BIG smile!

The boys made an impressively large and complicated Lego house this summer (complete with furniture like couches, a side-by-side refrigerator, beds, a toilet).  They could (and often do) spend hours making Lego creations from insttructions or just from their own heads.  Davy is pretty trustworthy around Lego pieces now (i.e. he doesn't usually try to eat them) but he does like to take apart carefully constructed creations from time to time.

I did want to take a minute and share a couple of funny Peter-isms that I've been collecting recently.  He is just a funny kid, and it's hilarious to hear his observations and comments.  He's also extremely stubborn and will insist that he is right about something even if every shred of evidence is contrary to what is saying.

To an uncle, as an out-the-blue comment/argument during a conversation:

"The only thing is .... you only have one eyebrow." 

When we went to the dairy farm:

"The cows kind of smell like private parts".   

Peter:  "I never get any sleep."
Me:  "But you were asleep last night when Dad tucked you in, and you're asleep every night when Dad tucks you in."
Peter: "I was just resting and closing my eyes.  I do that all night."

Finally, we have figured out what we are going to name this baby girl who is due to arrive next week (but doesn't seem in any particular hurry so far): Claire Amelia Therese Campbell.  We decided to give her two middle names since we really like both Amelia and Therese, and the other boys have 2 middle names (well, not Davy, but he does get a "Junior" attached at the end of his name, so kind of).


We are all hanging in here.  We got through a few important appointments for the kids this week, so I feel good that we checked those off the list.  We have some more next week, so hopefully we'll get those squeezed in before Claire arrives.  I made a ginormous shopping trip to BJs last night and stocked up on everything and then some, including all manner of convenience foods that the kids love (and so do we) but that I try not to serve too, too often -- taquitos, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, etc. We're pretty much as ready as we can be, except that it will be really nice to have Mom here next week to help wrangle the kids if/when I do go into labor!