Pinocchio BANNED from our house

Well, the title of this post is a little extreme, but let me explain. Last week Avery called me at work when she got home from school and said that Jackson said a "bad word" at the bus stop. I proceeded to ask what he said, assuring her she would not get in trouble for saying it. She refused to say it, so I asked her to spell the word. She wouldn't spell it, but said, "It's another word for butt". I then asked her to put Jackson on the phone. This was my phone conversation with Jackson.

Me: "Jackson, did you say a bad word at the bus stop?"

Jackson: "yes"

Me: "What did you say?"

Jackson:(without hesitation) "A#@"

Me:"Did you know that is a bad word and that we don't say that?"

Jackson:"Yes"

Me:"Who did you say it to?"

Jackson:"I don't know who he was."

Me:"What did you say to him?"

Jackson:"I don't know"

Me:"Did you say, you're an A@#?"

Jackson:"No, I said,What you looking at A@#."

Me:(Barely able to hold in my laughter)"Where did you hear that word?"

Jackson: "Pinocchio"

So, there you go. Pinocchio is banned! Ha Ha. Not really, but it was pretty hilarious. Come to find out it was a 4th grader at the bus stop. What am I going to do with the kid?

Grandma & Grandpa GREAT

We had the opportunity to go to Boise over Labor Day weekend. My Grandparents and most of my aunts, uncles, and cousins live in Boise. We had such a good time spending some very memorable and precious time with my Grandparents. My nephew Braiden, who is the oldest Great Grandchild, called my grandparents "Grandma & Grandpa Great", when he was little. The name has since stuck with all the great grandchildren. My Grandpa has cancer and has recently been put on Hospice care. We went to Boise knowing that this could well be the last time that we see Grandpa. Needless to say, it was a very emotional weekend. My grandparents are the most generous selfless people I know. They have a great relationship with all of their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. I am so glad that my kids have been able to have a relationship with them. While we were there, we had our kids and my sisters kids write down a bunch of questions for Grandma & Grandpa. We sat outside on their patio and video taped Grandma & Grandpa answering each of the kids questions. It was 45 minutes of crying and laughing. Here are a few pictures we took over the weekend.