A normal conversation with Gabe.....

Everyday it just amazes me what my kids come up with and what conversations we have with each other. Most of our talking is done in the van while I am trying to concentrate on driving and am not too quick on my feet with answers. Gabriel is by far the most amusing since he is old enough to try and really understand hard concepts, all the while I am having to keep answers simple enough for him to understand. So here is today's conversation on the way to karate today.


After all of his sisters are screaming at each other Gabe pipes up

Gabe: Mom how come Jesus didn't give me a baby brother like I want?

Me: Well Gabe, Jesus knows whats best for us, you are very lucky to have three little sisters.

Gabe: Maybe mom, at least I have Hank and Tater.

Gabe: Mom if God made people and he made a boy first how did there get to be so many people on planet earth?

Me: Well Adam was lonely so god made a girl named Eve and she was his wife.

Gabe: Oh so every boy has to have some girl around..... Was Adam a president?

Me: Kind of he was in charge of all the animals and the place where he lived, but not like our president.

Gabe: Did he live in America?

Me: No he lived by Isreal

Gabe: Is that by Wyoming? ( Geography is a very difficult concept for six year olds I have learned.)

Me: No we will look at a map when we get home it is across the ocean.

Gabe: Ok mom. Is Isweal by the bad guys that the marines go get across the ocean?

Me: Kind of we will look at a map when we get home.

Gabe: I KNOW mom, but I need to know if when I am a Marine if I am going to the place Adam lived.

Me: No Gabe probably not we will look at a map when we get home.

Gabe: So it is across the ocean right? Is it by Grandpa Jeff's ocean?

Me: No Gabe it is on the other side very far away.

Gabe: Does Grandpa Jeff live by the scary ocean like on the fishing show? ( Deadliest Catch just so you know)

Me: No honey that is a different ocean, we will look at the map when we get home.

Gabe: Are we going to Grandpa Jeff's ocean someday?

Me: Someday, hopefully maybe in a year or two.

Gabe: Ok how many days is that.

Me: Maybe when you are seven or eight.

Gabe: I hope we can leave my sisters at Grandma and papa's if we have to drive that far. ( sigh )

Me: I hope you all sleep the whole way, now get your Karate clothes on, its almost time to go in.

In a 10 minute drive we covered a lot of topics!

Easter and Miss Belle

We had a very busy and bless filled weekend! Easter was fun, with a great church service and a day spent with my family. Church service was amazing and entertaining, especially Mary who was holding her own conversation with Jesus, who was trying to help her be quiet she tells us! The day at the ranch was fun and family filled as always. Uncle James took them on a walk up on our ridge to "the fort" where he got talked into playing "castle." Oh what a good uncle indeed...always playing the king for them so that Sophie can be the queen, Gabe the guard and Mary either the Princess or Princess dog, depending on her mood. Sadly in my rush to get out the door by 7:45 Easter morning with four kids, a husband who under no circumstances could iron his own shirt, a bum calf and two dogs to feed, I forgot to take a picture of all the kids dressed up for church! O well maybe next year :)

Grandma and Papa gave the kids a bum calf this weekend, that we decided to name Belle. The kids have all assured me that yes they will feed her everyday. I can guarantee that they will but I am guessing probably not as enthusiastically as they are now in a few weeks when she is big enough to run them over when she sees her bottle coming!






Oh and Friday, the kids found a turkey in our yard, who they promptly named Mr. Wiggles. Mr. Wiggles is now thankfully in the neighbors barn and the kids are welcome to visit him anytime!