Sunday: Furious 7

Ben and I went to see Furious 7 today.  It was fun - there were many unbelievable things, but, as Ben said, if you pretended they were superheroes it all worked a bit better.

It was nice to do something just a bit different today.

Saturday: things

Let's see...

This morning Isaac came into our bedroom with a game.  Ben and I were both going to play it with him.  He got it set up.

I: The people climbs the ladder, sits down for the whee, stands up, sits down for the whee.  You do it!
B: ok, there's two slides?
I: No, there's three.
B: Where's the third?
I: Right here. [Points to the red piece, lower middle]
A: Who slides down it?
I:  Nothing.  It's a support.
I: Mama, you do it!
A: He climbs the ladder, sits down, slides down, stands up, sits down for the slide.
I: Dad, your turn.
B: He climbs the ladder, sits down for the slide, then does the next slide.
I: No.  You did it wrong.

Note - Ben never did get it correct.

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Joshua ate so much better today.  And napped well too.  I'm hoping it is the start of a new trend.  Also, he really likes to bounce.
 

And Joshua is getting big enough for his rocking ship!

Friday: forgot

I kind of forgot to blog today.  I had some pictures and video taken of random things, but now it's getting late and I don't feel like dealing with them.  So instead I'll leave you with a conversation.

Isaac, looking at a map: We should go see the airplane!  And that thing [the blimp]!  But not that.
Amanda: The compass rose?  Well, we can't.  It's not really there.
Isaac, ignoring me: It's too sharp.

Thursday: why I blog

I blog to share.  It's an easy way for other to keep up-to-date with our lives and know what's going on.  That being said, I try not to over share; it is viewable by anyone that know the address.

I blog to remember.  Lately this has been one of the main motivators.  Isaac says so many silly things and Joshua is growing up so fast.  It's fun to look back and remember the minutea that would otherwise be forgotten.

I blog to be remembered.  There is a part of me that wishes I had more primary resource material from my mom.  Sure, I have lot of treasured memories, but I would love to know what those memories look like from her perspective.  I remember one day when I was rather young saying I wanted tomato soup for dinner.  Mom made it.  I realized I didn't like it and she started crying.  What else had I done that day that I was blissfully unaware of?  What were her struggles while raising two young children?  I know; I could ask my dad.  But it just isn't the same.  I wish that my children could remember her in ways that are not just my memories.  All that being said, should my children or grandchildren have no interest in my life I'm ok with that too.  It probably means nothing untimely happened and that is wonderful.

So on this day when I remember her death I do not feel the pain of missing her that I sometimes feel.  Perhaps because it has been a busy day and I have chosen not to dwell on it.  But I do deeply wish there was a better way to remember her by than just a child's memories.

Wednesday: car wash

Isaac's been asking to go through a car wash for quite a while.  So we went through it today.  I think he's inherited his love of car washes from me.

Yesterday I put Joshua on the floor in the middle of his room and a bit later he was in the hallway.  Most of it was through rolling, but there were a few crawling like motions.

Tuesday: NT

Around the end of February I finished reading the New Testament.  That means I've read the whole Bible (for sure).  (Versus just expecting that I've read all of it in bits and pieces.)  (But I'm pretty sure there were pieces that I had skipped.)  It only took about five years.

I did a devotional during Lent...it was pretty good.  But then it ended and I was at a loss as to what to do next.

So I decided to read the Bible again, this time in The Message.  I'm hoping it will make some of the minor prophets more interesting.  What I really would like is a Bible app with lots of notes...maybe I should look for one.

Monday: 36 weeks

Joshua is 36 weeks old!

He has been enjoying rice crackers this week.  (Like puffs, but bigger).  Avocado has worked pretty well too.  Everything else is still pretty much refused.

While I know he's been rolling back to front for a while, today was the first day I saw him do it multiple times without any type of assistance.  (I think he uses the crib slats when sleeping.)

Joshua also gave a me a lot of smiles today.