Smelly, Dirty, Sweaty Boys!

I got to spend a few hours today with 2 of my favorite little blonde boys: Ben, who has just turned 5, & Wes, who is 3, but says he is "4 & almost 6." I just love them because a) they think I'm pretty great, & b) they know how to love life.


In the little time that I kept them today, we played baseball & frisbee, blew some bubbles (though we spilled more then we blew), played with sidewalk chalk, played on the swing set & in the sandbox, read some books, AND watched iCarly (which I learned from Wes "is called iCarly because they all have eyes").

I love that Ben started calling me "Aunt Lindsey" today for no reason (he calls my dad "Uncle Tim," but my mom is just "Miss Anessa, aka Vanessa, because "that's just the way it is"). I love that they have started calling my brother Ben (formerly "Big Ben") "Chicken Nugget Ben." No idea why...but it makes me laugh. I love that Wes explains very complex things to me. For example, today we had this conversation:

Wes: Cola Cola Cola Cola Cola Cola...know what Cola Cola is?
me: Is it Coke?
Wes: No, silly...it's Sprite! Know what Sprite is?
me: Well, Wes...yes, I do know what Sprite is.
Wes: Me, too! It's water with bubbles!

And I love the jokes that Ben tells:

Ben: Knock knock.
me: Who's there?
Ben: Jungle.
me: Jungle who?
Ben: Because the sky is blue! Bahahaha!

They may be smelly, dirty, & sweaty...but more than that they're just precious! I'd take them any day (Wes said he'd come live with me today as long as he could play with Jeffrey every morning)!

So...if it's ok with God I'd like 2 little blonde boys (they'll be friends with my little China girl).