Julie's Life With Boys

We have a children's CD for Caleb that has a song about lying. One of the phrases says, "you'll be in trouble up to your ears." So today I lost Caleb at Wal-mart. I looked on my own for a while and after several minutes I realized I needed help. I went to the Customer Service dept. and they announced a "Code Adam" with a description for a lost 3 year old boy. I was forced to wait up at the front and watch the doors to make sure nobody left with Caleb while the Wal-mart crew looked for him. I didn't feel as stupid when a mother, having misheard the PDA announcement, came running up to the front thinking they had found her 3 year old son. We stood there together shaking our heads about 3 year olds, trying to laugh about it, but feeling extremely worried for them. It turns out Caleb was in the book section about 6 feet in front of me, but over a high wall. After the incident Caleb wanted me to buy him some candy and I said "no, you are...

Caleb only wants to be washed off in the bath tub when it is "40 40 40." So we just have to say, "It's 40 40 40!"

Note Caleb's dirty face from the Canyon

Today I am happy to be a mother of my two boys. In this picture of Taylor at seven weeks old, he looks just like baby Caleb.

Yesterday we went to the Valora family's house for dinner. Caleb asked, "Does Valora have toys?"

Today Taylor was on Caleb's bed. I was telling Caleb that Taylor is growing fast because he wants to be big enough to play. Caleb said, "yeah, he's growing up on my bed."

I have been diagnosed with ADHD. I never realized how funny, yet frustrating it is. For example, one of the worst things a person with ADD can do is let their prescription for ritalin run out because in a scatter brained state nobody ever goes back in. I let mine run out about five years ago.

I finally put up all of our pictures today. Caleb came into the living room and said, "hhuuh, mom, this is fantastic."

Carson and Audrey running in the back at Caleb's third birthday Some kids like to be spiderman or superman. Some like to be ferocious animals. Caleb wants to be a Carson . Carson is his cousin. For the past few days Caleb has been saying I am a Carson and I can do Carson Wheels.

I told Caleb to stop changing his pull-ups so much because he was wasting money. He tilted his head and said, "Is. . . that bad?"

Do you want a Body for Life Saver? Today Caleb asked if Life Savers were called "Body for Life." Then he asked, "Do we do Body for Life?" Josh would say "We do Body for two weeks!"

What are the chances that the guy walking down the street in the city happens to be the one city dweller you know? Today it was! You think, wouldn't that be funny if that was Matt? He's got the same hair...and wait...aren't those Chuck Taylors? And then he looks up and it is him. So you have like 30 seconds to frantically wave down the guy and everyone can see you but the lone man across the intersection from you. I guess it is true that city folk don't make eye contact. I almost called the guy on the phone and said, "hey, I'm trying to wave at you!" But why would a city dweller think he knows the crazy lady in an old mini van with kids?

Why is the library so elusive?

For my birthday three couples came over with goodies! Rhodes-chocolate chip cookies Moodys-cup cakes Parsons-brownies The couples all live on Rugby court. . .

Caleb's first soccer team, spring 2007 ahhhh.  I love these people.  Aunt Jen, Aunt Sherry, Uncle Jim, Aunt Kelly  at Caleb's 3rd birthday party yay! Dan and Michelle! I love that this picture has all the people we still love!! Add friends, the Parsons and the Moodys. For some reason we have these layette from Israel.  Taylor was about 2 months The same as being 26, only you have two kids instead of one ! !