The wrong word

Yesterday the boys had preschool and afterwards I asked Heather and Caroline to go to lunch with us and get pizza. The kids were really good and Caroline wanted "the boys" to come back to her house and play for a little while. Of course I said yes. That means time for Heather and I to chat and relax for a few because the kids usually get along really well. We stayed for about an hour and as I was putting the boys shoes on the funniest thing happened.

Let me first put a disclaimer on this. I am totally not making this up and I hope it does not offend anyone it is honestly just a word he can't say. With that being said...

Kannon came over and I asked him to get his shoes for me and he said, " I'm being nigorent." Heather and I both BURST OUT INTO LAUGHTER!!! He was trying to say ignorant but can't say it right. He didn't know why we were laughing, but to hear a kid say anything that is remotely wrong is always funny. Of course the laughter made him keep repeating it and Heather and I could not stop laughing. Then Caroline and Magnum started chiming in saying the same thing.

Later that night I told Jon what he said and we kept trying to get him to say it correctly, but he just doesn't get it. That's one we'll have to keep practicing for sure. He's all proud because he finally figured out how to say Gatorade and not Gatalade. This will be our new "word project".

I thank God for the innocence of children and the comedy that they bring us.

Go-Karts

Jon told the boys that if they were good yesterday that we would take them somewhere special when he got back from helping his parents work in their yard. That some place special ended up being a g0-kart track in Hanover. Of course, leave it to me to forget my camera! Sorry.

Anyway, the boys got to drive these little electric cars that were really cute. They loved it, even though they aren't as fast as the four wheeler. Then they decided to do the bungee jumping thing. They tethered them to bungee cords and there was a air filled trampoline type thing under them and they could jump pretty high. We tried to get them to do flips, but they weren't that confident.

We were off to the big cars next. The boys had to ride with us, but they thought it was funny when Jon and I would pass each other. The second time we rode, it was getting late and Magnum started falling asleep on me. We also rode the bumper boats. I think that was their favorite thing. Kannon and I ended up soaked and somehow Jon and Magnum stayed high and dry. They must have cheated in some way.

Today is going to be more fun. The boys are headed to a cook out at the in-laws and I'm going to a bachelorette party for Jordan!

Preschool!!!!

Ok, I have really been slacking at the whole Blog thing over the summer and I apologize for that. We have had a wonderful time with the boys sports clinic and play dates and going to Greenbrier state park with the girls. I can't believe how fast it has gone.

So, our exciting news now is that the boys had their first day of preschool on Tuesday. We went to orientation the week before and the boys met their teacher and got familiar with the room while the parents got drop off and pick up instructions.

Tuesday morning, I was really nervous about the whole drop off situation. The parents do not go inside at all. The teachers and assistants come out to your car and take the kids directly in. My heart was sinking as we pulled up to the door because I knew if the boys cried that I would be crying right there with them. Thankfully, I had hyped up the day so much that when they came out to get them, the boys were actually excited to go in. Kannon seemed a little hesitant at first, but walked right in.

I called Heather to see if she could keep me busy while they were in school the first day because I wasn't sure how I was going to be once they left. They've grown up so fast and if I thought about the fact that they were actually in preschool...I might just cry for two and a half hours. Heather, the great friend that she is, met me at Panera for coffee and then we walked around Old Navy for a little while. I was totally fine the whole time.

Then we went to pick up the kids. Kannon and Magnum were so excited to tell me about playing on the slide and marble painting. They even had special badges for the first day of school. We met Heather and Caroline for lunch since it was a special day and then headed home.

Now, we'll see how they do next week!