Out of the mouths of babes--September

I'll admit it. I had a lazy month. There were a few occasions when the kids were being hilarious and I thought, "You better go write this down or you'll forget." But the lazy half of my brain said, "No, that was too funny. You'll remember it." Lesson learned? The lazy half of my brain is a liar! I'll try to ignore her in October.

9/18--Brandon LOVES to eat crab legs. I don't get it. I can't stand them. Anyway, Grandma and Grandpa treated us to seafood while at the Outer Banks. Brandon jumped on that offer and got his favorite meal. While he was eating, he commented,

"This is heaven on a fork!"

9/19--Whit found a very pretty rock on the beach and said,

"It's like a little masterpiece."

9/25--Ate dinner at Wendy's. Brandon didn't finish his kids meal because he was "too full." As we were driving away and telling him he didn't need any snacks tonight he said, "I'm seriously full! I couldn't consume another bite."
Drew: Brandon, you crack me up. "Consume?"
B: Yes. I have a very advanced vocabulary.

That's it! Only three things!
We gotta supplement a little here.
This was fun:

Grandma brought Brandon a Mentos and Diet Coke Geyser.

We didn't have time to do it while they were in town,
so that was our Family Home Evening activity this week.

We got it all set up with seven mentos in
a tube and a trigger to pull.

Here's how it went down:

It was awesome!
I had crappy camera work, though.
Didn't expect it to go THAT high.

Neither did Whit.
She got soaked!

Brandon consuming the last of the Mentos-flavored Coke.

Here was Whit's new talent of the month:
Scooter-boarding
Looks dangerous, right?

Right.
(She was not injured. Phew.)

One random funny:
Andrew and I are surprised/disturbed/laughing
at some of the names of kids in kindergarten at
our kids' school. Are you ready for this?
(Yes, I took photos. I needed visual proof
or you would think I was making these up!)

There's Vinson.

And his classmate Vision.

Silver is in a different class.

And one poor teacher has all of these students
together: Xandrea, Precious, Jewelia, and the
show-stopper: VOLTRON.
(Click to enlarge--I'm not joking!)
I feel much safer knowing that the
Defender of the Universe is just down
the hall from Whit.

And, finally, this month's bonus pics of Care Bear:

She's sixteen months old now.

I would describe her as energetic,
curious, and playful. She loves animals...
especially from a distance.

She loves to be outside.
Apparently, she's into safety because she found
B's helmet and put it on before her bike ride.

Here she is chillin with Mia at the library.
She is still a Mama's girl, but loves her Daddy, too.
She has started talking up a storm lately.
Her favorite words: No, Mama,
bobo(used when she fills her diaper),
woof woof, shoes, and stuck.