Finn is pretending to drink coffee (he doesn't know it is a bad idea to drink coffee before bed).
Liam is asking where his guacamole (i.e. Guatemala) flag is.
Matt is patiently waiting to read a Dora the Explorer book.
I am coughing and hacking.
The cats are sleeping.
The cats have the right idea.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
New Years Day
Since I was feeling really sick on New Years day, we stayed in and spent most of the day in pyjamas. I wasn't up to wrestling, but Matt felt pretty good, so here is how the day was spent:
Giving thanks
I admit that we are not always the best about remembering to give thanks before we eat, but we were able to sit down to more meals together over the holidays, and made some effort. Geof said a lovely prayer before Christmas dinner, and Liam wanted to add something. He gave thanks for his family, and especially his brother. It was incredibly sweet, and brought a little tear to my eye.
As we sat down to eat a couple of days later, Liam again wanted to say grace. He gave a similar speech, saying, "I'm thankful for my family, and my brother, and for his being born because he is a really nice boy. God bless Finian David. Amen." Matt asked Finn if there was anything he wanted to give thanks for, and Finn thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I'm thankful for . . . exercise!!!!" I'm sure he is also grateful for his brother.
As we sat down to eat a couple of days later, Liam again wanted to say grace. He gave a similar speech, saying, "I'm thankful for my family, and my brother, and for his being born because he is a really nice boy. God bless Finian David. Amen." Matt asked Finn if there was anything he wanted to give thanks for, and Finn thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I'm thankful for . . . exercise!!!!" I'm sure he is also grateful for his brother.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Christmas all over again
We all got to have a second Christmas last weekend when Geof and Lo came to town. The boys got lots and lots of vehicles, and some fun dress up clothes:
They also really enjoyed the slot car racing set from Aunt Breezy and Uncle Mike. In fact, all of the boys enjoyed it: 
Yes, all of the boys:
It's too bad we all ended up sick, because otherwise it was a great way to end the year.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Finn and Santa, Christmas, and money
Finn seems to be much more aware of Santa, and much more excited for Christmas, than Liam was at his age. I'm so glad he has a big brother to teach him such things. Several times today he asked me when Santa was coming.
We went out for a a little hike at Radnor Lake this afternoon, and before we got started, Liam had to use the restroom. As I waited with Finn, I decided to make some small talk. Knowing he'd asked Santa for a helicopter a few days ago, I casually asked him what he thought Santa would bring him. He affirmed his desire for a helicopter. When I asked him what he thought Santa might bring me, he paused, then said, "A football?" I said, sure, a football would be nice, and asked what he thought Santa would bring daddy. Again, "maybe a football?" Was I missing a latent desire or something? What was with the footballs??
Anyway, after our hike we ate a little and went to the family service at church. The boys demonstrated the worst behavior of any of the kids there. Fortunately, when the offeratory was being passed around and Finn declared, very loudly, "I WANT MY MONEY" over and over again, most people seemed eager to believe he said he wanted his mommy. In his defense, he wanted to put money in the bowl, but still.
In the spirit of the "A Christmas Story" movie, and remembering the fa-ra-ra-ra-ra's, we decided to stop by the only restaurant open on the way home and get some Chinese take out. It was the best asian food I had had in years. Yum. When we finally got the boys to bed and were able to spend a minute talking to each other without constant interruptions ("Why do people have hair? What about bald people? etc) I had a revelation, about four hours too late. Matt had brought up two gifts for the boys from his partner, and they were in gift bags under the tree. I myself had peeked a few days ago, so I knew that they contained footballs. The little sneak.
Merry Christmas!
We went out for a a little hike at Radnor Lake this afternoon, and before we got started, Liam had to use the restroom. As I waited with Finn, I decided to make some small talk. Knowing he'd asked Santa for a helicopter a few days ago, I casually asked him what he thought Santa would bring him. He affirmed his desire for a helicopter. When I asked him what he thought Santa might bring me, he paused, then said, "A football?" I said, sure, a football would be nice, and asked what he thought Santa would bring daddy. Again, "maybe a football?" Was I missing a latent desire or something? What was with the footballs??
Anyway, after our hike we ate a little and went to the family service at church. The boys demonstrated the worst behavior of any of the kids there. Fortunately, when the offeratory was being passed around and Finn declared, very loudly, "I WANT MY MONEY" over and over again, most people seemed eager to believe he said he wanted his mommy. In his defense, he wanted to put money in the bowl, but still.
In the spirit of the "A Christmas Story" movie, and remembering the fa-ra-ra-ra-ra's, we decided to stop by the only restaurant open on the way home and get some Chinese take out. It was the best asian food I had had in years. Yum. When we finally got the boys to bed and were able to spend a minute talking to each other without constant interruptions ("Why do people have hair? What about bald people? etc) I had a revelation, about four hours too late. Matt had brought up two gifts for the boys from his partner, and they were in gift bags under the tree. I myself had peeked a few days ago, so I knew that they contained footballs. The little sneak.
Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 22, 2007
More Finn'isms
A few more of Finn's funny sayings in the last two days:
Yesterday, Liam proclaimed (to Matt's horror) that his favorite candy was a peppermint candy cane. Finn replied that his favorite was a broccoli-cane. Then he laughed very loudly. A discussion of lemon-canes, chocolate canes, and mailbox-canes ensued.
Today, as we waited to see Santa (see the picture) the boys were bored, so I gave them pens to draw on the flyers. They both scribbled for several minutes, and then gave us their papers to hold. Matt looked at Finn's drawing and said, "That's a nice snowflake, Finn." Finn took the drawing back, reexamined it, and said, "No, it's a spiderweb." And really, it did look a lot more like a spider web.
Later, as we got them ready for naps, Finn asked me to take his socks off. Then he put one of his socks on his hand, said, "I'm a puppet!" Then he made the 'puppet's' mouth move, and said, "an alligator puppet!!" and chased us with it. So cute.
His spontaneity and creativity never cease to amaze us. The fact that he is the most stubborn boy on the planet mitigates our delight somewhat, but nonetheless, he's pretty fun these days.
Yesterday, Liam proclaimed (to Matt's horror) that his favorite candy was a peppermint candy cane. Finn replied that his favorite was a broccoli-cane. Then he laughed very loudly. A discussion of lemon-canes, chocolate canes, and mailbox-canes ensued.
Today, as we waited to see Santa (see the picture) the boys were bored, so I gave them pens to draw on the flyers. They both scribbled for several minutes, and then gave us their papers to hold. Matt looked at Finn's drawing and said, "That's a nice snowflake, Finn." Finn took the drawing back, reexamined it, and said, "No, it's a spiderweb." And really, it did look a lot more like a spider web.
Later, as we got them ready for naps, Finn asked me to take his socks off. Then he put one of his socks on his hand, said, "I'm a puppet!" Then he made the 'puppet's' mouth move, and said, "an alligator puppet!!" and chased us with it. So cute.
His spontaneity and creativity never cease to amaze us. The fact that he is the most stubborn boy on the planet mitigates our delight somewhat, but nonetheless, he's pretty fun these days.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Soooo scary!
Finn sometimes says the most surprising and funny things.
Last night, after bathtime, Matt was drying Finn's hair, and the towel was draped over Finn's head and around his body. As Matt is rubbing Finn's head, Finn says, "I'm a ghost! Oooooooooooooooooo!" It was so utterly spontaneous and cute.
I need to be better about keeping the blog up to date, because I forget these cute things so quickly!!
Last night, after bathtime, Matt was drying Finn's hair, and the towel was draped over Finn's head and around his body. As Matt is rubbing Finn's head, Finn says, "I'm a ghost! Oooooooooooooooooo!" It was so utterly spontaneous and cute.
I need to be better about keeping the blog up to date, because I forget these cute things so quickly!!
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