SNEAKERS??

So keep in mind that Speedy's first language is not English. One day he came home with a math assignment to find three things that were alike, and to categorize them. Like, bananas, apples, and oranges and the category would be fruit. So his problem to solve was tennis shoes, flip flops and sneakers. Now to you and I, this seems like an easy task. The category is: footwear, right? Not so much in Speedy's mind. The conversation goes a little something like this:

Mom: So what is the category Speedy?

Speedy: Ummmmmm, things you wear

Mom: Sort of, but what kind of things?

Speedy: (looking rather embarrassed) ummmmm

Mom: Tell me what a sneaker is.

Speedy: (now looking slightly horrified says) ummm, underwear?

Mom: (starts to roll on the floor laughing, and can hardly catch her breath) not exactly!!

A STICKY MESS

Tuesday was National Pancake day and we celebrated at IHOP. Every customer got a free short stack of pancakes and the syrup was freely flowing at our table. When we got home, Speedy went to dad and said, "Dad, that Poisonberry syrup was the best." Dad, quickly corrected him and let him know that it was "boysenberry".

HERDING

Just last week, Puddin stayed home from school because she wasn't feeling that great. While she was at home she was playing with Tippy. They were having a great time playing cowboys when Puddin said, "Let's round up some cattle." Tippy responded, "I don't want to round up cattle, I want to round up cows." To say the least I guess we have some vocabulary work ahead of us.

SO WHY ANOTHER BLOG?

I know that there are tons of blogs out there and some people don't understand why people keep adding more. Well, we are adding this blog to bring light to what it's like to live in a large family. We will be adding the silly statements, songs, and actions of our children. Sorry, but at this point we won't be posting pictures or evening giving out information that might let the world know who we are. That's not the point. The point is to let people know how fun(ny) it can be to live in a large family. We will give all our kids nicknames according to some of their personality quirks or nicknames used around our house. We hope you enjoy!