Cars

Andrew LOVES cars. He will spend hours at a time in this one spot driving cars around. If you want to do anything with Andrew, you have to go stand in his spot with him, he will give you a car, and you can drive with him.



It’s almost sad the way he just stands there going ‘vroom, vroom’ or ‘Down the Hill!’ or ‘Watch out!’ He cracks me up! Here he is showing off some of his most favorite cars:



Gotta love that little kid! Yesterday, while he and Claire were on the swing, he fell asleep! Doh! Usually, I can get him to wake up again, but he just slept on! So, I let him take a 15 minute nap while Devin and I got all our swimming gear together. Then we threw the kids in the car and headed off to the pool for the afternoon for a nice swim after a long fun day. Andrew and Claire jumped in over and over and over again (to me and Devin, not by themselves...) And Josh is getting much more confident since starting his swim lessons. He now goes under the water, doesn’t wear a flotation device, and enjoys showing us all the things he’s learned. Claire and Andrew had their first swimming lessons last Saturday, and they had a blast! It’s been really good for them! :)

Well, we got home, and a couple of missionaries stopped by, so I whipped up a quick dinner for everyone (Lemon Ginger Chicken, Quinoa, and Salad...it was a BIG hit!! Anyone want the recipe??) and we enjoyed a nice dinner together.

At bedtime, we read our scriptures, said our prayers and had the kids brush their teeth. Then, Devin takes Andrew to his room, and I stay with Josh and Claire and read to them (we’re reading the Chronicles of Narnia–we’re on The Silver Chair). Josh and Claire both fell asleep quickly. But after I left their room, I came out and heard Andrew singing in his room–he was singing I am a Child of God in French over and over and over again! It was SO cute!! Then I heard all these noises that sounded like he was playing with his dresser. So, I decided to go in and check on him and put him back in his bed. Well, I went in, and he was in his bed. The sound I heard was him driving his cars over the railings of his bed! Ha! So I sang along with him ‘Je suis enfant de Dieu’ and then left him to his singing and car driving. Now he goes to bed with books and cars. What a nut!