Wednesday: break, day 3

This morning we went to Crazy Bounce.  I told the kids a while ago that we would go during break, but they forgot.  So they were excited to be there.  Joshua went down a medium sized slide by himself a few times, and it was fun to watch his face.  It would start out as excitement, change to terror, and then finish in triumph.

Tuesday: Flurry

Flurry was sitting on my lap today while I was playing Warcraft.  Ben and I were laughing about a bad pun, and she got mad.

Flurry always gets mad when we laugh. 

Monday: spring break, day 1

Well, today was day 1 of Isaac's "boring" spring break.  This morning I worked from home and Isaac played, cleaned his room, and took a shower.  He still said that staying home was his favorite part of the day.

Sunday: Happy Resurrection Day

He is Risen!

He is Risen indeed!

While it ended up being a rather normal Sunday, it was also a day filled with Joy.  How can one not be in awe on the day that is especially set aside to remember Jesus' victory over death?

And, as a sort-of tradition, naps were taken too. :)

Good Friday

Today started out...ok.  I was tired and in a mood.  Luckily, Ben was home and let me have an early nap.

Isaac had a half day today and then started spring break.

We went to the Good Friday service this evening.  I wasn't sure how well it would go, since Isaac hasn't done so well in church in the past.  But it is also an important day in the church calendar, so we went.  Isaac led us to our seats, in the second row.  'oh boy," I thought...this could go poorly.  However, I think it actually helped things go better because it was easier to see the front.

Joshua fell asleep about half way through. 

Isaac did some of the things I brought and then colored a little bit.  "I love Jesus more."  It makes my heart happy.

Wednesday: Joshua

We were reading a Star Wars book...sort of...and I found out that Joshua thinks Yoda is a turtle. :D

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Yesterday Ben came home and Joshua immediately asked if [Ben] had gone by the Bear Castle.  Ben said no, but asked what would have happened if he did.  To which Joshua responded that bears would have been chasing him.  (Note: this is what normally happens after we pass the Bear Castle.)

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Today we went by the Bear Castle. 
Ben: Joshua, do you see what we're going by?
Joshua, in an ominous voice: Bear Castle
Joshua: Isaac, how many bears are chasing us?
Isaac: One thousand.

This is a fairly regular conversation too.  Joshua gets to decide what is in the castle (he always chooses bears) and Isaac gets to decide how many are chasing us.  We tend to throw bombs at them to get rid of them.

Tuesday: oats peas beans and barley grow

On the day we left for vacation, Isaac kept singing, "Oats, peas, beans and barley grow!"  It was a bit odd, because he doesn't sing all that often.  It was a song that they sang in music class and it was stuck in my head.

I then remembered the song from growing up and it got stuck in my head.