The M&M Story

I stole these pics from my sister-in-law. We went bowling with M's school, and it was a blast. M. was totally into it. B loved it, too.

Too excited to be next to Toot Originally uploaded by smaynor . About a week ago, Toot and Puddle were making a celebrity appearance at the local Barnes and Noble store. Toot and Puddle, for those that may not know, are two best friends who just happen to be pigs. Toot likes to travel the world, and Puddle likes to stay home. Since it was a pajama party, we got all cozy in our Spiderman jammies and headed to B&N, where B promptly found a pig to love. When Toot and Puddle appeared, the most glorious look of joy appeared on B's face. He couldn't contain himself! He smiled the whole time. For more pics, check out flickr.

Brian's Birthday Celebration Originally uploaded by smaynor . For Daddy's would be 37th birthday, both Maynor families gathered for steak, baked potatoes, and Rocky Road ice cream with chocolate sauce. As you can see, entertainment followed.

M: "Hey, Mom. (Not sure where Mommy went, but apparently I am now Mom.) Do we have to go through space to get to Heaven?" Since then, we've prayed several times that M. would dream about space because he "really wants to find Heaven."

I found this funny story that Brian had written before Max was born. I vaguely remember this event, as I was several months pregnant, working full-time, trying to finish my master's classes. I had begged Brian to drive me to class (it may have been bad weather; I don't recall the details), and thus, his story. As you can see, he didn't finish it, but I can say that we did arrive safely home after class that night. It will all make sense after you read... I am the most absent-minded man alive. I took a straw poll today to see if other people considered themselves absent minded, and almost every male I spoke to launched into a list of things he’d lost. Pens, coats, keys, glasses, folders, wedding rings, wallets. Very few women had misplaced anything significant recently. One woman with a family of half boys and half girls, insisted that absentmindedness was written into the genetic code of males. She’s a biology teacher; she would know. I’ve bought more replacement gas ca

Piggy eating Tiger Originally uploaded by smaynor . A couple of weeks ago, Briggs decided to draw Piggy, so he put Piggy on his drawing board and traced around it. I think--I say I think because I was not actually watching this--Max then added the nose and teeth. He then drew Tiger in Piggy's stomach. They called me over, and with great pride in their work, announced that Piggy was eating Tiger. They proceeded to point out all that was happening in the piece of art, and I did everything to keep from laughing, or maybe crying, I'm not sure. They felt this was a perfectly normal happening in the life of Tiger and PIggy. Boys certainly have an interesting take on things.

Max asked me today if Herod went to Heaven. After the correct theological response, which included why Daddy is in Heaven with Jesus, Max then asked, "Is Daddy everywhere the way God is?" I'm continually amazed at his thoughtfulness.