Bye, cast!

Joshua had his cast removed today! The X-ray showed that his bone has healed! Praise God! While we were waiting to have the cast sawed off, one of the other mothers who was there with her son (who was getting his 3rd cast in 2 years), noted the dearth of girls among the patients at this pediatric othopaedic doctor's office... boys are so much fun, aren't they? :) Joshua's leg is still sore so he can't really walk yet, but this everning he was absolutely delighted to get his first shower in 3 weeks. Our whole family is thankful that the cast episode is finally over!

These days whenever the boys see a picture of corn on the cob, like in one of their books, they'll blow on it as if they're trying to cool it down to an appropriate eating temperature. If one of the boys sees a photo of himself, he will point to it and say "brother!" They also like to call Daddy by his first name. If they think Daddy will be coming home soon, they'll stand at the front door and yell "Joe! Joe! Joooooe!" I think it's cute, but Daddy wishes they'd just stick to "Daddy"!

They also like to make letters of the alphabet out of everyday objects such as drinking straws and spaghetti noodles. They'll fold it at a 30-degree angle and say "A" then flip it upside down and say "V", then they'll widen it to a 90-degree angle and say "L". They also like to say "bye!" to everything, including letters that they read on food packaging at the grocery store. As we proceed down the aisle, they'll say "Bye, S! Bye, P!" etc.