sisters

So, here is the scene.  Grace is in the very back seat, Beth is in the middle row.  We are heading back from the Platzl.  Gracie starts telling knock knock jokes and Bethy is answering.  It goes....

Grace-  Knock Knock

Beth- Who's there?

Grace- Orange

Beth- Orange who?

Grace- Knock Knock

Beth-  Silence

Grace-  Bethy!  Knock Knock!

Beth- Silence

Grace- KNOCK KNOCK!!

Beth- Gracie, I can't handle it!

Well, we got quite the laugh, and Bethy had know idea why we found it so funny.  This conversation is played over and over each day, with different statements and circumstances, but it usually ends the same way... Gracie yelling for Beth's attention and Beth (usually in tears) not being able to handle it.  Oh sisters!

Beaners

So, I thought it would be good to let you all in on why I named this blog 'Spill'n the Beans".  Paul and I have found ourselves calling our children a plethora of names, many of which are not even close to what their given names are.  Gracie has been Mahony, Cici, Louie...  Jude has been JMan, JudeDude, JI.  Bethy has been several like BetterBee,  AnieBeth,  Beenut, B and most of all Beaners.  It always amuses me that when we call our children these names, even in public they know who we are referring to and respond back.  I feel a little silly yelling across a parking lot or store, "Beaner" wait, or "Cici come back".  But one of our funniest lines we have invented is in regards to an incident with Beth.  One day not too long ago, she was walking along and fell, which as many of you know is not a rare thing!  Paul looked at her with tears running down her face and said "oh, Beaner, you spilled the beans"  So, we use spilli'n the beans whenever Bethy falls, which is a daily thing.  When we ask her if she spilled the beans she says "yes" as she chokes back the tears.  So, there you have it.  

Catching Rays

It was a beautifully sunny warm day today, and whenever it is I feel great.  My attitude is better, I get along better with the kids...and Paul, have more energy.  I found Paul upstairs this afternoon reading on the bed in the sun, he looked just like a cat soaking it up!  Then I found him a few minutes later still in our room standing in front of the window soaking up the very last bit of sun that was streaming in.  I crave the sun and when it is out I want to soak it in, perhaps I am vitamin D deficient?  The girls got to play outside for more than a half hour at the playground after school, I am now wondering why all that sun hasn't changed Gracie's mood to a more sunnier disposition?  All this sun and warmth has me thinking about when winter will arrive.  The last two years, winter has arrived Oct31 and Nov 15, (by winter I mean cold and snow).  When will we get winter?  I am not complaining though, this has been a great fall but it is weird to look across the street, see Christmas decorations and lights but no snow.  Hmmm, reminds me of Vancouver!  We are getting our Christmas tree on the 28th and we are hoping that there will be no snow!  Those are my musings for tonight.    

Keeping Up

Since my husband started blogging, I thought I should dive in too.  I will give this a try and see if I can keep up with him.  I have wanted to keep a record of all that is happening in my life, things that the kids do and say, thoughts in my head.  So, I hope that this will help me with that.  Hopefully those close in my life will find this helpful too to stay connected.  I will try to keep our website up to date for those who just want to see our cute kids!   Gotta go now and change my son who is pooping in the jolly jumper, ahhh, this is what blogging is all about!