Everyday Moments 3

 Walker loves, I mean LOOOOVES, homophones!!! He is constantly talking about them and searching his memory bank of the English language to see if he can find more homophones to talk to me about. 😀 It's so darling, and I will miss it so much when this stage is over! Please, dear boy, don't ever stop loving  homophones!

 a few random things from today: - Brody has been watching YouTube videos about "how to whistle" for months now. Every day at lunch, he watches and practices and watches and practices. Brody really wants to wear a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and whistle like a cowboy super loud. He practices all.the.time. and he's so super duper close to being able to do it! I'm SO proud of him! His level of diligence and perseverance is so impressive! I hope he can accomplish this and get his dream! - Randomly, during Math today, Walker turned toward me and said, "Momma, I feel like there's a big difference between ridin' and road trippin'." It caught me off guard b/c we were deep into word problems and digits and things, but then I said to him, "You're right! There is a big difference! Which do you like better?" Walker thought about it for a while, pondered, and then said, "Well.... ridin', you just look out the window. But... road trippin...

 So, I bought 2 bottles for soap dispensers for the kitchen, and 1 bottle is labeled "hands" and 1 bottle is labeled "dishes". They arrived yesterday, I filled them up with the appropriate soaps, and set them in place next to the kitchen sink last evening. Today, after church, Jasper comes into the kitchen, washes his hands, and then exclaims, "Mom!! I love the soap bottles you bought! Now I finally know which soap to use on my hands! Today is literally the first day that I have ever used soap when I washed my hands b/c I never knew which one to use before. But, now I know!!"..... crickets.....gulp......Andrew and I looked at each other...... and then I said, "buddy..... today is the first day that you've ever used soap while washing your hands?" to which Jasper replied, "YUP! But now I know! It's so great!" and with that he bounded out of the kitchen to check his fantasy football score, completely oblivious to the shock and hor...

 I love these brothers so so much! They are SUCH a gift to my heart!  A few examples... 1. the other day, I was in the kitchen cooking with Walker, and Brody came in and said, "hey Walker! Do you want to go to the basement with me?" and Walker sweetly inquired, "Why?" and Brody said, "Oh, you know! To talk and make plans and stuff." to which Walker enthusiastically replied, "Oh YES!!!!! I LOVE making plans with you!!!" and they both scampered off together before I could even blink. It was SO sweet!!! 2. right now, I'm sitting in the school room, working in lesson plans for tutoring tomorrow, and Brody and Walker are in the hallway right outside the school room, playing a huge make-believe game with Legos and Ninjago characters. They're doing voices and dramatization and plots and subplots, etc. 3. This morning, Brody chose to go cheer on Jasper at his cross country meet instead of staying with friends to do Community Games, Forum, and Spi...