This kinda annoys me.

"Momma, now that I know what it means, it kinda annoys me when people say, LED light.  LED means light emitting diode. So, light emitting diode light? That isn't right."

David, age 12

Icing

"Sometimes I look at the snow on the front yards as icing on the cake." David (age 10)

Gross Stuff

Yesterday David (age 10) brought home a form from school for me to sign about the S.H.A.R.E  (Sexuality, Health, and Responsiblity Education) Program at school.

"You have to sign this. I don't want to go to it." (David)

"Why not?" (Momma)

"Because Daddy already talked to me about all of that gross stuff and I don't want to talk about it at school." (David)

The Restroom

"Some people call the bathroom a restroom. It's a restroom because it is somewhere moms can go to rest away from their kids."

David (age 10)

Haircuts

On Saturday, the boys got haircuts.

Jonathan
"Why did you choose this haircut?"
"I don't have to brush it and it is so short, I won't have to get another haircut for a while."

David
"Why did you choose this haircut?"
"Um, well... I like it. I did decide to get it a little shorter this time."

Thomas
"Why did you choose this haircut?"
"It's my style!"

[laughter]

Games

"A long time ago they had games way worse than Gameboys." 
David, age 9

The Owen Boys Rock

We are extremely proud of how our boys are doing in school this year.

This quarter-

Jonathan was one of 2 kids in his class to get straight A's.

He also had perfect attendance.

David received a character award for his class. (Two are chosen from each class during each quarter.) His teacher said that he is a great teacher, always willing to help other students. He does amazing work on classwork, especially his projects.

He also had perfect attendance.

Thomas received a character award for his class. His teacher said that he is a great friend in class and that he is always the first to help clean up, even when the mess isn't his responsibility. He is a hard worker and is excelling in reading.

We are super proud of our boys.

David and Thomas Basketball, Game 1

David and Thomas had their first basketball game today. The first game of the season. Their first game ever.

Their age group is K-2nd. Their team name is The Pack.

It was precious.
It was exciting.
They had a blast.


Thomas throwing in the ball.

The boys cheering on their team when they were sitting out a quarter.

David playing defense.

The final score. The Pack wins with 6 points. David scored 2 of the points.

Game high points:
David scored.
Thomas ran over to Momma at halftime and said, "I like basketball. I love it!"

David and Thomas after the game. What athletes!

Wise Guy

My dad, Daddo, was talking about the Christmas story, explaining that there isn't proof that there were only 3 wisemen.

The conversation went something like this:

Daddo: There's no proof in the Bible that there were only 3 wisemen. It says that there were three gifts brought and that is why we tell the story with three wisemen.

David: Well, if there were more, they weren't very wise because they didn't bring gifts.

Track Star

David completed the track program this month at school. The kids can walk or run the track during recess. They get punches on a track card for each lap completed. Each track card has 25 punches. There are 7 track cards. That's 175 laps! I should know, but I don't remember, how many miles it equals. For each completed track card, a small foot is added to a chain necklace. If you finish the program, you earn your the big foot for your necklace.

David was super excited about earning his "big foot" and I am super proud of him for accomplishing his goal.

Here is at the assembly getting his award:



This picture shows how excited he was:


Here's his beautiful smile:

Quote of the Week

"Hey Momma, I think that if we weren't brothers, we'd be best friends because we play together all of the time and we have a lot of fun."

David, age 7 (talking about himself and Thomas)

Question of the Day

Question of the Day:

"Do you ever have privacy with Daddy?"

David (age 7)

September Student of the Month

David was chosen as a Student of the Month for his class for the month of September. He was chosen for "being a super thinker, a great example to others, and super Listening."

He received his award at a school assembly yesterday. Here's a video of him accepting the award:


Here's our September Student of the Month. We are super proud of him.

Teeth and Boogers

David has 4 loose teeth right now. Two of the are very loose. He does not want to wiggle them. He does not want them pulled. He would rather let them fall out on their own.

In fact, he lost his first tooth without knowing it, while eating popcorn. He swallowed it. Ironically, his second tooth was also lost eating popcorn. He was eating his popcorn and then his tooth fell out on his hand. Now he doesn't want to eat popcorn anymore.

Letting his teeth fall out on their own means less blood (and little pain), which is what David is all about.

The other day we were trying to convince him to let us wiggle his teeth. He gave us an emphatic "No." He said he just wanted to wait for them to fall out. We tried to convince him otherwise by explaining he might swallow them but we couldn't persuade him.

Out of nowhere, he said,

"I wish my nose would fall off. Then, I wouldn't have any more boogers!"

I laughed until I had tears in my eyes. It was such a funny moment.

David's First Sleepover

July 4th marked David's first sleepover at a friend's house. He has stayed with family and friends that we consider close enough to be family. This was the first time he spent the night with a buddy of his.

I spend a lot of time thinking about "letting go" with David due to his severe peanut allergy. I imagine things like sleep-overs and summer camps and I instantly feel nervous. His first sleep-over was great- for him and me. Of course, the very first time I met his friend's mom we discussed how she has a niece with a severe peanut allergy. There's no doubt about it, knowing she knows how to care for someone with a food allergy made all the difference in me getting a good night's rest that night.

Here's David and his friend Luke before the sleepover.


The next day David said:
"Momma, I had too much fun to think about missing you much."

I never get tired

David (age 6):

"Momma, I usually never get tired but my body totally does."

David is Six

David turned 6 on Sept. 2nd.

He requested pancakes for breakfast.


That afternoon we decorated cupcakes to celebrate.



That night after Jonathan and Daddy came home from soccer practice, David got to open one present. He was very excited about his new Webkin.


On Sunday, the 6th, David celebrated with a Transformer party.


There was an obstacle course.


There was a scavenger hunt. Here's David with a clue.


David enjoyed his cake.



There were two things that he really, really wanted at his party.

He wanted an Optimus Prime mask (and his buddy Luke has a Bumble Bee one).


He wanted a Pinata. At first the kids all took turns with a plastic bat. In the end, David got to use a metal bat to hit the pinata to pieces.



David had a fantastic birthday. It was fun to celebrate him.

Hamburger Seeds

Last night we had a quick dinner. I picked up some hamburgers and we had chips and fruit as side dishes.

When we were eating dinner, David asked:

"Momma, how do you grow a hamburger?"

David had noticed the sesame seeds and wondered what could grow from the seeds.

We have a small garden this year and the boys have been fascinated by the vegetables that are growing.

I did the right thing, of course. I grabbed a camera to take a picture of my sweet child and then I explained to him that you can't grow hamburgers.

Inquisitive Thoughts from the Peanut Allergic Child

David just asked me this out of the blue:

"Momma, Why did God make Peanuts?"

Painful Medicine

David had 2 warts on one of his thumbs. I recently asked for tips and suggestions on what to do about the warts. I am happy to say that on of them is gone! It was at the bottom of his thumb nailbed. Because of the location, it was pulling away from the nail and aggravating him. Last week he accidentally knocked it off. It really hurt. He was upset and needed lots of comforting. We soaked his hand in warm water. He got a band-aid of choice.

I didn't even wonder what he hit his hand on.

He was really proud to tell Seth about it when he got home for work.

Seth: "David, your wart is gone! How did that happen?"
David: "Daddy, it came right off when I punched Thomas."