Adventurous Will?

So, Will's preschool teacher came out to the car when I was getting him last week. She told me that he is so good at trying new things. I figured that she meant a new game or activity. I thought that was very nice of her and cool that she'd come out and tell me that. Then, I said to her, "Yeah, but he's not very good at eating food." Then, she's like, "No, that's what I mean, he'll always try the snack. He'll take a little bite. Everyone at the table sees him as an example." I was shocked. This is the same kid that I can only get to eat like 5 different things at home? Kids are so different at home than school. The teacher said it was a me, and that I was doing a good job with him. I guess I should take whatever compliment that I can get.

Will loves to watch "Lightning McQueen." I like it when he impersonates the Sheriff and says, "Son, you're in a HEAT of trouble." It's supposed to be heap. But he insists that he says heat! He also thinks that the show on Disney is called "It's on the Sheep" rather than it's actual name "Shaun the Sheep." His little ears hear things different than mine, I guess.

Quirky Jack

Jack apparently has been watching me put on my eyeliner a little too often, because now when he opens a marker/pen, he lifts it right to his eye and starts rubbing it around. Kind of cute, but pretty messy. Not sure how I'm gonna break him of that habit. He is so stubborn sometimes!

When I give something to Jack or do something, I'll sometimes say, "TaDa!" He'll reply with his version..."Ta....Da!" Really cute.

Will looking like Jack

We have family pictures hanging next to our table in our kitchen. They were from last fall when Jack was only a couple of months old. There's one picture with just the two boys and Jack is under Will lifting up his head and making a weird face with his mouth open. So, the other day Will was talking about those pictures and said that Jack wasn't very happy and his face was like this (then he did his version of Jack's face, mouth opened and all). It was hilarious and actually looked a lot like Jack. Funny boys.

Jack, Nana & Daddy-daddy

So, when Randy and I went to Hawaii, my parents came and helped take care of Jack and Will. Jack became very attached to his Grandadday (aka daddy-daddy). He was so happy to see him at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'd say, "Are you excited to see Nana?" and he'd say, with a twinkle in his eyes, "Daddy-daddy!"

The other day we were playing in the backyard on the kids new playhouse and one of the neighbors started up a weedwacker. Right away Jack perked up, pointed and said, "Daddy-daddy!" He sure knows his grandaddy. Grandaddy is always working on the lawn or using some noisy tool.

Then, on Wednesday, we were in the front yard and our next door neighbor was mowing her lawn. Apparently Jack thought that she looked like Nana. So, he pointed and started yelling, "Nana Nana!" Poor boy, he misses them, I guess.

BYU at Tulane

We went with the Grimm's to New Orleans last week for the BYU football game. All of us went in their minivan. 4 adults and 4 kids. We survived the car ride, which is saying something. It's a 5 1/2 hour drive from Houston.

It was nice to stay at the Intercontinental New Orleans. (Thanks Hotwire) Will and Jack loved the hotel room. Of course Jack wasn't so fond of it during the sleeping hours. We walked around the town on Saturday morning. It's such a neat town. I love the beignets. They are so yummy! Then we took the trolley to the Tailgate Party. That was the low part of the trip. It was raining. And raining and tailgates just don't work together. The kids loved the trolley, though.

The football game was about what we expected. We blew out Tulane. It was nice to have an up close and personal game. The Superdome was practically empty. It was raining really hard after the game was over. We had to walk like a mile or two in it to get back to our hotel. Will kept stating the obvious (like 15 times), "Mommy, it's raining" "Mommy, I'm getting all wet!" I had Jack in the baby carrier, so I got the umbrella. That was nice. Will and Randy had a lot of fun walking in the rain. It was a fun and quick trip.

BYU vs. OU

Randy and I went to the Inaugural College Football Game at the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX. The whole time I was getting ready to go, I just kept thinking, "Don't let it be like TCU last year." We got blown out so bad at that game. I wanted our team to "show up" and play well. I figured we'd probably lose, but I wanted to at least look good.

As we were walking towards this massive stadium, all you could see was a sea of red with occasional dots of blue. We had one OU fan say, "Good luck" as we walked past. Seemed like he wanted to add "cause you're gonna need it." We felt like that was probably true.

The BYU fans, who weren't few, but totally outnumbered, were so pumped up. Like an hour before the game started we were already yelling and cheering a lot. Then, the game started and we continued to do a lot of cheering. It was so awesome. We didn't let them even have a first down.

At the end when we were about to win, I was like in total shock. I was thinking, "We could still lose, right?" "OU has time to still score." But they didn't! We won. When I look at the highlights of the game, they show Max Hall and you can see the shock in his face. That's exactly how I felt. But it was an awesome feeling! I was so tired at the end of the game. It was like 4 hours of constant cheering.

I'm so glad that I can say that I was at that game!

One Long Night

So, a couple Saturdays ago I was thinking, "Saturday's are so nice." Randy and I watched a movie and went to bed. I thought it was a little weird when I went in to help Jack and he burped. Typical night...until...1:00 Will comes in our room and is whining. I thought he woke up from a bad dream or something, so I lift him up into our bed. Then, I smelled him. He'd thrown up. So, Randy went to his bedroom to check out this situation. I walked in a little while later and saw the huge mess. It smelled really bad (obviously) and I told Randy that. Apparently that was enough to kick Randy's poor gag reflexes in. He went to the bathroom and started throwing up. Then, I heard Jack crying in his crib. I figured we were making too much noise and we just woke him up. I kind of ignored him for a little bit while I helped Will change clothes. I finally got around to helping Jack. I go in there and he's been throwing up and continues to throw up as I take him out. I am wide awake at this point. Jack only threw up once more that night and he was fine after that. Poor Will didn't share the same fate. He couldn't hold anything day for the next day and a half. I did A LOT of laundry in the course of a couple of days. Luckily it was a Sunday that he was sick and I had Randy here to help me out.

I got that stomach bug two days later. Mine was like Jack's, though, and only lasted a little while. Randy got it a week later. His was really bad, like Will's. I hope that I don't have to deal with that much illness, all at once, for a long time.