Why?

Why is it 11:01pm and our kids are still awake in their rooms?

Game Night

We try to have a family game night at least once a week before bed instead of the standard 'ole tv show. It's great fun to hang together and see the intense interest and concentration of the L kids. They take these games SO seriously and get so involved. Logan is great at explaining all the directions to us and Leah is too cute when she cheers everyone on! And yes, everyone is pretty good about the turn taking and no winning or losing but having fun mentality.

Team Interview:

How do you feel about game night?

Anth- Fun. We need to kick it up a notch with Monopoly or Risk. They're ready for it.
Laura- Game night is super fun. We sit, play, talk, laugh, learn, and relax!! What could be better?
Logan- I love to play games and I wish we could play 15 games each night! But we compromise and usually do about 4.
Leah- I love, love, love, love to play Candy Land. It is so fun and I wish I could eat up all the candy... for real!!

Never Did I Think...

I never though, never ever, ever, ever, ever thought that I would be one of those people who set their clocks 10 minutes fast so they're not always late.


I think I should become one of those people. Yikes!

New Friend

My new best friend.

Logan's Creation

From Logan:

"So this thing is amazing. It's a fighter jet, drag racer, and speed boat all in one. And it goes super, super fast and can change from one thing to the next in about one second. This thing is just amazing. And I created it by myself."

Logan rocks.

I should have known Le was sick when she took a nap outside instead of playing in the pool this afternoon.

Just when all the laundry was folded and put away, dinner was on the stove, phone had stopped ringing, kids were quiet, toys/clothes/shoes/etc were picked up, and I was about to pour myself a deserving glass of wine, I heard a loud scream and cry from downstairs...

Of course, I put the wine on hold and quickly ran down to see what was going on. Little Leah had thrown up all over... on the couch, blankets, pillows, floor, and herself. Oh, my heart just went out to her. This was the first time that she had "really gotten sick" and she had no idea what was going on. She took a shower, got all cleaned up, and went to bed... threw up a few more times in the process of all this... and I am, yes again, spending time with my good friends known as the washer and dryer. I did first hose everything down outside so this helped a bit.

Anth and Logan were great... They helped Leah and then walked to the store to pick up some crackers/bananas/gatorade for her while she got settled. Logan was so cute... as soon as he heard that Leah had gotten sick, he ran into her room, got all her dolls and put barrettes and clips in their hair. He carried about 5 of them to Leah and said, "Le, Are you okay? I am so so sorry you throwed up and I got these for you to help you feel better."

What a guy... I am a proud Mama.

And Leah... after she calmed down, said, "Mom, it's not funny. It's not funny that I did the throw up, it's just sad." Poor baby!! (And no, we were not laughing at all! )

Wish us well... a quick bout of the bug for Le that doesn't get worse and pass through all of us.

Logan the Wonder Boy in Love

Logan and I had a great discussion at bedtime tonight. Mind you, this is after he played with his best buddy, Abby. It went something like this:

**Just picture Logan in all his seriousness and his little inquisitive mind.**

**Also, it should be noted that Logan did not look at me while we were talking. He would walk around his room, sit next to me, get back up, come back to the bed... but he didn't look at me. I noticed that he was deeply concentrating on his thoughts and ideas as we talked.

**I was concentrating on getting the little guy to bed but clearly, he needed a little question and answer time.

Lo- So, Abby is nice, huh?
Me- Yah, she is a good friend.
Lo- Well, what do you like about her?
Me- Hhhm. What do I like? She plays and shares and...
Lo- She's cute, too. And nice.
Me- Nod in agreement.
Pause
Lo- Boys usually marry girls and girls marry boys but sometimes girls marry girls and boys marry boys.
Me- Yes, Logan, that's right. You marry who you love.
Lo- I wonder if dogs marry and cats and bunnies and things all marry.
Lo- Well, who do you think I should marry?
Me- It's hard to tell now because you are five and people usually get married when they are older. I think you should marry someone who you love.
Lo- Well, like, who do you think, though?
Me- Who do you think, Lo?
Pause
Lo- I do like Abby. Do you think Abby would like a boyfriend? Or does she have one? I mean, who is her boyfriend?
Me- Geee, I'm not too sure Logan but I think she does like playing with you.
Lo- But do you think she likes me?
Me- Yes, I do because she plays with you a lot and you are good friends. And you have fun together.
Lo- Yah, she's nice. I wonder if she wants to get married.
Me- You just never know but I do know that Abby like you.
Lo- Yah, she does.

Long pause and then I direct Logan to bed. We say our good nights and as I leave the room he tells me one more thing.

Lo- Wait, Mama. Okay, well Mama, I am going to tell you something but don't tell Abby because if you do I will throw you out of the house and you will be homeless. But I guess I am Abby's boyfriend but I am not going to tell her.
Me- That's great, Logan. I loved talking with you about this and I won't tell Abby.

And with that, he went to bed with a big smile on his face!!
Oh, I love it!!
I am so glad that my little guy is comfortable talking about his love life with his 'ole Mama!! Let's hope our relationship is always this open...