Monday: Joshua's first haircut

I gave Joshua a small haircut today.  I was just going to trim around the ears but then cut a bit off the back too.  I realized that he had a little mullet happening.

Here's the new haircut.  You can't really tell a difference from the front, but he was giving such a great smile!

Sunday: kids

Isaac: Why does God want us to have a happy ending? [A question after reading our devotional]
Amanda: Because he really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really loves you.
Isaac looks pensive.  Amanda waits.
Isaac: Did Jesus have a flashlight?


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I was washing Isaac's hair, which lately has felt like torture to him every time I got a drop of water on his eyes.  A few days ago I got some water in his eyes and he didn't go into a convulsive fit, so I was praising him.  His response?

"I'm getting bigger so I can do awesome things now."

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Joshua now has a sign for more.  It is a single finger into a flat hand, nothing at all like the actual sign, but it works.  So this morning he kept saying more and then pointing to the cabinet...he wanted more graham cracker.

Saturday: 15 year reunion

Ben and I went to my 15 year high school reunion tonight.  I wasn't planning on going, but then a few people talked me into it.

It wasn't bad, but it didn't work very well for me either.  I have a hard time going up to people that I barely knew and starting a conversation.  I talked a bit with the people that I currently interact with and even with a few people that I haven't seen since high school, but ...we left pretty early.  And I'm ok with that.  I think I'd be happy to see them in a smaller group, but the large group setting just doesn't work for me.

Friday: normal

Today was a rather normal day, all things considered.

Thursday: black, vinegar, beach ball

Black: we all know that Isaac loves black.  Today he picked out black pants with a black T-shirt...not all that abnormal.  And he put his name tag sticker on from the gym yesterday.  Why?  Because his name was written in black.

Vinegar: I got a large jug of apple cider vinegar to kill fruit flies.  I thought they were dying fairly well, but then I ran out of vinegar about 36 hours ago.  Now we're back to where we started, but I have more vinegar.

Beach ball: Joshua kept trying to play beach ball with Isaac after school today.  Isaac would push the beach ball away and say "no", but I think that is kind of what Joshua wanted.  So Joshua would walk to the beach ball, pick it up, and bring it back.  (Walk!  So much walking this evening!)

I know, I need more pictures.  Maybe tomorrow.

Wednesday: tired

Oh, today I was tired.  A I-need-coffee-when-I-don't-even-drink-coffee tired.  We ended up in the basement to play for a little bit and I laid down on the carpet and gave comatose responses to Isaac's questions for a while.  Joshua put a toy wagon on me.  I left it there.  Isaac then came over and told me I was the best mom ever and I was so sweet.  It was nice to hear that, even as I was actually being a terrible mom.

Luckily, Betsy had wondered if we wanted to go to the park so we went there soon after.  And Joshua went back to sleep after his 3pm nap wake up, so I got a slightly longer nap than normal.

I feel like it is a bit funny to be so tired now, as Joshua is starting to sleep a bit better.  However, I'm still recovering from the weekend sickness and probably still from the lack of sleep last week.

Tuesday: in videos

Amanda: So Isaac, what are you doing?
Isaac: making electricity

Thanks to Dad for the wire coils and magnets!  (If you couldn't tell, everytime the magnet hit the bolt the LED flashed.)  Yay for the magic school bus.