sleep talking

maria and ethan have something in common.  they both talk in their sleep.  maria has been sick the last couple of days.  because of this she woke up several times last night crying or calling for us.  the first couple of times i got up to help her.  she'd always mumble something i couldn't understand.  the third time ethan went to help her.  he came back and just sat on the side of the bed.  i asked him what was going on.  he said, "maria says she needs to find the green plastic thing to help grandpa stop the sun."

this reminds me of when ethan and i were first married and i woke up in the middle of the night because ethan was going through the drawer in the nightstand.  i asked him what he was looking for.  "the green lights," he said.  what?  "the neighbors need to borrow the green lights."  i have learned since then that when someone is talking, or walking, in their sleep you do NOT tell them they are asleep.  that just makes them irritated.  "i am not asleep!"  and now more insistant, "i need to find the green lights!"  "okay," i said, "i'll help you look for them in the morning."  and with that he went back to sleep.

he doesn't talk in his sleep nearly as much as i would like.

on a totally unrelated note, here are some pictures of the kids:

i love that hudson's hands are in his pockets.  so cute.

hudson loves his little sister.