Cole Peters Pan

The latest obsession in our house is Peter Pan. As a Pan fan myself, I admit to kickstarting their interest by showing them the classic Mary Martin version of this play, but Cole is the one who's taken it to obsession level. I think he wore this outfit for at least part of every day last week.

Rylan can sit up...and watch TV!

While getting our house ready to sell, I have let my children watch far too much TV. Today, I even stuck Rylan in front of the tube. He sure looked cute with his eyes glazed over while watching Baby Einstein.

I just read...Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

My husband, who is a huge Neil Gaiman fan, recommended this book to me. After I read the first few chapters, he asked if it was too Douglas Adams-ish for me since he knows I am not a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fan. My reply was, "Not yet. Does that mean it's going to get stupid?" Since I've now finished the book, I can say that the humor in Good Omens is very similar to Hitchhikers, but it never gets stupid. There are no aliens with multiple heads in this one - just average humans with average flaws and human-like angels and demons. The humor was entertaining without being over the top, and the writing was fast-paced and imaginative. A very creative reimagining of the Apocalypse

Brothers

Each at four months. Any resemblance?

Eli practices the "guitar"

I bought Cole a t-ball set for his birthday last November, and it immediately morphed into musical equipment. The bat became a guitar, and the t-ball stand became a microphone stand. I believe it's been used for t-ball about two times since we got it. Other items that have become guitars: sticks, spatulas, spoons, vacuum attachments...The funny thing is, they both have toy guitars.

Also, for some reason, Eli likes to take off his pants when he pretends to be a rock star.

I just read...Eclipse by STephenie Meyer

Although I loved Twilight, I was very disappointed in New Moon, and I only decided to read Eclipse because I already had a copy and was curious how Stephenie Meyer tied up some of the loose ends from New Moon. I'm glad I did. This book wasn't wonderful, but it was definitely an enjoyable, easy read (took me three days despite its 600 pages).

The book started off poorly with Edward being overprotective of Bella to the point of insanity. He's always been stalker-ish, but really, kidnapping? That's not a very healthy relationship. But once Bella was "allowed" to start seeing Jacob again, the story picked up. Characterization is definitely Meyer's strong suit, so although the plot line itself was predictable, the dynamics between Bella/Jacob and Bella/Edward were enough to make it a page turner. My favorite part was when Jacob serves as space heater for Bella in the tent.

My biggest complaint about this book is its length. I know Edward doesn't want Bella to become a vampire. I know Jacob is in love with Bella. I definitely know Bella and Edward like to make out. Does it have to be repeated over and over and over?

I would rate this series the same way I do the Harry Potter books - A for storytelling, B for originality, C for writing style.

Cole says...

After I suggested to him that he should ask for fewer things in his prayers and think of more things to thank Heavenly Father for...

"Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this day. Please bless Momma, Daddy, Eli, Rylan, and Cole. Thank you for...I can't think of anything I'm thankful for, so please bless me to be thankful for something. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen."