He's innocent! ;)

Chase is always saying things that take me a second to process... to make sure he's not saying something "innapropriate". While my friend, Kristy, was in town looking for a place to live (yay! They're moving back!) she came over to visit for a bit. Chase was playing with my cell phone. He'd push a button to make the backlight come on and ask, "Mom, what time is it?" Then he started sticking it under articles of clothing to see if the time would shine through. Upon sticking it under his shorts, he asked, "What time is it in my pants?" Kristy and I laughed enough that we embarrased him and will hopefully not be posing that question to others in the future!

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Then today on our way to a f.r.e.e.z.i.n.g. soccer game (it's April in Colorado, what do you expect?!). Visibility was very poor as we were driving. The boys thought I was going to get lost since they couldn't see where we were going... Chase commented, "Mom, I think the fug is in our way." I paused while the shock wore off and I could logically figure out what he really said and not what it sounded like he said. I then replied, "Yes, Chase the FOG is in our way!"

What's in a name?

So, my little Chaseroo decided a few days ago that when he turns eleventeen, he's going to change his name. TO... Spiderspeed! Why Spiderspeed, you ask? Well, because he's sooo fast and he has Spiderman shoes, of course.

"Chase"

Today he decided he wanted his head shaved. I didn't have the heart/guts to really shave it, so I just cut it really short with the smallest attachment we have. The result? He LOVES it, but decided that because "WOW!" he looks "SOOO cool", he's no longer waiting for his eleventeenth birthday to become Spiderspeed. No, that is effective immediately. If you happen to slip and call him "Chase", never fear, he'll be happy to remind you of his "new" name! ;)

"Spiderspeed"

boys will be boys... accidentally

The other night after piano lessons with 2 of our friends, I went down to visit with their mother for a few minutes before they headed home. Our boys were playing together while we visited. After a couple of minutes, they decided to venture upstairs, which is where their bedroom is and some of their toys. No problem, right?! WRONG! Prior to piano, Aiden had asked me to make him some popcorn. Unfortunately he hadn't eaten much of it, so it was a perfect temptation for the BOYS being BOYS to have a POPCORN fight!! We told them they had to clean it up, but after 15 minutes, their only progress was to completely block every hose on my DYSON (the love of my life!) and overheat the motor! So together, Rena and I whipped out our cell phones to document the mess and then together we cleaned it up... she used my Dust Buster while I swept the carpet.

The pictures really don't do the mess justice. Suffice it to say, popcorn was EVERYWHERE! Cleaning it up was reminiscent of the styrofoam beads due to the staticky nature of both! :P

While Rena and I cleaned, the boys all had a "timeout"... her boys on the couch, mine in their room. After a few minutes, my boys came out to inform me that they had prayed about it and apologized to Jesus. I asked how they felt about what they did. Aiden responded, "I told Jesus I was sorry and He said, 'It's ok, it was an accident'." Thank you, Jesus, for reminding me that no matter how destructive little boys are they don't MEAN to do it. They're just being BOYS!

Aiden and Chase... partners in "unintentional crime"!!