I am not sure how it has happened, but I have a worm lovin' boy.  Jbird gets so excited when he can dig in the yard and find worms.  We have a worm bin going.  Given all the fishing up here, I think there could be some money made in selling worms.  The overhead has to be next to nothing (just buying styrofoam containers), since dirt is free and worms create worms.  I was trying again to convince Jbird that he should try to sell worms and he finally looked at me and told me he would rather sell lemonade.  He was on the lemonade kick because big brother B had mentioned it. We just might have a lemonade stand this summer.  Now that B knows how to count money, could be really good for him.  I can only imagine how long they would sit outside at a table selling something.  But if I can build an entrepreneurial spirit in them young, why not.

I have been reading in the evenings with the boys.  A friend let us borrow some books from a Christian Heroes: Then and Now series.  We are currently reading about Nate Saint, who died in 1956 while trying to reach a savage Indian tribe with the Gospel.  Such amazing books to see the hand of God playing out in the lives of others.  The younger two are not really into them, but B sure can't get enough.  Also opens up great conversations about how God works in our lives and His plan for our lives!

This past Friday B's 2nd grade class had a sleepover in the classroom.  They had a great time.  Two parents helped chaperone.  From what I heard, the best part was a flashlight dance party.  I was at the school today because the B got to celebrate his birthday in the classroom.  His birthday is not until late June, but he had the option of celebrating early.  I took root beer floats up there.  The birthday person gets to sit in a special chair all day long.  Then just before we had root beer float they circled up around him and sang happy birthday and one other song.  I was so tempted to break through the circle and give him a kiss on the cheek - just to watch him blush.  I decided against it...

I love seeing how excited the boys get about them growing up.  We have a spot on a wall upstairs that shows their growth progress.  Periodically one of the boys will walk up to it and have me measure them.  They get so proud to see how tall they have gotten.  J can reach up touch my shoulders without standing on his toes.  B can now reach the temperature dial on the stove.  (Speaking of stove, today we walked into the house and the oven timer was going off.  I had set it to remind me to change the laundry when we got back home.  JB heard the buzzer going off and became very concerned.  He then went to grab a wooden spoon.  I was a little puzzled until I realized he had seen one of his brothers use the handle of a long spoon to turn the timer off.  Like big brother, like little brother!)

Off to curl up in bed with a book!