And the other two

Since I just highlighted Silas, I feel like I should do the other two as well.

(All these pictures are taken at a slightly weird angle, but I think they are funny nonetheless). For some reason, all the boys love the top of a tylenol bottle. It was one of each boy's favorite things as a baby. And they are still pretty fond of it. 

Kenan:

Age: 2 years, 5 months

Favorite food: any kind of sauce, cheese, mango, whatever Dawson eats

Favorite activity: playing in the dirt with his cars

Favorite thing to say: “me good!” “You bad!” “see?” anything Dawson says

Favorite person: I think that would be Dawson

He is the sweetest thing. Always has to give Silas kisses, even when he’s trying to feed. He’s a water lover. Drinks it all the time. He loves band aids. Loves having them on his face. Enjoys swimming, though can only do it for a few minutes before the words “I’m ungry” is spoken and he is out to find a snack. He has the metabolism of Brett. No matter how much he eats, he is skinny. He is a happy kid. So sweet. He will do whatever Dawson tells him to do (which most the time is ok). He loves baths, esp “soapy baf” when we use Daddy’s soap to get lots of bubbles. He is potty trained. He did it really quickly. I was really impressed. He’ll even get out of the pool to go pee-pee which I think is pretty amazing. His favorite person to watch on tv is Dora. He still loves his “woa woas” and sleeps with them every night. He often kisses them when he has to leave them in the house since they aren’t allowed outside (“woa woas”are his stuffed dogs- two that are exactly the same. When I sprained my ankle last summer at Brett’s grandparent’s house, we accidently left his doggy there. So I had to buy another one and decided to get two in case we ever lost one again. He found the second one soon after arriving back in Mali and instead of just needing one, he now has to have two). I love his kisses. They are just precious. He is my sweetie. He’ll take care of me when I’m old.   

With the tylenol top and the band aid on his face. This time, it was there a week. We finally pulled it off today with much crying. Not because of the pain, but because he still felt he needed a band aid on his face (again on a place where there was never any blood).

Kenan and his doggies

Dawson:

Age: 4 years 2 months

Answered by D himself (my comments in parenthesis)

Favorite food: tomato (really, I’d say hamburger or mac and cheese)

Favorite person: grandma (probably that’s right on, though he’s pretty fond of Kenan)

Favorite activity: “to watch tv a lot” (you betcha….and playing heroes)

Favorite thing to say: “I am wonderful” (or anything about being a hero)

Dawson is awesome. Awesome Dawson as his granddad used to call him. He is independent and strong willed no doubt, but with age that has gotten better. He can get food out of the fridge and put it in the microwave and heat it up all by himself. He can work a computer and the tv and remote (of course, since this is his favorite activity). He is really starting to swim well at the pool. He has a great imagination. He really is a great big brother to his other brothers. We’re working on memorizing verses for every letter of the alphabet. We haven’t gotten far but he can say “Ask and it will be given to you” “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved” “Children obey your parents” and “Delight yourself in the Lord.”  He also can say “When I am afraid I will trust in God” which we learned last year when he was having trouble going to sleep at night. He is a funny kid. He keeps us laughing. He is picking up some French and Bambara, little by little. He will be going to a Christian school next year for preschool. His friend, Hannah, is in the class which will be great since she can speak English. We’re hoping that it will be a good experience for him.