Quench his thirst

Chillin' in some 3D glasses

Grandma asked for a drink from Adam’s water bottle and he replied: “No, because if I share with you, I will still be thirsty.”

This one actually shows his brillance.  As if he had carefully calculated that it was going to take exactly the amount of water in that water bottle to quench his thirst.  So, of course, allowing someone else to take a sip would still leave him thirsty!

Workitecht

Last Friday, Adam was having a friend over for a playdate after school. I told him I set up his bouncy house for them to play in but it was really windy, so we would have to see if it would be safe. Here was the dialog that followed:

Adam: “Well, did you put a top on it?”

Me: “No.(?)”

A: “Well, I really wanted it to have a top so it wouldn’t be so windy.”

Me: “It doesn’t have a top. It’s never had a top. I don’t know how I would even put a top on it.”

A: “It’s okay. I’ll just build one with my tools. I can because I’m a workitecht.”


Good thing we have one in the family!

We did it!

We survived a month!  Hey, around here, that's a victory.  We didn't know what to expect and have heard all the crazy stories about having twins, so we're pleasantly surprised to have everyone still alive and (relatively) normal.  It actually hasn't been as chaotic as I had imagined it would be - busy, yes.  And not easy.  But not out-of-control chaos, either.  Meticulously scheduled chaos.  Here are some pics of Anaya and Audie at one month old, along with an example of how we put everyone to work in order to get things done.

On Wednesday we had an appointment to make these guys official.  Since they were born overseas, they're kind of a big deal ;-)  We had to fill out all the paperwork to get them birth certificates, social security cards and passports.  Yes, passports.  We actually had to try and take their pictures to the specifications required of a passport.  This was not easy.  Here are some that didn't quite work:

But, alas, we got some keepers and they will definitely be able to come to the States with us pretty soon.  We can't wait!

One last thing: Last week we had newborn pictures taken of the babies.  If you're interested, check out www.kerrymillsblog.com.  My super-talented friend shot them and is in the process of uploading the pictures to her website, so you may have to check back to see more pictures.

Take care! 

Courtesy of Adam

So you guys know how kids are - they say the darndest things.  You've all heard them.  Well, Adam is no different.  He's a regular comedian.  I thought it would be fun to do a weekly post with some preschool wisdom.  Since we can all use a laugh on Mondays, I'll try and stick to Monday.  I probably have enough material to do one daily but, hey, I've got 1-month-old twins.  They're kinda' high-maintenance.  Especially that girl.  In honor of our Saturday morning 7.0 earthquake (and the NINE aftershocks we've had since then), here's today's funny:

This was the conversation after the 'quake at 5:30 a.m.:

Adam: "Daddy, what was that?"
Daddy: "That was called an earthquake."
Adam: "Oh, I thought a dinosaur was coming.  A T-Rex."

Seriously priceless.