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Brian's cousin sent this to us.  This was so good I thought it was for real!

Some Good News

This is what we're digging right now:

John Krasinski from the Office has debuted his at-home, mock evening news show dedicated entirely to good news in order to bring a smile to the internet amid uncertain times.  I love it...even made me teary eyed a few times!

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

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I tried to trick the boys for April Fools Day only for Ethan to inform me that it was March 31st, NOT April 1st.  Haha.

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Daddy's lil' helper

The Looks (Gavin)

 

Here is a post from long ago of Ethan's many hair styles.  Now is Gavin's turn!

 

"The Elvis" Look

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Conversation with Gavin after I picked him up from school:

Gavin: When is school going to be over?
Me: Ha! (with a chuckle) Try like 9 more months!
Gavin: Oh...

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Conversation with Gavin at breakfast this morning:

Gavin: This girl that sits next to me (at school) tried to kiss me and I don't know why.
Me: What was she doing?
Gavin: (using his two hands to pucker his lips)
Me: Oh really? (trying not to laugh) What did you say to her?
Gavin: No thanks!

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Went to pick Ethan up and he asked me to memorize this name "Smithson Ian" so we could look up a book that he read at school.  I thought it was an author so I googled it for it only to realize it was actually "Smithsonian: Rocks and Minerals."  Haha.

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I spent all week trying to come up with something to do (outside the house) with Gavin only for him to tell me that he would rather just stay home.  Well that works too!

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Gavin's concept of time is that anything that is not happening today, happened "a long time ago."

Gavin's answer to everything is: "Because."

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Usage of the coloring table:

Ethan - to color and do art
vs.

Gavin - as a diving board to jump off into his imaginary pool

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Last week when Ethan saw that the road was completely white:

Ethan (with excitement): Look snow!!!

Brian: Um, no.  That's all salt buddy.

There was not a spec of snow on the ground, but the roads were completely covered with salt.  On top of that, people were slowing way down on the on ramp because they thought it was slicked.  Oh brother, that's NoVA for you!

Saved By the Bell Reunion

This is epic - totally made my day.  Brought me back to 6th grade.

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Adventure with Daddy at Lowe's

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Ethan said, "I love Jesus, but I don't want to be dunk under the water" after watching a baptism video at church and I think got really traumatized by the process.

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Every morning when the sun is out, Gavin says, "Thank you Jesus...sun!"  It is the cutest thing!  I wonder where he gets that from... =0)

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A while back we went to Dickey's BBQ Pit for lunch and as I was busy ordering food, Ethan pulled on my arm, pointed to the sign behind me and said, "Mommy, does that say 'Free Ice Cream?'"  I told him as I turned around to look "I doubt it's free."  Sure enough it said just that and the worker who overheard confirmed it.  Ethan pleaded, "So can I have ice cream then?"  I told him, "I guess so.  It's a good thing you can read!"

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Ethan and I have had conversations about idols and what it means.  Then one day he said, "I love Nana, but not more than Jesus."

This kid never stops thinking!

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My friend Stephanie, who has a daughter in Ethan's class, email and said,

"I just talked to Caitlyn about her day. She told me that she asked Ethan if he wanted to marry her when they grow up. He said no. And then she said another little girl asked him the same thing, and he also told her no. LOL."

These little girls.

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Conversation while at Walmart today:

Gavin (pointing at the suckers at the check out lane): Suckers!
Ethan: No, Gavin you can't have them.  They have too much sugar.

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Apparently Kaika and Gavin are now napping buddies.  If Kaika's already in the room, he won't budge.  And if he's elsewhere and knows that nap time is coming up, he'll race to the room before you could close the door on him.  Gavin even screams and gets mad if you try to take Kaika out.  It's hilarious!  What's even funnier is what I find after going in to get Gavin when he's up: one energized dog who's ready to play.  Must be the peaceful, uninterrupted nap in there.