpark from the hotel entrance....

Jax-left, Dex-right... playing in their bunk beds

A few pics from my week-end in Madison

The kiddos with my brothers. The boys cannot stop talking about their uncles and can't wait to see them again sometime soon.

Jaxon, Seth, Dexter, Jonathan

Shea gets pushed along by her big brothers

Mom and Mimi perform a duet

Daddy and Dexter at the Timberwolves game

Mommy and Jaxon at the game!

I over heard the funniest thing the other day...

After several minutes of watching Dex and Jax play on the couch very quietly together, Jax walked into the kitchen and said:

Jax: Dex has a cough.

Me: Oh, poor Dex. I didn't know he had a cough! (Faining concern, as Dex did not, in fact, have a cough.)

Jax: He does have a cough. A bad guy gave it to him.

Me: Oh, that's horrible! What should we do?

Jax: I put him in the hospital... for three weeks. He's really sick, because he has a cough. I think he has the flu. This is really serious.

Me: Oh, I see. Is the couch the hospital? (I look over to see Dex tucked nicely under a pile of blankets.)

Jax: Yes, you can visit him. He's really sad because he doesn't like being sick. Poor Dex. It's too bad he has the flu. (walks over to Dexter) Don't be sad, Dex! Here's a toy! You'll be okay. I'll stay with you for awhile.

Dex: But I'm all better! I think YOU have the flu!

Jax: No, I don't!

Dex: Here, let me check. I'm a doctor. (getting up and looking in Jaxon's ear) Yes, there's a flu in there. You really have the flu.

Jax: What?! (Reaching in his ears with his fingers) There! I took it out! Now I don't have the flu!

Really, it's the non-stop conversations like this one that keep me giggling. Today was another one of those days... really great with tons of giggles.

Like this morning, I overheard the boys chanting, "Five little jedis jumping on the bed! One fell off and bumped his head! Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, 'Dexter, eat the jedis!!!" They were cracking each other up at their own silliness, and, I have to admit, it made me laugh, too.

As far as Shea goes, she is getting more and more adept and communicating what she wants (or doesn't want!), which is both helpful and frustrating. :) Favorite words these days are: more, water, Dexter/Jaxon, Mommy, Daddy, dog, baby, ball, car, me, help, pop , no and toe. I LOVE that she will nod "yes," which makes guessing games so much easier! Unlike the boys, she has been much more selective about what she will eat. Apparently, this is to teach me humility, as it is clear the boys' wonderful eating habits had nothing to do with my parenting and everything to do with the fact that they simply must have had hearty appetites. :) Of course, like the boys, she has almost no interest in carbs. Forget cheerios or bread, she spits them right out. Surprisingly, however, she ADORES spinach! I made a spinach phyllo pie last week and the boys were quick to refuse it. Shea, however, out-ate both D.R. and me for all three meals for which it lasted. Hilarious!

She continues to chase the boys everyplace, she dances nonstop, and seems quite entertained to empty containers/drawers/laundry baskets and carefully carry the contents one item at a time to another locale of her choosing. We get such a kick out of watching her "organize" everything.