Adam loves cars. Whenever I go out with just Adam, I let him sit up in the front with me. Every time Adam sits in the front seat he watches me drive very carefully. Then he will ask me a bunch of questions like, "If you put your foot on that peddle, will that make the car go?" or "what is that button for?" "Why do you make that light go on and off?" Adam seems to understand about the gas and the brake peddles, and about steering the car. I don't think that Ruth and Kate even know there are foot peddles. He is also very fascinated with all of the buttons. Whenever he has an opportunity, Adam will get into the front of the car and push all the buttons and turn all of the knobs. We always have to remember to check the headlights after Adam has played in the car. Once the battery went dead from Adam's button pushing. Occasionally, and this is usually on temple trips, John or I will wonder why the other has the heat on in the car when it is 80 degrees outside or the air conditioning when it is 50 degrees outside. Sometimes we will be uncomfortable for some time until one of us speaks up and we discover that neither of us have that weird of preferences and that it was just Adam pushing buttons and turning knobs.
A few days ago Adam told me that he was hungry. I asked him what he wanted to eat, and Adam said, "Grasshoppers." I was rather taken back, but thinking that maybe he was remembering John the Baptist, I asked, "And honey too?" Adam said, "Sure." Then yesterday when I was writing the grocery list and thinking about what to buy, I realized that Adam probably meant the mint E.L. Fudge cookies called Grasshoppers. I just thought that this was pretty funny.
Adam loves his ears!! When Adam is tired he will suck his finger and hold his ear. When things get too loud for Adam, or he does not like what you are telling him, he will pull the top part of his ear into the hole to plug his ears. It is just the funniest thing. I love Adam's ears too. They are just so pointed and stick out so far. I think they are cute. Adam will also try to hold other people's ears. But most people will not let him.
Adam loves Rachel. he is always calling for her and asking her to play with him. When he does not know where Rachel is at, he will come and get me and tell me that he can not find Rachel. Adam also is really bad about taking away whatever Rachel is playing with. He has always seemed to think that whatever Rachel had or owned actually belonged to him and he had a right to it. Rachel does not agree to this anymore. So we get a lot of screaming. I am glad to know, though, that after all of the screams, they really do love each other and look after each other.
One more thing, Adam named one of the kittens, Boy. Adam loves boy, and he loves Meg, Boy's mother. I will often find Adam in the garage cuddling boy, or out on the grass holding Meg. I must say, I love my little Adam.
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That is so precious. You know, Matthew just loves his ears too. He is the first of my children to just hold his ears, especially at quiet watching movie times, but also when he is excited, like at the Rec Center (see our last Christmas letter).
I have become really good friends with Matthew, as we spend so much time together...he is a really fun shopping-partner (amazing, huh?). I say, "Where should we go?" and he will say "I have a great plan...let's go to Salmation Army, then to Kmart, and then to Hastings, and then to WalMart. Isn't that a great plan?" And yes, his carseat is up front in the Suburban (or "uh-BOW-bin" as Matthew calls it)--the carseat falls over in the middle row, and is too far for me to reach in the back row without climbing all the way in. However, he can only kick the glove compartment--not any of the controls. (and yes, he does say salMation army).
Don't you love oyur sweet little boys, yeah they are crazy as all heck, but they can be so sweet. I love it. As I was reading this I thought, wow, this is so much liek James I can't believe it! He always ask questions about my driving as we go. He asks about allt he sto plights, asks me what ever different sign means, tells me when the light is yellow, green, red. And he loves kittens. loves them. I would let him have one but Ben is quite allergic. Mom has some kittens at her house right now and James spends most of his time out there playing with the kittens. It is sweet. Oh and good job on the running. I am glad that I am inspiring people to run. I can't run for a while. I guess after oyu do a marathon you aren't supposed to run for a couple weeks because you've damaged your legs so much they need a break. Oh well.
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