So Much Talking

Me: You be a nice boy and go to sleep for grandma. 

L: I have to doh to Mama's room betuz I get scared. 

Me: why do you get scared? What's scaring you?

L: I have deems and I need someone to pay (pray) for me. 

Watching Elias make funny faces as he eats oatmeal and prunes:

L: Maybe he not like da aftertaste. 

Me: can I have one of your chicken nuggets?

L: No. 

Me: Why?

L: Betuz of your body. 

Me: Six is enough. 

L: Dat not plenty!

Me: I wonder what that truck is full of. 

A: I think it's a box full of Logan Burda's. 

L: I am dohing to turn off da light. 

Me: No, you're not. 

L: I am my own boss. 

New Discovery

 Lewis: What is yat?!

Me: Augustine's medicine. [ear infection]

Lewis: Wow! Yat is fancy!

Augustine: No it's not. 

Lewis: Yes it is!

Me: Lewis probably hasn't seen a medicine spoon like that before. 

Lewis: Yeah! Me not see yat befoh!

Bossy Pants

Lewis: I am dohing to turn on da light. 

Me: No, you're not. [because he has to climb on furniture to do that]

Lewis: I am my own boss. 

Last Week

It was a rough week, but we made it. 

Lunch with friends...but they can't be this close for long because Eias tries to pull up on her clothes.  

Lewis walked into this room at the chiropractor's office and sat down on the chair. Then he announced, "It smell like a bottom in here." with a completely straight face.  

We all ended up at HuskerCatholic Live this year! Too bad I didn't smile a real smile. #stupidsister #crazyeyes #photobomberhusband #backwardswoopbeth

 

We found a cute fishing set at our parish bazaar. It will go with our camping set.  

Nine more days before I start rockin' the Christmas tunes, people. This is a new one for 2016. If you don't have her old classic Christmas album then you're seriously deprived of holiday cheer. I had it on cassette growing up. I guess I buy new Christmas music every year. Last year I got Idina Menzel's Christmas album...and it's been stuck in my sister's car CD player for a year now. 

Voting

We want voting to be a big deal to our boys, so Logan has been talking about it for months, as well as who the choices are for president. 

We always take the boys with us to vote. They watch us fill in our ballots. The really like to watch the volunteers put the ballots into the box. And then they get a sticker. We decided to go out to dinner as a family too. Augustine picked Village Inn.  

 

Momma Getaway

Elias and I enjoyed a getaway with friends last weekend! It was a lot of fun and I'm grateful for good friends.  

Elias was a fantastic flyer. He fell asleep every time we got in the car or on a plane. Best. Baby. 

He slept on the plane ride and stayed asleep all the way through luggage claim.  

We grocery shopped the next morning and took turns cooking. We had a lot of treats...and no little people asking us to share a bite. :)  Elias rode in a grocery cart for the first time! He had this look ^ the whole time and didn't let go of the bar. 

We got some pool time in. Elias had never swam before and he loved it.   

We watched the (horrible) Huskers game, but Stella made up for it...a new favorite! Not that I care about football...I still don't know the rules. 

The cacti were fascinating to me. I especially liked the prickly pears. The purple ones were so cool.  

On Sunday we went to Mass and there were lemon trees on the church grounds! They were heavy with fruit but not quite yellow yet. Unless they were actually limes...mmmm. I don't know. 

Elias was a champion traveler. He was so happy and easy going the whole trip. Well, until I accidentally ate dairy the last night...oops. Poor kid. 

The sunsets were unbelievable. The entire horizon was every color! So beautiful. We had dinner on the patio one evening.   

Elias and I took a walk the morning he wasn't feeling well because I couldn't get him to go to sleep any other way, and we didn't get much sleep over night. He was on a nursing strike too. Oy. It was a nice walk. He threw his leg over the stroller tray, which i found hilarious. The landscape is such a contrast to what we have here, and I saw a real road runner!!! Which was super exciting, but the beginning and the end of my bird watching list.  

The plane ride home was eventful...a bird went through one of the plane engines so we had to land after circling for an hour and then start all over again. Elias was a champ again. Slept almost the whole time and played for the small amount of time he was up. 

We got home late so we saw the big brothers and daddy the next morning. It's good to be home and missed. The big boys had all kinds of adventures of their own with Daddy and Grandma Kathleen!

Lewis at School

Every month Lewis' teacher posts photos on a private site for parents to view. It is absolutely amazing to get the fly-on-the-wall view of Lewis at school. When a 4 year old is your best source as to what he's doing at school, there can be a LOT lost in translation.   

He loves puzzles. Just discovered this over the summer.  

He also loves playdoh...and Wyatt.   

You probably wouldn't notice if you don't know Lewis well, but he's not at all happy in this photo.  

The face. Hilarious! He told me he did like this activity, but you'd never know by looking at this photo!   

He must really like this telescope. He has it in a lot of photos.  His amazing teacher. He won't admit it, but he really likes her.    He does a lot of cutting. Paper and string come home in a ziploc bag often.  

Last Week

 

We went out shopping for two hours one day. I'm not sure how that even happened but we enjoyed looking at all the toys. Lewis is sure this should go on his Christmas list and the fire truck one should go on Augustine's list. Keep dreaming kid. 

He cut his 8th tooth this week at 6 1/2 months old. All four top and all four bottom: check. 

Desperate for him to channel his energy to something other than driving me nuts. He didn't break the vacuum...phew.   

Got out some different toys, which also helps.   Grandma Susan spent some time with Lewis while I prepared for a weekend trip. So helpful! He got to steam his chocolate milk at Grandma's. 

Halloween 2016

   

Lewis gives the candy out while Augustine trick or treats. Then they share what Augustine brings home. I hope this is always the tradition!

Even Logan dressed up!   

It was so warm that we took Elias around the block with us.  

The sisters are always home and invite everyone to make a visit to their chapel. It's a special treat that we look forward to every year! 

Sr. Teresa Marie asked if she could take Elias into the chapel for a visit. ❤️ I love how much they love children. 

I said of course and he was very happy with her! She was so happy too.   Visiting Jesus on Halloween. 

Sneak Peek!

 More family photos to come!