It Makes Me Smile

-When, after Monday's family scripture reading, I asked the kids "does anyone have anything they want to talk about?" and heard Libby respond, "piwates!" (pirates).

-Hudson's promptness to get outside Wednesday morning after a night of snow.

-Counting the times Lincoln said, "watchee" consecutively before doing the thing he wanted me to see (I counted 20).

-Seeing how devoted Hudson is in taking care of his baby.

-Ah, Lincoln's new obsession with light switches. On, off, on, off, on, off. "Lincoln, stop it." "Liiiiiight!" On, off, on, off, on, off.

-Making friends with Jason - the caterpillar we found out in the grass. He lives in a jar in our house and is getting fat on lettuce.

-Binding off. Actually finishing a project! See the pattern here.

-Realizing that when Lincoln says, "gacapoo!" he's really saying "peek-a-boo!"

-Receiving next year's school supplies in the mail. So many fun books!

-Hearing Hudson declare this morning, after putting on his hiking boots, that he was going on a hike to kill animals for food.

-These guys: