Jude (who is now 7) finally learned how to swing by himself. Â I’m been working for years with him, trying so hard to teach him to pump so I wouldn’t have to keep pushing him on the swing. Â I hadn’t even attempted to teach him this year, but he just jumped on the swing and …
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Asher’s Quotes of the Day
“I have two names — Asher and Bobo.” “Mommy, if a bad guy comes to our house, I’m going to save you from the bad guy.” (Love the confidence of my pint-sized 2 year old!)
Levi’s Quote of the Day
Levi, who is 4, told me this morning, “1 plus 1 is 2, but 1 times 1 equals 1.”
Jude’s Quote of the Day
“I barely drink pop, but on the days I do, I drink way too much.”
Jude’s Quote of the Day
“Mommy, even though I love my toys, I have to say that I have too many.” (He said while helping me clean them up.)
Levi’s Quote of the Day
“Mommy, I love you because you get me things.” Â (He told me after coming in barefoot from outside with muddy feet and I got him some socks to cover them up until bath time.)
Jude’s Quote of the Day
Jude has been savings up for college for his whole life. He asked what costs more — college or a house. I said they cost about the same. He said he’d rather have a house. Then he asked if college is fun and what people do there. When I said that college students go to …
Levi’s Quote of the Day
When it was time for the boys and I to go outside to ride bike tonight, the boys wanted to exit through the window. Levi said, “Mom, we never go out the window.” What could I say, one of my favorite memories involves entering and exiting the house through my basement window as a kid …
Israel
I wrote the care instructions for the Olson Boys that I posted earlier in preparation for the sadly kid-free 2 week vacation Andy and I were planning for Israel in February. We’ve been home for 6 weeks or so, but I haven’t had a chance to write about the trip. This won’t be pretty, but it …