The Williams Six

Me to Caleb: You are such an awesome kid. Caleb: I am. Me: Was that a statement or a question? Before he can answer... Me: Was that declarative or interrogative? C: Mom, please don't. Me: I am your mom and your teacher. C: You are my mom and a non-avid book reader. Me: {puzzled by this observation} C: Mom, I read your blog books. I first started reading because I was curious what you wrote, but once I started it was...(breaking out into song)...A WHOLE NEW WORLD! Now I know everything about you. You all know I write a public blog, but I also have a private blog where I record my family's history (funny things they say, pictures, etc). Before I wrote publicly, I would write on my personal blog to no one but myself. I print it off each year...expecting my kids to enjoy it when they're grown...not to use it against me while they're still little. This kid and his wit are my favorite.

Celebrating Sukkah with my friends from Missouri:

Bedtime is super important to me. It's a time to spend a few minutes with each child. I like to end the day on a positive note. Levi is usually exhausted from VPK, so I lay with him first. First, he talks about his day. His speech is not fully developed, so I don't always know what he is saying. He HATES going to Chuck E. Cheese, but every single night asks for a story about Chuck E. Cheese. These are mostly made up, but he loves hearing all about my tales of Chuck E. Then, I sing, "I Love You, Lord," and pray. He goes to bed easily. Luke snuggles in as closely as possible. He will NOT fall asleep until I've laid with him. He will throw a huge fit if I take a night off. We talk and snuggle. He makes me laugh and does silly things...and also asks serious questions...but only wants short answers. Long answers make him regret asking. LOL! I tell him a story about when I was a kid; he picks the topic. He will always come up with an obscure story topic (you were in...

"I don't want to get married." "I don't want all these annoying kids to be running around. I don't want to spend my money making room for them in my house." I have a feeling that will one day change. For now, he is so hilarious and says the funniest things. Luke is in speech therapy because he can't say the R sound. However, when he speaks in a British accent, he says it perfectly. His speech therapist and I think this is the funniest thing. If only he were British, speech would be easy...

Hurricane Matthew was predicted to be a Cat 4 Hurricane and hit south FL directly. Fortunately, by the grace of God, it stayed east and didn't make landfall. We evacuated to St. Pete, though, so we could avoid the potential hurricane!