Halloween and Insensible

Here are some pictures of Jeriah's last day at school and also of the boys and their downstairs buddy Ian tonight. They are all dressed and ready for family fun night at their school. Clay is the lion, Ian is the ninja and Jeriah is the cowboy, Woody from Toy Story.

Clayton's word of the week is "insensible." He was sitting on the toilet yesterday reading a book and got all upset. I thought he was mad at the book and asked him why he was mad at the book. He just looked at me, got a very slight smirk on his face, pointed his finger at me and said, "You are NOT insensible!" I was flabbergasted. Where in the world did that word and phrase come from? I dont know, but he used it several times yesterday while they were playing as well.

ps. still waiting for my husband to come back from CA. I guess they really like him (so do I) and need him (so do we) :)

Pumpkins and Goats

I forgot my camera, but the boys had a good time today visiting the pumpkin patch. They also got to see horses and goats--even baby goats. There was a dog running around the fence frightening the goats so we got to see a show down. First the mamma goat with the babies was eyeing the dog and taking one step closer at a time and giving him "the look!!" Then the other goats started to notice and one by one each of them turned toward the dog and started moving slowly toward then fence where he was and some of them were stomping their hooves on the ground. It was actually pretty hilarious. It was like a member of an oppossing gang had just come over and given lip and the goat gang turned and almost in unison began moving slowly toward the culprit/victim and giving him the deadly glare that he was about to be pounced!

Anyway, then we went to our friend Melissa's house and she helped the boys seed the pumpkin and carve it and even toasted the pumpkin seeds, while i tried to rest.

I am trying to tell the boys that we might have a baby boy but they seem convinced that it is a girl. We were praying at bedtime the other night and clay squeezed me and said, "you going to push that baby out to a girl... a baby girl is gonna be a baby sister." I told him it might be a baby boy and then i would be a brother, but he said, "no, it's a girl. it's a baby sister." So, we shall see. Let's hope the "faith of a child" is right.

Oh yeah, and here is my latest mug shot:) I usually take my pictures in the morning when i am smaller, but this one was at night so the change may be a little more drastic than my morning shots. I really am bigger in the evening. I even measured myself one day in the morning and then that night and I was like an inch or two bigger around that night--it must be the slow digestion!

Sarah

A conversation I just heard from Jeriah, standing on our front steps: "No, can't come in. This is my house. It's for boys. Go downstairs. Go to your house....please say ruf, please say ruf. ...Go. Go doggy. Get down. Hi...Bye. Bye." Our neighbors puppy had come over and wanted to follow Jeriah into the house, apparently.

The picture to the left is our family with Eric holding the 15 lb ahi yellowfin tuna he caught while he and the boys were out fishing with our neighbor on his red zodiak.

We have not had any house action for a few weeks. I guess that is good since my house is currently strung with empty bins, boxes half-packed, clothes piled that no longer have a dresser to rest in, and as always, toys strewn on the floor.

Guess Who?
I walked into the bathroom yesterday and one of my children was squatting on the floor, sticking his pee tool into a bathroom cup. I moved him toward the toilet and he began urinating in the trash can until i turned him toward the toilet.

One of my children just bought an electric guitar (toy) at our garage sale. I awoke at 545am today with the guitar music playing and my son scream singing. A great new alarm clock!

Update
Eric was in CA last week Sunday to Sunday and goes again this Thursday. When we picked him up at the airport Clayton said, "I so glad to see you again, Daddy." It was a heart-melting moment.
While Eric was gone last week I held 2 garage sales and got rid of a lot of stuff. I am trying to pack a few things here and there and prepare them for shipping. Some things I am not sure if i should ship or not, like my nice Pfaltzcraft dishes. If anyone has any suggestions on packing and shipping, please let me know. 3 1/2 wks and counting!
Sarah

Kiddie tales, Doggie tails and Moving tales

10/06/08 "Daddy....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I so excited to see you. I feel better to see you, daddy." -Clayton

11/13/08 Jeriah was acting like a dog so I tried to convince him otherwise by saying, "Doggies eat dog food and only drink water, no milk, no cookies; and they pee on trees and chase cats." So, what does my smart 2 1/2 yr old do? He heads toward the front door and says, "Wanna go pee on the tree and chase kitty cats, mommy..." and continues to say so until i let him outside where he proceeds to a tree, pulls his diaper down, and says he is peeing on the tree. So much for my bright idea. I guess next time I will stick to the no ice cream and cookies statement.

Jeriah just had his last day at preschool. He has been doing school 5 hrs/week and clay goes all day everyday. Clay just started soccer but his younger brother is much more interested in playing than Clay is! Funny how different their personalities are :) I am posting a cool shot of Clay's thoughts on soccer (throw the ball right at mom while she tries to take a soccer photo!)

As for our moving update, it is a little overwhelming trying to figure out what is worth keeping and what is worth sending back to Michigan but we are slowly working on the process. We go to Kalamazoo first to have the baby and let clay finish school for the year (till May or June probablyly) and then we will head up to the great white north. Eric will still be making a lot of business trips out here to Maui, where the main company location is, and maybe to California, but for now we can live either in Maui or in Houghton, where one of the company owners is still a professor at MTU. The kids and I leave for MI Nov 15 and Eric will come a few weeks later.

Speaking of Eric, he is in CA for work all week (on a one-way ticket so far) so hopefully he comes back to help me pack :)

Sarah