Oh, the Joys of little Boys...
And their pockets full of little Toys...

Found in my washer...



I've found MUCH worse in there so I'm not complaining one bit!
{love my Joshua}

Since I'm posting quite a bit of family stuff these days, I think I'll phase out the official "This House On Thursdays".  It's not just on Thursdays that I'm posting stuff going on around here so just stop by anytime and enjoy a peek into our craziness we call life! :)

xoxo

For years I've wanted an image of myself with the boys like this but have been too busy or exhausted to accomplish it!  I finally attempted this summer...



It was a surprise for John as part of his Father's Day gift.  When he came home that afternoon, we took advantage of the set up to snap this one as well...



I love my family!

This cracks me up every time I look at it!

The science project was about Pollution.  The procedure was to take one drop of red food coloring and put it in a large jar with just 1/2 cup of water.  Then we slowly added more and more water and watched it dilute the red water so that the red was almost invisible.

Since Joshua's class can't read or write, his tutor used this form to help them document the science experiment...



From what I can gather...

The purpose was to show that horses fly when a female platypus eats a hamburger.

Materials consist of a Mario Bros. hand puppet, a pitcher of dark liquid, a pin, a hot dog (?), and a screaming person.

The procedure appears to be that the dropper drops some coloring onto the hat of a very happy fellow, causing a hot dog to lay down, and then the teacher in the funny hat smiles really big.

Conclusion?  If you're happy and you know it, you're a hippy pirate.

{Mommy Moment}
Joshua is in the same class as his little cousin (3rd or 4th?), Susie, and they sit right next to each other.  She is super adorable and has long, curly hair - something Joshua is not used to seeing!  His mommy told me that he is fascinated with her hair and conducts his own science experiments during class.  When Susie is not looking, he'll reach over and stick his finger in her hair and gently pull it straight only to find that when he lets go, it bounces back to curls! Apparently, he cannot figure out this phenomenon.  Stinkin' adorable!

I was told Jeremiah was caught hugging a little girl at church. He also kissed her on the cheek and told her he loved her. Later, daddy asked him if he had a girlfriend. He said he had three. (!!!) We told him that you're only allowed to have one at a time and his expression changed to say "Hmmm, I have a problem!" It was cute but I'm not sure how I feel about girlfriends at this age! Especially kissing!

He's definitely a lover. If you like cuddly, he's your man. If you like to play Mario Kart, he might marry you...



Meanwhile, Joshua is my kid who gets excited about running around with his friends and feels the urge to smack me on the bottom.

Conclusion: I have a lover and a fighter. :)

I love it when he gets "caught" reading somewhere random. Like in the hall, using the bathroom light when he's brother is taking a bath. :)

You can't tell me this isn't the cutest little plumber you've ever seen...


These boys can't get enough of the Mario Bros...




Joshua bounded out of the house after dressing himself (down to finding some brown shoes!). Love his imagination!