Arbor Day Celebration

In Which Grant Spits Lovingly

Elle had her six month check up this week. She weighed in at a whopping 15 lbs 1 oz, which put her in the 30^th percentile. She was just over 26 inches long which puts her in the 70^th percentile.

Saturday after our weekly t-ball game we went to the Palm Coast Arbor Day Celebration. It was terribly hot and humid. But the boys jumped in a bounce house, released their own butterflies out of little envelopes and Jackson made a bird feeder out of a pine cone, peanut butter and seeds. So it wasn’t a total waste of energy.

Saturday night Brian’s publisher took Brian and me out to dinner at a restaurant with a great view of the ocean. Their daughters offered to watch our kids. And I was brave and left Elle with them. I haven’t left her for very long with anyone but Brian and she doesn’t always like that either. All the kids were very well behaved but Elle seemed very excited to see us when we returned.

During scripture study this week, we were talking about how the Lord answers our prayers according to His will. Jackson said, “That's why when Grant prayed that I would have a wiggly arm, it didn't happen.”

I had a great mother’s day today. Jackson sang to me in Sacrament Meeting (Grant was too shy) and everyone commented on how great he did—they could hear his little voice above everyone else’s. Grant made me a bouquet of flowers in Primary and Jackson made me a great book at school.

One Liners:

Still awake long past his bed time, Jackson said, "After I take a nap, that's when I'm attractive."

Grant: "If you eat too much, you get fat, and then you die, and then they have to drag you home."

Singing to Grandma, Grant got a bit mixed up: "Teach me all that I must do... Next time won't you sing with me."

We turned on the TV on Saturday afternoon, and about a minute later, the screen said "The End," and credits started rolling. Jackson said, "That was a short movie."

Grant: "Every time I spit at my baby sister, she laughs!"