Days since Gabrielle & Moses home from Ethiopia

Days since Sophie, Joseph, Isaiah, and Caleb came from Ethiopia!

Grandbaby Jaxon Arrived November 25,2009

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Update August 6

Finally got the insurance cards...after arguing with BCBS to add the new kiddos. Well after 3 weeks they FINALLY sent the new cards. We looked at the cards and noticed that all the names were on them except the new two kiddos...then we noticed that there was another card in the envelope. We have too many kiddos to fit all on one card so we are a two insurance card carrying family....oh well.

Put the girls to bed and turned around and Joseph was gone...he was in Moses' room asleep. He has decided to move into his big boy room with his big brother..we told Sophie that he could go back to her room if he did not want to sleep there...her reply...NO - go asleep moses room. So I guess our dear little Sophie is Finished mothering, time for Joseph to move on....works for both sides...

Saw a chicken at the petting farm, I told the kiddos to catch it and mama would cook it up for supper...OOOOPPPSSS...there went the Roemhildt kids trying to catch

the chicken, well, they just about had it when mom and dad gained composure from laughing and had to reign them in just in time, boy, was that chicken relieved...



Caleb: comes in from the beach to the cabin with a big grin and says "me coka". To which mama says NO, you may have a woha (water). 2 minutes later Caleb appears in the cabin again and says "Coka papa"... (you have to understand that the kids get milk, juice, or water). So I said to our grown daughter "THANK YOU CALEB, KATIE, GO SEE IF DAD WANTS A COLA???" At this point caleb replied with a big grin...no...wait...no and runs outside ...hahahahehehehe caught in the act....he thought he would get a soda under the guise of asking for one for papa....very ingenious...but being the OLD FOLKS we are...and thanks to John and Katie 25 years ago for breaking us in...been there...done that...



This is one you don't hear at the dinner table from a 5 year old..."now Caleb, don't fill up just on Jalepenos, save some room for your dinner..."

Caleb officially wore OUT his TIRES on his bike. Wore the tread right off through the tube. Dad moved him up to a bigger bike. The excitement and look on his face was priceless. Almost as good as mom and dad's look that he actually wore his tires OUT!

Joseph likes to play like he is driving the car...under his highchair...he sits and pushes the high chair around and makes car noises...priceless...

Joseph has decided it is his job to get mom's cell phone when it rings...(Julie carries it in her bra)...CUTE but will not be when he is 40...