Peter to me: Mom, I’ll always love you, even after I get married….even though you won’t be my mom anymore.

Almost every morning, Phillip wakes me up with something I don’t mind being woken up to hear. He says, “Mommy, you are pretty.” Then he is very likely to walk over to the other side of the bed and say, “Daddy, you are cool.” Don’t you think he will make a great husband some day? (Of course that’s a long, looooooong time from now!) 🙂 Until then I will enjoy the praise he seeks to give others and try to praise him as much as I possibly can…and hope that his future wife does the same! 🙂

Bethany has become quite busy lately! She is learning to run and move faster, and I seem to be losing that ability as my tummy gets bigger and bigger! 🙂 Lately, if the statement “Where’s Bethany” comes from anyone’s mouth, you know there is a mess somewhere to be cleaned up! Here is what she accomplished today:

• emptied an entire box of kleenex and then tried to put them back
• partially unpacked a box of clothes from storage
• pulled all the diapers out of her package of diapers
• emptied a drawer of dry goods in the pantry
• pulled half a tub of “pop up” wet wipes from the container
• stopped the CD player and removed the CD

On the positive side, she also:

• still enjoys “peek a boo”
• says “I want some”
• asks for hugs
• points at and names facial features
• obeys simple commands
• knows the names of her siblings
• calls car keys “bye bye”
• dances to any music she hears
• calls her favorite blanket “night night”

Despite her ability to be two messes along by the time I clean up one, I can’t imagine life without her. She is definitely the most precious 4th child I’ve ever had! 🙂

On April 23, Anna learned to ride a bike at the age of 7. Peter learned 3 months later on July 24 at the age of 5. This past Sunday on September 2, our little 4 year old learned to ride a bike! They are getting younger and younger (and this time it’s not just my imagination). 🙂 Next thing you know little Bethany will be up on a bike! You think? Nah!!! Give her another 6 months!

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Billy (a visiting friend): mvieoaijiaknb kldcj
Luke: What?
Billy: fmcaeioainrkane
Luke: Maybe you should swallow your hamburger and then tell me.
Tabetha: No, Billy, there are no more hamburgers.
Luke: Oh, you could understand him? I couldn’t because his mouth was full.
Peter: I could hear him because my mouth is full, too!

The other day, I heard a loud thump followed by Phillip’s crying. I rushed into the living room where the thump had come from and found Phillip laying on the floor with a guilty Peter looking on. When I asked what happened, I discovered that Phillip had been laying on the back of the couch (a no-no at our house) and Peter had pushed him off. When I asked him why, he said, “I heard foot steps in the hall, and I didn’t want Phillip to get in trouble, so I pushed him off!” I did not see the humor in this until I told Luke and watched him burst into laughter at his son’s logic!

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Bethany learned a new word. Can you guess what it is?

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Peter has learned to ride a “2 wheeler” (a bike without training wheels). The exciting part is that Anna is the one who taught him!

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Bethany loves the computer. This morning she got access to a computer and started hitting keys to her hearts’ delight. The only problem was that she was typing them in a chat window with Luke, who was sitting in the next room. She actually hit enter and was completely surprised when Luke said, “No, Bethany,” when he couldn’t even see her. I guess Bethany chatted at a younger age than anyone else in the household. Those computer gurus just keep getting younger and younger!

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Anna Marie: How come you don’t see slug bugs (VW Beetles) at stores? Is it because they spent so much money on their cars?

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