they are paying attention to us

hugh and i have taken to calling the boys "big" and "little" just when we are talking about them to each other. we were out running errands with the boys in the evening last week. hugh and i were discussing what we needed to do when we got home and i said "little needs to get in his jammies and go to bed" when a voice from the backseat said "but not big!"

gerrit was getting out of the car at costco today, when he noticed some flowers and exclaimed "hey, lion flowers!" i thought to myself that i guess they kind of look like lions with their yellow furry edges. as we were getting back to the car and passing the flowers again i realized "dandeLIONs"...gerrit quickly confirmed with a "YEAH." he and oma had picked some dandelions on a walk for me during their visit last week. they in fact were not dandelions, but did have a resemblance, especially from a 2 year old's perspective.