Gardening company

I will call them companions, helpers is just to far off from the truth.

If you don't know the word, work around it.

As a non native Arabic speaker I definitely appreciate Zaky's language attempts and maneuvering, through both Arabic and English. Yesterday morning:
Zaky: "Where is it?"
Me: "Where's what?"
Zaky: "Where is it?"
Me: "Where is WHAT?"
Zaky: "Where is the make you smell like a big boy?"
Me: "You want Baba's cologne?"
Zaky: "Make me smell like a big boy, like Baba"
-- I put a few dabs of cologne on his neck, he then runs out of the bathroom so proud, "Baba, I smell like you, like the big boy"
Zaky: "Put some on Jonas so he can smell like a big boy too"

Everyone asks if Zaky can speak Arabic, he definitely can get around, get around meaning: he says "thank you" and "where is it" to adults, children he can get his point accross, I am always so impressed that he has communicated some idea to his teacher, but not in front of me. But then I get a little laugh at his expense when the little girl down stairs turns to her mom and says "what did he say I don't understand", I can relate....

Zaky's new saying

After a full weekend of friends, about half a bit older then him, Zaky has picked up a few new sayings:
- poo poo head
- that's not fair!!!!! "Well Zaky what is fair" "because, because it's not fair"
- NO!!!! JONAS!!!!!!! (we hung with a lot of little girls who like telling littler boys what not to do)
- I WANT TO DO WHAT ELIJAH DOES!!!!!!!!!!!
- And I'm taller, and Jonas is little, and the step stool is for tall boys to go poo poo, but not wash there hands.. ("Is Jonas a baby or a big boy?" "Jonas is a big boy, but I'm taller")

At the end of the four days, I really love my kids, and I was a bit tired of other peoples. And I was reminded little girls can be mean. I was a very unpleasant little girl, and now I am even more fearful of having one of my own. And to all out there, we will know in another week to two weeks if I will be triple blessed with boys, or blessed with a girl. Will see, so continue praying for your favorite.

Older brother

This is why younger siblings pick on kids littler then themselves when they get the chance. Notice Zaky has no bubbles on himself at all.

March madness

Bill got to see a few games of this years college basketball finals. He either stayed up or once even woke up at 1am to catch the game live. For Baylor Men's final 8 appearance he didn't look at the internet all day so that he and a friend could watch the replay the next evening. One day a few weeks ago Zaky and he were playing basketball. Zaky said "it's your turn Baba, you shoot. And he went over to the side and watched Bill shoot. Then Bill said "ok it's your turn" Zaky said "Baba you have to stand like this", and he made Bill stand over to the side with his hands on his knees. I looked over at Bill and asked if he was ok. He said "ya, zaky is making me stand like this." We both looked at him, then figured out what he was doing. Bill then said ok it's my turn, Zaky went over to the side and assumed the same position of hands on his knees and bent over while standing to the side. We both laughed. Apparently Zaky had seen enough basketball to know how to shoot foul shots, that is he knew how he was suppose to stand while the other person was taking a foul shot!

Cheese vs. Chocolate

How to answer the question "do we buy the boys a cheese or chocolate croissant" the answer is easy. But when there are left over chocolate we give in to common sense.

More inside entertainment

We had early, middle, and late season rain this year (if I hadn't mentioned before) every time it rains everyone says "that was the last of it" then it rains again. These are more shots of our indoors "play area".

Just incase anyone forgot

Just encase anyone forgot how cute the boys were, here is a reminder.