posted by Mom :)

On the way to church family camp last weekend, Daniel learned the term “double.”  Apparently, the boys “double-buckled” for a bit in the RV on our way up the mountain.

On Friday evening, Daniel and I hiked together to the campground’s community bathroom.  We shared the same stall, and I went potty first.  He began to flush the toilet for me (his favorite part of public restrooms is the chance to flush using the giant handle) but I stopped him and encouraged him to save the flush until he had relieved himself first.

After finishing and flushing, he eagerly announced, “Double-Pee!  We went double-pee!  Just like ‘double-buckle!’” 

I giggled and asked him if he knew what the word “double” meant.  He said yes, without offering further explanation.  I described the word double to mean 2 of something, as a double-scoop ice cream cone would have two scoops of ice cream on it.

He responded, “Um, yes….but it also means a really BAD guy who doesn’t like God!”

Huh?

Bewildered, I stared at him.  Suddenly I realized that he was hearing “double” and “devil” as the same word!  We practiced listening to and saying the phonetic distinctions of these two words all the way back to camp:  Double.  Devil.  Double.  Devil. 

I think Daniel has it straight now, and our family has a fun new euphemism to add to our vocabulary!

A few months back, Daniel informed me (Deb) that he remembered being "inside your belly." "Really?" I asked increduously, "What was it like there?" He closed his eyes in contemplation for almost a minute, and then stated, "It was like the Tiki-Tiki Room at Disneyland.  Like there was rain, but not real rain."

Hmmm.  That's probably not far off, do you think?  And the silly sing-songy voices could have very well been the teeny sounds of little Christian and Micah :) 

Ron simply asked if I craved pineapple with Daniel's pregnancy!

I like Dad and Mom.  I like Christian and Micah.  I like Hammy (Sammy) and Mickey Mouse.  When are we going there?  And I like the little cart we got from Mickey Mouse.  I like Christian's football guy, and his arm is broke.  And I like my gigi.  And I like Charlie Brown Christmas -- to watch it.  And, that's all.

(by mom)

Daddy took the boys out the other evening to see the bright shining moon covered with speckled clouds.  When we came back in, Daniel asked, "How you do that, Daddy?" 

"Do what?"  Dad asked. 

"Turn on that light in the sky!" 

"Oh, I didn't do that, Daniel.  God turned on the light in the sky." 

"Oh.  How God do that?"

I like to go outside.  I went to Grampa and Grandma's.  I played.  I be good at church.  I saw a camel at church.  I saw Mommy at church with hearts on her shirt.  Nothing else.