Another Cool kid cute saying

So, Adriana and I were talking last night about the new High School Musical movie and she started talking about the different characters. She was talking about the HSM II and one of the basketball players who found out he actually enjoys working in a kitchen.

She said, "He made a really good creme beleg." (That would be creme brulee, in case you need an interpretation.)

It's official

He's become so obsessed with the Doodlebops that he has morphed into Moe Doodle. Can you guess what he will be for Halloween?

Cara's day

Yesterday, Jonah and I surprised Cara at school and ate lunch with her for her birthday.

Bruce had planned on showing up, but he ended up having some official something with his job, so he couldn't go. He was really disappointed because he also had a meeting last night, so he didn't get to spend too much time with her yesterday.

We did meet him at our local Mexican restaurant for dinner, but had to move our little party to the Italian restaurant since we were greeted with a sign that said, "Closed for renovations" at the Mexican restaurant. That seems to happen every once in a while. Those INS agents sure do know how to mess up a good thing. And, Cara was disappointed because she wanted "Nacho" (yes, that's really his name) to know that it was her birthday.

She did eat well at the Italian restaurant, and since she had spaghetti (or in Adriana's terms, psghetti) at lunch, she was filled with her favorite meal. She opened her present from us and Adriana and Jonah there. We gave her a suds and splash Dora, which she had asked for, and Adriana and Jonah gave her a purple Bible (Adriana's idea). She loved both of them. In fact, when we got home she played with the Dora for quite a while and was a nice sister and let Adriana play with it, also. Then, she told me she needed to "study" her Bible, but she needed an adult to help her because she couldn't read it yet.

Now, she has to wait almost two weeks for her party with her friends because of fall festivals that are going on. She seems to be a good sport about it, though.

Cara's thoughts on her birthday

This morning, when we woke Cara up, I asked her if she felt five. She said, "Yes, and a little bit four."

She doesn't quite understand why she can't be a Daisy Girl Scout and a kindergartener since she is now five. I tried to explain that her birthday came after the cut-off date, but I am not sure she understands.

Happy birthday, Cara!

Five years ago today, the Lord blessed us with a second daughter. Since she joined us, we have gained more gray hairs, but without her our lives would not have nearly as many laughs or hugs. So, happy 5th birthday, pumpkin! We love you!

Another Cool kid cute saying

Cara's birthday is tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 21). She has been counting down the days, of course. Today, she asked me if she has to go to school tomorrow. I told her that she does not get a holiday just because it is her birthday. (I should have told her that only happens in college when it is your birthday, and your roommate's birthday, and your friend's birthday, and any other reason you can think to cut class.)

Pumpkin patch

Cara had a field trip with her class last week to a pumpkin patch. The class had a good time learning how a farm operates and playing a few games, including milking a fake cow.

The class traveled a good distance to a farm that was not too far from Bruce's mom, so she kept Jonah while I went with the class and then she came home with us for a few days. I was able to clean a little in the apartment that is attached to our house. That is going to be a long, long process. Ugh!

This weekend, we went back up to Bruce's mom's for haircuts, another pumpkin patch visit and a date night for Bruce and me. It was a good weekend except for the scary bit when I thought Cara might be choking. I think she had just gotten too much food in her mouth and was having trouble chewing, but when she came to me I thought maybe she was choking. I am so grateful she is okay.

Bruce and I went out to eat and then to the Michael W. Smith/Steven Curtis Chapman concert. It was awesome! I have to admit, a few tears were shed as Steven shared what his family has been through since little Maria went to be with Jesus. I, for one, about lost it when he came out on stage. I thought that does take a lot a faith to come out and still be able to sing about a merciful God after all he and his family has endured. God was definitely lifted up that night.

Cool kid cute saying

Here's a Cool kid cute saying for your reading pleasure:

The girls and I were talking about our Disney trip the other night (No, I will not ever get over it.) We were talking about our favorite rides, etc. We were talking about how much we liked "It's a Small World" and Adriana started singing the song. This is her version:

"It's a small world, Andelo."

Updates

Okay, since my one faithful fan (that would be you, Mom) seems to be missing her dose of cool news, here it is.

The night of Jonah's birthday, we took him to his favorite place-Shick Fil-A (that would be Chick Fil-A to you and me). We had a few looks for singing "Happy Birthday" while he blew his candle out on his brownie a la mode, but oh, well. He loved it. He has also gotten quite good at holding up three fingers. He fell asleep on the way home and did not get to open the two presents we had for him for that day. He opened them up the next day and was very excited because they were two more Doodlebops DVDs. Someone save me, please.

Adriana celebrated Jonah's birthday by getting her first "high heels", which are actually wedge shoes, but we will call them high heels. Now, she has been talking about getting her ears pierced. Well, she was until I told her how ears get pierced. Funny, she hasn't talked about it too much since.

The next day in an attempt to save money, I baked Jonah's birthday cake. The girls helped me decorate it. It included a Doodlebops topper that I found on the Internet. The topper was a toy tambourine, kazoo and microphone. The girls were helping me decorate the cake when Jonah decided the kazoo was too tempting to leave on the cake. In my best Kate Gosselin imitation, I freaked out and was saying something like, "Jonah, nooooooooooooo." Before I realized it, he was in tears and I felt like a dog. I scooped him up and apologized profusely. He eventually was fine, but I still felt bad.

Cara decided to celebrate his birthday weekend by kicking her acid reflux into high gear. Of course, this was on Saturday night. Since we have a couple of church members who could have very adverse reactions to becoming sick, we decided Cara and I would stay home to be on the safe side. She didn't get sick anymore, so I am pretty sure it was her acid reflux.

Jonah's party was just family and very low-key. I am thinking I really like this idea. He enjoyed it and everyone seemed to have a good time. Needless to say, they fell asleep very quickly.

Here are some pics from the weekend:











So, now the market is back on the upswing and Tommy Bowden is out as Clemson's head coach, but you all are now up to date on the real news.

Happy Birthday, Jonah!

Three years ago today a sweet little boy entered our lives, and they have never been the same.

So, happy birthday, Jonah! Mama, Daddy and your sisters love you!