For the Smile of It

After talking about cancer in the car the other night...

Luke: Have I ever had stitches or cancer?

Me: No.

Luke: Oh pfyoof! (Luke's sigh of relief)

Have I mentioned that Cat makes a yummy treat just about every Sunday?
Over the summer she tried her hand at cream puffs, even though I discouraged her,
and they were absolutely delicious and came together much faster than I thought they would.

After seeing Toy Story 4 over the summer, Eliza made herself a Forky.

I don't remember the context of this picture.
It's possible Jack wasn't given a choice about helping Luke with his homework.
But it makes me smile anyway.

Another one of Cat's Sunday treats: rich brownies with blackberry
ice cream, made using blackberries from our back yard.

"Luke, why is the Vaseline container in your room practically empty?  Oh, nevermind.  I figured it out."
(To be honest, I would have thought we wouldn't be dealing with these kinds of shenanigans
once our youngest was 6.  I guess it's good that he keeps us on our toes...)

I got this picture while I was at a girls' weekend in New York.
When Mom's away, Luke will wear this.

Raspberries - now as fun as olives!


Fun at Walmart with Dad.
Also, did Eliza just make Koalas even cuter?

Luke bought this at Walmart (see previous picture) and thought it was the best prank spider ever.

Ben often carries these guys upstairs to their room at bedtime, separately.
Why not pile on together, though?
(The sword was also from Walmart - Jack is hoping to work it into his still-undetermined Halloween costume.)

The good news is, Luke is very comfortable writing his name.

Luke wanted to play the card game Sleeping Queens and Eliza agreed.
He was so happy about it afterward that he drew this picture, which I was
so pleased with because he usually doesn't care for Eliza (or Lizi, as she's
now called at school) as much as I'd like.

The same afternoon, he wanted to do sidewalk chalk outside and his other sister joined him.
He's a lucky kid.

This morning during our Come, Follow Me lesson, I helped Luke read Galatians 4:2 "But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father."  When we came to the word "tutors," he immediately started giggling, then laughing, with Jack joining in first, quickly followed by the girls and Ben and me.  After a good laugh, and a few choice sound effects, we were able to continue with our lesson and stay focused through... most of... the rest of it.

We had another family in the car with us this afternoon and the boys were talking about what school they'd attend for junior high. Jack asked if he'd definitely be going to Cat's school.

Me: Yes. How do you feel about that?

Jack: GREAT!

Me: What makes you say that?

Jack: Because I'll see my sister!