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Smart-mouth 3 year old

Kingston has been extra funny lately and had quite a smart little mouth, so I thought I'd share:

Yesterday morning I was laying in bed and I hear little footsteps coming around to my side of the bed:
Kingston: "Mommy, get up"
Me: "Ok. Just give me a minute"
Kingston: "Why?" (This question is getting asked on a more frequent basis than I would like)
Me: "Because it just takes me a minute to wake up."
Kingston: "That's not the point, Mommy. Just get up"

Beasley Christmas 2008

We gathered at my parents house to celebrate Christmas with my parents, siblings, nieces, grandmother, cousins, their children, aunts and uncles. We had so much fun opening presents and eating great food. I regret not getting more pictures. I'm missing some important people, but maybe I'll do better next year!!

My sister-in-law, Lacy and niece, Adleigh

Jeremy helping Solomon try on his new "squeaky" shoes

Solomon trying on his new gloves and hat

My brother, Ben, really laughing about something

My niece, Autumn, Kingston, and Adleigh

Solomon and Autumn

Sweet Adleigh

Kingston reading (of course) a solar system book. My sister, Rachel, gave it to him and he loves it. He does get a little upset when people don't include Pluto as a planet.

Kingston and Lacy

My brother-in-law, Jeremy and Solomon

Adleigh, Kingston, Autumn, Solomon, and my cousin's son, Nash

Autumn and Nash...they were born about 3 weeks apart, so they love being together

I've Had Enough...or did at the Adventure Science Center

Occasionally little things really irritate me, ok, well maybe a little more than occasionally, but there are a few things that really burn me up. I am fed up with inconsiderate people, and nowhere is it more noticeable than parking lots. I guess parking lots are especially bad during the holidays, and so I was ripe to get angry this past weekend. We went to the Adventure Science Center on Saturday and the top parking lot was completely full, so we pulled down to the one across the street. In the FRONT row of the parking lot was a little bitty two-seater Mazda straddling the line taking up two spaces. Jeremy noticed it first and said "Look at that jerk", and I got fired up! I started thinking of ways to block the person in, etc. Jeremy suggested pulling into the space at an angle where we wouldn't block in the car in the other space next to us. I wish I had gotten a picture of how close we were to the other car. I thought it was hilarious so I took a picture. I guess the thing that irritates me so much is not only is the person selfish enough to take up two spaces, but there clearly wasn't a child riding in the car either. So this person took up two spaces ON THE FRONT ROW when all around him were parents trying carry their children all the way up the hill to the science center!! AMAZING!! I was a little worried about my car getting keyed, but it didn't get a scratch. I just hope this person will think twice before doing something so idiotic next time.

Artist or Astronaut?

Ok, indulge me. I have to show off for just a minute. I know that Kingston is really interested in the Solar System, and it drives me crazy for the most part, but I think his drawings are really good! I get about 5 of these a day that are expected to go on the fridge, but lately they've been extraordinarily good, I think. I know I'm biased. He is a pretty good colorer too and he takes great pride in staying in the lines.

Creative Messes

Ever since Solomon could walk he has been fascinated with crayons and whenever he can get his hands on them, he loves to eat them. It doesn't matter how many times I tell him "no" or how many times I take them away, he always takes bites. Anyway, on this particular day, he managed to eat a whole jumbo green crayon before I noticed. All I found was the soggy paper wrapper stuck to his shirt. This was his reaction when I took the last little bit of green crayon and the paper away. I am such a mean mommy.Later that day, we got out the Play-Doh so Kingston could make a solar system. When we were finished, I asked Kingson to please clean it up and put it in the containers.

He is very pleased with his creation.

Church?

Kingston had a fever on Sunday, so he missed church. I guess he really missed it. On Monday afternoon, he said to me, "maybe our home can be church". I told him that God doesn't care where we worship, and so we could also do it here at home. He wanted to. I had to capture it. The "pulpit" is his armchair turned over. He does a pretty good job leading singing, but the dancing might be too much for some Church of Christ elders!!

I'm not sure what these songs are. I'm pretty sure he started making them up after he sang "Jesus Loves Me" a couple of times. Once, while singing a song that was made up and included made up words, he looked at me and said, "You need to sing with me."