#children

This is what Sammy says he wants his yearbook picture to look like.

A lot of people are down on unlimited screen time for kids but it makes zero mess and the kids love it.

Excitedly reading the 10th GOOSEBUMPS to my kids. Kids: (confused and annoyed) Does anyone ever die in these?

[Watching TV with Averill. Toothpaste commercial plays] Averill: Daddy, did you know that I'm one of the 80% of Americans who only brush once a day?

Giddy Sammy rolling down the hill during Averill's tball practice.

Sammy's bedtime prayer tonight: "Dear God, I wish I wouldn't die. Amen." :|

Dapper Sam, ready for Sunday School.

Grandma reading a bedtime book and Uncle Roger in the background.

Mim reading a pre-bed book to Sammy.

Don't know how to caption this without being a disgusting braggart, but... Averill drew this unprompted and all by himself. The only things he didn't do were the scallops on the angels' wings (he asked Leila to do them since he wasn't happy with the plain stick arms) and the writing, which he dictated.

For the past few days, upon waking (from nap or nighttime), Sammy will chuckle and say "I wake again".

"I drew Joseph pooping on his roof!" --Averill when I came to collect him from Sunday school.

Last TBall game of the season, Averill got his medal.

Averill introducing his great-grandfather to Thomas the Tank Engine.

Averill got a pair of toy glasses as a party favor yesterday, and was excited to "finally have reading glasses". When we got home he put them on and asked me to bring him a book. I obliged, he cracked it open, stared seriously for a time, then said "I still don't know a lot of these words."