Kids Say The Darnedest Things

To give a little background information, we have 3 friends from church who are from Zambia.  They originally came to America as part of the Zambian Vocal Collection, a group that travels the US singing their hearts out for God.    

So, we were at a graduation luncheon yesterday afternoon and Caleb was having a good time playing with and talking to Zach, Wilson, and Allan.  While we were finishing up eating lunch, Caleb took note of how light the palms of Allan's hands are.  So he says to Allan, "Your black is coming off!"  Caleb seemed genuinely concerned.  What a sweet (but confused) little boy!

Several months ago, there was an awkward silence during LifeGroup when Caleb shouted out (about Allan), "He's black!"  Yes, honey, God makes people in several different colors!  Thankfully, we all had a good laugh about the innocence of children.

Slip 'n Slide

Caleb and I spent time with Kristin yesterday, finally!  She has been really busy with her summer internship hours, so our weekday hangout time has vanished.  Anyhow, we enjoyed our favorite pizza from Schlotzky's (the BBQ Chicken Pizza) and then did some shopping.  Our last stop was to Marshall's where Caleb fell in love with a Slip 'n Slide.

The Slip 'n Slide was all he could talk about to anybody yesterday afternoon.  He told Mike about it after Jadie's haircut (Mike has been cutting Jadie's hair since he was little).  He monopolized the waiter's time at On The Border.  He talked us about how excited he was about a half  million times.

Here are the pictures of BOTH of my boys enjoying their Slip 'n Slide time!

Gone, Gone

Don't hate me, please.  

I do agree with most people who comment on Caleb's hair; His curls are adorable!  However, I have become tired of unruly curls that make him look like a human poodle.  Therefore, I chopped them off.  You should see the pile of curls in the trash can (I didn't think you'd want to see the rest of what was in the trash can, so I didn't take a picture for you).

Yes, it is true.  I did this myself.  I have not yet brought myself to the point of paying for a haircut for my poor child.

Note that I did not cut his hair way back in the forehead area.  He has been blessed with my tall/huge/long forehead.  That's just the way it is!

Before:

After:

The Dreaded Belly Photo-25 weeks

Well, hello there belly!  No doubt about it, I've grown!

Although I'm really not overly excited by a view of my profile, I wanted to post this for two reasons:

1. I enjoy seeing preggo friends as their bellies grow progressively bigger :-)

2. My bigger belly means we're closer to meeting Sarah Kate.  Only 15 weeks to go!  I mean,  goodness, 15 whole weeks to go!

Get You Some Carinos!

Check out this promotion for Mother's Day.  I'm pretty sure you could take advantage of it even if you're not a mom...yet!  The only requirement is that someone else at your table orders an entree at regular price.

We fed Caleb from our two entrees and he had water to drink.

Here's our ticket total:

Jadie's Spaghetti & Meatballs: $9.99

Jadie's Dr Pepper: $2.25

Tax: $1.67

Total: $13.91

The Other Vote

Jadie has concurred.  

Sarah Kate it is!!!  

We have told Caleb and he's doing a great job of calling her by name.  It is truly wonderful to call her by name months before we meet her!

Here's My Vote

Jadie and I are still finalizing our opinions, but I thought I'd give an update since there have been several questions about the baby's name.

We have decided to go with our old favorite, Sarah, for the baby's first name.

I vote to name her Sarah Kate Freeman.

Read my lengthy explanation below:

When we were pregnant with Caleb (before we knew boy or girl), we had firmly decided on Caleb Jadie for a boy, Sarah Elizabeth for a girl.  As this second pregnancy progressed, I began to feel that this one would be a girl, but later decided that was too much wishful thinking, so I came up with a plethora or boy names and decided I wasn't so fond of "Sarah."  **Yes, I suffer from indecisive pregnant woman brain**  Once we were blessed with the exciting news that our baby appears to be a girl, I kept trying to think of girl names starting with "C," as you read in a previous blog post. 

Since last Tuesday's girl verdict, I have reconsidered Sarah, but without the accompanying Elizabeth.  Other options have been Sarah Joy, Sarah Jane, Sarah Kate, and Sarah Catelyn.