lucky duck

when i picked josh up from camp today he told me it was his luckiest day ever.
at dinner i asked him to tell me why.


"today i found my goggles.
and at camp i got to use the whole box of markers.
and i got to sit in the counselor's seat.
and i got a popsicle.


and i had a special dinner.
and i went swimming.
and had pizza.
and cheese balls.
and cookies.
and soda.
that's all.


OH! and my daddy came home!"

anna started talking about something else and josh kept saying "LAME!"



nice, isn't it?
the love between a brother and sister...

ben has been busy playing with some new flashcards.
and by playing, i mean, of course, throwing.



he is quickly entering the terrible two's but in this case it's the three's.
the whining, the tantrums, the fits.
if one more person says, stereotypically, "oh children with down syndrome are always so happy!", i promise you, i will punch them in the mouth!
it's all crap! CRAP i tell you!
this child is as multi-faceted as it gets! trust me!

oh my goodness, i have to go.
josh is attempting to pull his front tooth out by tying it to a dart and shooting it across the living room!!!!!

{update--it did not work. but man, that was funny!}