Tuesday, April 28, 2009

My Favorite Germanism of the Week

While driving around Sunday afternoon, looking at some houses we wouldn't mind being given, German gave us his list of musts for a house: #1 (and most important) a garage. #2 a grass yard. and #3 a lawn mower. He also reminded Joshua that he said once we have a yard Daddy will build them a play house.

The best part was when German got really excited about one house in particular. We asked him why that house and he said it was because it had a park in the backyard. We drove back around it and sure enough they had lots of grass and a fort. I think it's sad that our son mistakes a large lawn and a small playhouse for a park. We've got to get out of an apartment!

Other Happenings


Grandma Clark stopped in for a few days and we got to enjoy a nice visit with her. Not only was her timing impecable (I was serving on a jury and thus her services were needed), but the boys really enjoyed reading books and playing with grandma. Please take note in the picture that Joshua is reading a Santa Claus book to Eli - this is Eli's favorite book of all time and who knows why!
The boys love playing sports with dad!

German sure knows how to stretch out bedtime: Take the longest time to eat your dinner, but not so long that the option for popcorn is gone. Then when mom says there's no time for toppings, say in the cutest voice possible that it would be great if we could just have a little honey on it. And voila, you've stayed up an extra 45 minutes!

Better Late Than Never... Easter

The Neighborhood Hunt


Eli was just glad he found a Capri Sun

German on the Search for More Cool Stuff


The Boys in Their Easter Duds (and no, I did not make their shirts this year!)

We had a really nice Easter weekend. It actually rained most of the Saturday, so the neighborhood hunt was not as well attended as it has been in the past and those who did attend were abundantly blessed - it's just too bad the candy was all wet.


We also enjoyed a BBQ and second hunt with our other misplaced friends and a nice Sunday dinner as well. The boys looked a lot cuter in their matching shirts than this picture gives them credit - I just shouldn't have waited until late at night to take the photo!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

The German Language

I thought we were doing a pretty good job at explaining to German the difference between his name and the language. But the other day he asked Joshua to read him a book "in Eli."

Joshua's Cargo Van





Some people might call him cheap, but I try to think of it as building our future wealth!


Due to my current obligation to sit on a jury panel, we've had some difficulty with the 1-car situation. On Thursday it became required for us to rent a car for the day. Our online search showed many $50+ options, but this beauty popped up for just $17! You can imagine Joshua's excitement at the prospect of saving all that money. The boys enjoyed playing inside and German had a lot of good ideas about how the van could be of good use for us: we could carry our Christmas tree inside, we could sleep in it or put chairs in it, or we could put all of our toys inside. Hopefully in the photo you can see how Joshua rigged the boys a safe seat by attaching their stroller to the passenger seat.