Leaving his mark

The girls and Gus generally love bath time. Usually we wash our hair very quickly so we can just sit and play until the water turns colds. Trust me, this can take 30+ minutes... Usually, Gus turns out to be the brunt of all 'water jokes'. Caroline will give him 'extra washes' or Lily will want to scrub his feet (of course the later usually sends him sprawling backwards and underwater!) 

Last night was no exception.  Kiki was attempting to 'keep Gus warm' by pouring cups of water on his chest. Guess what?!? The 20 oz. cup was suddenly being poured into the little guy's 4 oz mouth and the gagging began. Gus coughed, spit, fake barfed, coughed some more and then laughed. I yipped at Kiki, but if Gus is laughing and she is laughing, what could I really say. 

What I didn't realize was that Gus was readying his revenge. As I dried each off, Gus laughed and farted. Lily chuckled and said, "Daddy, I think Gussi has to go poo." I laughed too, and hurried them along.

The girls then ran off to get their hair dried by Carrie, I let Gus chase after them and I went to his room to grab his pajamas and a diaper.  I caught up with Gus as he was trying to climb on my bed and quickly diapered and PJ'ed him up!

A few minutes later, Carrie yelled from the girls room asking if Gus had recently been in there. I said he might have been in there while I was getting his clothes. She bluntly recommended I come and see what he'd done.

There on the rug, in the middle of the girl's room was poo! Kiki announced it was Gus' and Lily reminded everyone that she had thought he was going to poop. Hilarity ensued and I took the picture!

p.s. Carrie cleaned it up!! WTG Carrie!

Surprised

Last night I turned 30! I had been anticipating a quiet evening with some wonderful Costco steaks and a relaxation on the couch. Upon my arrival home, Carrie announce that she'd gotten a sitter and that we had dinner reservations at Gaetano's (run by the head chef of the now defunct La Piazza). Hey, that sounded great. The kids and her had gotten me some new clothes and I quick took a shower and scooted to a 7:15 reservation.

Upon walking in, I realized I'd been duped. Ian, Jamie, Jordan, Loren, Rachel, Heather, Erica, and Holle were already there anxious to celebrate what turned out to be a fantastic surprise party. Not only did I not have a clue, I was treated to a fabulous meal, making the night all worth while.

Thanks Carrie, I had no idea you were this cleaver or shrewd!! I wont forget turning 30 any time soon.

Some random kids

Carrie had her first ultra sound of baby #4 today. Everything went smoothly and it appears that God has graced us with another perfect kiddo in the oven!

I stayed home today, just for a few hours, so that she could get a shower and get to that appointment.  Lily bounced out the door at 7:40 to begin her 7 block walk to school (this is a huge milestone for her that started about 2 weeks ago with a hot chocolate bribe) with the Stengers and I shuffled to two littler ones to the basement to have some play time.  As usual, Kiki asked for a 'Toot & Puddle' so flipped one on.  

Two minutes later I come back to find that Kiki and Gus had drug out two doll highchairs and plopped down in them to watch the show.  I asked them about it and they instantly scurried on. BUT, I shot the picture first!

As good as it gets...

Well, since baby #4 will never get to see his/her baby book along with the other 3 leman children here is a post for posterity sake. This is how we told everyone you were coming into our family Christmas 2008:

The Beginning Reference Point

Life is getting more and more chaotic. 

The couple that started out as two kids fresh out of college without a bed to sleep on has ballooned to include 3.33 kids.  Between dance, gymnastics, kindergarten, church, 'pee-skoo', and a host of other events, we continue to encounter some of the funniest moments of our lives.  Keeping accurate records of these near-daily events, incredibly funny 'kidisms' and milestones is getting to be virtually impossible.  So, here is the solution. We're starting a blog. 

A Leman's Point of Reference isn't really for anyone other than those close enough to get our warped lives! I know that we'd welcome your comments and your thoughts, just don't always expect an answer.

Also, I will try to integrate some of our Flickr pictures in an attempt to keep everyone visually informed!

Our goal is that this will hopefully blossom into the laugh-track of daily lives!