Kendall and Sharon Batson: August 2008

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Summer of Babies!

Okay so I had a birthday the other day and the best present of all was the call from Florida informing me that my newest neice had been born just about an hour before! Wahoo!

I had 4 sisters-in-law pregnant at the same time this year: 2 of Kendall's sisters and my 2 brothers' wives. Not only that, all these babies were born in a nearly perfect pattern: 1st Paul on June 7th, then 17 days later came Ashley on June 24th, then 17 days later came Alex on July 11th, then 21 days later came Cassy on August 1st! Way to go Cassy, you ruined the nice pattern of every 17 days, but at least you came on my birthday! (Once I have permission, I'll post pics of them all).

My lovely sister informs me that I'm next. Don't hold your breath! I've got 2 kids to get out of diapers first!

Today was a day that I really should have had my camera...we took the kids to Riverfront Park in Downtown Spokane. It was super warm and there is this nifty fountain thing that the kids can run through and get soaking wet. Dispite a little knee scrape (Eli, of course) The kids had a blast. It makes my heart so happy to see Eli and Eric play and have fun together. The moments are rare, probably for many reasons...I cherish the ones we get.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Fun with Dad in the park. Puyallup, WA, July 7th.

Eli and Greggers...just being 2 year olds!

One might wonder...do I ever put clothes on my kids? Well, yeah, but it's summer and it's hot and I have a 2-year-old who makes up his own mind about when clothes should be worn. Yeah, he's also trying to potty train himself, so that adds to the mayhem.

Noah holding strong in the bath with Eli. He's the more mellow of the two, but I wouldn't be surprised if he comes out tougher! He might have to, just to survive.

Day at the park to say good bye to Nikki...She's off in Mississippi now. Sad, but good for them, right? WE miss you Nik!

Who's saying what?

September 12, 2009
Oh to be in so much wonder of the world as a two year old! Noah looks at new things every day and loves to say, "Wow! Amazing!" Oh yeah and he calls everything wonderful too!

July 23, 2009
Since about May or so Eli has been very interested in how old he is. When we ask him, he says, "I freezer old!"
I made the mistake once of giving him 3 of some sort of treat, saying that he got 3 because he's 3 years old. Now, anytime I give him anything he says, "But I freezer old!" Meaning, I MUST give him 3!

A couple of weeks ago we were going to play with the Huismans. Eli knew he would see Greg and he started asking, "Mommy Greggars freezer old too?" "Yes, Eli, Greggars is 3 years old just like you." He thought for a moment and then figured out, "Oh! He same big are me!" I love 3 year old grammer.

Eli has also memorized when his birthday is. When we ask him he says, "My burfday is Febrary!" Since his birthday is on the 5th, I showed him that he could hold up all 5 fingers. Now when we ask him he says, really loudly, "My burfday Febrary fift!" with whole lot of spit and a very proud extended high five-style hand.

Today at the park Noah was having a blast climbing UP the slide. IT was a fairly tall slide and he felt very accomplished. When he would get to the top, he'd hang his head over and look for either me or Eli then say, "What doing?" Then he'd laugh and slide on down. This was repeated a bunch of times.

Some of Noah's phrases lately, "Where are you?" "Oh, there I are!" "I wanna hide" (usually under a blanket or a table, etc.) He'll tell us a whole lot of gibberish that we don't understand, while holding his hands out, palms up, like he's explaining something. Then he says, "K?", very know-it-all like we should know exactly what he's talking about.

11-09-08
"Don't mess with me!"
This is said as he waves his finger at me and gives me a squinted-eye look.

September 2008
"I wanna like pirate!" As he climbs up and sits on top of the toilet tank. Anyone seen that commercial?

"I wanna like friends!" This means that he wants to hold hands and walk toward whereever it is HE wants to go.

"I wanna sleep mommy." This means that I have to lay down and fall asleep with him.

"I wanna need it." He wants to need just about anything that anyone else has.

July 2008
This is what I heard from the back of the van tonight. "bacons? (translation: spankins? as in do you need spankins?). Time out! bacons! time out!" Wow, is this how I sound to him?

"Later! Catch the bus!" As he puts on his really cool free IKEA backpack (upside down, mind you) and is heading toward the door. But before getting to the door he had to come back and get his good bye kiss. He just wants to be like daddy and big brother!

"Out!", he screams to me, pointing his finger to get me out of HIS kitchen (which, by the way, he pronounces chichen). Hmmm...where would he get this kind of bossiness?