Funny Boys

My boys are so funny! They come up with the craziest things and have me laughing all the time. Gavin comes up with a lot of stuff while we are taking Preston to school or waiting to pick him up. Here are a few of the funny things they have said lately.
Gavin- "mama, trees with no leaves are scary- don't look at them"
Gavin- "I wish I had a collection of clouds"
Gavin- He always comments when the song White Horse by Taylor Swift comes on because he says she isn't a princess or something like that. The other day it came on when we were all in the car and I said Gavin what song is this, thinking he would say it was the princess song. Instead he says it's White Horse. I had no idea he knew what it was called, maybe sirius needs to play some new music!
Preston- "Those clouds look wrinkled like someone washed them. I think Jesus washed the clouds"
The boys were talking about their full names and Gavin said mine is Gavin Patrick Boyles and Preston said mine is Preston Anthony Boyles. Gavin asked Preston "do you know Anthony"? Preston answered "Anthony is a Wiggle". I laughed and assured him he was not named after a Wiggle!

The other day Gavin went to let the "stray" cat inside, and called to me "I think I saw a mouse" and I said that's cool, because I was sure he didn't. A couple minutes later he comes walking in my bedroom and says "look mama, I found a little mouse and I caught it." There is Gavin holding a very small mole! I tried not to freak him out so I calmly said I think that is a baby mole, let's go take it back outside. He asked what a mole was, and I said it won't hurt you, just take it back outside, and of course he freaks out and drops it on the living room floor. I didn't want to pick it up, and now neither does he and we have 2 cats and a dog trying to see it. So I called Patrick and asked if he was close to home (he works right here) and he came and got it. I would have done it myself if he wasn't close by-I promise! All I know is that I need to work hard on making the boys scared to death of snakes! All I need is one of them saying "look mama, I caught a poisonous snake!"

We had beautiful weather this last weekend so we went to narrows of the harpeth to spend some time together. We had fun walking the little trails and looking at the river. It was so pretty and the weather was perfect!

Preston's class was learning about hibernation and had a hibernation day where each child wore pajamas to school. He was so excited and tried on a few different pairs to find the right ones to wear. I love his skinny legs in these striped pajamas with his big shoes.

 

We celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary last Wednesday on January 14th. Happy Anniversary Patrick!

Build a Bear

One of the gifts the boys got for Christmas was a giftcard to build a bear. We had never done this before, so I didn't know what to expect. They loved it! Preston already knew what he wanted when we went in because we had looked online. Once Gavin saw this black dog he knew he had to have it. I really loved how the people helping them create the animals made it individualized. It was cute to see them stuff the dog and pick out everything they wanted for their animal. Preston wanted the soccer uniform as soon as he saw it. Gavin wanted everything and had a huge pile of stuff his dog "needed". We were able to talk him into a hoodie and jeans for his dog and promised next time he could buy it something else. Preston named his dog Sparky and Gavin named his Good Dog. Gavin wanted to name his underwear, but I told him I thought his dog deserved a better name, so Good Dog it was.
Preston stuffing his dog

Giving their dogs a bath


The finished dogs


Thank you Papa and Nana!

We had a great Christmas! Santa was very good to the boys this year, and so was everyone else! Here are some pictures of Preston and Gavin on Christmas morning-

Gavin looking cute with his monster truck


Preston as Batman

Preston with his k'nex

Gavin loves his "Bella" dog

They got the airport and bridge this year, so we had to build a really cool track for all the trains and airplanes. I think I had more fun with it than they did!
I am trying to catch up on all the things I have missed the last month, so watch for a few more quick posts in the next few days.

We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!