More Dinner Conversations...

EMMALEE:  Daddy, Is your Papa and Mama dead?
PETER: Um... yes.
EMMALEE:  Oh... Did they have hiccups or frow-ups?
PETER:  They had both sometimes.
EMMALEE:  Did they go in two beds?

I just wonder what's really going on in her head sometimes?  I'm sure that conversation made total sense to her...

When I Grow Up...

At the dinner table tonight, Ethan announced, "When I grow up, I want to be a Daddy and have 2 kids.  And Daddy, when you grow up, you'll just be dead.  Right?"  Peter's reply: "I don't want to talk about it."

Bonnie and Clyde Treasures

After the playoff game, we drove to Nanna and PaPaw's house (Phil and Libby). We spent the night with them and decided to go on a treasure hunt the next morning. At the Bonnie and Clyde Trade show, we found lots of goodies! At the first jewelry booth, the seller gave Emmalee a bracelet. As Daddy bought a Christmas decoration, that seller gave Emmalee a teddy bear. Then we found a table full of "junk." But the kids, of course, managed to find treasures. Each item was 50 cents. Their Mimi had given them each a dollar. So they got to pick 2 items. Emmalee chose 2 books. Ethan chose this toy gun and a Santa sleigh. They were so excited to get these new items! As we walked along, we found some older antiqued toys (metal cars, yo-yos and Coke cans). All of these items were quite expensive ($30). Ethan spotted a rusty "delivery" truck with doors that opened. His eyes lit up and I knew he wanted it. There was no price tag on it, so I encouraged him to ask the seller about it. The man must have seen the excitement in his sweet face because the man said Ethan could have it for FREE. My precious boy thanked the man, took 2 steps, sat on the dirty ground and began gathering rocks and leaves to fill his delivery truck! Thank you, Lord, for blessing my family with so many sweet treasures!

The Playoff Game

Coach Dooley and the CLA football team advanced to round 2 in the playoffs! We were so excited that we packed up the family and drove 5 hours to see them play in north Louisiana. Poor sweet Ethan... He fell asleep at the end of the game. He slept through the band, the cheers and the buzzers. He woke up when we got back to the car. I asked him what he liked best about the game. "I liked when we winned!" But we didn't win. "Oh, then I liked when the band sounded like a train."

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,
I was looking around at the Bass Pro store today and found this really neat RED truck and it's pulling a boat just like my Poppy's. I'd really like to get this for Christmas, puh-leeze! Thanks!
Love,
Ethan

Practice, practice, practice

Ms. Lisa from next door gave Ethan this notebook for his birthday. This morning, he read ALL 26 pictures to me and told me how to spell each one! "Mom! Apple is spelled A-P-P-L-E! And banana is B-A-N-A-N-A!" Yes - 26 words! Then he got his pen out and began to practice writing. I think he's doing a great job! I'm so glad he loves to read and write!

How Does She Do That?

Emmalee often hides under her pillow at night. She says she's scared of Swiper (from the Dora cartoons). Sometimes, she falls asleep under her pillow. It makes me so nervous when I find her like this... But she is SOUND asleep. Don't worry, I moved her as soon as I took the picture!