Oh it starts

We were at a birthday party last week and my friend Joy was telling me that her son had been really upset when he got in the car a few days before. She said that she put him off for a few minutes but he didn't let up. She finally asked "Ethan what is wrong." He says "Olivia is not my friend anymore." She said why not? He says "because she told me that she was going to marry Tanner and that he would be her husband and she would not let him play with me anymore but Tanner was my friend first." As Joy is telling me this I look over and Tanner is standing up against the tree (Olivia had put him there) and she told him he needed to stay there and she went off and played. Oh it starts. Joy and I died laughing. It was sooo funny.

Father's Day or Son Day

At church Tanner turns to me and says "mom today is Father's Day but why isn't it Sunday". I said "Tanner it is Sunday. You know that." He says "no it should be SON day today shouldn't it (and he pointed to himself)?" I started to laugh. He says "I think we should have a son day because there is Father's Day and Mother's Day." I said "that would be nice". He says "I want SON day to be Tuesday okay?" What a character

Why we love our dad

Before we gave Mike his father's day presents I asked the kids to say why they loved their dad. These are some of their responses.
I love you dad because you help me clean up my room--Emma
I love you dad because you take me to church--Emma
I love you dad because you give me kisses--Emma
I love to play the Wii with my dad and watch movies--Tanner
I love my dad because he plays with me--Tanner
I love my dad because he listens to our songs from Wicked--Tanner

I never thought I would detest a letter in the alphabet

My little Emma is very cute, and inquisitive. She asks a lot of questions, which for the most part I really enjoy that she wants to learn. But lately when she asks a question after I have answered she turns to ask "Y". Once I have answered she again turns the question of "Y". There is no end to this. I could get back to the "and that is why the dirt was made" and she would still ask "Y". I have come to cringe a little when I know that it is coming. (It actually is kind of funny.) I was in the store the other day and we had been shopping for a couple of hours. So there had been plenty of "Y" questions that had been asked. I was getting to my "Y" question max. We were in the grocery store and it was "Y" are you buying those beets? Because we want to eat them. "Y"? Because they are good for us. "Y"? Because....... "Y"? Because...... and it continued. I finally said okay Emma enough. "Y" mom. A lady behind me started to laugh. I turned around and said I am a little tired of the "Y" questions and she continued to laugh. I thought that she must have had an Emma. And as we walked away Emma asked "Y" did that lady talk to you. And so in continues.

The Training Wheels Are Off

Tanner has finally done it. He is riding his bike without training wheels. They came off on Thursday and he pretty much took right to it. We would steady him a bit and then run with him (and he thought we were holding on the whole time) but he was doing it himself. Friday we would get him started and then Saturday he now can just take off. He was so proud of himself. I couldn't believe it. I thought it would come with a lot of tears, and being scared but there was none of that. We are so proud of him.

We call him a really good sport

On Memorial Day we had a work party. It was a luau theme. They put on a really good party. It was the perfect day for a party. It was a little cloudy and had a nice gentle wind. They did a carnival for the kids and then we had great food (as always). There is a lady that works with Mike and her daughter is taking hula dancing so she asked the class to come share some of their dances. They were all so cute and it was quite a treat. They then asked for some audience participation. They almost had enough people but needed 1 or 2 more. My wonderful, good sport of a husband was asked if he would help them out and he smiled and said sure. I don't think he knew what he had just committed too. He had to put on the grass skirt, the coconuts and the lei (I think that is how you spell it). Then it was time to learn how to dance. He did a really good job. I think I took about a 100 pictures because for some reason I just couldn't stop taking them. I noticed there were quite a lot of other people taking them of Mike and telling him that they would be in the break room the next day. Here is a picture so you can see how fun this really was.

It has been awhile

Hello everyone. We are still alive. Sorry it has been sooooo very long. Stinkin life has gotten in the way. From doctors appointments, to school coming to a close, to working, to no sleep and no energy there has been no time to write. I am going to do my darndest to get caught up. So I am going to add a few today.