One more vocal by Lincoln showing off his upper register.
Truman is a much more shy contestant and I think if he could let his personality really show through in his performance he could be a star.
We have some avid American Idol fans. Lincoln hopes to one day try out. I don't think he is quite ready, but a few more years and performances like this under his belt and who knows! By the way, this lyric is an original by him, so no pirating! (Notice Truman in timeout in the background.) The next video is the rock version of a song we hear sung by JJ nearly every day. McKinley has an even cuter version of her own that sounds like this, "Bama knee! Bama knee! Bama knee!"
INSTRUMENTS ROCK! by Lincoln
OH SUSANNAH! by Jefferson
I say "No way, Jose!" to Jefferson a lot and the other day he finally asked me "Mom, are all kids Joses?"
So Libbi told me the funniest joke I have heard in a while a few weeks ago that she heard from one of her kindergartners. It goes like this...
Why did Darth Vader go to the bakery?
To get a cooo - kieee (said as if you were imitating Darth Vader's breathing)
Well, the boys thought it was funny but they don't really get it having seen very little Star Wars, so now we get to listen to endless Darth Vader jokes that make no sense at all:
Why did Darth Vader go to the bakery?
To get some dooo - nutsss (said in a throaty breathing voice, of course)
Why did Darth Vader cross the street?
To go to schooo - oool
and so on... Well, the other night at dinner we were enjoying a few more variations on this theme when Brian interrupted them and said,
"If Darth Vader was a dad, what would he say to his kids?"
Truman - "Gooo tooo beeed"
which made Brian laugh cause he was going to say, be quiet and eat your dinner. Lincoln laughed politely and then looked at Brian like he was a little crazy and said, "But Dad, Darth Vader is already a father."
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| From 4-29-09 |
This video was meant to capture the three littlest at their cutest. FYI, McKinley calls binkies "are you's" and says "you're welcome" for thank you when I hand her a binky. The smile comes at the end, so sorry this is a longer video, but enjoy!
The Easter Bunny went to get things to fill baskets Saturday night and found none of the good chocolate candy on her list. So the kids had marshmallows and jolly ranchers in their eggs, along with an apple and a bag of microwave popcorn in their baskets.
Following the tradition of my parents, their baskets were hidden by the Bunny somewhere in the house, as was a ball with their name on it - one of those colorful plastic balls from the cages in the store. They had a great time searching, Lincoln being the most excited to find his hidden in Reagan's car seat.
Sunday was Reagan's first day at church - we made it through church with all 5 kids, only spending the last 15 minutes of Sacrament meeting in the mother's lounge when Reagan got hungry. For some reason I have no pictures of her from the day:(
After church we enjoyed an Easter Egg Hunt at Gramere and Grandpa's in Layton. 
Favorite parts of the day:
Dressing McKinley (and Reagan) for church. This is post nap, so the hair is a bit wild. And listening to Jefferson talk about "Beaster" and all his "Beaster eggs".
Truman ate his dinner like a champ so he could have dessert and I loved watching him stride purposefully through the backyard on a mission to find the eggs. Lincoln asked if the Easter Bunny was real or if it was just the parents hiding baskets and treats. Pause... We asked him if Easter would be as fun if there were no Bunny and he still got a basket and treats. He thought it would unless he actually got to see the Easter Bunny sometime.
We didn't talk about the Easter Bunny at all this year cause we would rather the kids think the baskets and eggs were a fun tradition even without a mythical creature and focus on the real meaning, but if we dispel one myth will it lead to questioning another? We did not want to take the chance.
Just goes to show that the window of childhood is pretty small. They don't understand Santa, etc until they are 3 or so and they outgrow it by the time they are 10. Too short! That is why we have to have more kids I guess:) No, that is not an announcement, but we are wondering if Katherine has one to make??? Just teasing:), but do you?
Thanks Mom and Dad for sending the fun popcorn egg decorating kit. The kids had a blast - the debris from which you see strewn about the kitchen in these pictures!
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| From 04-13-09 |
We started two traditions this year with Conference: Brian bought a puzzle to work on as we listened to the sessions; my contribution was a trip to Doug and Emmy's in Layton for a couple giant cinnamon rolls to eat Saturday morning. The puzzle was a lot of fun and the kids did pretty well not touching too much. Our enjoyment of the cinnamon rolls can be summed up by Truman's comment: "This is kind of like sugar." Yeah, kind of! 
The kids have a tradition of working on "Conference homework" in a tent they make in the living room. We also enjoy a trip to Grandma Doxey's for Chinese food during Priesthood session. Libbi came up for the weekend and we had a great time with her around. We missed Sarah and in her honor McKinley called Libbi "Sawah!" all weekend.
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| From 04-05-09 |
