family games and inside jokes!

It is fun to have family games and jokes.  It is also amazing how young the kids can be when they join in.

Seth started this thing about food or random animals in the kids' armpits and belly buttons.  Not sure where he came up with it but the kids love it.  We have mac-n-cheese or raccoons or dragons or popcorn or whatever else you can think of pop up in armpits and belly buttons!  So we do armpit checks! :-)  This happens a lot at meal times.  So Seth or one of the kids will say "armpit check" and then the arms go up!  It is quite fun.  Well, the other day we were doing it and John put his arms up too!  It was great.  He does it with one or both arms every time now and Luke and Claire love it and tickle him and he laughs.

Another one is check to make sure bellies are soft.  Seth does this one to the kids too.  He makes sure their bellies are soft enought to eat or play outside or play blocks or whatever.  The other day Claire went with me to the doctor.  She was asked something about my belly (we were hearing the heartbeat of the baby) and Claire says "no, mommy's belly is too soft"!  The NP didn't get it, but I did and it was great.  Love her!!

thankful for
- a husband who makes up games for our family
- kids who love to play the games
- a little one who wants to join the fun