just pics

i have the hardest time keeping up with all the pics on shawn's phone.  it's a good thing he has it cuz i never take the camera anywhere.  the above is jack at school with his friends on dad's day.  he was pretty excited to have shawn there.

doesn't he look a little like urkel (sp?) in this picture?  i mean, aside from his whiteness.

at the dinosaur museum.

shawn sometimes worries about his special parts.  not sure how he fits it all in.

we got a new game.  basically 20 questions.  you have to figure out who or what is on the card.  they love it.

jack's rendition.

chubby charli.  just want to kiss her all the time.

jack

a couple days after jack started school, i asked him as he ate his lunch one day about his friends at school.  he listed a couple of his buddies and i asked if everyone in his class had a friend.  i really want him to be a good leader and friends with everyone.  he said "yeah, i think so.  wait, no, sydney n. doesn't play with anybody."

i said something like, "it's important for everyone to have friends. it makes people sad when they don't have anyone to play with.  and you are such a great friend and good example.  do you think next time you play, you could ask sydney to play with you and your friends?"

he looked at me and said, "mom, your words are so beautiful they make me feel like i want to cry."

so sweet.  we had a tender conversation about the Spirit, and what it does to our hearts, how we feel when He works within us. i felt very privileged to have that Gift and to help my child feel His gentle whispers.  what a blessing.

hallow's eve

 2 super heroes.

so a few weeks before halloween, i have this conversation with the boys.  i ask jack what he wants to be for halloween this year.  he looks at me with one of those "duh" expressions and says, "mom, i'm going to be a ninja."  then he turns to sam and says, "and you're going to be a turtle."  at this point i realize that he doesn't understand that you can pick a different costume every year because that's what the boys were last year.  now someone who enjoys halloween and likes to spend hours putting together costumes would say "oh, buddy, let's pick something different!  you can be anything you want."  as it were, i am not that person.  i said, "sounds awesome, buddy."  yes, i did.  totally took advantage of his sweet ignorance.

then sam says, "what is dad going to be?" 

jack replies,"he's probably gonna be that ugly guy again, you know, the one with the long hair and mustache."

sam says, "i wuv that guy."

we had a great time on halloween.  i went to jack's first halloween parade at school and it was quite surreal.  i remember going with my mom to watch my siblings, and here i was, the actual mom.  it was one of those crazy moments where you think "how did i get here?!?"  crazy.  that night we went to our ward's trunk-or-treat and had a great time.  so blessed to be surrounded by great people.

on to thanksgiving!