...and then Mama called the Dr...

From guest blogger : SK

" Cousin Kai was lucky enough to receive a doctor's kit for his 2nd birthday. He happily put on the stethoscope. When his mommy said "Hello Doctor Kai" he immediately began jumping around saying excitedly, "Doctor said - no monkeys on bed!"

SImply Sweet

Pearce had been dressed in his soccer uniform from the moment he arouse in the morning, so with his extra time he prepared us all a surprise downstairs, while the rest of us finished getting ready upstairs.

After much a do, the remaining 4 of us were ready to finally come downstairs. ( Rules of the surprise per Pearce: All must come down together.)

There on the kitchen table was a Rice Krispies breakfast for all!  Forks, bowls with the milk and cereal all prepared. OJ in everyone's glass, and everything that lead up to that point was put back in the fridge and pantry.

With a grin reaching from your land to my land, he presented his surprise with, " I did this for everyone , since I miss you when I am at school...Oh and Bromley helped. She cleaned up the floor."

Bird Zoo

After visiting the Pittsburgh Aviary or renamed, "Bird Zoo," by Pearce, he was telling Peter about the trip. He said, "It was like a real rainforest, but wasn't a real one because it was a rainforest with a roof."

Grandpa's Office

While playing in Grandma and Grandpa's basement, Pearce turned the corner to a space that housed the hot water heater, furnace, winter boots , and some hunting gear.

After switching on the light and laying eyes on the mounted buck head and hoofs, his excitement was hard to control as he shouted over to me, "I found Grandpa's office!" 

Little Miss, "Me Miss You Too"

After exiting the Brittain Barn without permission to seek out the oh so tempting excavator in the back yard, I knelt down to M's level to really get my point of disappointment across. I let her know what she did was wrong, and that I never expected such behavior again! I was stern. Yes, I was. I had really made an impression. Or so I thought. Seems all she picked up was my fear that she was kidnapped by a white van with no windows, taken to a far off land ,  and never to be seen again except for on an episode of Criminal Minds.

She looked straight into my eyes with her head tilted to one side, cupped my face with her soft little hand, leaned in and whispered, "Me miss you too. Me come back soon."