Are you thinking what I am thinking?

Anna's question to Carla all evening -- the last time -- the thing that Anna was thinking.... Can I lick the chocolate off of your face Carla???? What?!!? Are you kidding me?!?! She actually started making her way over to those yummy chocolatey cheeks!

Yesterday Anna read a lot of words!!! Tonight, we bought the library book that she was reading from! Carla loves it too, along with Ten Minutes Till Bedtime. They sure (Carla is beginning to :) love their books!

Carla called her butt a Ba-gina!!
She says "I sure I... (skipping the "am")

Ben was doing a funny lip-smacking sound this afternoon, very cute :)

Our Baby is Poor :(

Anna

Take a picture of me with my rolling pin (made of crayons) -- can you send it to crayon.com if there is a crayon.com ???

Carla

We called Poison Control this morning ...around 5am .... found Carla sitting on the bathroom counter -- toothpaste everywhere including all over her mouth ... yikes ... guess we have to add the bathroom door to the list of doors to lock overnight ... b/c Carla gets in ... once we found Carla in Ben's crib when he was very young ... with her poopy diaper OFF! Yuck! Gotta run, but oooh, let's see, cottage cheese, yogurt, pee-pee, cashews, hot chocolate...Yikes!!!

"Poor baby... poor baby ...our baby is poor :( "

Ben

When I am nursing you, you'll stop (or even not stop) and somehow hold out your hand and look at it and open and close it, sort of wave, to yourself, soooo cute!

You crack up all the time, Anna teases you - like won't let you get something and you just laugh and laugh...

You love grabbing for anything out in front of you with both hands!

You're squawking and squealing lots - telling us you're going to be talking soon!

Your first sign that I am teaching you is all done - only at potty so far, and each time I do it, you smile big and it's like you're saying "yep, I'm finished - get me off :)"

We all love you little buddy!

Buzzz light!

Hand-me-downs

Anna told Carla that there is no such thing as ghosts. Then she said to me "you talked me into that (no ghosts) and now I am talking Carla into it!" And then she said "it (again- the idea of no ghosts) is a hand-me-down!"

Anna calls tickling Ben's belly with her nose "ner, ner, ner" -- I guess that is the sort of sound I make when I do it. She says "I want to ner-ner-ner you Ben!". She also likes to tickle Ben "with her eyes" -- I made this up :) If you just look in that sweet boy's eyes and smile he cracks up! So cute!

artwork

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"Isn't it nice to have memories?"

Anna said this to Mike before bed tonight :)

Now on to little Benny!

You have discovered your hand - I mean you will sit there and watch your hand, sort of wave to yourself while I am nursing you - so cute!

Also, were very happy to be on your belly today, reaching for things and looking all around, head up high, and you even rolled over a few times right in front of me! Then again for Daddy when he got home. In fact, you look like you want to start crawling around~! I just can't believe it!

You love blowing raspberries all over the place! Very funny! And sticking out your tongue, just a little bit, like an extra lip, also darling.

You can sit too - the girls and I had you sitting before we went over to Harlan's Baptism on Sunday.

Anna said that Harlan was even cuter than you! Not possible! Well maybe, she is a beautiful little doll ... maybe even your girlfriend or wife some day!

Carla, oh Carla, what can I say? You got a night-light last night. I think you really like it. Hopefully it will convert you from your nocturnal ways!

Anna, you are really growing up. Giving in to Carla many times since she is only just beginning to learn all about sharing.

Carla, you sure are a doll with your little brother who you have lately been calling "our baby". Tonight, you went up to him -- got into his crib and were standing over him with your piece of pizza! Ben, you little love, you were just sleeping away, though slightly stirred as you were sucking away at your 2 fingers.

Ben, you are sometimes loving to chew on your thumb. The girls make you laugh all the time. Even when they are doing things that I don't think that they should when they are around you -- like bouncing your seat really high, or yelling at the top of their lungs, etc. You love your sissies as much as they love you! And Dad and I just ADORE all three of you!!!!

We are SO blessed!

Anna's terms, etc

Carla-sized, Ben-sized, little ones, last day, next day, stuck (stuffed up), boogies (boogers)

Anna's rating system: a thumbs-up = original very yummy ... then sideways thumb = so-so ... "4 thumbs-up" (2 thumbs up and 2 pinkies up) = awesome!!!

super-power bracelet: to be worn constantly

Anna loves anything relating to fairies especially, and also Barbies, Pet Shop, and last Christmas loves are still faves: CareBears and Ponies

Joke

Anna's FAVORITE joke: "what's an ape's favorite ice cream? chocolate chimp!!!" she says it so much, so cute!

Carla's version: "what's favorite shape? chocolate chimp!"

Anna makes up jokes sometimes; the latest: "what's an elephant riding a stop sign?" ...no punch line. And "what's a Carla-head on a Carla-head?"