Today we went to a baptism of someone I don't know very well, but Jared has come to know from going to the Gospel Essentials class. He was asked to give a talk on the Holy Ghost. At least, I think that's what he talked about... I was out in the hall with Noah and Jessie. Alejandro, a boy from Jessie's class, ran out with us and proceeded to chase Noah halfway around the church. I followed. Soon I heard my favorite sound in the world: Noah's classic call for me, "MA! MA! MA!" He really shouts it in his deep, raspy, 18-month-old voice.

Also, I'm baby hungry. Can you believe that? We aren't ready, though. The baby girl of the gentleman being baptized was sitting two rows in front of us and Jessie commented that she was a cute baby girl. Then she said in her excited voice, which is not a whisper, "I want to buy her!" I may have heard some snickering at that point.

There is a new Disney movie coming out called "Brave" that all the kids are excited to see. There is a preview for it on the "Muppet Movie" (which was a HUGE hit with the kids, and myself). Anyway, I believe it is set in Scotland or Ireland, and there is a scene where an older fella wearing a kilt sorta moons the people behind him and says, "Feast your eyes!" and now the boys say that all the time. Logan finally asked me what that meant and I told him it means "Look at this!" Anyway, at the baptism tonight Logan said that to Alejandro, and shook his little bottom and everything. It was funny, but I think I hid it well and I realized he'll probably being doing the same thing when he's sixteen.

We made an offer on a house. It is a short sale, and our Realtor let us know today that it has two mortgages and line of credit on it so it's a bit of a mess. We'll see how it works out.

Porter goes back to school on Monday and I'm so sad about it. Spring Break flew by and now he's going to be gone all day again. I love having him home. He and Logan were taking FOR-E-VER to pick up their legos and they kept complaining they wanted to go play outside. So I said, "Just do it fast! I could have had that picked up in five minutes." Porter's response was, "Mom, that's called 'tooting your own horn.'"

We planted jellybeans tonight. Yep, jellybeans. I learned on Pinterest that they grow into lollipops the night before Easter. Pictures coming soon!

This is one of the books we read tonight. It mesmerizes the kids. Or paralyzes them. Because it's a little scary. "What makes these animals so dangerous? And what should you never do if you encounter one of them?" 18 deadly animals are covered in this book and for some reason the kids keep asking me to read it over and over. When Logan saw what Porter picked out he said, "If I went on a dangerous field trip, I would bring this book." After I read,

"Never collect a cone shell. If you notice one of these beautifully patterned shells on the sea floor, you might be tempted to pick it up. that would be a big mistake. The cone shell hunts and defends itself with poisoned barbs that can be launched like harpoons. The barbs are so poisonous that you can die within minutes of being stabbed."

With raised eyebrows Logan said, "I really need to remember this stuff!"

Superman

Logan: Is Hulk stronger than Superman?

Me: Good question. I think Superman is stronger.

Logan: Whoa! Is Hulk stronger than that rock guy?

Me: The Thing? I think so.

Porter: No way! The Thing is stronger than Hulk. He doesn't even get scratches or anything!

Logan: Can Superman lift anything?

Porter. Yep.

Logan: Even the biggest thing on Earth?

Porter: Yeah. He can even lift the Earth! The whole planet Earth!

Logan. Really? Can he lift the whole Universe?!

Porter: Probably. Definitely the biggest planet. But it's made of gas, so it must smell really bad.