(I’m pretty behind on reporting S & S’s funny phrases, so don’t be alarmed that some are from Christmas time.)
-While on a walk as a family, somehow the subject came up that Sam’s real name is “Samuel.” “I not Samuel,” he says. We explained, “You are, buddy. That’s your full name. Your name is Samuel David.” “NO! I NOT Samuel,” Sam said, getting quite concerned. I’m still not sure if he believes us that Samuel is his real name.
-While pretending to hunt, the boys showed how many times they’ve heard Ben and Nate’s latest elk hunting story. “Is this fence private?” Seth asked Sam, pointing to the couch. (Basically Nathan shot his elk right before it jumped into private land.)
-I got the kids their play Nativity set out just hours before we went out to eat at PF Changs. I had shown them who Mary, Joseph, the Wisemen and the Shepards were. If you’ve ever been to PF Changs, you can picture the large stone statues that are decorations there—they are warriors in armor. They boys wanted to know which statue was Mary and which one was Joseph.
-Seth, talking as the sheep in the nativity, said, “I’m Nicholas Batum.” (For you non Blazer fans out there, it’s a Blazer basketball player. Apparently we’ve been watching a lot of Blazers lately).
-As I was putting on make-up, Seth came in and was asked what I was doing; “I’m putting on make-up so that I can look pretty for daddy.” Seth’s reply, “I want you to look pretty for me too.” And then he ran into the living room and told Sam, “Mom’s gonna look pretty for ALL of us.”
-Seth: “Kanga (referring to me) can I crawl in your pouch?” (Because he’s “Roo” and wanted to snuggle.) Oh how it warmed my heart!
-This is a conversation that most dads probably haven’t had with their boys: “Dad! Dad!” as Sam runs to him naked right after taking a bath, “What color are your underwear?” "Um, maybe blue,” Ben replies. “Well you should check,” Sam says. Seth chimes in, “Yeah Dad, you need to check”. Ben confirms they’re blue and Sam yells out, “Yah! They’re blue!!!” and runs to his room to pick out his blue undies. Yes, our boys want to have even the same underwear color as their daddy on.
-One afternoon while the boys and I were running errands together, we ran into some road construction. We actually had quite a fun time watching all the equipment as we were stopped, and I explained to them that they were building another lane because there are too many people in the area for just a two lane road. When Ben arrived home that night, I was prompting Seth and Sam to tell him what we saw. Seth told Ben, “They’re adding another lane to the road cause God made more people!”
-Sammy: “You can only see Thunders’ head. It dark blue.” (I got the biggest kick out this…what else is a kid supposed to think when he show them thunder head clouds?)
-After I finished praying the other night at the dinner table, Sam immediately said, “Wait…you didn’t say thank you for baby!”
-I heard the boys in the other room talking about their daddy’s age (a frequent conversation). “Then he’ll be 32, and mommy will be 31…” I was only half listening until I heard, “And then he’ll be 37. And then he’ll die.” Where they got that idea, I’ll never know!
-Sam asks Seth, “How do we play the bouncy ball game?” Seth’s reply, “Whoever gets the most bounces, he gets to be the handsomest.”
I can't believe how much they look like their daddy. The one of Sam's big smile looks exactly like a little Ben. They are so cute, and getting so big. So excited for you guys and your next adventure with Seth and Sam as big brothers.
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