Family Reunion

We just got back from an awesome family reunion. What could be better than a family reunion in the happiest place on earth? Unfortunately we didn't take a lot of pictures because we were too busy making sure none of the boys were wandering away. But we had a ton of fun, and the pics we did get prove it!
Not a great family pic, but hey, for us I thought it was pretty good. Here is Spike with two of his beautiful cousins. He LOVES Space Mountain. In fact we stayed an extra day just to go and ride it again. (This is not a figurative statement. I didn't get to ride it and really wanted to, and Spike really wanted to ride it again. Our AWESOME cousin (from the other side of the family) got our cool hotel room for an extra day just in case and we couldn't resist using it. And our other AWESOME cousins got us into the parks on their employee passes. So we went to Epcot as well. SO COOL!)

This is Sage in our hotel pool. I mean bathtub. Our suite had two master bedrooms each with a tub like this. Boy I think we all enjoyed this tub, but none quite so much as Sage. He was scared to death when I first turned on the jets, but once he saw the bubbles multiplying he was all about the jets. Our suite was so cool. Even Blue Tiger questioned why we got to stay in such a cool hotel room. I told him how great it is to have family in the right places and reminded him that one day (when he is rich and has his own limo) this will be everyday stuff to him. He liked that idea.Here are Star, Spike and Blue Tiger on Splash mountain with cousins and aunts. They loved it so much and talked about it so much Puppy decided it was his favorite ride. (Even though he never did go on it.) Because we stayed the extra day, we had to book it home quickly. We barely stopped on the way home so Dad could make it back in time to go to work. Whahoo! It was a long trip, but the boys did really well. I am so glad they are such good travelers.

A note about Star's hat. We went to "The Laugh Floor" which is an interactive comedy act. Star got to participate, we all loved watching him and are sure he got "chosen" because of his hat. (The claw... he is chosen...) BAH!

Blue Tiger also got chosen to have a conversation with "Crush" from Finding Nemo. (Another interactive show. It's so cool to have cartoons talking to you.) He asked a really good question and was told he was "muy intelegente" I have to agree with that statement. What fun!

We Will Rock You

It's funny.
Our little Sage is learning to speak. He still is at the stage where sometimes I can understand certain words he is saying and sometimes I have no clue. But this morning after the older boys (and admittedly me) had been singing "We Will, We Will, Rock You!" I heard a sweet little voice singing the words. At first I couldn't convince myself that it was Sage. Certainly it must have been Puppy. But no...their voices are so different. I wasn't mistaking it. I went and spied on my little Sage and sure enough it was him. As clear as a bell each of the letters are letters that he can and does pronounce correctly. I laughed and laughed and sang along with him. I will have to teach him the "I'm a little teapot" version that Star brought home with him from Scout camp. There are those of my sons who know the real words, but I much prefer that version.
What was even better was listening to him destroy the pronunciation of every word as he sang "I Am A Child Of God". But he got the melody correct...hey you can't have everything.

Blue Tiger is Brilliant

Okay, today Puppy comes crying and running to me and says. "Mom I don't want to be touched!" Blue Tiger was chasing him so I asked him to come sit down and talk to me. I asked him why he was so insistent that he touch Puppy. He told me he was sure Puppy was lying to him and he could prove it. So, I asked the logical question. "How can you prove it by touching him?"

He went on to explain to me that there is a spot on your neck where you can feel your heartbeat and he came up with the idea that if you could ask the person a question while touching that spot you could see if their heart beat faster when they answered the question. And if it did, they were lying.

Okay I sat there with my mouth to the floor for what felt like a very long time and then asked where he had heard this. "I just thought of it." My mouth was still on the floor.

That's when I told him about lie detectors and praised him repeatedly for being so brilliant. He told me I could stop talking about him now and asked if he could play Pokemon.