Favorite Things...Part ?

I've lost count. Anyhow, here are a few of my favorite things that Nolan is doing right now...

• His smiling face is the first thing I see in the morning when he comes running to the side of my bed. I am greeted with "Ake up! Ake up! Brepist time! Brepist time!" daily. (And not before 8am. Ever. I know SO MANY of you moms are totally jealous. If you tell me how to get your kids to eat fruits and veggies I'll tell you how to get your kids to sleep late!)
• I love that I am very rarely "Mama" any more. I have "graduated" and am now affectionately called "Ommy."
• His imagination has caused him to believe that he is, truly, Frosty the Snowman.
• He is now excited to go to church and actually runs ahead of us to get to class!
• When watching the movie Cars he acts out the scenes form the movie with his toy cars.

Some of Nolan's favorite books...

• No David by David Shannon--He practically reads it to me!
• If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff--For some reason the haircut page makes him giggle like no other.
• I Was So Mad by Mercer Mayer--You've gotta love Critter!
• Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown--We are both exceptionally skilled when it comes to making animal sounds.
• The Beginner's Bible--He loves the story of creation and "friends" Adam and Eve. Actually, he doesn't want me to read ANY other story in the Bible. Clearly, we need to work on this!

So tell me...what are YOUR cute kids doing?

Slipped Through My Fingers

Saturday nights at our house are typically movie nights. There wasn't anything we really felt like watching so Todd started flipping through our 200-some-odd-channels figuring that something would be on TV. He stopped on a show I didn't recognize just as it was beginning. Assuming I wouldn't be too interested, I asked "What are we watching?" as I headed to the kitchen to fill my water glass.

"What? You've never seen Rain Man?" my incredulous husband replied.

Nope. I never had. Somehow this classic, Oscar-winning movie has alluded me since it premiered in 1988. That's 21 Rain Man-less years.

I loved this movie! Dustin Hoffman was remarkable as Raymond and I so enjoyed watching Tom Cruise's character, Charley, learn to love and appreciate his autistic brother. It spoke to my heart. If, by chance, you haven't seen this movie masterpiece GO TO THE VIDEO STORE RIGHT NOW. Don't let it slip through your fingers as it did mine.

14 weeks

Warning! The belly is expanding! I still am wearing my regular clothes...but not for much longer, it appears. Only 26 more weeks to go!