Pete Pages: Firsts

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Firsts

Well, there is a first time for everything. Miracle of miracles, Hewitt got "caught being reverent" in church today. He also said the opening prayer in Primary and was very excited about it and did a good job. He continues to say sweet and funny things and is really growing up lately. When he said his personal prayers before going to bed on Friday night he said, "Heavenly Father, please have Jesus help me."

Here is Hewitt proudly holding his "CBR (Caught Being Reverent)" shield:

In this photo Hewitt is standing in front of our Rose of Sharon tree that just got its first blooms over the weekend...I've been anxiously waiting for this "first" for a few weeks now.

10 comments:

Perschon Family said...: YEAH!!!! Hewitt makes me smile every time I see him on the front row in Primary. He really earned that CBR today...he was excellent!! Also, when I asked what we had been learning about in Primary this month he answered (without any help might I add) that we've been learning about missionaries! I was amazed that he answered before any of the older kids. I had him be my helper for "Do As I'm Doing" and he chose to stomp our feet. He was adorable! You have a cute little boy!!! (Burke cracks me up too. He was so proud of Hewitt when he got his award! Hewitt looked for him and then they smiled at eachother! I'm excited for my boys to grow up and be buddies like them!); July 20, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Heather Ashby said...: He is growing up so much. I think he looks more and more like Burke everytime I see him. Your yard is looking fabulous to BTW.; July 20, 2008 at 9:55 PM
The Grant Family said...: It's always so fun to see when a plant does well and blooms like it's supposed to! Horray for surviving plants!

Hewitt looks so CUTE with his little award. I love the new picture of the boys on the trampoline on your sidebar too!; July 21, 2008 at 9:20 AM
Tom and Maryana said...: Congratulations Hewitt!!!; July 21, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Lisa Marie said...: That's so cute! I'm going to have to let our primary president know about that idea- "CBR" :); July 22, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Sara and Company said...: Well....at least you know he knows his letters!!! The "Letter O toast"!!! That is hilarious! And what an absolute doll he is. Congrats to his CBR!!! Go Hewitt!; July 22, 2008 at 7:35 PM
The Laundry Queen said...: Wow! Could Hewie be any happier/prouder?! What a great picture. How many "CBR" shields do they give out? Is it just one a Sunday? It's a great idea, I can think of a few kids in our ward who could use the motivation! ; ); July 22, 2008 at 9:09 PM
cory and tara said...: Good Job Hewitt! And I'm so jealous...my Rose of Sharon hasn't bloomed yet. Darn north facing house!; July 23, 2008 at 2:31 PM
Idaho Bushmans said...: your kids need to teach my kids well at least lizzie. we lasted 5 minutes in sacrament sunday. oh well were getting there. good job mom; July 24, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Melissa and Company said...: Hi, guys! Tamsen, you don't know me but I actually know Rob from a LONG time ago. He, Dan, Tate, Loni, and I were good buds in Helaman Halls. I found your site via the Seguine's blog. I LOVE this CBR thing. Is that something your primary does? We are always looking for new ideas, since we've got an especially fidgety boy that just doesn't like church. Come visit us at theloosefamily.blogspot.com when you get a chance, and tell Rob hello from Melissa Posey (now Loose) and Rob Loose (I think he'll remember when he sees the photo on our blog.; August 7, 2008 at 8:51 AM

Pete said...

Hewitt was just telling me about a new game he created where you can't touch the ball with your hands or feet. He said, "You can only hit the ball with your leg or foot-wrist." And so I clarified, "You mean your ankle?"
(10/8/09)

Me to Hewitt: Whatcha doin?
Hewitt: Arting. It's making art.
(10/2/09; Hewitt's 5th b-day)

Two jokes by Burke:
What does a storm wear?
Thunderwear!

What do you call King Kong's feet?
Big Foot!
(9/26/09)

I had the following conversation with Tosh:
Me: Are you a boy or a girl?
T: Boy
Me: Is Livvy a boy or a girl?
T: Baby
Me: Yes, but is Baby Liv a boy or a girl?
T: Girl
Me: Is Daddy a boy or a girl?
T: Big boy
Me: Is Mommy a boy or a girl?
T: Mommy a babe!
(Not prompted, I promise! 9/3/09)

Hewitt had set up a bunch of toy figures and Tosh was trying to play with them... Hewitt was telling Tosh not to touch them and I asked him to share the toys or to go and get some more figures for Tosh to play with. Hewitt said, "These are not toys! They are art!" (9/3/09)

We were driving along a road near our house (a rather quiet highway, really) and Hewitt suddenly exclaimed, "Mom! I just found the road to our old house! Keep driving straight!" I looked up and realized there were some big mountains in the FAR distance. Hewitt clearly thought he was staring at Utah. (8/28/09)

Hewitt brought home a little "Groundhog's Day" craft that he had made at preschool and kept calling the groundhog a bear. When I tried to tell him it was really a groundhog he looked at me like I was very silly and said, "It's a BEAR Mom, not a CORNDOG!" (2/2/09)

I explained to Burke about the recent airplane crash into the Hudson River and knowing that he would be very concerned, I quickly told him that all of the passengers were just fine. He looked at me with a worried look and said, "What about the birds? Are they okay?" (1/15/09)

I have a trunk full of old performing costumes from when I was a kid. Hewitt saw the trunk in the basement and told Rob that he wanted to open up the "treasure chest." Rob asked him if he knew what was in the trunk/chest and Hewitt replied that it was full of clothes. When Rob told Hewitt that he didn't want him to make a big mess Hewitt said, "I won't make a mess, I will just get out one clo." I guess that "clo" would be the singular form of clothes... (1/13/09)

Burke is always mentioning how he wants us to have lots more babies because he wants "hundreds" of brothers and sisters. I was explaining to him this morning about how it gets harder and more dangerous to have babies as a woman gets older...he looked at me and said, "Well, you look young Mom, like 19!" Then he leaned in closer and said, "Well, I do see some indents in your skin around your eyes (those would be wrinkles--thanks for noticing)." (12/26/08)

Hewitt blew his nose and must have accidentally gotten some snot or tissue in his mouth because he said, "Yuck! That tastes like cow dung!" (12/24/08)

Tosh got to Hewitt's cup of water at the table today and dumped it all over Hewitt's lap and onto the floor. Rob asked Hewitt, "Are you a little wet?" and he said, "I'm a BIG wet!" (12/24/08)

Rob was playing "Memory" with the boys and when Burke got a few matches in a row Hewitt said, "Wow Burkie, you're on fire!" (11/08)

We just bought some sod for our park strip and while Burke and I were looking at the pallet, I mentioned that some of the pieces looked like crabgrass and that we needed to find the best pieces of grass to buy. Burke looked at the sod for a little while and said, "None of it looks like crap grass to me!"

While I was flossing Burke's teeth he said, "Wait--I need to tell you something." I paused flossing and he said, "You sure know how to be a good mom!" (now there's a treasured compliment!)

Hewitt watched Rob kill a fly in our kitchen and then asked, "Did he cry? Did he want his mommy fly?"

I told Hewitt that I was going to get Tosh a snack and asked if he would like one. He paused and then said, "I'll take a milkshake." What am I, a drive-up window?

Hewitt was asking for toast today and when I pulled out the bread he said, "No, the 'letter O' toast!" I finally figured out that he wanted a toasted english muffin.

Burke came down for breakfast and said, "Mom, it might not look like my bed is made and you might not like it, but it's really stripes that I did as a design on my bed."

Hewitt has really liked eating plain tortillas lately. When I asked him if he wanted one he said, "Oh. Sure. I'll have a mamma mia."

Hewitt understands things very literally. When Rob told him that he "needed to fly" this morning (go to work), Hewitt asked, "Where is the fly? In the house?" When Rob asked him if he had a runny nose he said, "No. It's just boogers."

When Rob was leaving for work he hugged the boys and told them to "be good for Mommy and do exactly what she says." Burke said, "OK bye Dad, you be good at work and do exactly what your boss says."

We were discussing prophets in the scriptures for Family Home Evening and when Rob asked Burke which prophet(s) wrote the Book of Mormon Burke said, "Nephi, Jacob, Enos..." and continued to name the books in order. Rob and I were pretty surprised and couldn't help laughing.

I was just eavesdropping on Hewitt while he was playing with his toys and heard him say, "Ladies and jumpingmen..."

Burke was heading off to a neighbor's house to play and stuck his head back in the door and called, "I'll be traveling by bike."

When the garage door opens for us to drive in, Hewitt will pretend to be scared and say, "Oh no, it's the garage mouth! He's going to eat us!"

Hewitt got distracted and starting playing with his toys during lunch and when I reminded him to please keep eating he said, "But Mommy, I'm working."

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