Captain Overpants to the Rescue!

CAPTAIN OVERPANTS AND COMMANDO OVERPANTS
AT YOUR SERVICE!

Did you ever wonder how superheroes had their beginning? Well, now you know. It happened in the wee hours of the morning of a sleepover with young boys, over active imaginations, and a drawer full of underwear. A little more refining, and I think they are on their way to Superherodom...

And for those of you who live in the world of reality, this is how it all went down. Yes, it started as any normal sleepover...boys not getting to sleep til too late, but sleeping none the less. The following morning, while we were still sleeping in on our Saturday morning, trouble was stirring. (Yes, I did say sleep in, and yes it is wonderful. But...if you do this, you must be prepared for the consequences. hmmm..) There was lots of laughing, and then came the knock on the door. Christopher said we have just got to see something because it was soooooo funny. So we sent him away and said we would see it later. So later came, and Matt went out to see what this funny thing was. He came back with the camera and was still laughing. I could not believe it! Was that my 8 year old covered in undies? Oh yes, so now it is etched in history and added to the books for the time when you say... "Do you remember when?". You just gotta love it! There is nothing better than the freedom to be yourself. :)


FIND THE SUPERHERO IN YOU!

Sammy I am...

My Sammy is the funniest, most lovable, cutest, and yes most oblivious little guy ever, and yes you guessed it, he is just like I was when I was a kid. Or so says my mom. :) Anyway, just thought I would share a Sammy moment. Last night at dinner, he said that he was not tasting right and his tongue had not been working well for a day or so. So as any good mom might have done, I told him to swallow what was in his mouth, take a drink and rinse all the food down and I would take a look. So off went Sammy to the bathroom. ????? hmmm, next you hear the water, OK, then comes the gagging coughing sounds, ????hmmmm, what is he doing? So I call out to ask if he is alright, and the "yes" comes back, and he is soon to follow. His tongue was ready to be checked he said. So he came over, opened wide, and I saw his tongue was just fine, however, his breath smelled of lime, coconut...was that soap? Oh yes, Bath and Body works lime coconut. So I asked him why his mouth smelled of soap, and wouldn't you know his reply was.." you told me to clean out my mouth, so I did, but the soap did not taste very good"... ahhh, yes, why didn't I think of that! Sometimes common sense leaves even the brightest of us a bit dull. :) And the tongue? that is what comes when you lick on a lollipop too much. Just gotta love my Sammy!

We Be Pirates!! (and ninjas)

A family who plays together, stays together....

This was taken at the end of unit celebration for the Tapestry co-op that we have been part of this year. The time period we studied covered end of middle ages through early colonial time. That was a lot to cover. The challenge is to find a costume that fits the time period and budget. So we left traditional europe and found that ninjas were warriors in old Japan during this time, and pirates "sailed the seven seas" also during this time period, so here we are...ready for anything.

Climbing the walls!!!!

So when your friends tell you their kids are climbing the walls, and they are going crazy...you better check on them. It really may be the truth. :)
Christopher came and got me because he wanted to show me something really cool. Well, our definitions of cool are very different. His was the fact he could climb the walls without falling, and " I even wore my rubber shoes so they wouldn't mark the walls..." Who said he didn't think before he acted.

Ok, so I missed my Wednesday posting time, I have no pictures, and not really sure what to share. I am still not used to just putting stuff out there. So I will start by sharing one thing that has been good this week. As of late, we have been taking advantage of the new year to evaluate everything in the Lucas household, one big thing being our dear little ones. As every other parent, we want to see our children growing in glorifying God by their behavior, but sometimes unsure how to get there. For one, the Lord is who changes hearts and thereby changes behavior, so then where does that leave us parents who want to encourage change, but not take the place of God. Hmmmm.... well, thank you Lord for grace, without which I would be a lost cause. A bit of this grace came from a conversation from another mom, one whom I see as full of peace and patience (as is evident by her children as well). She shared about a book in which she read that you should "always exhort your children in complete patience with training". Now, not a direct quote, but wow...if you think about how you relate to your children, can you honestly say that you ALWAYS, 100% of the time exhort them with COMPLETE patience? Sad to say, but I would not be that mom. So after much prayer over this, I decided that for 1 week, I would strive, by the grace of God, to be purposeful in exhorting my children with complete patience, in every circumstance. So we are about 3 days into it, and I must say there is much more peace in my house, and the real kicker is what I am seeing about myself. That I believe that I am really the catalyst to my children struggling a lot of the time because I do not exhort them with complete patience and with a mind to train them. I always knew that I really played a big part in how they responded, but this has been an eye opener. Very humbling indeed. I am thankful that the Lord allowed me to cross paths with this other mom. I believe the Lord is using this to truly change our hearts for each other and in turn change our behavior to glorify Him all the more.

It's a Boy!

IT'S A BOY!!!!! For those of you who thought I was done, you would still be right, but I am loving being an auntie. I had the priviledge of flying to Houston last week to help my younger sister Becky with her new baby. I had so much fun. I got to do all the fun stuff except being up all night. ( hee,hee...sorry Beck) Little Jackson Kyle decided to come about 4 weeks early weighing in at a wopping 5lb 13 oz. He was in NICU for 5 days, but came home 2 days before I got there. He was also jaundiced, poor little guy, but we got him over that so that by the end of the week he was eating better and more alert.














Here are the proud new parents, Becky and Kyle with little Jackson. How fun...there is nothing like that first baby and all the sweetness that comes with it. They are both doing well, though Kyle is waiting til the cord falls off before he commits to changing any diapers. Soon enough though, we all know, he will be an old pro.







Poor baby, he was so sad when I told him I had to go home and take care of my own boys, he made me promise that I would come visit again. I just can't stand it, he is just so cute! So there you have it. I will post pictures as I get them and keep you all updated.













Now, since I didn't have a blog when I first became an auntie, let me do a little more bragging. This is a picture of my other baby, my niece Sydney. She was born in April of '07, and is just as cute as she can be. She loves stuffed animals and is on the go all the time. She will be walking any day now. Good luck Katie.
So now you have seen all my babies, there should be no more wondering if we are done or not. I am done giving birth, but not to having more babies to spoil, that is just too much fun.

A Belated Christmas

Ok, so I have already proven to be, oh, let's say....not a good blogger, but I am determined to get it going. So here it is, better late than never.

We have lots of traditions for Christmas and Christmas Eve. We always read The Night Before Christmas, get new pjs for the boys, and search for a pickle hidden on the tree to see who gets to serve out the candy orange.
We also leave some refreshment for the big man himself. Yes, we do Santa. After much deliberation and discussion, we felt like it was just plain fun and really only lasts a short time, so why not. One knows the truth and directly asked if he could play along anyway, and the other, though he heard the truth, may have been too young to remember. So I think he really does believe, hmmm. Not sure I did a good job on that one. Oh well, it was fun hearing him try to figure out how Santa does it all. For example, reindeer don't fly, so how does that work?.....they must have jet packs or something. (from Sammy) Pretty funny.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! (belated)
The aftermath in the morning is just unexplainable, but what a blessing that the Lord allows us to celebrate His son's birth with such abundance.

I hope all of your holidays were just as fun and enjoyable as ours.

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