The Percifuls: May 2008

5/28/2008

For Matt...

Idina Menzel - Memorial Day Concert - 5/25/08

5/26/2008

5/23/2008

He's here! Matt got 4 days of leave from Camp Shelby, before they have to ship out for Iraq. He rented a car, headed out early this morning, and just walked in the door. Tristan jumped on him immediately! (He'd been watching for him all morning!) We're so excited to get to have Matt home again for a little bit. Logan is taking a nap, but I can't wait to see his face when he wakes up!

I wonder if Matt thought he would be able to relax when he got here. No chance! I'd told Tristan to let his Daddy rest for at least a little bit after getting home. So Tristan waited about 30 seconds before asking, "Daddy, are you ready to play a game with my cars now???" Of course, Daddy said yes. :)

Oops!

As I was typing up a post a little bit ago, Logan & Tristan were playing in the floor behind me. I heard Tristan say, "No, Logan! It's MINE!" Without even turning around, I asked Tristan to please share with his brother. I just assumed Tristan was talking about a toy. A few minutes later, Tristan said, "Logan, you're just making a mess!" That made me turn around. I immediately realized that Tristan had been talking about the raspberry cereal bar I'd given him for breakfast. When I'd asked him to share, he obeyed, and gave it to Logan. Ugh! What a mess! Bless Tristan's heart, he did what I asked. My bad! :)

Note to self: children come first, blogging comes second!!!

Look, Mom! I'm Walking!

Logan is a big boy. Nearly 30 pounds. If I carry him for too long, my fingers start to go numb. Obviously, I can't wait for him to learn to walk! But he hadn't shown any interest until yesterday. He was playing in the living room, and he tried to pull up on his walker toy, and it took off with him. For the first time, he managed to keep his feet under him instead of falling flat on the floor. Suddenly, he was very interested in walking! I would set him up, and say, "Get ready, get set, go!" He would take off across the living room, squealing and squeaking! I have no idea what he was saying, but he was definitely excited. Tristan would run & sit on the floor directly in Logan's path, so that Logan would run into him. Then we'd turn Logan and the walker around, and do it again. He went back & forth and back & forth! At one point, Tristan said, "Come on Logan, let's play the 'Run Into Tristan' game some more!" They both had so much fun, and I think Tristan is starting to really enjoy being a big brother!

Boing!

Yesterday, Logan was playing with one of Tristan's bouncy balls. He's played with them before, but this time he made his way into the kitchen with it. Whoa! This thing bounces! He had a blast, and Tristan joined in. They bounced balls all over the kitchen for about an hour. I was saying, "Boing, boing, boing, boing, oing, oing, oing." Logan thought this was the funniest thing ever!

"Hmmmmm..."
"Cool!"

"Bam, bam, bam!"

"Yum! A teether!"

"Whoa! There's a baby in that oven!"

5/21/2008

David Cook Rocks!

Sorry, Becke'! I stole this picture from your blog. I'm so excited that David Cook won Idol. I voted for him all season long. I can't say how many times, because Stephanie is an Archuleta fan. :)

Way to go, Cook! You deserve to be the American Idol! Your originality & personality won me over from the start. Anna once said, about David Cook, "You know, if this thing with Shane doesn't work out..." (Sorry to bust you out online, Anna!) I agree. David Cook is my Idol!!! Can't wait for the album.

And to all my friends who read this blog but don't watch Idol... what's wrong with you??? :-)~

The Things Kids Say

Tristan just asked me for watermelon juice, in a red cup with no top, in the kitchen. What a specific request! He did say "please," so I obliged. Well, he immediately bumped the cup against the side of the kitchen table, spilling watermelon juice all over the floor. He looked up at me and, with a very sad expression, said, "Mommy, can you please clean it up, and not be mad?" :)

My Kid Could Paint That

This is a picture of Tristan's masterpiece. He painted this on the bathroom closet door, with toothpaste, while sitting on the potty.

Now read the description of the documentary I received from Netflix yesterday, called My Kid Could Paint That...

Amir Bar-Lev directs this thought-provoking documentary about a precocious 4-year-old artist whose abstract works have drawn critical comparisons with modernist greats such as Kandinsky, Picasso and Pollack -- and whose talents have already profited her more than $300,000. Is her gift with a paintbrush just an illusion, or is she truly an artistic visionary trapped in the body of a child?

So here's my dilemma: do I clean up the mess, and tell Tristan that we don't paint on doors with toothpaste? Or do I tell him how proud I am of him for his artistic vision, and then contact an agent?

SMILE!

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. They are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

Addison

This is the quote on my devotional calendar for today. I just love this quote. Have you ever noticed how easily negativity can spread? Spend much time at all with someone who is angry, critical, pessimistic, or unhappy, and it's soooo hard to not pick it up yourself. But isn't it wonderful being around people with a happy outlook? You know, those people who try to find the best in every situation. I love those kind of people! It's true that we cannot control life, but we can always choose our attitude! Today, I choose to SMILE!! :-]

5/18/2008

Fellowship on the River

Today was our church's annual picnic. We all met out at the river after church, and enjoyed great food, games & music. It was so much fun!

The church designed t-shirts for the picnic. The picture above is from the front of my t-shirt, which I wore to church this morning. But before the picnic, we ran back home, so we could all 3 change into the shirts I ordered from Matt's sister, Mindy. She has her own embroidery business, and she helped me design these. I think she did a great job! Thanks so much, Mindy!! (You can check out her web site at http://www.mindysinstitches.com/)

In case anyone missed it, Tristan's shirt says, "My Daddy is my hero!" He's been telling people, "Yes! My Daddy is my hero!"

The band was awesome! All classic rock! (Great job, Todd!!!)

This is my good friend, Holly.

Our lunch was catered by The Fish House... fried catfish, chicken, baked beans, cole slaw, french fries, hush puppies, onions... YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Logan's got a french fry in each fist!

Tristan, watching the games.

Logan got so excited when everyone was clapping, he just had to join in! This was the first time he ever really clapped his hands. He was so proud of himself!

My dad & Tristan, coming back from a walk.

Dad loving on Logan.

Before we left, Tristan managed to find a mud puddle. There was a hole in the concrete, filled with water & mud. He jumped up and down in it for a while, then lay down flat on the concrete, so he could drive his double-decker bus in the puddle. He got so filthy, I had to strip off his clothes before I could put him in the car! Yep, he's a boy!!!

5/17/2008

The Exodus!

Woo-hoo! Last night, we finally all felt well enough to leave the house again! It was a grand event, getting to go to Uncle Tony & Aunt Mindy's, after being cooped up in the house sick for almost a week. We spent most of our visit in the backyard. The sky was the most stunning shade of blue, and the weather was perfect. We had a great time!

Cole is a wild man on the trampoline!