Can You Pee?

The other day I was waiting for Adriana to go potty, and she was only interested in playing with anything she could get her hands on.  I wanted her to focus, so I said, "Adriana, can you pee?"  She said, "No.  It's not working."

It Makes Eric Sick

Eric has a weak stomach, and I have had to cut out dairy to help him out.  Adriana is very good at sharing, and she always wants me to take a bite of her food.  If she is eating something with dairy in it, though, I have to tell her I can't have it.  It didn't take her long to figure out that it's because it makes Eric sick.  It must be pretty confusing for her though.  How would Mommy eating something make Eric sick?  The other day, I asked her if she wanted a jelly bean.  She said she didn't want orange.  I said ok, and she said, "Adriana can't eat the orange ones.  It makes Eric sick."

Awww...

Adriana is sort of starting potty training.  We are thrilled that she poops on the potty pretty regularly.  Rarely do I have to change a poopy diaper of hers anymore.  Last night, when she finished pooping, she called me in.  She told me it was just a little baby poop.  When she got off the toilet, she turned around, looked at her poop, and said, "awww...it's a little baby."  I'm sure she'll love this story when she's about 14.

Poison Sushi

The boys have been talking a lot about their visit to "the lake" last week.  Quentin had poison ivy earlier in the summer and was telling me about some poison ivy in an area near the lake.

He said one of Chris E's nephews was going near the place where poison ivy is and Chris's mom (or stepmom) kept telling him to stay away from it.  He told her there wasn't anything there with three leaves, only stuff with 5 leaves.  She told him that was poison sumac.

Zeke said "what is poison sushi?"

Doesn't Taste Like Lemonade

I made some lemonade sugar cookies with lemonade frosting and took some over to the boys.  Quentin was eating one and went in to talk (seriously) to Brandon.

Quentin:  Dad have you tasted these cookies?

Brandon:  No, not yet.  Are they good?

Quentin:  Yes they are good but they don't taste like lemonade.  I think they taste like strawberry.

Brandon:  That's kind of weird.

Quentin:  Yeah...I think there is something wrong with my taste bugs.

The Real House

Brandon and the boys have moved into their own house.  The house is two doors up the street from our house.  Zeke is not quite understanding the whole concept.  One day he said to me "I thought you said we bought that house"

I said "yes, daddy bought that house for the four of you"

Zeke:  "so when are you and Poppy going to move there with us?"

I told him it was just to be daddy and the three brothers living there.  Poppy and I would be staying in our house.  He just said "oh...ok"

A few days later, they were getting ready for school and I was waiting to take them.  Zeke was in the bathroom brushing his teeth and yelled out "DAD!"  Brandon called from his room "What Zeke?"

Zeke:  "Will you go up to our real house and get some cups for the bathroom?"

I Love the Ladies

The boys love watching the Family Feud lately.  They were dying to watch the very old ones with Richard Dawson as the host.  Finally, I got a couple of them recorded and we were all watching one at relax time.

One family consisted of four men and one woman.  The other family was all women.  It was a pretty close game but in the end, the family that was made up of all women won the game.

Zeke cheered and said "I'm glad they won...I LOVE the ladies"