The Kissing Bandit

Well, Teddy Dean has officially become 'The Kissing Bandit.' He loves to kiss his momma. When she is holding him he will look her in the eyes and plant a long, open-mouthed kiss right on her lips. Teddy Dean also kisses me, but not as much as he does with momma. Can you blame him?

Daddy's Little Football Players

Notice the end-zone dance he is already practicing.

Here are my football players. They are naturals. Calvin loves to run me over with the ball, he is looking like a fullback in a tailback's body.

Teddy Dean loves to go after the ball as it rolls around on the floor. He's got a nose for the football, looks like a defensive lineman to me.

A Day Off

Ken gave me a wonderful gift today...a day off! I left home just as the boys were waking up, before all the morning diapers, potty-ing, breakfast, and dressing took place. I came home for lunch, but left before it was time to do the dishes and the next round of diapers and potty-ing. And then I stayed away until after nap time. Amazing!

I used the day to take a prayer walk, have extended time with the Lord, and to finish reading a book about parenting. It was refreshing and restful. A side benefit of this day, which I pretty much spent in silence and solitude, was that I could rest my voice (I lost it three days ago).

Have I mentioned that I have the best husband in the whole world?

Date night!

Last night was date night. The reason this was such a special date night is because it was our first in Louisville. One of our friends, Kelly, blessed us by offering to watch the boys. Calvin and Teddy Dean were thrilled that Mrs. Kantorski was coming over to play with them. To say that Calvin has a crush on Mrs. Kantorski would be an understatement. He adores her.

We spent the evening on Bardstown Road. This is the area of Louisville that is quite eclectic, resembling Grand Avenue in St. Paul and Uptown in Minneapolis. We walked up and down the road taking in all the shops and sidewalk restaurants. We had been advised to have a pizza from Wicks. Wicks is known for its 10 pound 'Big Wick' Pizza! No, we did not have the 'Big Wick', but we did enjoy a fantastic Italian sausage and green olive pizza pie. After that we walked the road again and I had a cup of coffee from Highland Coffee shop. It was the best cup of coffee I have had since coming to Louisville. I still miss Caribou though.

The great thing about date night is spending time together. We just love being together. Isn't it great that God gave us the gift of marriage.

Calvin & Mr. Toby

A while ago, we blogged about Calvin's fascination with bowties. The reason he loves bowties is because Mr. Toby wears bowties. We had Mr. Toby (Toby Jennings) over for lunch after church on Sunday. Calvin was thrilled! Here is a picture of Calvin and Mr. Toby reading after lunch.

Mama's little helper

Teddy loves to help with dishes.

Watching The Wiggles

My boys sat together yesterday and watched the Wiggles for a few minutes. It's delightful to see them play together and want to be near one another.