Eliot's Oberservation at a Ballpark

Last night at Theo's baseball game Eliot came up to me and said, 'Mom, that lady has what you have.' I looked over at the group of ladies he was referring to, thinking I would see someone who had a bag of popcorn or the same shirt on as me. I didn't see anything remotely like that. So I inquired further, 'what do you mean Eliot?' He then very clearly put both his hands on his chest and said 'these, that lady has these like you do.'

I have no idea what made him notice this lady's breasts in particular - but he for sure took notice!

Peter Rabbit

Jack and Theo's music class at Heritage Enrichment Morning performed Peter Rabbit this semester. Jack was cast as Peter, and Theo was cast as a bunny in the chorus. Later, for the program, each chorus bunny got to pick their individual name; Theo then became the 'baseball bunny'. What made this play even more fun is that our good friends, Will and Caroline, were cast as Mr. McGregor and Flopsy, respectively. 

One really sweet story that I forgot to blog about earlier revolves around the casting. At dinner the night the boys found out their parts, we were going around the table doing highs and lows. Theo quickly shared that his high was when Jack was selected as Peter Rabbit. We all agreed that was a great thing and we praised Theo for being so excited for Jack. I then inquired about what his low point of the day was and he quickly said 'My low is that I didn't get a part'.  He was so sweet when he said it. We then reassured him that he did get a part and that the chorus bunnies were super important. He looked somewhat convinced.  But a few months later and after a lot of practicing, he looked more convinced. Here are some pictures of the boys and then a small video with Jack singing his solo. 

A Sign You Have The Best Friends....

So when your husband is overseas, and you are home with four kids, and you attend a good friend's nine-year-old son's birthday party, and they get the cake out, and they have a cake for your soon-to-be three-year-old, you feel loved...really really loved.

Happy 40th Birthday Charles!

We celebrated Charles's birthday in London. We were 'camping' out in an empty house on campus at Oak Hill. The kids slept well, but they found their way to Charles in the morning. I got kicked out and decided to turn lemons into lemonade. Here is the resulting picture:

Fourth Child Jet Lag

So when it is opening day for your big brothers and your sister has pre-school, you just try to fit in - even if you are jet lagged and asleep. Sweet Sweet Eliot.