Happy Belated 4th and congrats on Josie's arrival! Looks like your summer is hoppin' and you're even finding the time to blog it. Go you! We think of y'all often, but particularly when the 4th of July rolled around, we looked at each other and said, "Hey, where's the Eastmans? Shouldn't we be doing something??" Three years in a row we spent the fourth together. And you even subbed one year for my absent husband on my anniversary and then you loved my two boys at your house while we were in the hospital for Dylan's delivery the day AFTER swimming in your pool. So here's to great memories. We finally have internet. It's slow but functioning for which we are grateful. Slow but functions describes much of life here. Most things don't happen in any particular hurry. Benjamin is silently good in Primary and has said prayers in French at Primary with coaching. We're very grateful for our ward and the ward members. It's made all the difference. Hugs for everyone. BIG hugs.
"A mother's heart is a child's schoolroom." -Harold B. Lee
JUSTIN
6 years old - loves school, primary and "teaching" his little sisters, riding his bike (no training wheels) and scooter, soccer, baseball, drawing, and reading; is the center of Josie's universe (and McKenzie's, on most days), the sweetest boy ever!
McKENZIE
4 years old - loves school, primary, tap and ballet, gymnastics, dancing to the wii with Alex, melting faces on Rock Band with Alex, sleepovers, friends, and snuggling.
JOSIE
1 1/2 years old - loves nursery, dancing, singing ("da da da"), mimicking Justin and McKenzie, gymnastics, wrestling, climbing/sliding/swinging - the outdoors! - giving hugs/kisses and high-5s!
Out of the mouth of babes . . .
"Do you know why I like having you sing to me? . . . Because you're my favorite friend." - McKenzie, last night at bedtime
"That policeman pulled over a house!" - Justin's exclamation when seeing a motorcylce policeman writing a ticket [to a car parked] in a driveway
". . . pizza, jell-o, and a bone (one of grandpa's chicken wings)." - what McKenzie had for dinner last night
"My train has boxage." - Justin's view of the square-shaped packages (baggage) on GeoTrax
"The Church of Jesus Christ of Laminate Saints" - the church McKenzie belongs to
"Snow White and the Second Dwarf" - one of McKenzie's favorite princess movies
"You can kiss me as much as you want to." - McKenzie
"Is that the sunshine?" - McKenzie, after days and days and days of rain
"Mom, my favorite word is Craig Elementary!" - Justin
"Mama, your beautiful." - Justin XOX
"Mama, I'm getting old." - McKenzie, while inspecting her wrinkly finger after bathtime
"If they have cheese pizza, I want some. But I don't want any pepper pizza - it's too spicy." - Justin expressing his dislike for pepperoni pizza
"My eyeball burnt out." - McKenzie while rubbing her eye
"He's not dead." - McKenzie's response when asked what grandpa's diagnosis was while playing doctor
"Heavenly Father gets to choose! Not you!" - Justin, on McKenzie's insisting that the new baby is a girl
"I think I need some snugs to keep me warm." - Justin, wanting to snuggle
"I can't breathe. My nose is hard." - Justin, waking up with a stuffy nose
"Is this our house?" - McKenzie, after the movers came and packed all our things
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Happy Belated 4th and congrats on Josie's arrival! Looks like your summer is hoppin' and you're even finding the time to blog it. Go you! We think of y'all often, but particularly when the 4th of July rolled around, we looked at each other and said, "Hey, where's the Eastmans? Shouldn't we be doing something??" Three years in a row we spent the fourth together. And you even subbed one year for my absent husband on my anniversary and then you loved my two boys at your house while we were in the hospital for Dylan's delivery the day AFTER swimming in your pool. So here's to great memories. We finally have internet. It's slow but functioning for which we are grateful. Slow but functions describes much of life here. Most things don't happen in any particular hurry. Benjamin is silently good in Primary and has said prayers in French at Primary with coaching. We're very grateful for our ward and the ward members. It's made all the difference. Hugs for everyone. BIG hugs.
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