Following the Leader

We had a fun time during our walk yesterday. Zachary loves to be pushed in the stroller and see new things in the world. Matthew has been practicing on his bike and is getting better every day. Ryan has fun running around and picking up rocks or other random things. This time he found an old bolt that he dubbed his new microphone. He started singing "Tee dum, tee dee. A teedle ee do tee day" from the song "Following the Leader" from Peter Pan. I asked Ryan if we were following the leader (Matthew) as he pushed his bike up the big hill. Upon hearing our conversation Matthew begins singing:

We're going up the steep hill, the steep hill, the steep hill,
We're going up the steep hill, wherever we may go.

To which Ryan cleverly adds the chorus:
You bet, you bet, you bet, you bet, you bet!


Broadway here we come!

Ryan's Frog

I noticed Ryan was running around with his hand in a fist while playing Star Wars with Matthew. I asked him if he was holding something and he answered matter-of-factly, "Yes mom. It's my baby frog!" Intrigued, I asked him to show me. He holds out his palm and smiles. "Hmm, what color is your frog Ryan?"
"Green"
"Does it have any spots?"
"Nope. Just green. And it has bouncy feets that go boingy-boingy-boing."
"Wow, he must jump high."
"Oh no, there he goes!" Ryan exclaims as his hand bounces.
Don't worry. Baby Frog was immediately recovered and placed in the safety of Ryan's fist.

And I have Ryan to thank for discovering that Yoda can easily be reached with a simple call on an old cell phone. If only I had known that years ago!

Matthew's Thoughts

Some words of wisdom and curiousity from my oldest offspring

"I don't want water. It doesn't have any taste. Why can't you make it have a taste mom?"

"What does R2-D2 mean when he says beep whoot ooo?"

After seeing daddy sleeping on the couch he bursts out into song (to the "Muffin Man" tune):

Do you know the napping dad,

The napping dad,

The napping dad,

Do you know the napping dad

Who lives on Mary Lane ? (Matthew's version)

And my current favorite:

"Wow, did my head grow really big when I turned five? I can't fit it through the arm hole in the chair."

Aren't five-year olds great!

Guess who turned five this week?

Happy Birthday Matthew!May the force be with you......and keep your helmet on tight.
We love you!Here you can see little Green Army Men attacking Darth Vader, the Storm Troopers and the Tan Army Men. With the Dinaco Cars are watching the battle. In the end Darth Vader was victorious.

Amy's how old?

It's Amy's birthday this week! Happy birthday to Amy. Happy birthday to Amy. Happy Birthday Dear Amy. Happy Birthday to you!

We love you Amy!