Josh's Baptism

Josh was baptized today! I have reflected on it a bit on my blog if you are interested. This is the first batch of pictures, but there will proabably be more on the way. The first few are of Josh receiving his baptism present from Abby and I, a new Bible and case. Then there is one of the service where Josh is about to be baptized and one of the cake the church got for him. It was chocolate with green frosting, which he was very proud of.

Last Day of School

So today marked the end of the school year for Josh, its also his last T-Ball game, and a few days before his baptism. Its a big week for him and he's been particularly giddy. School went really well the last few months, and Josh is reading at a pretty impressive level. More importantly, he is super excited about reading now (which was not always the case over the last year) and is beginning to read chapter books. He is also excited about a program the local library offers, where he can read 15 books, and then he gets 2 tickets to our local minor league team. Pray for him for this weekend, he is really excited, and has been a huge blessing to our family.

One other story, this time about Calvin. Last night we made pizza for dinner, and Calvin decided he does not like pizza. Josh pointed out that Calvin eats pizza all the time, and that he really does like it. To which, with absolutely no time to think about it, Calvin responded, "I don't like this pizza, for dinner, tonight." And then proceded to stair down Josh, as if to say, "Top that."

More Easter updates

Also, you receive two bonus Calvin stories:
I had just finished trimming my beard, which for some reason was very entertaining to the boys, so I asked them how it looked, Josh said nice, and Calvin chimed in with, "Stylish."

Earlier today while playing Madden on PS2 with one of the youth from church, Josh and Calvin had this exchange:
Josh: Dad, what are you doing?
Calvin: He's practicing onside kicks.
Josh: What does that mean?
Calvin: He is eating noodles.
Josh: What does that mean?
Calvin: He is eating and riding on an ice cube. (Calvin still completely straight faced)
Josh: What does that mean?
Calvin: He is using his eyeball to fish with. (Still no smile, Josh becoming quite irritated)
Josh:What does that mean?
Calvin: It means he's playing football (this is said in the most condescending way possible)


Now for some pics:

Updates

Let me begin by apologizing for not keeping up with this better. None the less, I will update this more over the next few days. Here are some fairly recent pics, from Easter:

Here's one for you, I'm not sure how I feel about it, but Daddy says, "He's a boy". Last night Calvin urgently called me in to the living room where he and his brother were watching some kids show where there were two teams competing, one for males, one for females. He then asked me, "Mom, who are you going to cheer for? The girls or the people?" Hmmm...he's a boy.

Colette's Athleticsm and Calvin's Potty Mouth

Its official, tonight Colette became our second child who could catch before they could talk. Joining her older brother Josh, Colette had no comment on her accomplishment.
In other news, Calvin's lack of enunciation has officially become a problem. Calvin, angry at Josh, "Stop s%itting on me!" "Josh got his s%it on my face!" (note %=p that sounds like "h") Another time while playing football, with Josh catching passes that went off of Calvin's hands, "Josh! Stop catching ti#s!" (note #=p that sounds like "t")

Calvin Quotes of the Week

In no particular order:
1. As he is bulding a "house" with pillows in the living room:
"Dad, have you ever slept in a bunk bed before?"
"Yep"
"Well get ready to do it again, I am making you a bunk bed."

2. While getting in trouble at dinner, Mom casually points out that Calvin is choosing not to go out for ice cream with the rest of us, which warrants this response in his most sincere, emotionless voice, "I am not choosing not to go to the ice cream shop, Mom."

3. Calvin spent about 45 minutes yesterday working on an untitled project. Occassionally he would ask questions like, "Can I sharpen some pencils?" "Where's the tape?" After almost an hour of work he emerges with a triangular shaped piece of paper with about 15 sharpened pencils stuck to it with almost a whole roll of masking tape. "Calvin, what's that?" "Its my safety machine!"