Go go go Joe!

We watched Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat last night (with Donny Osmond who is the only Joseph worth watching) and it was a huge hit! The boys have been singing the songs all morning and we're well on our way to memorizing all the songs. Even Mr. 2 has been singing along.

We also ended up showing the boys Elvis so they could appreciate pharaoh's attempt at the "King". Gotta love YouTube - that's where we also found Joseph (in 16 segments of course).

We did skip past part of Potiphar's wife (played by none other than Joan Collins) but otherwise it was great.

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Muffin talk

"Mommy, how do kitty muffins work?"

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School Days

We're starting our first day of homeschooling tomorrow. With a new baby we decided the structure would be good for us and everyone is excited and enthusiasm goes a long way. So we have a schedule ready, books with pages marked, even coloring sheets for Mr. 2 (the older boys insisted that he had to have school too so he's learning a letter each week). It feels like I should make it more momentous but we'll just clean off the table after breakfast and start. Mr. 2 will have Daddy to occupy him so that will make it that much easier. I have no idea how we'll make it work on Wednesday when I'm on my own but one day at a time.

Getting the job done

Mr. 6 is our local handyman. If you need a helper for a project he's happy to grab his toolbox and get the job done. He especially loves changing batteries in anything - but prefers only to use rechargeable because he is very worried about the environment. Today he helped to cut up some wood with his hacksaw. I wasn't sure about a hacksaw for a 6 year old but I grew up with all sisters so I had to trust David's judgement and Mr. 6 has done fine. We think he may be ready for a Swiss Army knife for Christmas although I worry we may have a small MacGyver on our hands.

Too old for naps

Mr. 2 decided to give up naps about 2 weeks ago. Not the best timing given a new baby about to arrive so I tried to convince him that really he does still need naps. I tried putting him in the port-a-crib and the first day he was angry but slept so I thought I had found the solution. The second day he figured out how to climb out of the port-a-crib after about 5 minutes. And proceeded to climb out every few minutes for the 20-30 minutes he was in his room. I tried laying down with him but I took a nap and he did not. He was found happily playing in the secret passage (now kept locked during quiet time). So I admitted defeat and told him he could have quiet time like his big brothers. As long as he stays in his bed with his books he doesn't have to nap. He was quite pleased with this arrangement and happily reads in his bed for 45 minutes just like the big brothers. Sometimes though the nap happens whether he wants it to or not.

He's so cute.

Mr. 2 asked to hold Mr. 0 this evening and he did a great job making sure Mr. 0 was safe. Mr. 2 kept saying how cute he is and how his toes are so little. He's very proud of his little brother and we're very proud of this big brother.

I'm Asherman

Mr. 2 prefers to be called Asherman and refuses to admit he has a midle name. He does not want to be defined - he is the Asherman.

A few days ago he asked me how robots worked and I told him that they had computers and he was quite happy with this answer. Since then he will ask again how robot work and if you responded with how he will open his eyes really wide and say "They have computers. That's how they work."

Today he picked up a long cardboard tube and held it up to his eye. He asked Daddy to look through the other end.

"Hello. I'm Asherman. How do robots work?"

"I don't know - how do robots work?"

"They have computers in them. That's how they work. Good-bye."