2 toothless grins and other randomness

Happy Birthday Isaac--You are now a big 6! I hear things like, "I bet I can do this now cause I'm six" all the time and it makes me smile. Then I hear from the almost 4 year old, "I can do this now because I'm almost turning 4, remember?" I wonder what kind of stuff I will be able to do after my next birthday?
He had an awesome b-day party and told me his favorite part was the cake--because it was an ice cream cake. The first time since he was one that he actually ate a TON of his cake. I think we will have to do an ice cream cake for his b-day ever year even though they aren't very fun to decorate. He also loved having his friends over for super hero training camp and a pinata. He was lucky to have 2 surprise visitors too!

Gramy and Papa!
Isaac is a pro at losing teeth. He deserves a gold medal. One day he came home from school with a cute little tooth necklace--inside his 4th lost tooth. A few days later, he came home with a second cute tooth necklace with his 5th lost tooth. His mouth is now a black hole.:) Congrats on being 2 dollars richer Isaac!

The new face of Is-a-car

What we have been doing lots and lots of:

and Isaac got these cool new shape puzzles for his b-day. He likes them but Luke LOVES them.
Luke has been his old usual funny self. One day he made a cozy bed on the couch and had the hardest time leaving it because every time he started to get up, his animals would move and it would mess things up and he didn't like that one bit. He is still quite the scientist. If you ever come for a visit, he is sure to show you a scientist experiment or emergency (he uses both words and I haven't figured out if there is a difference). He uses a lot of garbage for his experiments so maybe that means he will be an awesome inventor or recycler someday--but so far he really just litters all over the house and sometimes he dumps his experiment on our front lawn too. He tries to recruit us to be part of his experiments but we really just seem to get in his way.

The many faces of the L-inator

Ruby has learned a lot of new tricks. She stands and claps ( with MAYBE one step). rides her car all over the house, loves to say Cheese for the camera, says dad, uh-oh, bus, and has an adorable sound for the word banana. She loves her sunglasses, loves to put things on her wrists (which is funny because she hasn't worn her baby bracelets for a while now (they are too small) but she still likes to accessorize I guess). She loves to go up and down the stairs, look at books, and have crazy hair after her baths. She also loves to stand on her head and waits for me to tip her over and say "somersault" I think she learned this one from her cousin Cedric. She has learned to color, but after eating a few crayons, mommy got smart and gave her the colorless markers that only shows up on the magic paper. She also learned to watch t.v. --but only for about 30 seconds at a time. Her most favorite things to do are go outside, be held by our neighbor Michelle, eat suckers, and hold small choking hazards like coins and buttons in her hands.

The many faces of Roobles

new tricks!

In other news: It turns out I do have a baby inside of me! I felt the first little kicks/nudges about a week ago. Always so much fun!

Conversation overheard the other day between Isaac, Luke and a friend:

Isaac, "We are at a war right now. It is going on RIGHT NOW! We are either on Jesus' side or Satan's so we have to be really really good and nice and kind. If I was Cain I would not have done what he did. I would have made the right choices. And I can feel the Spirit right now. I just felt the spirit when I was nice to Luke just now."
This was followed by a discussion on how some kids are naughty.

I wish I could have heard more of this--it lasted for a good 10 minutes--but I was sewing upstairs and had a hard time piecing it together. I'm sure it was a great gospel discussion

And again this morning when Kyle was getting ready to go to the temple:

Isaac, "Okay Dad, have a great time! And don't forget to take me someday so I can feel the Holy
Spirit. I can go when I am 12 and I am almost there. I just have to go 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and then 12! And I know who is on Satan's side--all the robbers, and burgalers and bad guys. And people who smoke*. We are not supposed to drink tea or coffee or smoke."
Kyle,"Or do drugs."
Isaac, "Ya....What are drugs?"

*we did not teach him this smokers part--I have told him many times that you are still a nice person even if you smoke, just not taking good care of your body...but I HAVE heard his friends tell him smokers are bad in a stronger manner:)