Party Down!

This past Sunday, Logan, Micah, Chick, Hollye and I attended my aunt Othel's 90th birthday party. There were lots of people there including 2 little boys who thought everyone was there for them. The cake was on the table sitting all alone with a beautiful vase of roses next to it. The banquet table was laid out with food for snacking on and wonderful sandwiches and drinks. Everything was so nice. Friends and family were milling around talking to one another. All enjoying visiting with family and friends for my aunt's 90 years of life celebration.

My cousin's brother-in-law came. He has a new prosthetic leg and my cousin was there with her new prosthetic leg. The boys were very curious for about 20 seconds and then they were off and playing with other kids that attended. They ran under tables and around tables, and played under a folded ping pong table imaging a tent I'm sure. They giggled, screamed, punched and pulled - -oh to be a kid again! Micah was smitten by a girl cousin, Cassidy, whom he had never met. They sat across the table from each other to eattheir piece of cake. I think she was smitten with Micah too. She was the older woman - - 7 years to his 6 years of age. They had so much fun.

The time came to snap pictures of aunt Othel's immediate family and aunt Othel with her cake. I started taking pictures too and noticed in my view finder 2 little boys standing behind the cake, right in front of aunt Othel. Logan with his big old toothy smile and Micah with his sparkling brown moodstone eyes getting their pictures made with the family. I couldn't believe my eyes. I said, "Boys you need to get out of the pictures, these are for aunt Othel's immediate family". My aunt said, "I told them they could be in the picture". I was overruled and out voted so forever will we have two little boys grinning from ear to ear in my aunt Othel's 90th birthday celebration pictures. I thought to myself as I watched them, "How could I ever have thought of leaving them home because they would disturb the party"? They were having a grand time, and helped make the party.

My cousin's little grandson was there, and his name was Logan too. Our Logan picked up on that. The next day he was sitting in pawpaw's lap telling pawpaw, "Yesderdee when we was all at my birthday party there was a little boy named Logan - - (he smiled) just like me Pawpaw and he had blue eyes just like mine". He noted that Micah had brown eyes so I'm sure he was laying claim to someone that looked like him that was HIS family.

Thanks Joyce, Jerry, Don and Mary for a wonderful party for Logan! I know aunt Othel sure wouldn't mind sharing her day with him.

Round 10 and still the champion...

Well, a few weeks ago I came home and Micah met me at the back door. He had a swollen eye - - looked like a shiner coming on. I said, "What happened?" and he just took his little thumb and pointed over his shoulder and said "He did it!". There stood Logan standing behind him with his little toothy grin that seemed to declare victory once again. Round 11 coming up because Logan doesn't know the rounds are numbered during a boxing match and round 10 is supposed to be the final round. He thinks socking brother in the eye is an every day routine thing to do and I'm sure we've covered more than 10 rounds - - I've ceased counting.

No matter how much Micah practices he still can't get the best of brother Logan. Micah has been practicing his jumps, his kicks, his deflections, punches, but still little brother Logan gets the final punch in. We've lectured, we've put him in time-out, we've spanked, but still Logan is like a raging bull.

This morning I pulled out a video of Micah holding his baby brother Logan. Micah was three years old and Logan was a new baby (46 days old). Micah was kissing all over his brother's little face and getting excited saying he was going to protect him and play with him when he grows up. Micah took one look at that film and said, "I don't like him now!" Ummmmm, I wonder why not!!!!!

Well, must end this blog because I hear some slapping going on again. This time Micah is winning and Logan is crying. Boys!