The Birmingham Zoo

Grandma, Grandpa, Joshua, & Noah

So the rest of April has really flown by. From a work perspective mommy and daddy have been really busy with the tie-in outage at the plant. The "tie-in outage" is the part of the job where you tie the new equipment into the existing equipment. It can be challenging, stressful, and ultimately (hopefully) successful. So here are some funny quotes from the boys.

As we were driving back to Pensacola, I decided to stop on the road for lunch.
Me: Joshua, do you want a hamburger or nuggets?
J: Hmmm, I want steak!
Me: That's not an option.
J: *sigh* Ok, then I want a hamburger, but I do not want any marbles or nuts on it.
Me: I think that can be arranged.

It's the little things in life that truly do bring you so much joy. I love that Noah doesn't want you to put on his socks on until you grab his toes and tell him "This little piggy went to market..."

I had to work late one day and forgot to change out of my work boots before leaving. When I got home Joshua saw me and asked "Mommy, why are you wearing man shoes?"

Big milestone announcement. In late April Matt and I discovered that Noah can sing his ABCs and count to 10. We were so surprised! He's been holding out on us.

OK, I saved the best for last. Joshua found a dvd that contained old cartoons and I mean old as in the cartoons that were old when I watched them as a little girl. Anyway he totally cracking me up because he pronounces Popeye like this "P'pie." It sounds very french and sophisticated, just like... oh wait, that's nothing like Popeye!

Also mommy had another training class in Birmingham so the boys got to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa and visit the Birmingham Zoo. They had a lot of fun - and by "they" I mean Grandma & Grandpa and Joshua & Noah. The boys really liked the monkeys - why am I not surprised? Thanks for the zoo trip!

Noah is studying his brother's next move.