The Wisdom of Hannah

So, the other night, I was hanging out reading the newspaper and Hannah (for some reason) decides to comment on eyes...........

'Dad, I have brown eyes just like you. They are brown. Carson has the same eyes as Mom. They are blue.'

'They are green but close enough,' I say.

Hannah proceeds to say, 'Does Echo have the same eyes as Ginger? I tried to look but they keep running away from me.'

That's funny. At least from my perspective.....a little glimpse into what runs through Hannah's brain.

At this point, I think that Hannah is in a pretty funny mood so I ask her a question:

'So, Hannah......why do you think the sun shines in the sky?'

'Um......it comes up when the moon goes down' she says. That is correct, but not quite what I was looking for so I ask again.

'Thats right but why do you think it shines so bright?'

Hannah doesn't think about this question long. 'Um, it is bright so we can see and not bump into stuff.' Now that is a good answer.

I tried a few other quesions after this but she started firing off crazy stuff and not really that funny.

Carson's Soccer Team

Carson has soccer practice tonight and a game tomorrow. Hopefully I can take a few pictures of him in action to post in the next few days.

This year, I roped Tara and I into being the 'coaches' for his soccer team which is really just a glorified way of saying 'babysitters.' Tara takes care of the emails to parents and setting up who brings treats for the kids after the games each week. I take care of herding 7 soccer-crazy boys and doing the substitutions during the game.

This year, Carson's team is rolling right along. They are undefeated with a game or two left. It's absolutely amazing to see the difference between when he started and now. He's passing the ball and pulling off some soccer moves that leave me amazed.....like a few games ago when he 'bunny hopped' with the ball around one defender to score a goal. The referee was laughing but said it was legal and was a pretty good move.

Happy Birthday Hannah

Here are some photos from Hannah's 4th birthday.....such as her birthday garb. Note the 'birthday princess' shirt:

And the look on her face when she gets to blow out the candles:

Or the way that her brother finds a way to ruin a good picture:

And, of course, the 'birthday princess' pigging out on the birthday cookie:

Happy birthday Hannah! We hope you had a great one!

The Phone Call

I received a call from Carson's teacher today....Hmmm....not usually a good thing, at least from my experience. Especially, when the call comes in on a Sunday.

She just wanted to check in and tell us that Carson was doing well, especially in Math. In fact, he is helping teach others and has been identified (at least at this point) as strong in Math. She asked if he told us or not......."That would be 'certainly not'." The little guy tells us about how many goals he scored on the 2nd graders at recess, and if the hot dog bun was soggy at lunch. Not so much said about doing well in school.

So, I asked him about it. Really, all I could get out of him is that Math is 'harder than in Kindergarten but it's still pretty easy.'

I had to tell him how proud I was of him because Tara and I always tell him school is sooooo....important. Great job, Carson.

His teacher also told us one little tidbit that was almost verbatim of what his Kindergarten teacher told us.......Carson has a great sense of humor. He apparently gets all of the mature humor that both teachers have thrown out to the class, and it sounds like he is the only one!

I don't quite know what that means. Are we letting him watch too much t.v.? Are we treating him more like a 10 year old than a 6 year old? Is he going to be another 'Larry the Cable Guy'? Who the heck knows, but he sure is a little character.

The Funny Side of Hannah

Wednesday, I picked Hannah up from school (daycare). Hannah seemed to be in a VERY good mood. As I picked her up to put her in the back of the Expedition, she noticed a wrap on my arm from giving blood....so she asked what it was. I told her that it was an 'owey', that I gave blood, and that I was okay....and jumped in the front seat to drive away.

Hannah says, "Are you okay to drive?" To me, this sounds very funny coming from a 3 year old.

So we continue driving towards home. Hannah proceeds to ask if we're going to the 'big school to pick up Carsey.' I tell her, "No, Hannah. Mom already picked him up."

"What for," Hannah asks.

"Well, Mom had to take Carson to church class so he could learn about Jesus."

Hannah retorts, "So, Carson is at CD player?".........Uh, that's CCD little girl.

So we're at home and several hours later, Hannah breaks into a Husker cheer that she apparently learned from someone in her class that goes: "Go Big Red. Sock 'em in the head. Don't give 'em roses, Give 'em bloody noses....." This, of course, makes her mother stop and take notice wondering how her 'little girl' learned a 'big girl' cheer.

I have to tell you. The things that the kids say from time to time just make us shake our heads.

...And a Stop at a New Spot

And before calling it 'quits' in K.C., we decided to tag along with Jake, Clara, and Reva to Worlds of Fun for a day. This was Carson and Hannah's first trip here and they both had totally different interests. Carson's favorite ride was called 'Spinning Dragons' which is a roller coaster where the car spins around as its going around the track. Hannah, however, decided that Camp Snoopy was the place to be (except for the fact that she freaked out each time the guy dressed in the Snoopy suit came around).

Here is Hannah giving the 'thumbs up' in the Red Baron ride:

And Carson on the bumper cars:

The kids version of the 'Detonator' in Camp Snoopy (ask Tara about the big kids Detonator which reaches a speed of 45mph in 1 sec straight up in the air):

Hannah 'driving' a car:

Worlds of Fun was a blast. At the end of the day, both kids were pretty wiped out from all the junk food and constant running around. It was certainly worth the price of admission.

A Quick Trip To A Favorite Place

Before Carson started school, we decided to make a quick trip down to the Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City. We asked 'Nana' (aka: JoAnn) to tag along as well. Here are 'the girls' during dinner our first night in K.C. :



Carson and his cousin Jake playing a game on a floating snake. I believe the game was 'full contact':

Hannah after going down the slides:

Carson and Jake digging for dinosaurs at T-Rex restaurant:


Hannah and cousin Clara digging as well:

It was really nice that Carson and Hannah could play with their cousins at one of their favorite spots on the planet. It was a good end to the summer and a quick vacation before the start of school.