Soccer

Abby started soccer classes at the Rec Center today. She had so much fun. We've been looking forward to this for weeks! She got a new ball and soccer shorts and decided to sport her BYU Football shirt (yes, we're training her young...in fact, we've been working on the Fight Song for several weeks now!). Here's Abby in all her soccer glory!

Quotable Quotes from the Week

Today during lunch, I was explaining to Abby that my cousin's husband was coming over for dinner. He's in DC going to school, but his family is still in CA. I told her that he missed his kids so she needed to remind him how fun it was to have kids at home. She responded that she would be fun for him and then added, "I'm the cutest kid in town."

Five minutes later Roy looked over at the bottomless pit of the family still shoveling food from tray to mouth and said, "I think you are seriously gaining weight." I thought Roy was talking to me for a minute. Don't worry, it was Sam who was the subject of the weight-gain comment.

Sam and Abby enjoying the swings at Busch Gardens. I promise Sam had fun too!

I found one of my old necklaces with Orange Blossom from Strawberry Shortcake. Abby wore it to church today. We asked her if her friends were excited about her necklace and she said didn't share it with them. Of course we jumped right on it and reminded her it was good to share with friends. She clarified that she showed her friends for a minute "but then I got so tired."

Sam is starting to talk more and more. His favorite thing to do with me is come barreling into the kitchen and say, "Mama. AH!" My job is to act surprised. We play it every time I do the dishes. Even though we play it three times a day with multiple rounds each time, it melts my heart every time I hear his sweet "mama" and see the huge, delighted smile as I act surprised.

Today in church someone made a comment that made everyone laugh. Sam is just starting to laugh because other people are laughing and today was no exception. But today he just couldn't stop laughing for close to two minutes. He just kept laughing and looking at me. I'm glad he enjoys church so much.

Frumpies

A conversation from an hour ago shortly after talking about the word sibling. Abby frequently requests that 5 babies come the next time we have a baby. One at a time is quite enough for me! Note to my parental unit and sibuwings, this is not an announcement.

Abby: Mom, when I have 5 brothers and sisters, I won't call them siblings. I will call them frumpies.

My thought: Nope, that's what you're going to call me.

That's What Little Boys Are Made Of

This morning, 2 minutes into my shower, Abby and Sam came into the bathroom to show me that the children's chewable tylenol bottle was empty. Abby told me that Sam dumped it on the floor and ate all of them. After a hurried rinse-off, I asked Abby to show me exactly what happened. According to her first story, Sam ate them all (about half a bottle). In later tellings, she admitted she ate four or five. Today marked my first call to Poison Control. I am so grateful for Poison Control! They did all the math and told me that Sam would be fine as long as he didn't ingest more than 27 pills, which he didn't. Thank goodness! A visit to the ER was not on my list of desired activities for the day.

I was talking to an old friend today and told her this story. She said she thought he was this sweet guy who basically didn't get in much trouble. One of his nicknames that Abby has caught on to is Troublemaker. He's not a bad kid by any means, but he is just naturally so curious. He has to see if all balls bounce down the stairs just like the first one did, if driving cars on his sister's face makes her mad every time, and loves to get as close to the edge of the stairs or the playground as he can without falling off. But, as I explained to Shara earlier today, his curiosity and adventurous side is perfectly balanced with his ability to love. I get hugs constantly, he always has a kiss to share, and when he is feeling especially loving, Sam will pat our backs with his two-armed hugs. Sam is definitely a troublemaker at times, but he is affectionate and loving. And despite the headaches and worries his capers cause, those are forgotten with one of his back-patting hugs.

A month in Pictures

Sorry that it's been a while. Enjoy.