The Dowling Family: One Reason to Be Happy You Have Older Kids

Saturday, May 22, 2010

One Reason to Be Happy You Have Older Kids

It has happened...finally! We have a child old enough to begin mowing the lawn...at least part of it. We had Grant mow the front lawn. The hill is still a little too much for him, so we're just going to stick to the front for now. He did a pretty good job. Scott had to go back and get a few spots he missed, but as you can tell, it was getting dark when he tried. YAY!!! He did think I was weird taking pictures of him mowing. Hey, I was excited. I had to snap pics of his first-time mowing :-)

4 comments:

Janet said...: I think I teared up the first time Jack mowed the lawn. Just wait 'til Grant cooks up that first full-fledged dinner. A life of ease is right around the corner!; May 27, 2010 at 3:36 PM
Brenda said...: Let's hope the excitement never fades for him.; May 27, 2010 at 8:16 PM
CarlsonMom said...: Love your blog. Grant is becoming a man. Next thing you know I will be looking up to him.; May 28, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Rebecca said...: There are some great things about kids getting older! I ran to the store and Jacob watched the baby. Amazing!; September 26, 2011 at 11:14 AM

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Out of the Mouths of Babes

I was sitting on the floor today while Gabrielle danced around me singing songs. Scott started singing the "Push It" song. He was singing, "push, baby, baby, oh baby, baby" and was trying to get Gabrielle to sing it, too. She came over to Scott with her serious, scolding face and said, "we don't push babies!". Scott had to agree.
I asked Gavin at dinner tonight how he could eat his entire meal and not drink a thing. His response, "That's just my talent."
We asked Gabrielle the other day if she was ready to potty train, and she said "choo, choo!" and made the little hand signal like a train operator would.
I love hearing Gavin's prayers. Sometimes I'm not sure where he comes up with the things he says. He said the blessing on the food at dinner last night. The last thing he said in his prayer way, "bless that none of us have a heart attack." We all chuckled a little to ourselves.
We were at my parents' house last night for dinner where my mom had made roast for dinner. Gavin helped himself to seconds, and Grandpa saw him picking up the whole thing with his fork and taking bites from it. Trying to teach Gavin some manners, Grandpa asked him if he would like him to cut it. Gavin said, "no, I'm a barbarian."
Gavin came home from school one day last week and said, "I have good news, and I have bad news. The good news is (he then said something about school). The bad news is Riley and his family are voting for Obama!" He couldn't believe it.
My parents were watching the kids Friday night. Scott was finishing staining the deck while I was at a dress rehearsal at church for The Ten Virgins. My dad is a financial planner and was in Indianapolis Monthly this month. He showed the boys, and, of course, Gavin thought it was pretty cool. Dad asked him if he knew why he was in the magazine, and Gavin said, "Because you're a General Authority?"
We went to Apple Works yesterday and had a bonfire. We were going to cook hot dogs and s'mores. Grandpa C. drove down with us. On the way down, he said, "Are you looking forward to eating some weiners?" Gavin replied, "Grandpa, we don't say that. It's not appropriate."
We're driving in the car, and I told the kids that I wanted them to help with Gabrielle while I watched the last session of conference. Gavin was bummed because he said he wanted some peace and quiet. Grant said, "Don't you know you can't have that in our house. Our family is chaotic." I wonder where he heard that?