S-E-X

We were having dinner the other night, and David was talking about a story in the news and spelled out "S-E-X."  Daniel quickly jumped in and said, "Oh, I know what that means!  FedEx!"

Nature Observer

Today we were outside when Catherine spotted a tiny beetle walking around on the driveway.  She squatted down and watched it walk all over, smiling and laughing to see it wiggle around.  It was neat to see her so happy over something so small.  It was like you could see her learning about the world right there in front of you.

And then she squished the bug, picked it up, popped it in her mouth, and swallowed faster than I could even think.

Funeral Traffic

Conversation in the car:

Daniel: Why are we going so slow?
Me: Because there are a lot of people right here.
Daniel: Why?
Me: It looks like there was some kind of service at that church, and now people are getting out.
Daniel: What's a service?
Me: It's some kind of meeting or ceremony at the church.
Daniel: What kind of meeting was it?
Me: Well, it looks like it was a funeral.
Daniel: What's a funeral?
Me: It's a ceremony they have when somebody dies to honor them.
Daniel: Somebody died?!?
Me: Yeah, I think so.
Daniel: Who was it?!?
Me: I don't know.
Daniel: When did they die?
Me: I don't know.
Daniel: Just now??
Me: No, probably a few days ago.
Daniel: When?  Yesterday??
Me: No, it was probably two or three days ago.
Daniel: In Abilene someone died?
Me: That's what it looks like.
Daniel: Why didn't we go to the funeral?
Me: Because we didn't know the person.
Daniel: Why not?!?
Me: We just don't know everybody in this world.
Daniel: Huh.

It's exhausting being this kid's mother.

New Pope

Daniel's take on the new pope:

"Pope Francis is way easier to say than Pope Benedict."

Daniel the Builder

Daniel's been building a house for Catherine ever since we moved here.  There were leftover building materials around the yard, and they're currently building another house next door, so there are always scrap building supplies around.  Daniel hauls everything he can find over to an area where he's building a house for his sister.  He's been working on floor boards, stone, brick, wiring, etc.  He'll come inside periodically and ask Catherine things like, "Do you want wood floors in your house?"  She'll make some sort of response, and he's off to work on the house some more.  Recently, he and Ms. Marcy painted some of the bricks.  Nice touch, I think! 

Mama's Shoes

Catherine's been trying on my shoes now.  She likes to clomp around in the kitchen.

 And another pic just because she's cute.