Deep thoughts by Madi

So, I made this rocking bean dip the other night. We had company over and we devoured most of it. There was just enough left to make it worth saving. (It's bean dip, one more bite is worth saving. Bean dip is second only to nacho cheese.)

After church Madi, Hannah, and I were treating ourselves to the leftover dip. I asked them how they liked it. Hannah thought it was too spicy. Madi said, "Dad, when I grow up and have my own place, will you send me this recipe?"

Yeah...it's that good.

Oh the things kids say...

Today is Christmas and overall it's been a really good day. I'll get to that later. Before I forget, I wanted to share some conversations I've had with the kids.

Conversation with Madison and Hannah: (We are playing video games on the Nintendo Wii)

As we play our game, we are told to go to the ranch to find true love. Hannah asks, "Why do we need to find true love?" Madi promptly replies, "Hannah, everyone has a true love. Dad has a true love, Mom has a true love, and I have a true love."

As a father, I quickly decide that Madi is too young for a true love (although I believe this is her third or fourth one).

"Who is your true love, Madi?" I asked.

"Parker." (Parker is a kid at school and is also in her church class.)

"I think you are too young to have a true love."

"Okay Dad, I'll break up with him." This made me wonder if something official had been put in place so I had to ask, "Are you guys going out?"

A look of confusion spread across her face. I have to admit, it gave me a bit of relief as she asked what "going out" meant.

I avoided that question with a question, "Does Parker know you are his true love?"

Madi sighed, "Yeah, I accidently told him on the second day of school. It just kind of slipped out."

Madi is definitely going to give us problems when she gets older.

The Critic

I walked out to the dining room on Sunday to find that Madison had busted open the newspaper and was reading the funny pages. So, being a quality parent, I asked a lame question, "So, Madison whatcha doing?"

Madison replied, "Reading the newspaper. I already read this page and now I am reading this page."

Once again I showed my amazing powers of observation. "Your reading the funny pages."

Madison looked up over the top of her glasses and plainly stated, "Yes, but I don't think they are very funny."

You've got to love the honesty of children.

4 Girls and 2 Guys

It won't be long until we can rename this blog! Our first man child is on the way! Jenny is due in March. Having given up on the possibility of having a boy, we have no names for this poor kid. Everything I come up with gets veto'd. I hate getting veto'd. I think I will humor Jenny and name the boy what I want when she isn't looking.

In the Beginning...

How else do you start out a blog but by confessing, this is our first stab at blogging. The goal is to put something up a few times a month so that family and friends can share in the experience of raising our family.

Here's the run down:

• Our Oldest - Madison - Drama queen describes her to perfection!
• The Middle - Hannah - Bless her heart, she has more energy than her little body can handle.
• The Youngest - Allie - Determined to keep up with her sisters no matter what!
• The 1st Man Child - We haven't picked a name yet, but it's our first boy. Scott was more surprised then anyone.

At any given time, anything can and does happen at our house. For example, we awoke this week to a crash from the downstairs bathroom and Hannah calling out, "MOM, DAD!!! Allie, broke the bathroom mirror." Seriously, it wasn't even 7 am.

Pray for us!