Reaching to Heaven

Kevin was prepping Kedrick for tithing settlement tonight and was quizzing him...

Kevin: If you have 10 pennies how many do you give back to Heavenly Father?
Kedrick: One daddy, but I can't.
Kevin: Why not?
Kedrick: Because my arms can't reach to heaven.

Fruit of My Loins....

in Fruit of the Looms! We finally did it, or more accurately Kedrick did it. Kedrick showed signs of being ready mid-summer but so much was going on and I began to fear my kid would be the only one in diapers come kindergarten. For some reason I work best by verbally committing to someone. So when my dear friend Tina was getting ready to leave for England for two weeks at the end of the summer I told her I was going to potty train Kedrick while she was gone. The next day after I said that, Kevin put underwear on Kedrick. I was really terrified but Kedrick took right to it. He has had very few accidents and really, well, was ready. I guess that's what happens when you wait until they are 3 years and 8 months old. Brock has been inspired too and occasionally joins in on potty time. He came bounding out to announce to his aunts a few weeks ago that he, "pooped a poop! A big daddy poop!" Ahh shucks, we're so proud of our little poopers.

To Crack a Coconut

Kevin recently got back from attending his brother Laren's wedding in Kauai. Yes I stayed home with the youngins while he was in Hawaii for 5 days and I'm not really even that bitter. Word has it that the location, weather and ceremony were dreamy. They incorporated a Hawaiian tradition of cracking a coconut during the ceremony, drinking the coconut milk and tossing it into the ocean. Kevin couldn't really remember what the meaning behind it was but it sounds dreamy anyway. Congrats Laren and Jessica!!

Kevin took up gecko photography while he was there. Love that green!

Halloween Haunts

The boys were decisive when I asked what they wanted to be for Halloween this year, "I want to be a ghost and SCARE people," Kedrick responded and thankfully Brock echoed the same words. I was pleased as punch. We purchased a sheet for $2 at the thrift store and spent $1 on face paints. The boys practiced making scary ghosts sounds all month long. The big night did not dissapoint. One neighbor told Kedrick what a scary ghost he was and he told her not to be scared and explained he was just a "pretend ghost." Kedrick was quick on his feet this year and new exactly what he was doing. Brock trailed a little behind in a stupor of wonder staring down at his pumpkin in disbelief that people were just handing him all these treats. Lollipops, M&M's and KitKat's were the big hits. They topped off the night being chased around the house by a skeleton, trying to burn off their sugar high.