Overheard by the flies on the wall in my son's room during prayers tonight:

Me: And thank you for Isaac...
Isaac: Thank you for Mommy...
Me: And please help him to make good choices and be a good listener
Isaac: Help her do good and be a good listener

Ah, to be a Mommy! Lovin' every minute! Oh, and there are not really any flies on the wall of his room:)

Palm Sunday Antics

David and I typically ask Isaac what he learned about in Sunday School on the way home from church, and we often get somewhat understandable answers. Last Sunday, however, Isaac had a difficult time remembering the Bible story, but we had seen all the props they used when we picked him up, so we guided him along in his recollection. This was how it went:

Mommy: Isaac, what did you learn about at church today?

Isaac: We...played.

Mommy: What story did they tell you?

Isaac: Ummm....Jesus. (Which we all know is one of the two correct answers to nearly all questions in the preschool Sunday School classroom:)

Mommy: What did Jesus do?

Isaac: Ummm...Jesus is comin' to town! (At this point he is getting really excited with bright eyes, a huge smile, and an increasingly louder voice.)

Mommy: What did the people do when Jesus came to town?

Isaac: They wave leaves! (Again, more excited and louder)

Mommy: What did they say?

Isaac: They say... (Again, more excited and louder)

Mommy: Hosanna!

Isaac: Anna! (more excited and louder)

Mommy: What did Jesus ride into town on?

Isaac: (more excited and really shouting!) A school bus!

David and I burst out in laughter! I love my son!

Isaac's Third Birthday

Where has the time gone? I can't believe that my little baby boy is three! He is a complete joy, and I am daily thankful for him!

Getting ready to open presents from Mommy and Daddy!

Isaac and Madison in the tunnels at Chuck E. Cheese


Isaac and Madison eating yummy pizza

Opening presents from Mimi, Papa, Aunt Amber, Uncle Ed, Aubrianna, Annaliese, and Lilliana

This picture is blurry but still cute...me with Annaliese and Isaac

Blurry again...from Jump Zone in Illinois

Isaac and Aubrianna sharing icecream at Choo Choo Johnny's

Annaliese and Papa

Sleepover:)

A lot late, but this is from New Year's Eve

Alissa and me!!!

During our Battle of the Sexes game, the guys took it a bit too seriously:)

Thanksgiving 2009

Isaac and I headed to Chicago Thanksgiving afternoon without Daddy because he had been extremely sick for several days:( We planned to get some family pix, but even though that didn't happen, Isaac and I had a couple of cute ones.

A Day in the Life of Raising a Boy

After about six weeks, Isaac is pretty well potty-trained. Pretty well meaning that I wouldn't place money on him NEVER having another accident, but he is pretty great...hasn't had an accident in a while. Which brings me to this: there is something about being a boy (and having that "man" gene) that tells you that since you can aim, pee anywhere, right?

Case in point: Over Labor Day weekend, we visited with Ed and Amber. We were watching the kids play outside in the front yard. Isaac quickly discovered that the neighbors had more toy choices so went to play with them. All is good; Ed and Amber's girls soon followed. Within a few minutes, Isaac came back to Amber's yard, lifting his shirt. Papa asked why he was lifting his shirt, and within a millisecond, his pants and underwear were down, and he was peeing all over the sidewalk. I ran over to him, turned him away from the other kids, and allowed him to continue to pee...what else was I to do? I don't know that I have laughed that hard in quite a while...I literally had tears! Don't worry; I won't include pictures...mostly because there aren't any!

MAUMEE STREET FAIR

The Maumee Street Fair and the Taste of Maumee was this weekend. We went Friday night for the food, and we went today for the parade and walking around booths. There will be more pictures to come, but I only took two, so I am waiting for my friend to send me the others.

Isaac and Madison waiting for the parade...which was supposed to start at 10 but started at 10:40ish.

Isaac in a bounce house for the first time...he loved it!

MUDHENS GAME

A team from David's job went to a Mudhens' game a couple of weeks ago. I have lived in Toledo 17 years, and this was my FIRST Mudhens game. I had a lot of fun! And the Mudhens won which made it even better...they scored eight runs in one inning!

My "thug" face and my HOTTTTT hubby!

FUN WITH HALF OF THE COUSINS ON MOMMY'S SIDE

Isaac, Christian, Carson, and Chloe at Papa and Mimi's house

Chloe at Pizza Hut...what a cutie!

Three handsome boys...Christian, Isaac, and Carson

SIDECUT PARK

MAUMEE BAY

This is a nice picture. I wish the area was a little cleaner, though. We had a fun day in the sun and water!

DAVID'S COUSIN TASHA'S WEDDING

The bride and groom dancing

David's mom and her husband

My hottie and me:)

Random Summer Fun

Not sure why the pix uploaded like this, but I am not reloading...sorry:(

To the right is Isaac's Spiderman look...he came up with this on his own as he has never seen the movie...only pictures of the character:)

FUN AT THE POOL

One of our fave places for the summer is Papa and Mimi's pool (but they moved to Chicago, so we have to come up with something else for next summer). Isaac and Madison love swimming together!

Isaac jumping to Uncle Jamie