By Small and Simple Things

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Here are a few videos that I am mainly posting because it seems like the best way to show them to Travis. It's Micah's first attempt to walk in hard soled shoes (he thinks it's hilarious, like most things in life seem to be), and then when Ava was staying with us last week, she and Kaden were playing like she was the princess and and he was saving her from the dragon. I thought it was adorable and I really hope her mom will forgive me to posting it despite her dress flying up a bit?...

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Impish Grins

This doesn't catch it perfectly but it's sort of the example of the proud half smile Micah gets when he is feeling satisfied or proud of himself (namely, when he gets away with something he thought he wouldn't). The past couple of days when I open the fridge or freezer he races over and when I won't let him play with everything inside, he resorts to just sitting on the bottom and staring cutely up at me.

Rainbows

It seems like I have not seen a rainbow for so long! I went to take the garbage out to the curb the other nights and there was a beautiful full rainbow. Normally I would run and get Travis to come out and see it (and he would be just as captivated as me and so glad I got him, wouldn't you? )--but this time it wasn't possible so I actually went and got Noah out of bed since he wasn't asleep yet and brought him down to see it with me. I love rainbows.

Why is it that beauty is so much better when shared with others? I would have been so happy to have seen it, yet disappointed if I couldn't have found someone to share it with.

So Cool

A real watermelon! Growing in our garden! How cute is that? It is nerdy to say, but I am so in love with this thing. I posted this picture first because it's so impressive, but the last picture shows the size more with my hand next to it. It's still very small, and very very cute.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Angelic you say?...

I am going crazy here with this very adorable and maddening child. Let me give a few highlights from his day. Mind you these are highlights and there are plenty of crazy details missing.

Wake up at 6:00, bright eyed and bushy tailed. Lots of smiling. Come into room with mom, empty diaper bag, take bites from the 3 apples in there. Go into mom's bathroom, come out with razor mom thought she hid. Grab mom's phone. Unravel roll of toilet paper. Wave to daddy on the webcam. Get very angry when food is mentioned, must eat NOW. Yell until I get food. Smile a lot again. Notice the door didn't get closed to the garage, escape into garage and dump cup of milk out there. Come inside when Mom drags me. Empty out the kitchen cupboards. Dump out box of cheerios. Look innocent. Ooooh, someone left the bathroom door open again. Go in but get caught before making too much trouble. Climb onto coffee table and fall onto couch from it over and over. Laugh a lot. Find daddy's phone. Run away from Mommy when she sees it. Lose mommy's phone. Empty diaper bag again. Dump box of grapenuts onto floor. Laugh lots more. Dump cup of water that was close enough to the edge of the table that I could reach it. Look innocent. Take a nap, but make sure to wake up earlier than normal. I'm afraid Mommy might get something done. Chase vacuum around and grab cord. Go to the pool and try to drown myself multiple times. Show Mommy the tick in my hair and see what she does. Come home and cry for food. Laugh when I get it. Eat lots. Grab the corningware dish that's on the table and bring it smashing to the floor so that nobody will have to eat the squash. Look more innocent. Why is it in lots of little pieces now? That's kind of cool. Turn TV on and off while my brothers try to watch a movie. That always get a good reaction. Empty cupboards again. If I could just get the fridge open...Jump up and down on couch and tackle Ammon. Laugh and smile when mommy says it's time for bed. Fall exhausted into bed, asleep within 3 seconds. I can't wait for tomorrow....