This is what she looks like now and this is how she uses a straw:
Numbers
Julia drew these numbers getting married. She has the bride’s maids and someone playing the piano…all very cute. Then, you turn the page over, and on the other side, she drew all of them being eaten by a dragon:
That’s my girl!
Spin
Sometimes, when there are no cars and I’m on a small street, I swerve back and forth. The kids think it’s hilarious. I’m always very careful when I do this and I don’t do it very often. Conrad calls it “spinning”…
Conrad: Spin again, papa.
Rich: No, no.
Conrad: Because we could hit a tree that crashed down on a house……..long pause………let’s do it.
Rich: What’s the magic word?
Conrad: PLEASE can we spin again?
Rich: No.
Conrad: You didn’t say, “No, thank you.”
The Duke
Friend at Bear Lake: Hey Conrad, I like you shoes (Cowboy boots).
Conrad: Thanks. They’re John Wayne’s.
Nightmares
Conrad woke up in the middle of the night and consequently woke up Claire. Claire asked Conrad what was wrong, and a half asleep Conrad repeated softly, “I’m just really creeped out.”
Conrad, Smile.
Kids Nowadays
Weston went to his school’s orientation yesterday. The teacher came back and told Claire how cute Weston is — but she said it with a grin that meant there was more to the story. It turns out the teacher asked Weston what he likes and his answer was, “Violence.”
UPDATE: After posting this, Claire wanted me to mention that she has since had a talk with the boys and explained that, when talking to other people, they like “action” movies, not “violent” movies.
Boggis, Bunce and Bean
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The real version (You have to skip ahead a little):
Googles
So, thanks to my post about the Richie album, I now get amazon ads for Lionel Richie and Michael Bolton’s mug shows up on the Google ads. At least I hope that’s why.
Teeny
Conrad told us today that he had teeny-weeny bosoms, but that he had milk. He then explained how the whole process works: a cow makes milk, we drink it, it fills up our bosoms, and we can then feed babies because that can’t hold cups yet.