Edwards Family: August 2011

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Boys will be Boys

It seems that every day brings some excitement to little boys. Everything from eating fresh baked chocolate chip cookies, sitting in their new "camp chairs," picking blackberries and riding in the stroller brings a new level of fun. Owen has really started playing with Colin, which has been fun (and a little bit leaving us not knowing what to do with the little tidbits of free time we get now!).

The most exciting thing of note is the crane that showed up at our neighbor's house to move a telephone box. The crane moved it from one side of the house to the other. It was quite a show! The boys were jumping up and down and screaming pretty much the whole time - and it was pretty cool, as you can see. Colin hasn't stopped playing with his toy crane ever since.

Owen has also really started playing with diggers. Alas, my hope that this was "just a phase" is now quashed. Both of them are going to be completely into them and there is no escaping it now. Here you can see Owen playing with the digger he took to bed first thing this morning. He likes to point out parts of the digger... the wheel, the smokestack, the digger... the fun never ends.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Diggers!

It seems with little boys that diggers follow us everywhere. Or we seek them out... Our neighbor's misfortune of needing a new septic system has turned into a great source of entertainment for the boys. She needed to cut trees down, dig big holes, install new tanks, fill the dirt in... the fun is endless when you're a boy in love with the dirt! And all this is happening right next door to our house!

Colin has become quite builder when it comes to legos too... as you can see. We also continue to have amazing sunsets!

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Crystal Mountain Hike

This weekend I ran a race up near Crystal Mountain, right near Mount Rainier. Benjy decided to bring the boys up for a hike and to enjoy the scenery. They rode up the new gondola at Crystal Mountain, visited the restaurant at the top, and hiked around in the snow at the top of the peak. The peak is about 6,500 feet, and there was still quite a bit of snow on top! Amazing since it's the end of July! The boys had a great time and saw amazing views of Rainier and the surrounding mountains. The weather was perfect and a good time was had by all.

If you want to read about my race, I've started doing an ultrarunning blog about my adventures. You can check it out at ultrarunnerjen.blogspot.com.

He said WHAT?

"Sometime we should make Banana Fosters. They are cool because you get to light them on fire."
"He's my assistant." (talking about Owen, of course)
(When talking about exotic animals that were coming to summer camp) "I wonder if they will be alive or dead."
"It would be nice if we could find a short trail that leads to Jackson Hole."
Colin: "Mommy, guess what we found?" Mommy: "What?" Colin: "NOTHING!"
"Life is good when you have Candy."
"The Earth is as strong as a hundred million elephants!"
"Let's go be entertained."
"Is Limbo a big city?" (we were talking about something being stuck "in limbo" and Colin asked this question)
When asked who won the Oxford-Cambridge boat race Colin said "The yellow team won, the one daddy LOVES!" (Oxford)
"Owen, let's go back to the holo-detector!" (referring to the closet)
"Don't see that on Animal Planet."
"Did the sky scrape all of the clouds away?"
"I can easily just take off any baby locks on the cabinets. Owen and I are partners in time." (crime)
"Baby Jason" (known as Baby Jesus to the rest of the world)
"I think it's OK, I don't see the prosecutor."
"How about some surprise chocolate for dinner?"
"Why is she just SO SO nice, Daddy?" (talking about our dear friend Amy)
"Nevermind. Blah Blah Blah Blah."
"Put a Hair Pony on her Mommy." (talking about a pony tail)
"This (Ice Cream Sandwich) should do the trick."
"If you get hurt you need to kiss yourself to make it better."
"See what these tater tots are made from? They are made from ketchup!"
"I need another popsicle because I'm still hot inside."
"Is Owen going to eat today?"
"The bigger you get the bigger your hair gets."
"Are those workers from South Dakota?" (no idea where he got South Dakota!)
"Can't we just forget about it?" (when being told to take a time out for misbehaving)
"I could just brew beer by myself."
"Mommy, am I doing tummy time?" (while lying face first in the snow)
"Toxic Moron" (an Oxymoron)
"When I hold my fingers too long I get dizzy."
"Don't do that. If you do it again you're going for a time out."
"Where was this rocking chair made? Was it made in China?"
"I'd rather be playing football (English football = soccer) but it's so cold outside I have to shovel instead."
"I can't wait until I can swim again. I want to dive right in."
"Can we play these? I think we have time. Let me check the clock."
"Mommy, do you still have the hug that I gave you last night?"
"I'll be back in a jiffy pop, so I don't need a coat."
"I think all three fire engines have to go to the fire because they can't stay home alone."
"But I do have some patience."
"When Daddy goes around the corners in the fast car I laugh!"
"When I sworded Daffy (the cat), she didn't move at all! Not one little bit!"
"When I grow up I want to be just like you (Daddy)"
"Oh I love Thanksgiving! I can't wait to go trick-or-treating!"
"You should have two drills in case we meet a goat."
"We don't need my juice if we have a goat."
"Awww...Could we keep him (Owen) until winter?"
"I've been diving for that at Costco." (when receiving a helicopter from grandparents for his birthday, one he's been dying for at Costco)
"My diggers are not going to work on my birthday because I'm going to be at Chipotle"
"We could just make time to do it then."
"Mommy, why do you say "No" all the time?"
"That's the biggest digger I've seen in my whole life!"
"There were kind of sort of 5 forklifts at Costco."
"I did take a nap. I took a 5 second nap."
"When I was a cat, I used to eat cat food."
"I put chap stick on my nose so it doesn't rust."
"I wish you hadn't moved the house."
"I can't hear you, Mommy. I'm busy."
"Because I said so, Mommy. I'm the boss."
"I want cookies! I'm going to starve soon."
"I like cream cheese. It is tasty and yummy for my belly."
"The baby in MY belly likes to eat malt."
"There's a mustache on my finger."
"This soap smells delicious!"
"I'll bring you some air to cool you down."
"Do we take an airplane to Heaven?"
"Digging in the dirt is hard on little Colins."
"We just passed the house with the pizza. I like to go there!" (After we'd just driven by Donatos)
"When I drink my juice, Mommy, the snacks go away in my mouth!"
"Don't talk back to me, Mommy."
"The tire is low, Mommy. We should put some gas in it."
"Tor-nade-us" (referring to a Praying Mantis)
"There's a baby in my belly."

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