Skyscrapers

Ben - Is that a skyscraper on the church?
Me - Nope, that's the steeple.
Ben - Oh, but it's really high and it can scrape the sky like a skyscraper! Skyscrapers are soooo so high they scrape the sky!

Sad

I just read someone's story about setting up a nanny cam after watching CNN and found their poor little 5 mo. old baby being abused by their nanny. These people had done background checks, references etc. Too scarey. Fortunately, their baby didn't suffer any physical effects from being shaken and spanked.

Hi, Ho, Hi, Ho!

I started work yesterday. It was a long day as I had to go up to the office, but I left at 7 and was home by 5:30, so not too terrible. Ben had gotten up at 6:30 am to give me a kiss and "so we could watch the sun come up together!" Unfortunately, I was watching the sun come up on my drive to Cleveland. I don't know how he managed to wake himself up so early to see me off. He doesn't usually get up that early. I had told him that he might not see me in the morning since I had to leave early. He's such a sweet kid. Sarah didn't get to see me off, but was especially snuggly when I got home. They must've had a good day...the playroom was trashed when I got home.

A budding artist...

This is coming through kind of light, but Ben drew this guy this morning. He said this guy is mad because he has a thorn in his foot and needs a little guy to pull it out. He told me the guy has legs, but doesn't have any arms. It has 2 eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows (!), ears (3 - the orange circle on the cheek is an ear), and legs!

Overheard

Overheard from the playroom as Ben was playing with his buddy Kate:

"Kate I love you! You can be my friend whereever I go!"

"I'm the dad and you're the mom"

Guess I'm going to have to keep my eye on those two!!

Just yesterday or today Sarah has started to try to say "hungry". It comes out all nasally sounding "hunh-hra"...but soo cute that she has a new word. I asked her if she wanted a snack and she told me "hungry" and when I reiterated, she nodded. I've been excited knowing that within the next few months language is going to click for her. She's growing up too fast!

Ben is good and growing up fast too. He seems to be learning patience lately and it is soooooo wonderful. We've managed a few drives in the car where he didn't whine for a snack the whole time! And he let me have a phone conversation regarding work without interruption!! He spends a good portion of his days playing with his Geo Trax trains. The kid LOVES these trains!! Today he brought me the box that we still have and showed me which train he wants to get next...apparently 3 aren't enough. He's convinced Keith wants a "ghost train" for his b-day too.

She's Organized!!

I don't know where she got it from. It certainly isn't from my gene pool! She's been a good helper at cleaning up for awhile, but today I was handing her some markers to put back in the box and she put them all in the same way...cap down...into the box. It wasn't a fluke. She looked closely at each before she put each one in.