Quote of the Week

Driving in the car in the rain:

Connor: "Mama can you turn it back to sunshine?"

Me: "Oh, sorry, I can't do that."

Connor: "Please, Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaassssssssseeeeee. I want you to turn it to sunshine!"

Me: "I wish I could too, but only God can do that."

Connor: "WHAAAAAT?"

It seems like we might need to do some more debriefing about God for Connor.

A Tot in a Box

Just a little gift for you...a Tot in a Box!This is where Connor's toys are supposed to be put away, but is is obviously WAY more fun to dump all the toys out and climb in yourself (if you are a contortionist, that is). Again, this is Connor's "smile" for the camera. He must think that it portrays his best side.

Our Left Hander

As you may or may not already know, we think that Connor is going to be (or already is?) a Lefty. I took Connor to a little art studio just for fun & as you can see his art is displayed on the board to dry. Rumor has it that lefties are usually good at art-related pursuits. So far we are not seeing any exceptional skills in this area, but maybe I do not have a true eye for the art (as I am right-handed and all). I will let you judge for yourself. In this pic, I asked Connor to SMILE by his paintings. This is apparently his "totally casual and natural" smile for the camera... I guess he is pretty serious about his glue collage...

However, I think he had the most fun at the dance party in the back of the art studio dancing with his bestie, Cousin Lauren & all the other kids.

Quotes of the Week

Lately we have been acquiring loads of baby paraphernalia for the new babies. Each new item is greeted by Connor with questions such as "Oh, is that where my two baby sisters will sleep?" "Oh, is that where my two baby sisters will take a bath?" "Oh, is that my two baby sister's jammies?" etc. I think he might be getting the gist of what is to come. However, since he is so possessive of HIS two new babies, I am thinking of assigning him a middle of the night shift... "Connor YOUR two baby sisters are hungry!" On the other hand, I think that Child Protective Services may frown upon that particular style of parenting.

Some of my recent favorite quotes:

C: Will my two babies come out of your belly?

Me: Yep, as soon as they grow big enough.

C: Oh, they are too little? (Pats my stomach) The babies will grow big like me?

Me: Let's hope they do not grow THAT big. (It's impossible to have two 8lb. 13 oz twins, right, RIGHT??)

C: Will my two babies have eyes?

Me: Hopefully, yes.

C: Will they have TWO eyes?

Me: Yes.

C: Oh, will they be able to see ME?

Me: Yep. (but...what exactly do you have in mind, my dear child?)

Lastly, occasionally Connor casually suggests at bedtime that we sing an additional song for his two baby sisters. Then he will kiss "them" good night and sometimes say, "I love them." I can't tell if this is endearing brotherly love, or a stall tactic. Either way, I just roll with it.

Painting

We've been doing a lot of paint amidst the remodeling project. Connor is super into this task. In fact, each time we get out paint he insists upon getting out his paint brush too. Fortunately we found some special "clear paint" that is only for Connor to use. Some people call it water, but to each their own. So far Connor has been very pleased with this special type of paint and has painted many-a-walls for us! He's not half bad, but does get extremely upset when Daisy drinks some clear paint straight out of his paint "bucket."