5!

These have been the best 5 years of my life. Happy birthday my little man.

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Lately

My kids have said and done some super funny things lately and I'm sharing with you. :-)

- This morning when I went to wake up Shea to get ready for school, he looked at me, rolled back over and mumbled, "Just let me finish this dream, mom, it's good."

- The other night I went in to check on Shea at midnight before I went to sleep and this is what I found:
Him sound asleep in his "nightcap." I laughed and showed Chris then took it off because he was a sweat ball! In the morning he was bugged that I'd taken off his night cap as he calls it. His head was cold mom!

- Every time Clare picks up a phone now, she starts pressing buttons and says, "I'm just checking my email mom." When I pick up my phone or open my computer she asks me if I'm just checking my email too.

- A few weeks ago at preschool Shea was really sad when I picked him up. I asked him what was wrong. He said that he was trying to play with one of his girl friends during recess. She didn't want to play, but he kept trying. Apparently he pushed her too far because she told him that he was "ruining her life." In the saddest voice he said to me, "Mom, I didn't know what I was doing to ruin her life!" It was so sad. Already?? Girls are hurting his feelings already???? NOOOOO!

- Clare has to do everything I do right now. And I mean everything. Which I love! I can't put make up on without her demanding to sit next to me. She's decided that she's in charge of the "lips" and has to put it on for both of us. I can NOT shower without her. She loves to get in the shower with mommy and sing the "raindrop" song. If I try to sneak one in w/ out her, she'll take off her clothes and cry and sob outside the door the whole time. She has to exercise when I exercise, "work" when I work, check email and make phone calls when I do. She even does stuff I don't do anymore - today she took off her jammies and tried to give her teddy "milkies." :-)

- Shea discovered his underwear has a hole. He was deliriously excited. I wish I had captured the look on his face. He put on some brand new underwear and came out of his room all worried that there was a hole. When I explained that it was there on purpose, and what it was for, his joy knew no bounds. It's even easier?!!! I don't even have to take them off??!!! Eureka! Our friend Aaron came over a few minutes after this joyful episode and Shea ripped off his pants to show him how awesome his new discovery was. That? Not so awesome! Pretty embarrassing actually when Shea's body parts started coming out of holes in front of company. :-) Sorry Aaron!!!!

- Happy Tuesday.

Night at the Museum

Living in LA rocks. Ok, maybe other stakes do this too - I hope so, it is SOOO cool. Our stake's Father and Sons Outing this year was a Night at the Natural History Museum. Boys and daddys got to spend the night at the museum, do all sorts of activities, talk to scientists, look at the animals, make a fossil cast and stay up half the night playing with flashlights! And my baby was old enough to go. Yippee! Shea and Chris had the. best. time. ever!

Shea has been looking forward to this for months! Here he is, all packed up and ready to go and so so very excited...
Here he is, paying extra close attention to the scavenger hunt instructions...

And with his team (the other 3 boys from our ward)...
Sifting through sand looking for teeny, tiny little precious gem chips with a magnifying glass. He found ALL the gems (periodot, citrine, turquoise, tigerseye, carnelian and amethyst!) Daddy taped his gems to a piece of paper and they labeled them and got to bring them home to show mommy and Clarey.

Putting together a Saber Tooth Tiger skeleton!!
Pretending to be scared of the dinos...
Getting ready for bed in the Hall of North American Mammals. They were near the buffalo and right in front of the cougars!! They didn't turn out the lights until 10:45 and Shea then spent a good 1/2 hour shining the flashlight at the ceiling with the other boys. Apparently totally entertaining.

Shea had to take both Tigger (of course) and his dino slippers (totally apropos).
Overall, I don't think Shea and his dad have ever had a better time together!
Thank you Los Angeles Stake!!!!!

Bummies!

Cutest bare bums EVER!!

April Fools!