Out of the Mouths of Babes: Which Came First
“I am your father,” wheezes Darth Vader.
A gasp of disbelief from Ryan:
“They stole that right out of Toy Story!”

“I am your father,” wheezes Darth Vader.
A gasp of disbelief from Ryan:
“They stole that right out of Toy Story!”
Ryan ran into the bedroom this morning to inform us the radio had just announced that “All Fairfax County Public Schools and Cornerstone Schoolhouse are closed due to the snow!” Patrick informed Ryan that since Cornerstone Schoolhouse is located in our basement and requires only a short walk downstairs, where there is indeed no snow,…
The boys are still with their Grandparents this week. I have talked with them each day by phone and they are having a great time: trips to the lake, bowling, dessert every night… Yesterday, Connor told me that Grandma makes “the best chicken ever!” “It’s crispy and tastes like french fries,” he said. When I…
“Gandma, we moobin,” announced Connor to my Mom at dinner tonight. “You are?” chuckled Grandma. “Wes, to a house wib a parm!” (Translation: to a house with a farm). We have often joked that we are raising two little farm boys in a town home in Northern Virginia, but plans to move to a farm…
Connor came running out his Grandparents’ house, excitedly prattling on about his latest video game conquest. “Mommy, do you know… “ Not only did I not know, I didn’t even understand enough of it to retype it here… it had something to do with what he had done in the video game he had been…
Connor and his new best buddy, Dawson, were talking in the car this evening: Where do you go to school? I’m homeschooled. What is your school like? I don’t know about inside a school building because I go to school in my house. — Silence — I get to stay at home all day and…
Connor is attending Vacation Bible School at our church this week. He goes from 9:00 am until 12:15 pm with apparent non-stop action. Last night at bedtime, I tucked Connor in, gave him a good night kiss, and started to walk out of the room saying, “Go right to sleep, you have another big day…