Ladybug

Our house is the ladybug house. Every fall ladybugs move in. Ladybugs seem to be quite social--they rarely come by themselves. At any given moment, there are 4 on the kitchen light, another 3 on the window.....you get the point.

Jonas discovered these ladybugs quite quickly! He is fascinated with them. He squeals with delight when he comes upon them. And then there is the other thing--with his pudgy little fingers he picks them up w/ lightening speed and pops them in his mouth! We have saved two little bugs from a rather sad ending. Just not sure if there are ones we don't know about!

His other discovery--slow flies---don't ask about that! (no, thankfully he hasn't eaten any of those!)

Guess Who?

A.

B.

Okay, guess who is A & B! Don't I have cute boys?!

Here goes...

We have been encouraged by Amy to share "the stupidest thing we've done" to "tell something juicy." Maybe by doing this I am adding another thing on my list, but here goes...

So, Melynie & Chelsea had a list of 10, but I think I'll just share two--you'll understand why after you read! WARNING: no children should read this (that's my disclaimer).

First off, like Melynie, I LOVE to skinny dip! From Florida, to Lake Powell to Guatemala and Belize--it's such a freeing feeling!

Drum roll please....the stupidest thing I've ever done. I cringe telling this story.
*Names have been omitted to protect their identities (save mine, alas).

Freshman year in college my roommate and I had a plan. You see, back in high school we had a bit of a tradition amongst our friends. That tradition would be DH-ing (um uh that would be deer humping--placing Christmas yard deer in a mounting position...I know, I know). Anyways, we had two friends on missions who had written us saying they had carried on the tradition (do not picture missionaries doing this--can you imagine?)

Hey, if they did it, we HAD to. So, driving home from a friend's house, an opportunity arose. We parked close by and ran into the yard. To our dismay, the two deer were practically nailed down with chains. Then, an AMBUSH occurred! A man came flying out of the house, screaming like a lunatic. We ran as fast as we could into our car. As I was frantically trying to start the car, the man ran to our car and started pounding on my window yelling things like, "I'll get you for this. You won't get away with it" and who knows what else (I try to block it out--oh the trauma). Shaking and near tears, we drove to our dorm.

We sat there agonizing about the whole situation when the phone rang. Yes, the police. They would be over in 15 minutes to get our statement. The madman wrote down my license plate number and called the police. So, of course, we had to call our parents. I spoke with my dad who LAUGHED at the situation, but said he'd call our home teacher who is also an attorney. We then had to write letters of apology before the police came.

We were so nervous when we spoke with the police. We certainly got "a talking to." Fortunately for us, the man decided to not press charges. We were let off because of our clean records, but told that we would be in big trouble if anything ever came up.
Needless to say, that tradition died right there on the spot.

So, humor me and share your stupidest moments. Oh, and PLEASE don't look at me strangely the next time we meet (:

November 4th

Everyone says it is an historic event--a black man being elected president. I wanted to express my bundle of emotions before they fade. Election night is so vivid in my mind. The weeks before had poll after poll saying Obama was to win. Deep down I knew, but I still had hope. One must always have hope.

I checked Fox news & it finally happened. My emotions were so raw, so real (they still are). Listening to John McCain give his concession speech was so moving. He was so gracious, so eloquent. I cried.
The next morning as I waved goodbye to Keaton on his bus, I looked around. All the presidential candidate's signs were gone, save one--mine.

Another gracious act--my neighbors. They were strong McCain supporters. There sign was removed and in its' place was an American flag and a sign that read God Bless America.
So, eyes wet once more, I slowly removed my sign as well.

Here is to gracious people and May God Bless America.

The Perfect Date

So, now that Jas is in the Bishopbric, we are trying to use our time more wisely and embrace it . Sat. night we actually went on a date!! A real life date w/ no kids! I know, isn't it the plan to have weekly dates? That rarely seems to happen...
It was so perfect. Our babysitter and her friend came over. Jas gave them the rundown on K bedtime routine (it has to be just so w/ him down to singing the same two songs in the same order--Row Your Boat, then I Love to See the Temple), while I was nursing little J. Then, we were off!
There is this cute, little cafe (Rendevous something or other) on historic main in O'Fallon that we went to. It was a cool night (65 degrees). We ordered some food and went out to the patio. There was this great, live band. It reminded me to back in the day (8 yrs ago) when we were dating. You know, where you talk about your hopes and dreams and then catch each other's eye. Sweet moments. They still happen, even when life comes at you in 20 different directions. We even shared a cup of cocoa. Jas gave me his coat because I was a bit cold. The perfect gentleman.

Did I mention that I had the perfect date?

Our Night Walk

I have lots of little cute stories that I always want to post, but either forget them (just like dreams--you remember them one minute, but don't the next) or just never post them.
Here is one of them.
Tonight for Family Night (Jason's turn), we went on a Night Walk. It was PERFECT. Seriously, the temperature was amazing w/ just a slight breeze. Keaton & Jas had on their head flashlights. It was amusing--our energizer bunny (aka K) was running around in circles, crunching leaves, blinding us w/ his light and all sorts of other antics. Jonas was having a blast trying to "catch" the light. Then, this breeze danced through us and Jas & I happily sighed at the same time. It was almost from the movies.
Who needs anything but a couple of flashlights and three boys?

Politics Anyone?

If you look out our window into our court/circle, you see a very interesting sight---political signs in nearly everyone's yard. Yes, they have been popping up nearly every day. Right now, there is one more Obama sign than McCain (of course I have been counting--as I do on my neighborhood runs--is that strange?)
On Halloween night, Jas was talking to a couple of the neighborhood fellas. Jokingly he asked two Obama supporters, "So, are these signs out just for Halloween?" They took it rather well (: Only Jas...
Anyways, tomorrow is the big day. Jas & I voted today and it just felt good. I felt powerful in some way. Those in Mo. check out Amy's blog, she's done a lot of research on it all. Go out and vote (color as K called it today.)