Half a year!

Let's just say I need to get caught up!

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Asmund, coming out of the kitchen with handfuls of jello, "Dad, Jesus opened the fridge for me."

February 3: Today Asmund started making "love cards" (valentines). He cut and glued and after considering some suggestions on what to write, decided on "not love" so that the recipients won't think he wants to marry them. "I only love ONE, Mom, and she is tiny."

Wystan, after being told no dessert, leans in for a hug,  "Mommy, I hate you. I love you hate you."

I'm telling Asmund his favorite bedtime story: Batman and the Beanstalk.

March 26: Raedan said his first word other than mama and dada today. With as much fun as he and Olivia had, how could he not tell her "bye bye", with a wave, no less!

Carrie: Wystan, I love you! Wystan: Huh. I really like daddy.

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Asmund: "I was up all night. I was fighting bad guys."

 Me: "I'm sorry you had a bad dream."

 A: "It wasn't a dream!"

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Yesterday, Asmund leaned in and asked, "Mom, when I grow up and have kids, you will be their Grandma?"

 "Yes, I will. Is that okay?"

 With a smile, "Oh yes. That is good."

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A: Moving his head around says, "I'm emptying my head so I can form new ideas."

Asmund: "I am all ready to hunt meat!"

A: You have an action figure and it's me!

Raedan, on the eve of his first birthday, just reached for the watermelon and said, "wamemen". Squeee!!

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Asmund just schooled me [Dennis] again while listening to Peter and the Wolf.

 A: "Do wolves really howl at the moon?"

 Me: "Yes, they do."

 A: "No, not really. That is a fairy tale. When you hear wolves howling, it is really children wolves looking for their parents."

 Me: "Wow! Where did you learn that?"

 A: "Cat in the Hat. Dad, you should really watch that show so you can learn things."

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Asmund is practicing his fs while picking up toys. Every time he puts a toy in the box he shouts, "FUH!!!" That's not *quite* what it sounds like.

Wystan, "This is doggie kiss, I and my tongue gonna lick you tongue!" Um, no thanks.

Asmund: "When people see me they think I'm six, but that is not true. I'm really five and a half."