Same song, Second verse

Ostin cut his head again last night. While I sadly felt better prepared this time, I did wish for a few minutes that Chad was here and so did Ostin. On the way to the emergency room, he said that if Daddy was here then he could hold the rag on his cut. I think Ostin's arm was getting tired of holding it on. Pictures of the lovely stitches are below.

Getting Old

My conversation with Ostin this morning:

Ostin - Where did Daddy get his pocket knife?
Me - I don't know.
Ostin - Well, can we call him and ask him?
Me - No, you can ask him when you are older and are ready for a pocket knife.
Ostin - But if I wait until then, he'll be old and won't remember where he got it.

Surprise!

Chad came home early from deployment. He just showed up at the front door yesterday morning. We decided to go and surprise the kids at school and take them home for the rest of the day. Here's a video of the kids seeing Daddy!

Painting Pottery

I took the kids out to paint pottery today. They all had a good time. The boys were finished way before Caitlin was though.

This is Ostin and his rattlesnake.

Caleb and his guitar bank.

And Caitlin and her elephant bank.

Real Men

This morning Caleb found a McDonald's toy that he had not opened. He kept getting frustrated because the little man would not stand up on his own. He asked Ostin how he got his guy to stand up. This is the following conversation from that point:

Ostin: He just stands on his legs.
Caleb: He won't!
Ostin: Look inside the bag and read the instructions.
Caleb: I don't need any stupid instructions. I know how to do it already.

That's right - real men don't need instructions.

(Of course, he ignored my comment of how he was the one asking how to work the toy, so he obviously did need instructions.)

Birthday Boy

Happy Birthday to my nephew Jackson! Enjoy your special day.

Haircuts

All the kids got haircuts today. I let them each pick the style that they wanted. Chad also wanted some pictures, so these are pictures of the haircuts and one of me with the boys.