We were walking to the local bakery when Mr. 3 asked when he would be old enough to cross the street by himself. I told him 6 as is our custom.
"Okay, that's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. And then I can cross."
That's right I told him. So he counted a bit more and then said, "I like numbers. I'm a numbers guy. And a letter guy. Actually I'm just an Asherman."
I 've been feeling a bit cranky with the kids this week - cranky baby, whiny 7 year old, demanding preschooler - so I wanted to stop and remember how blessed I really am.
1. A great neighborhood bakery where we can duck in from the rain
2. Mr. 3 on his Glider Rider
3. Brother best friends
4. Ninja performances
5. Giggling baby on the swings
6. Playing Munchkin with Mr. 9 and his delight in winning
7. Dinner together
8. This Day in History
9. Unexpected hugs
10. Sleeping baby in my arms
Those are just the ones off the the top of my head.
If you could pick me up and show you care,
Then I would snuggle you and pull your hair.
And you would carry me around most anywhere
So happy together.
Mr. 0 loved checking out the sand on the playground (without eating it).
Mr. 3 calls this his "Pianoguys" smile. I'm really not sure why!
Mr. 0 seems firmly of the opinion that walking is the way to go. He is now an adept roller and can reach what he needs (including anything a brother has left nearby) and has no interest in crawling. What he wants to do is stand and walk like everyone else in the house. Luckily his big long arms make walking him around a little easier.
Mr. 0 has not been at his best this week. He is just getting tooth number 4 on top and I'm hoping that's the problem. He has been taking short naps and waking up cranky. This means I don't have time to get anything done and I'm stuck carrying a tired, cranky baby around for the rest of the afternoon. Mr. 3 is also extra tired making for lots of demands and screaming when those demands are not met (today he screamed for a good 20 minutes because he wanted 2 yogurts - demanded before the first was even open). Somehow we muddle through and the big brothers have doing their best to help out.
Mr. 0 had fun hanging out with the cousins today. It was 87 here today so they even spent some time hanging out in the pool in Aunt B's backyard.
And guess who has 3 teeth? It looks like his other top tooth is just about to pop through as well so hopefully he'll be all done before we get in the car in June.
New England has its share of storms but there's nothing like a good thunderstorm in the Midwest. You can watch it rolling in, the wind picking up and the clouds swirling above you. The first rain drops arrive and you run for cover but you keep watching the clouds and listening to the thunder. We even had to go to the basement when the tornado siren went off but it quickly blew over and we came up to the sun shining.
We had big plans to drive our to Indianapolis in April to see the cousins but then the reality of driving the 15 hours with Mr. 0 who is not fond of the car finally dawned on us and we decided that I would just take Mr. 0 by plane for a short visit. So this morning Mr. 0 and I headed out, leaving David and the older 3 at home for prototype week. Mr. 0 has proved a champion traveler and enjoyed breakfast on the airplane (with more in his belly than on me) and making friends with surrounding passengers. We're excited to be able to wish cousin A happy birthday in person.
