March musings

I've hoped that March would bring us warmer days and less snow, but so far that is not the case! Illnesses have gone away with the passing of February, so I am very thankful for that. School schedules keep moving right along. 4th quarter will begin later this month and summer vacation will be here before we know it. The boys will begin soccer after spring break and they are all signed up for little league this summer. At sign-ups last Saturday, Kaleb thought the man taking our information was a college football coach! I forget how big things seem to 6 year olds.

Speaking of Kaleb, he's either hard of hearing or he's paying close attention to song lyrics. Today we were listening to the radio and a newsboys song was playing. Kaleb sang, "waddle love, waddle love" along with the music. He asked me what that meant and I told him they were singing, "what a love, what a wonder You are." Then MercyMe sang their song which says, "when I finally make it home." Kaleb thinks they sing, "when I finally naked home." I have told him the correct words many times but he sings his version still.

As the boys keep growing up, their appetites grow right along with them. Grandma picked them up from school one day this week and took them to a fast food place for an ice cream treat. My phone rang and it was Grandma. She wondered what she should do: Braylen wanted a taco and Kaleb wanted a hamburger. At 3:30 in the afternoon! We compromised and let them have 1/2 of what they wanted, and they brought the other 1/2 home for later. Sheesh. I would have been happy with ice cream. :)

Another thing I'm noticing as the boys grow up is how much "boy humor" they have. Bodily functions of all kinds are very entertaining around here. If I didn't grow up with a brother and his friends I think I might be shocked at this. I frequently catch myself saying something I NEVER would have thought I'd ever say. Things like, "Don't show me that, just get a kleenex." Or (for the 3rd time), "Yes, that was the biggest burp I've ever heard you do." And "Yes, you need to say excuse me even if it was a fake (fill in the blank) that led to the real thing." With each son we have, he starts doing these types of things at a younger age. With such role models ahead of him, our little Aaron is quite a show-off in this arena.

On that note I will close for today. We'll see what tomorrow brings. :)