The boy to girl ratio has gotten out of hand

Jackisms

A new boy started in Jack's class the other day. When I picked Jack up from school, I asked him if the kids were nice to Weldon on his first day and he said, "Oh yeah, because he's very handsome and follows all the rules." Apparently the standards are pretty high these days on the pre-k playground.

Today while driving to school, Todd pulled up next to us on the highway. Jack looked over at him and quoted the movie Cars: "You drive like you fix roads: lousy."

She's so sweet when she's not bossy and difficult (i.e., when she's asleep)

Jack and his beanstalk

Lucy's First Kayak Outing: Moderately Successful

Hangin out

Watching BBall with Grampy

Why yes, she is a bit fancy

Lucy singing her version of the ABCs...Jack singing his...

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Snow Day

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Apparently there were some isolated brush fires in our front yard

Before and After

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Some of my favorite pics from the Chronicles of Nanny

Good times in Nashville...

Nanny and Grampy

Oh no you di'int, Aunt Kimmy

Sweet Lucy Jane

Birthday Celebrations

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Two

Happy birthday, Sweet Lucy Jane! I can't believe it's already been two years since you were a tiny five-pound preemie in the NICU. You've come a long way...

You're very determined and very stubborn (it has been said that you get that from me). You're vocabulary has been exploding lately and you use full sentences. There are still times when I can't understand what you're saying, and you get pretty frustrated. I try to just say something generic like, "Oh, really? Yeah..." but you see right through me and won't stop until I know exactly what you are saying. Jack is often your translator--for some reason he can understand about everything you say.

You like to eat. Often. And a lot. "I hungee, Mama." But you're pretty picky. No sandwiches, no vegetables. You love to dip things in ketchup.

Jack watches out for you. You two play well together about 30% of the time. He drives you crazy the other 70%. But you light up when you see him in the morning.

I think you're going to be girly. You love to wear dresses, carry purses, and put on lipstick (thank you, Aunt Kimmy).

Your dad and I were so excited to have a little girl. I love your sweetness and I love your determination. I love everything about you. Happy happy birthday, Goose.

Cousins. Lots of cousins.

Santa found them in Omaha

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She's this sweet 42% of the time

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The things I learn at 6:24 in the morning when Jack jumps into my bed

Hey Mom, do you know why I don't want to be a pilot when I grow up? Because I'm afraid I'll press the wrong button and hit a building. Then a police officer will come and give me a ticket. Also, I don't want to be a pilot because I'm going to be a chef. But you can come to my restaurant. I'll still be in Texas, but I'll live in a different house.

I don't like chapel. I don't have to go to chapel because I'm going to be in Tennessee. Isn't that awesome? Chapel's boring. It's boring to sit in those boring seats and sing boring songs. The only kind of songs I like to sing is "Beat It." That's the only kind.

Wimberly Trail of Lights

Lights Out, Ladies

Jack's Thankful For...

Look at them, they never argue

Jack's version of being an adult

At a restaurant tonight I took a picture of a couple (for them, not me...) who looked like they were probably on vacation. Jack asked me later in the car why people would want a picture from when they were on vacation. I told him it was so they could look at it later on and remember their vacation. Kind of like when I take pictures of you and Lucy when you're kids, I told him, so you can look at them when you're older.

He then asked me if he would still be a kid when he was seven. Yeah, I told him. You're going to be a kid for a LONG time still. But it's more fun to be a kid than an adult anyway.

Yeah, he said. Being an adult is boring. All you do is slap some food in the oven and let it could for like an hour, and stare straight ahead when you're driving like you're doing now. All that stuff is boring.