Born to be a big brother

Aaron enjoys Jacob so much each day it makes my heart smile. Aaron will pick up Jacaob and take him on little tours of the house. "C'mon Jakee, come check this out." And he will swing him gently or put him in front of a mirror which sends Jacob into fits of laughter because he is thrilled to be hanging in mid air.

This is Jacob's favorite move "the backwards belly slide" where Aaron pulls Jakers by the feet.

Sweet hugs

(Please don't call child services on me but...) Jacob loved being Aaron's wheelbarrow.

Jacob in his church clothes.

What did the Pioneers Eat?

Thats the big question at dinner tonight. We decided we had no idea what pioneers at on the trail and we need to do some research. Every time Aaron got a chance to talk he said "HOTDOGS!" Aaron was sure they ate hotdogs. We kept giving him reasons why they didn't have hotdogs on the trail. My third reason why they didn't have them was "They didn't have refridgerators. Where would they put the hot dogs?" and to that he answered "IN A BUN!"

Funny Stories from the Boys

Alex: Alex was really excited for dinner. I gave him a scoop of pasta on his plate and he said to himself just as he was about to take a bite "Now thats what I'm talkin' about."

Aaron: We spent the day at Hawk Island Park yesterday where they have a lake you can swim in. Every hour the lifeguard calls out on his megaphone "Everyone in out of the water! Its time for the water safety check."

Aaron didn't hear him say this and so when I tried to coax him out of the water, he refused to come. Even when all one hundred kids were on the beach and waiting for Aaron to get out he still refused. I was getting anxious. Other moms were offering to go (fully clothed) into the water to get him. Finally the life guard walks over and asks him to get out. He still refused! The life guard tried to lead him by the arm and he wiggled out of his grip. The life guard picked him up by his arms and carried him to the beach. I was embarrassed.

Last night as I was tucking him into bed, I expressed my disappointment in his behavior and explained the whole situation like this. "Aaron, every once in a while the life guard has to say 'EVERYONE OUT OF THE WATER!' then after 5 minutes he yells 'EVERYONE BACK IN THE WATER!' Thats how it works."

To that Aaron said, with a big smile on his face, "Oh, now I get it - that makes sense!" He was relieved, like now he knew the whole story.