The Seven of Us

These are some of the cute & funny things Corbin has said recently.  I  think I'll laugh pretty hard when I read these in a few years. "This is the Last Day of Supper"  for his primary talk (instead of "The Last Supper"). At bedtime, when he asked for bread and butter for his snack, he said, "DO you know how to make that?"  (He'd only been given that by Jared, never by me.) At the ballgame---Corbin came running up to me followed by Mason Bornhoft.  Corb was yelling, "He's going to tell on me!"  I calmly asked , "Why? What's going on?" after Corbin and Mason both tried to talk,  Corbin exclaimed, "He's being mean!!"  and Mason shot back, "But he was watching me pee!" At the dinner table on Friday, after he'd asked what the next day was:  "I thought you were meanting [meaning] it was Sunday. 'Cause if it was, boy I'd hafta get busy on Father's Day presents!" ...

Today I asked Corbin what his favorite part of summer is. Without hesitation he said, "Pot Fighting!". He pronounced the phrase strangely, and I had to ask him to repeat himself several times. Finally, it dawned on me... this is what he meant! (I know the pot looks dangerous. I'm tempted to say it's not. I know, I should know better than to let my kids do this, but it's better than TV, better than climbing on the garage roof, and much better than the squabbling these boys have been doing lately. So, for now, pot fighting stays.)

Corbin loves preschool, but it was hard to tell what he thought of being in the Christmas program.  Initially he had a lot of fun standing next to his friends Zach and Milo.  He sang the songs as best he could.  But after ten minutes he was ready to be done.  Doesn't the photo below just seem to say, "Enough already"? s

We celebrated Corbs' second birthday on NOv. 7. All of us: Taylor, 13;Kenna, 9 1/2; Caleb, 11; Havilah, Isaac, 6; Jared, Corbin, 2 With cousins Madi and Ali Bradshaw on Thanksgiving Day.

This is Corbin with my brother Conor at Rogers Rock Park on Lake George. McKenna and Isaac walking on my parents' driveway The flower garden my mom planted along the edge of her lawn.

Corbin was emptying the water from the dog dish into the puddle created by the sprinkler. What fun! Notice his muddy bottom & his swimming shorts. This is his daily attire. Sooner or later, he finds his swim trunks and brings them to me with his "Aren't I cute? Won't you help me?" look. Being the mushy mom that I am (and having given up caring what my kids wear long ago), I take one look at him, quickly consider his innocence, and cave. He will only be this age today. Tomorrow he may be done, so I'm enjoying today. A few days later, Corbin decided to test his "climbing shoes". I'm just grateful he stays in his crib.

Well, I am learning how to do pictures, so bear with me. THis is one I needed to include. Since most of you don't see us very much, this will help you understand how Corbin has MORPHED into a Climbing Machine. He really loves the sink and water; fortunately he's only climbed in once. Do you like his cheesy grin?