Page Pirates

We took the boys to a Page Pirates football game this past Friday night. They loved it! Knox asks to go to some sort of sporting event everyday. Eli's first question when we walked in the gates was, "Why are there girls on the field?" His Daddy told him that one day it wouldn't bother him at all if there were girls at a football game....

Still here...

These little boys are keeping us very busy these days! We are constantly intriqued by their ever-changing personalities. Knox is a constant chatter-box, talking ALL. THE. TIME. He never stops and still asks, "why", after every word we say to him. He is also fiercely independent, telling me all the time, "I not need any helps." Eli is still his biggest hero, and the feeling has become more mutual in recent weeks. They rely on each other for a lot and are a bit thrown off if not together. We are making a greater effort to spend individual time with them, especially before the baby comes in a few weeks.

Eli loves to learn, practice writing, and even reading. He has learned a few sight words and is very proud of the little books he can "read". We are working through the alphabet and he amazes me at how well he retains all we do together.

They keep us laughing!

Eli is known to say some of the most hilarious statements. Today at church I combined his and Knox's class and sat down to sing with them. I told them we were going to sing, "My God is so Big". Eli raises his hand and says, "Mom, how bout some Chris Tomlin?"

Recently I put a new pair of sandals on Eli. He had never worn strappy sandals before and he stood up, looked down at his feet, and proclaimed, "Well my goodness Mommy, I wook just like Jesus Christ the Lord." Jerrold and I were dying laughing.

Eli also says very interesting comments that are way out of his age range. We joke that he is an old man stuck in a little body. We co-hosted an event for our Karen refugee teenagers at church. As we stood on the field watching them all run around and play games Eli looked at me and said, "Mommy, isn't it beautiful to see all dese peoples enjoying demselves." Whew, not a 3 year old comment.

Knox on the other hand is not nearly as insightful or deep. He does say funny things, but more often asks questions that relate directly to himself. Typical 2 year old behavior. He strongly prefers for me to put him to bed at night, more often than not, he will pitch a fit if his Daddy does the routine. We have been practicing having Daddy put him to bed, and the last several nights he has begun to ask me at 5:00, "Mommy, you put me to bed tonight?" My Mom reports that I started asking every afternoon about the same time if she was going to rock me at night....Tonight as I tiptoed by his room, assuming he was asleep, I sneezed. I immediately heard the sweetest little high-pitched voice, "Bess you, Mommy", "Mommy, you hear me, I say bess you". He. is. a. mess.

Sleeping on the job...

Eli and I have been working through some awesome Answers in Genesis curriculum each day while Knox naps. He loves the worksheets and special attention. This past week I told him he could go to his room for a few minutes of quiet time and he chose his animal flash cards to study. I think he might have "studied" for about 3 minutes. This little boy cannot get near his room and hold his eyelids open...

Aunt Na's Wedding Day!

We had so much fun at Aunt Na's wedding! Anna looked beautiful and so did MaMa & Paas! The wedding was outside and the weather was perfect!

Our little boys were completely full of themselves. They danced the night away, entertained the guests, and flirted with bridesmaids. We were a little surprised at how excited they were and how long they lasted into the night. They had looked forward to the wedding cake all day and as you can see, it did not disappoint! What a fun night with our family!