frogs and snails...sugar and spice

i have to write this down before i forget. a couple days ago, i was downstairs with the kids, just hanging out, the three of us. isaiah happened upon a box of paper towel rags and decided to wrap himself up in the stuff. he turned to me and said, 'mom, i'm going to the temple. i'm going to find umpa.' "you're going to find umpa?" "yep! umpa and nana are at the temple. i have to go find them." a little while later he came to me and said, "mom, i want to be like umpa and go to the temple." "well, maybe when you're older, umpa can take you to the temple with him." "okay, mom." i should've taken a picture. but by the time i actually got my camera ready, he had shed himself of the ragg-ed robe. -------------------------- this past sunday, i talked with isaiah's nursery teacher and he told me that isaiah is one of the liveliest in the class. "when he's good, he's really good. but there are times when he gets mischievous and likes to stir the crowd up." i laughed, and nodded my head. that's my boy. he is such a sweetheart. he can be rascally and rambunctious, but he is a really good son, and the sweetest big brother. i just can't imagine my life without him. we also saw our aunt deanna this past sunday, whom we haven't seen for the longest time. sam and i actually share this same aunt...but that is another story entirely! so, like i was saying...aunt deanna came to our ward this past sunday and in the middle of sacrament asked to hold makayah. after the meeting, she and sam chitchatted a bit and she said, "makayah is gorgeous. she looks just like monika when she was a baby, so much hair!" it made my heart feel all warm and fuzzy. :) especially since, i really don't have a close relationship with her. she moved away when i was about 5 or 6. so it was nice to hear. it's always fun to hear about when you were a baby, right? well, i better stop procrastinating and start packing up this house. goodnite!