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Our First Pinewood Derby

Ok, so the Pinewood Derby is not as exciting as I thought it would be... but the twins had fun! Evan was a little sad that his car, Planetary Orbit, didn't win a single race. But, he was a very good sport through the whole event and was very excited for Elden, who made it all the way to the quarter-finals with his car, The Monkey Mobile. Elden even qualified to go on to the regional race in May.

On top of having their very first Pinewood Derby, which they have been looking forward to for years thanks to one of their favorite movies, "Down and Derby"... both boys also got their Bobcat Badges as well. It was an exciting night.

Girls, Boys, & Chocolate!

I know, I'm really bad at keeping up with my blog. Sorry. I'm just as good at writing in a journal, so there you go!

Anyway, Here are some very cute pictures of Bella eating her first chocolate Easter bunny. Yes, she got one last year, but we broke it into pieces before giving it to her... so it wasn't the same! As you can see, she definitely enjoyed it! She went for the ears first. Doesn't everybody? Not quite, I'm afraid; 8 year old boys don't. After the ears, Bella went for the butt... following the example of her big brothers. Sigh. I'm quite sure she never would have thought of that if it weren't for the half-hysterical little boys who thought eating the bum end first was simply hilarious.

On the other end of the spectrum is little 3-year-old Caleb. He's all boy, but for some reason, he is refusing to eat his bunny. When we opened it the day after Easter, we discovered that (I think due to sitting near a sunny window) it's foot was all melted away. Once Caleb saw that it was melted, he decided he didn't want to eat it. What I don't know is why. My initial feeling was that he didn't want the thing because it was deffective. However, I'm starting to wonder about that. First of all, Caleb is not one to refuse food just because it's broken... I know many kids do that at his age, but he's not really like that. Second, he hasn't said a thing about wanting a different bunny, which I think he might do if it was just that he was disappointed in his bunny's deformity.

I'm starting to think that either he feels bad for the bunny because of it's melted foot, and won't eat it because of that; or, that he feels it's in-humane to eat chocolate bunnies at all, and wouldn't even if the bunny was perfectly formed. Either way, he does like to visit with his bunny from time-to-time. He'll ask for it, hold it, look at it for a while, and then tell us to put it away. He also freaks out if anyone threatens to eat it. We've tried the... "look, if you aren't going to eat it, we are because otherwise it's just going to go to waste" method... to no avail. Every time it is discussed he screams "NO! DON'T EAT IT! DON'T EAT IT!!!"

Do we have a future vegan / protester on our hands? Don't know. What I do know is, Bella has no qualms about eating chocolate bunnies. Doesn't matter how cute he is... if he's chocolate... his days are numbered!

A "draining" problem

Ok, I know, it's been a LOOOONG time... sorry guys... all 3 of you! Anyway, time is short tonight but I had to tell a quick tale on my little Caleb guy.

So, a month or two ago when we had a rare warm day, I took the two little ones out for a good long walk. All the snow was melting and running in wide rivers along the sides of the road down to the gutter drains. Caleb asked what they were and where the water was going, and that was the beginning of his preoccupation with drains. Everywhere we go, if there's a drain, we have to talk about it.

Well, yesterday, the kids were eating dinner and Caleb spilled some water on his jeans. He whined to his father, "Daddy, my pants is wet!" Daddy's reply was, "Don't worry, they will dry." Well, Caleb didn't think this solution would work, and expressed his feelings on the matter, "NO! DEY WON'T! Dey Can't!!" Why not? Well, he went on to explain... "Dere's no dwain in my pants!!!"

Baptism Day!

I can't believe it has already been 8 years since I first held my tiny little baby twins in my arms! The time has gone by so quickly, and already they are baptized! It's even more daunting when I realize that in half as many more years, they will be 12 and recieving the priesthood!

Evan and Elden had a very special baptism day, made even more special by the fact that they actually were able to be baptised on their birthday. Of course, the best part of the whole thing was the overwhelming support from our friends and family... especially those who aren't members of our church, but came to support the boys anyway! Evan and Elden had a wonderful day, and I think they truly grasped the meaning and significance of this major step in their lives.

I was so proud of them!