why didn't i think of that?

this morning nani was asked to say the prayer. of course, she asked in her prayer that "tau" come for her birthday. and then the following conversation took place.

sila: nani! tau can't come to your birthday party!
nani: yes he can.
sila: no he can't. he's up in heaven.
nani: well jesus can walk him down to me!

duuhhh! why didn't i think of that? if only it were that easy, right.

birthday wish

nani's birthday isn't for another 2 months but she let me know in advance what she wants. the conversation in the car yesterday went like this:

nani: mom, dad said he's going to get me "tau" for my birthday."
mom: dad said WHAT?
nani: he said, he's going to get me "tau" for my birthday because i asked him if i could have "tau" for my birthday and he said yes.
mom: oh nani. i don't think that's possible. how about something else?
nani: ok dad said i can have 4.

as i've mentioned in previous posts, "tau" is our baby boy that the kids are waiting for:) nani's just going to have to wait a little bit longer for that wish. and as for 4...don't know what that means but does it matter? 4 will be easier to get than "tau".

first day

today was the first day of kindergarten for sila and the first day of second grade for mese. here are some highlights.

*sila described the first day as, "so FUN!".
*mese said his teacher was nice...but also strict. i asked him what strict meant and he said,"it means she's very serious."
*sila told us all about "jack" and how he talked back to the yard duty.
*mese was excited to get some cheez-its from his friend michael.
*sila went out for recess today and saw mese two times.
*mese said there were monkey bars only for 2nd graders.
*sila said she was the only one in her class that listened to the teacher...yeah, that sounds right:)
and lastly,
sila: mom! every single boy in class followed me today.
mom: oh yeah. why?
sila:uuhhhh, cause of my dress mom!

silly me. they had a great first day of school. as for nani, just one hour after dropping mese & sila off at school, she asked"can we go pick up mese & sila?" i take it she was bored with her mom. now let's see if the second day is just as great.

we did it...

i never thought it would be me but yes, we did it. mason loaded the kids in the van while i was doing my usual locking up the house, grabbing this and that while on my way out the door. before i got in the van i told mason i was getting the mail. after getting the mail i got in the van and opened the much anticipated letter from sila's school, informing us of who her teacher would be. i read the letter aloud and waited for a response from sila...no response(meanwhile mason's driving away from the mailbox & house)i turn around to look back at sila and...no sila. "where's sila?!" i shout. and mese looks at me and says, "she's not here!" then i glare at mason and ask,"where's sila?! YOU LEFT HER?" because of course, it was his fault:) so we put the van in reverse,open the garage door and i race in the house to find sila sound asleep in her bed. i know what you're thinking...but at least she was safe,right? i still can't believe we did that.

and...

WE'RE BACK!!! we've been gone for the last week and a half to idaho/utah for a family reunion/vacation and it was FABULOUS! we had so much fun with all the cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, friends, etc. and we'll be posting pics. soon. but just wanted to let you know we're here, and it's good to be here:) have a super monday everyone!