Bubba's got him some bubba teeth

Justus had fun playing with Daddy's Bubba teeth...

Lessons in never say never...

Today has been another lesson in "never say never"...

I don't know how I got suckered into allowing a fork-tongued, rodent-eating, slithering, writhing, serpent live in the house with us... But somehow I was outvoted 3-1... (gee, you think it is because all of the other human's living in this house are male???) And as of today, we have a new pet SNAKE!!! Yes, you read that correctly... Caleb has named him Rocky. Each boy (especially the biggest one, aka Daddy) has been overcome with excitement tonight and totally enthralled with the newest addition to our household!

They are precious in His sight

Justus and I were pulling weeds at my friend's house and Jus said, "I Jesus".

I said, "no, you're not Jesus, but you can pray and ask Jesus if you can be like Him."

We pulled a few more weeds and Jus looked up at me and said, "Jesus say yes." :)

Gone Fishin'

My friends invited us to go to Cabela's (an outdoorsy store) and then go fishing off the dock.  The store has so many amazing stuffed real animals:  zebra, lions, tons of various deer, and even an elephant!!!  They also have a large fish tank indoors and a stocked pond outdoors - which is where we went fishing afterwards.  

 

Justus caught his first fish!

He's pretty proud of his catch!

Mr. Joey helping Caleb catch his fish

Fishin' Buddies showing off their catch

Down on the Farm

Justus' class went on a field trip to a petting farm...

We were petting this pregnant goat and I explained to Justus there was a baby goat inside...  he gave me an inquisitive look then promptly walked around to the goat's mouth and tried to pry her mouth open for a better look at that baby goat inside...  :D

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I'm gonna get you... - warning: very blurry pictures ahead...

One of the boys' favorite game they've made up is called "Lick Noses" where they tackle me and try to lick my nose...  Here are a few of the action shots I took during our most recent attack...  er game....  ;D   I wish I had a video or even just audio to upload because it is the best laughter and giggling ever!

This last shot is just Caleb making a silly face, but it was during an attack... um game, so I'm posting it here.

My natural salesman

I poked my head out of the door to check on my little munchkins and found this sight...

And can you guess who was the ringleader of this ragamuffin band?  Yes, that would be Caleb...  He LOVES to sell things!  And it's not just the smell of green (and silver and copper) that drives his passion, it's his passion for talking and people and the drama involved in selling things...  okay, so Caleb interjects drama into EVERY event in his life...  no really, EVERY event, no matter how minute...  We often refer to him as our little Drama King!  

This picture also depicts why Caleb and Justus get along so very well...  Jus doesn't care what Caleb's doing, he just wants to do whatever his big bubba's doing.  And Caleb thrives off of being the leader, and getting everyone, yes EVERYONE within earshot, involved in his plans.   He dragged two neighborhood kids into this yard sell, encouraging them to help him set up the table and chairs and gather all of the nasty-dirty-half broken-toys from the backyard...  vowing to pay them a portion of his proceeds.  Would you believe he suckered several passerbys out of over $5!?  Well, I guess you would if you knew Caleb...  :)

Mad Gab

Trying to decipher Justus' 2yr old babbling is like playing mad gab 24/7

first round - "eye keem shrk"

Me:  "Ice Cream Shark?"

second round - urgent plea, slightly louder, slightly higher pitched  "Eye Keem SHRK!"

Me:  "Oh, Ice Cream Shark, ummmm a Shark that likes to eat ice cream?"

third round - frustrated, much louder, much higher pitched, "Eye Keem SHRK!!!"

Me:  "Oh Wow!  Really!  That is so cool!"

fourth round - rage, not satisfied with my attempt to play it off...  "EYE KEEM SHRK!!!"

Me:  "Look at the Huge Red Monster Truck!"

fifth round - absolute meltdown, furious that I attempted a diversion..., ridiculously loud, pitch so high all of the dogs in a 1 mile radius are in pain...  "EYE KEEM SHRK!!!!!!!!"

Me:  wits end, panic, what else can i guess...  oh, what's that about to pass me on the right...  an Ice Cream TRUCK!!!  Yay!  Okay, "Oh I see it buddy, an Ice Cream TRUCK!!!"  okay, success!  Whew!  Huge sigh of relief...  attempting to regain normal heart rate and breathing rate...

Justus:  giggles, "Yeah, eye keem shrk"  big smile

Jiminy...

Me:  Hey Justus, whatcha doing?

Me:  What's in there buddy?

Justus:  I got crickets

Me:  (stifling gag reflex...)  

CHEESE!

He is unlike his camera hog big bubba in many ways, especially in that Jus hates getting his picture taken.  However,  lately he has realized how cute he is occasionally and will ham it up a bit for the camera - lucky for me and so thankful that my constant companion (aka iPhone) has a built in camera so I can catch these adorable moments!!!

Thankful Thursday

Things I've noted that I'm thankful for this week:

1.  Caspian (the kitty) entertains the boys and especially Jus when Caleb is at school during the day...  poor kitty...  ;D

2.  PRESCHOOL!!!  - although I'm also really thankful that Jus is only there Tues and Thurs 1/2 days

3.  that Caleb can do some light babysitting for us - he is a GREAT babysitter and they have a blast together!

4.  the babysitter for our Life Group (small group Bible study)...  Jessie, we miss you!!!  :)

5.  the new playground - tons of fun tonight!

6.  that Caleb can give Justus baths - again, he's an amazing big bubba!  :)

Justus and Daddy

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