jonah the moth warrior

Jonah has an immense fear of any sort of insect or small flying creature. Bees, flies, moths, spiders - all cause great fright. "Mommy! Mommy! A bee! Get it! Get it!" Annie, surprisingly, has become the defender of bugs and crawly things. I distinctly remember when her friend Nova told her not to squish a daddy long legs because it was a "living creature." I think she has actually taken this to heart and keeps telling Jonah why bugs are good. Jonah, of course, hears none of this as he is clinging to us in terror.

He spotted a moth in the house tonight and hysteria ensued. We tried convincing him that he was bigger than the moth and it couldn't hurt him but he would have none of it. He kept asking Annie to throw a pillow at it to which she replied, "But Jonah, moths are good!" So, we told him that if the moth got close to him then he could shoo it away with his hand. Evidently, "close" meant across the room on the ceiling, because as soon as he saw it again he started waving his arms madly yelling, "There it is! Shoo away! Shoo away!" He then got out his sword and stalked it around the house. We tried to get it on video, but this is the best we wound up with:

happy list 2

The Tooth Fairy.
Saturday Movie Day.
Arboretum with Michelle, Soren & Halle.
Ultrasound.
Mama's with girlfriends.
Screamer Enchilladas at Mama's.
Annie's staph infection healing.
Not missing the 7:05 ferry for the ultrasound.
Top Pot.
Small group.
Jen, the sitter.
Burgers and dogs at Christine's party.
Jonah singing.
Annie playing her violin at school.
Joel.

stuff the kids say

Jonah, after sneaking a sip of the beer Joel accidentally left out:
"Eww, Daddy. I don't like that."
(Accompanied by the best grimace ever.)

Annie, to Jonah who is marching around and singing loudly:
"Jonah, be quiet! That is hurting my tummy!"
Elizabeth:
"Annie, I don't think that can hurt your tummy."
Annie:
"Well, it's hurting the ears in my tummy!"

Jonah, in his most exasperated voice after I asked him to put his sand pail away:
"Mom! I'm busy!"
(He was throwing pine cones at a tree.)

happy list

78 degrees.
BBQ.
Annie not breaking her wrist after falling off the slide.
Gardening.
Hearing the heartbeat.
Gymnastics class with Jonah.
Hanging with neighbors.
Church tomorrow.
Listening to Annie read.
Jonah wearing underpants to bed.
Naps.
Ribs.
The Office.
Snuggling with the kids.
Jump roping.

islandfive?

Looks like we'll have to change the name of our blog this fall!