Why We Go to Bed Tired . . .

Zeke is Three!!!

You ask, "How old are you now, Zeke?" Zeke excitedly holds up three fingers on each hand, thrusts his arms into the air and shouts, leaning forward, "I'm threeeeeeeeee!"

That's right! Zeke is three years old today! And such a blessing he has been to us! Today, Dan offered to carry him up the stairs since it was his birthday. He said, "Daddy, birthday boys don't need to be carried." He also went outside to the playground at our workplace (where we could still see him, by the way) and looked after Kaiyah for us. Ah, they grow up so quickly...

We celebrated the occasion yesterday, when we went with some friends to a local mall-type place to ride kiddy rides. We then came home and ate taco salad and train cake and opened presents. Zeke had a lot of fun all day.

This morning, we surprised Zeke with a doughnut breakfast in bed. He didn't seem so excited at first, but he grew into it quickly. We also gave Zeke his last present, which was a tee pee and a tent, with a tube that connects the both. He found it when he came out to the living room and was very happy, but asked, "Where's my other present that I get to open?"

Anyway, we've had a lot of fun the last two days and we thought we'd share a little bit. If you'd like to see other pictures, click here.

Duck Duck Goose & a Hurt Little Girl...

Here are a couple of videos of the kids (and Dan) playing Duck Duck Goose. They haven't quite got the concept of where to run yet. On a side note, right after this video, Kaiyah went to her bedroom and proceeded to follow Zeke's lead in jumping on her bed. She fell off and got a big gash in her head. If Dan has anything to do with it, those pictures will follow!

Tami was right. She went out for the evening before the video was finished, so I'm adding Kaiyah's picture here. She's okay, though it looks bad. She seemed more concerned with the pony tail holder Tami put in her hair than with the band-aid or the cut on her head. She only cried for a few minutes and she didn't bleed much at all. Anyway, she seems to be doing well now.

All patched up!

Zeke likes to play on the computer...

Well, Zeke's not even 3 years old yet, but he already knows how to get around on the computer. Here's a little video of him playing on one of his favorite sites.

Active Little Girl...

Kaiyah likes nothing more than to go outside and play, and she doesn't let skinned knees stop her from having fun. She's an active little girl, who loves to run, play ball, and do other fun stuff like that. Here's a picture of one of her knees. They both look the same, though.

Knock, knock...

"Knock, knock," said Zeke.

"Who's there?" asked Tami.

"Banana," replied Zeke.

"Banana who?" asked Tami.

"Uh, banana bread!" exclaimed Zeke.

He's funny.

Cute Kids...

So, we have some pretty cute kids. We have three short things and three pictures to share.

The first is about Kaiyah. One of her favorite past-times these days is to wait until we are cleaning up the kitchen and pick through the swept up pile to see if there's anythi

ng she might like in it. This is something we will be able to tell all her friends about when she's a teenager.

The second involves Zeke. The other day, he took a two and a half hour nap and it was approaching dinner time, so Dan woke him up by taking his picture. He thought it was really funny and Dan got a cute picture in the process.

During Zeke's nap, Kaiyah found a package of wipes and rather than pulling them all out of the container as she normally does, she pulled out just a couple and started to dust our tea tables. She's a very helpful little girl.