9th Anniversary

We celebrated our 9th Anniversary on June 29th. The kids and I were all dressed up and the table was set with our china when Dave got home. He loved his fancy family but said, sheepishly, that he couldn’t bear to put on his fancy clothes. The combination of the warm weather and having to wear nice clothes to work were good enough reasons for me. Dinner was great and the conversation with the kids was even better. We told them all about our wedding day. Amelia hung on every word and when she had to go check on something she said “pause, pause, so I don’t miss anything”. After all the details we had to take a look at our pictures. Dave and I felt so lucky and loved when we saw everyone who celebrated with us that day. Wow! It was an amazing day and has been a wonderful and fast 9 years since.

Pool Time

We invested in a pool membership this summer, which has made the Missouri summer much more bearable. We can walk to the pool from our house and several families from the neighborhood belong. The kids have no problem just jumping right in. Amelia is life-jacket free, although she must be constantly supervised and close to a wall if she gets tired. She has held her breath for up to 8 seconds. Will, wearing his pink goggles, likes to count to 28 (skipping a few numbers between 1 and 28) and then say “step on the gas” before jumping in. If you can’t find or get a hold of us, we’re at the pool.

A & W Tidbits

William:

The kids were having a tea party outside recently when it started to rain. Will came inside and asked, “Mom, can you turn off the rain”.

I turned on NPR this morning, as I do most mornings. Will was eating breakfast and asked, “Is this Car Talk?”. Both kids have been known to ask to listen to “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me”.

Will had his goggles on upside down and when I told him he said they were “upside right”.

Will has been a quick learner from his sister. Whenever he does something he shouldn’t, such as hitting or kicking, he quickly says “it was an accident”.

 

Amelia and Little House on the Prairie:

Amelia has truly loved the Little House on the Prairie books. We recently started the last one, These Happy Golden Years. When I told her it was the last one she said “NO!”. I know exactly how she feels. This book focuses on Laura and Almonzo, which we are all enjoying. Amelia has kicked her feet out of excitement, pulled the covers over her head, and tonight after I read about Almonzo picking Laura up in his sleigh she simply said “That’s incredible”. We have a book lover on our hands.

Will bit Amelia today (not good at all). While he was in timeout Amelia said that she wished there was a teacher here to smack him with a ruler. I’m assuming another Little House on the Prairie reference.

 

Amelia:

Will was crying when Dave had to leave for work and Amelia looked at me and said “Will is so dra-ma-tic”.