Most of the stuff today is about Adam, since his actions were a little more memorable. Other days will be about the other two. One quick note first, though. As I was sitting here talking with Shelly tonight, it hit me that we have been home only 5 months, and our children are behaving sooo well. They were little monsters when we brought them home, but now they are just like your average well-behaved child -- just a few problems now and then. It is clear to me that paying attention to the Bible when raising children has wonderful benefits.

At church today, Adam begged my sister for some gum. While this is admittedly better than begging strangers, we apparently still need to make it clear that he only has 2 parents. So, we had a little talk, "people at church are not your parents, so do not ask them for things. If you want something, ask Mama and Papa. If somebody asks you if you want something, that is much better." He accepted that without any noticeable problem. (Good boy!)

After church this evening, Adam was talking with a few adults, who were asking him what different animals sounded like. They told me that he was doing an exellent job. (This isn't really surprising to me -- Adam LOVES making noises!) Before we left, one man told Adam a joke. "How do you catch a rabbit? ... You hid behind a bush and make a noise like a carrot!" Adam busted up! (This might not seem blog-worthy, but it is the first American joke that Adam has understood and laughed at!)

On our way home after church, everyone was hungry. Then, Adam had another first. He said, "McDonalds, please." I wasn't really sure if that was a good idea yet, and wanted to talk with Shelly first. (Kinda late and stuff.) So, Adam and Liana proceeded to try to convince me that it was a good idea. They listed the good food that McDonalds has, and described the fun play place, and told me that they would be good, etc. -- They are clearly turning into American children. (We did go, btw. :o) )

Well, would you look at that! Two posts in two days! I'm on a roll!

Last night I told Shelly that I'd think up something to say today, so here it is! *checks to see how many people fainted* I think I'll try to post 2 or 3 times a week, and maybe Shelly and I can toggle our blogs since she is wanting to blog a bit less. We'll see what happens.

Aleksa has surprised us several nights at supper recently. She has eaten more than I do a few times. We figured out what's going on though, since she grew more than an inch in the last month! (vertically, not horizontally :oP )

Last night, we got about 10 inches of snow. So after we went to the library today, I grabbed a bucket and showed them how to build things by packing the snow and piling the "bricks". The thought that was cool, but the initial actions were to destroy my bricks rather than build their own...

At the library, Shelly and I grabbed the stuff we planned to get, just like normal. (We've been going every Saturday for about 4 weeks now.) But, this is the first time that the children ran around hunting for books they wanted themselves. We came back with a stack of about 12 books! *insert beaming smiley here*

Well, that should be enough for now. Stay tuned, since I sorta plan to blog again in the next few days...