Hi

So it's been a while since I last posted an update, and to be honest I doubt if anyone reads this blog anymore since I give it so little attention.  At any rate it's still a good way for me to chronicle the things my kiddos do and since my memory is so terrible it's not a bad idea to write it all down.

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Hannah will be finishing up 1st grade in a couple of weeks!  I can hardly believe my baby girl is now 7 years old, and she is as dramatic as ever.  She is loving all things American Girl and can't wait to start swimming lessons again this summer.  We already have struggles about clothing and shoes, hair styles and just about everything else daily.

Hannah is also learning to ride a bike and she was doing so well.  She got a new bike for her birthday and we were practicing in the street, and then she face planted into the concrete.  We are having a hard time getting her back on the bike, but I hope she will be riding without help soon.  It's hard when you only weigh 35 pounds @ 7 years old and the bike weighs as much as you do.

I put my swimsuit on for the first time a few days ago and Hannah says: "Oh I love it Mommie!" and then in the next breath "but, you bootie looks big!".  Thanks honey for that feedback, and I assure you that my "bootie didn't look big" until you and your brother came along!

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I registered my baby boy for Kindergarten this week although he doesn't seem too excited about going.  He would, however, really like to ride the bus.  He turned 5 on Monday, which is making me feel really old, but also thankful that both of my children can put their shoes on alone (and usually on the right feet), and buckle their seatbelts.

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I was reading the kids a Bible story the other day about the angel that told Mary she would have a baby and name him Jesus.
Will resonds: "Mom, did an angel tell you to name me Will?"
I said: "No buddy, I just liked that name."
Will: "Well you could have named me something better like Woody or Lighting McQueen then."
Me: "You're right buddy. I'm sorry."

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We had lunch with Poppie, Granny Ruth, and PawPaw on Tuesday of this week.  Evidently I was talking to someone else while Will and Poppie were talking about a water toy that Will had gotten for Easter.  Will tells Poppie that he threw it in the deep end and it sank to the bottom.  The conversation went something like this:
Poppie: "Well, I would have jumped in and got it off the bottom for you."
Will: "Well it's really deep."
Poppie: "If Granny was there she would have put her bikini on and jumped in and got it for you."
Will: (looks over at Granny and back at Poppie) "Never tell me that again!"

Apparently he found that mental picture disturbing.

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After noticing an older man wearing an eye patch at a restaurant the other day Will looks at me and says: "No fair Mama! Why does he get to wear a costume to the restaurant and I don't?"  Thank goodness the man couldn't hear him.  Wish I could say the same for the worker at Kroger that he called cranky and/or cranky looking repeatedly before I could quickly get him outta there and give him a talking to!