Donalds

After a hard afternoon of playing he was rewarded with an ice cream, unfortunately he had to share the frys with his Dad

No more monkeys jumping on the bed

But no one said anything about jumping on the couch

Amusement

Amusement parks here are a blast for parents. We laugh the whole time and they are relatively cheep. Just imagine a casrnival from the 70's. The boys love it! A bit of Zaky's personality is maturing, he is becoming a bit tougher as a result of the kids he plays with. It is becoming a challenge to teach Zaky to not hit and be nice, but at the same time allow him to stand up for himself and not be a wuss. While he and James were playing in the balls the bigger kids started throwing balls at him. With his BIG buddy at his back he started throwing them back. We have the "don't throw anything but balls" rule, so the fact that he didn't start crying I saw as a bit of a victory. Keep praying for us as he learns boundaries and how to love his neighbors.

Little Indiana

Little Indiana Jones in training. The original Indiana had his whip, this one has his juice, but they both have their hat.

So Cute

I am a little prejudice, but then so is almost everyone reading this.

Not going to do it

Well it is official he is two. He is as cute as cute can be, he is talking up a storm, saying a new word about every day (the other day he pointed to the fish tank at the Dr's office and said "the fish swim in ocean". But he is becoming ever more opinionated. He has learned more Arabic phrases: Ana : Me, A-tea-nee: give it to me (are we seeing a pattern here?). He also has the uncanny ability to spot the golden arches from miles away and yell out "Donalds". This morning he woke up with Bill (my morning to sleep in) He threw a fit yelling Mama and finally opened our door climbing into bed with me. After laying with me a few minutes, he got down and handed me my slippers saying "slippers". No sleeping in today.

Pop Pop and JuJu

Two words that are synonymous in the vocab of a two year old. When we pray for Pop Pop it is immediately followed by JuJu. Who is coming to visit? We had a great time, very laid back for a Bill Bower's tour, but pretty full of sites and travels. Thank you Pop Pop and JuJu for coming and giving us such a wonderful week of loving.

PS: I must mention a BIG THANK YOU to Santa Pop Pop's elf, Aunt 's Lisa for all of the boy's new clothes!!!!!!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!!!!!