Halloween part 1: Trunk-or-treat

Here's a taste of our Halloween weekend! We hosted a trunk at our church's Trunk-or-treat event last night. Here are the trunk and our two trunk-or-treaters!
:)
Anne

Sweetness

The look in her eyes makes my heart shine: Unconditional love for her Bubba.


:)
Anne

Really?!

Andrew hobbled out to the kitchen this morning, and here's the conversation:

A: Mommy, I think my foot hurts.
M: What do you mean your foot hurts? Show me where.
(I bent down to check out where.)

A: it's my ankle, Mom.
M (dumbfounded, I stared at Chris and asked...) really?! What's your ankle?

(Surprisingly, he actually points to his ankle.)

C: Bud, how do you know it's your ankle?
A: (shocked at Chris's ignorance- scoffs and replies) 'Cause it's the circle bone on the outside of my foot.

Really?! Where does he get this!?

:)
Anne

PS: here's a video of some sibling silliness packed with giggles!

Proper usage of f***

We are on our way to our friends' house for dinner, so we are listening to the Ranger's playoff game on the radio. In reaction to a bad play, Chris drops the f-bomb. Cue Andrew's genius:
"Daddy, fuck is a bad word, and that means you shouldn't say it."

Daddy, "I'm sorry, Bud. I shouldn't have said it."

After a moment of thoughtful reflection, Andrew said, "No, Daddy. You can say fuck if people drive slow in front of you, but you can't say it about baseball."

Thank you, tiny wordsmith. We laughed f-ing hard at that.
:)
Anne

Communication conundrum

I am having trouble communicating a few things around my house. Maybe these issues need to be in writing to be resolved, so here goes...

Dear neighborhood cats,

I can see where this might be confusing; however, andrew's sand box is not your alternate litter box. Go home then go pee.

Thanks,
Andrew's Mom

Dear motorcycle driving neighbor,

I will admit I know nothing of motorcycle care; however, I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't rev the engine (parked right outside Andrew's window) several times before and after you drive it. It's loud enough without these "warm up" and "cool down" periods scheduled daily at 6:30am and 8:30pm. Mopeds are cool, too and much quieter. I think I saw one on Craigslist. Check it out.

Thanks,
Andrew and Caroline's mom


 Dear Confused Caroline,

Settle down...The chalkboard is not covered in powdered sugar. Trust me, I've checked.

Love you,
Mommy

Dear Astute Andrew,

Yes you were cute, funny, smart, and very well behaved at the dentist; however, that does not mean you get to watch a movie... nice try, Bud.

Love you,
Mommy

Just a few of the day-to-day issues around the house.

:)
Anne