Kindergarten

Grandma Nelson and I took Owen and Lewis to a family bbq at Carter's school on Thursday. The boys had a great time playing on the playground together after lunch, and Carter got to show us his classroom. He wasn't even upset when we had to leave (though he did ask if he could come home with us). I think he has adjusted to the school scene.

Tummy Smile

Hello. My name is Lewis, and I am pretty proud of myself. I can roll over with the best of them. Now if I could only figure out how to get off of my tummy once I get here. Mom says she's not ready for that yet. Something about liking my immobility. I'm not going to pay any attention to her wishes though. I am ready to start trying to keep up with my big brothers.

5 Boys and an Empty Lot

Whatever will the neighborhood boys do when there are no more empty lots to play on? These guys are building "plantations" in the rocks. I don't know who came up with the idea, but Owen says he's building a "complication."

Face Plant

This carpet sure is yummy!

Lewis figured out how to roll over from his back to his tummy, but can't get back to his back yet. I know this is opposite of how kids usually learn to roll over, but Mr. Lewis has always hated being on his tummy (probably because 95% of the time he ends up in a pile of spit up). He is a spitter like big brother Carter was. So the last couple days have consisted of Lewis rolling to his tummy, licking whatever surface he is on for a while, and then getting mad because he can't roll back over. This is a bummer at naptime and at 3:00 in the morning!

Bedtime Story

Corey always reads a Bible story to the boys at bedtime, and we recently added Lewis to the mix, so I had to take a picture.

Sleep Always Makes the Time Pass Quickly

Sometimes the wait for Carter to get home from school just gets to be too long. It can make me very sleepy.

Pod Baby

Grandma Nelson found this pod for Lewis and he really likes it. Now that he is gaining control of hip upper-body, he wants to sit up all the time! The other night I got him out of his crib after he had been sleeping for a while, just so I could hold him and cuddle him. He generally will have none of that if he is awake. Oh I am not looking forward to the day that he becomes mobile. He'll never want to be held.

The Music Man

Owen LOVES music! Here he is listening to Corey's running music on the Ipod and trying to sing along with the lyrics. It was a riot!

"Dear Tooth Fairy....

...please leave lots of money. I lost my first tooth, and I pulled it out all by myself (that's gotta be worth something.)"
Carter lost his first tooth today, and we found out his good friend Joe down the street lost his first one this weekend too. I'm not sure how much money the tooth fairy leaves under pillows these days, but I'm sure it has increased since I was a kid. Grandpa Nelson said he thought it was probably $100. Wow! If that's the case, I'm gonna start pulling my teeth out.
It's Carter's day for show and tell tomorrow, so he's gonna take his tooth. It will be the first day of week 3 in school, and he has come a long way since the first day of school. I'm very proud of him.

Whistling Practice

"I've got the right fingers in there. Why can't I make a noise? Once I figure out how to whistle, I will be able to get my brothers' attention for sure!"

Smile Baby Smile

Is he cute or what!

On the Move

I wish I had a video camera in Baby Lewis' room. I went to check on him after he had been complaining in his bed for several minutes and found that he was turned the opposite direction of where he was when I put him down, and he was on his tummy. How did that happen? He never moves like that when I'm watching. (Then again I didn't see him put the DVD in the VCR either, but apparently he did that too according to Carter and Owen). No doubt he was trying to get away from the huge pile of spit-up under his head. Poor kid. So now, instead of being in bed where I would really like to be, I'm waiting for my baby to get drowsy again after his little incident.