Hanukkah Day 6, 2008

We went swimming at the YMCA this afternoon. Sam is missing her friends, I think. She asked me to find Elliot to come swim with us. Joshua was pretty tired and didn't last long at the pool, although he made sure he stayed awake to open presents. It's like the present bulb went off and he started ripping open all the presents he could get his hands on. We gave him the fire truck that Aunt Cedalle got for him tonight. I was saving it for the eighth night, but I was pretty sure Aunt Cedalle wouldn't mind. It has a water reservoir and a little hose to shoot water at things. I wanted to see how it worked, and Sam figured out where it stores water, so I filled it up. I didn't think any more of it. He was shooting water down the stairs t the basement and once in a while hitting the calendar on the wall. I mopped up what was there, but I thought it must be almost out of water so I went upstairs. Matt went downstairs a few minutes later and I hear a yell, "What are you doing with all that water? Where did you get that hose!" Okay, I laughed a bit. There must have been alot of water left, because Matt says there was a waterfall flowing down the basement stairs, the wall was soaked and he was heading for the dining room. Well, after getting yelled at, Joshua hoisted that firetruck, that is as long as he is tall, up the stairs and started hosing things on the sunporch. Matt asked me what I had been thinking, to put water in the truck? I well, I just wanted it to work fully, and I wanted to see what happened. I guess I am as bad as Joshua?

Samantha loves her hat, and we will cook the brownies tomorrow. They look yummy!

You know you are having dinner with children when there are stunning conversational tidbits like this:
"No, I don't want the pasta that went up your nose."
"No, you can't eat the pasta that went up your nose either, not even if it was your own nose."
"I don't think you should put your finger up your nose, especially that far!"