Aaron asleep

We have a little tradition before bed where we pray and read the bible. Along with that comes what I call the "little movie", which is a short film that actsout the verse we'd just read. We did not get to the little movie but Aaron stayed up for it and said "Hurry up Mommy and play the little movie, before I fall asleep", and as I was opening the app, he fell asleep. Lol!  I love my kids!!!

Token

Aaron put a Chuck E. Cheese token in his karate belt knot and went into class with it. I had told him to leave it, I can tell he didn't since he kept looking at his belt, thru warmups. 😕

Samantha- the tall one 

Matt

Aarons in the other room (outta sight)

Slipper

Last weekend, Sunday 9/4/14, I took the kids to the local pet fish store to buy a new cartridge filter for the fish tank.  We wound up leaving the shop with another fish and real plants for the tank. The second fish (full view above) is a bottom feeder that is supposed to get along with Bettas. She did but she was very skittish. Aaron named her Slipper, because she slipped around so fast.  The next morning, she had jumped out of the tank and we found her dead on the floor. :(.  RIP Slipper!

Sunday September 7th afternoon

Samantha (and Aaron helping) finished building "Stephanie's house" the Lego project.  They played with it afterward. 

It took one large sized carne asasa, menestra (lentils), tomatoes and bell peppers, served twice as a side dish, and three side dish helpings of rice, and two medium cups of apple juice, to satisfy Matt's appetite.  An hour later he ate two small bowls of watermellon. 

Toll

Samantha and Aaron have built a fort in the living room with blankets and pillows. They have barricaded the entryways to the living room, and told me "if you want to pass, you have to pay first. We either take cash or your real blue card."  My debit card is blue. :/. And the passcode is "please". 

Samantha and Aaron's conversation

While driving from karate to home Samantha was telling me about her Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Vargas-she had baby chicks in her class room, and so on. Aaron seemed tired of hearing about Mrs. Vargas and he yelled "Mrs. Poopagas said this and Mrs. Poopagas said that!"  Samantha got offended and I managed to get them to talk about something else. Then Aaron started talking about his teacher Mrs. Roberts and how much he liked her, and then Samantha said "Mrs. Pooperts" and laughed. Aaron said in a most somber tone "Oh...oh no...don't talk about Mrs. Roberts like that", and Samantha said ""Well that's how I felt when you said Mrs. Poopagas". Aaron got silent. Then he said "Mrs. Roberts might spank you for saying that", then Samantha said "well, Mrs. Vargas will spank you for saying that". They got quiet for a bit, and  then busted up laughing and Aaron said "Mrs. Vargas would spank you too!", and they laughed louder, and Samantha said "and then Mrs. Roberts will spank you!", and they laughed open and earnestly again. Samantha then said "and then Mrs. Vargas spanks Mrs. Roberts" and that really did it, they laughed harder. Aaron said "and then the teachers spank each other!"... And the laughter continued...very cute!

Like my dad

Aaron was awake minute ago telling me he could not sleep with the light in the hall on.  I said a quick prayer while sitting next to him but before I finished I heard Aaron snoring. He fell asleep that fast. 

My dad was the same way. Whenever I was scared at night I'd run to my parent's room, flick on the light, and hop in between them and feel safe. But then my dad would complain, he'd say "oh no-I can't sleep with the lights on!", "turn off the lights!", "I can't sleep like this", then an instant later I heard a huge, train wreck of a snore from him, and my mother was so used to it, she slept right through it.  He was sound asleep, from 0 to REM! 

I have never been one to fall asleep so suddenly. They make me laugh and to think I'd see it in my son all over again, is just a blessing!  Lol!