Vacteria eating a bird

By Christian

Family Night at the Fishers

This was an important night in the history of the Tolton family, as this was the night that blogging from my iPhone was born, and hence, this family history kept and compiled! Thanks to Tim Fisher for sharing his tekky brain with me - I would have missed so much documentation had it not been for his willingness to share.

Dane at gateway running in water fountain

"Fwilla" as he is now affectionately called by his sibs (where is the LOVE in FWILLA?? Don't ask me....) is an adorable 1 year old for just 10 more days! Then I will have to call him a 2-year-old! NOOOOOOOO! Lately we have been wrestling quite a bit. He loves it and we both laugh the whole time. He had me amazed when I went to "fly" him with me on my back and my feet on his belly.....I got him elevated and in the usual flying position when he carefully decided to sit up and wrap his legs around my feet, making my feet a chair for his bum! He sat so tall and steady and now refuses to fly the usual and customary way.....he has invented the sit-fly!

In the pool yesterday, he loved doing "flips" where he would crawl up my shoulders, face to face, then sit on my neck, putting both of his legs over my shoulders....after the countdown, I would flip him backwards, supporting him and holding on to one of his arms, and he would land in the water, head up with a full smile and belly laugh! So fun!

Liza has made an amazing smooth transition into the school year this year, especially given the fact that she has not only taken on a new grade level, but a new school, carpool, uniforms, ......the works! She has been a champ and even loves her uniforms. Tonight she didn't want to take off her knee-high socks because they are so comfortable! She is sleeping in them as I type......her vocabulary continues to amaze us as well as her ability to coddle, cradle and cuddle her little brothers. Tonight while I was putting Will to bed, she got herself, Dane and Jonah all matching "CATS the musical" t shirts and bottoms so they could all be triplets for bedtime. She and I got to start a sewing project today; a friendship quilt and she is doing a fantastic job. We love to spend time together and laugh alot while we sew. Our biggest laughing fit of the day came on the trampoline, however, where our "bum wars" turned into laughs so long that my stomach hurt! She is my little sunshine and I'm so thankful I have her.

A few nights ago Jonah told me enthusiastically, "I am a nice toddler mom!"

He IS!! His new thing is attempting to set a world record for the most pajamas worn at once throughout the night by any toddler attempting to night time potty train......and suprisingly it seems to be working! Despite my worries that 4 or 5 layers of bottoms would cost him the few precious seconds of time he would have to get to the bathroom in time in the middle of the night, he has been dry for almost a week! Go Jones! 

He sang me a song a song that he "wrote" tonight at bedtime called "The Light Song"....should I be worried that all of the lyrics had to do with picking up stones and breaking all of the lights? I was really expecting something a little bit more mellow; soothing; uplifting.....oh ya he is a boy! Hilarious......

Then on my right side, Dane's song turn was also a hoot.  Entitled "Bumblebee", the entire song, start to finish, was about crabs and how some people get pinched and some people don't, but all crabs can pinch if they want to, etc......still looking for the bumblebee tie-in but maybe that verse is coming tomorrow night? 

The Brain of Dane

I'm ok with kids thinking outside of the box, but the brain of Dane has taken it a little bit too far. I hope I don't jinx myself by writing this, or even thinking it, but I'm figuring out that Dane likes to think about heaven. The other night he asked me all about the dinosaurs and extinction...when he figured out that the dinosaurs are in heaven, he said, "So, when I am a great grandpa and I go to heaven, I can see the dinosaurs?" I said yes and he said, "I can't wait to see those dinosaurs mom." I told him that he certainly could wait and to stick around with me for a while (freak out freak out)......Especially that is freak out material after he told me last week, "Mom, if I was invisible, you couldn't see me. But I would still be here." Thanks, but no thanks, ghostie. ooooo shivers......Tonight we were sitting at the dinner table, and he looked out the windows to the back yard and said, "Look at that beautiful earth!" in total amazement as though he had never seen it before. He proceeded to tell me his plans to go in a rocket far far far away from earth into space; my initial response was to protest, but then I decided to go with it and asked him to please send me a letter from space. His response, "OK.... a D!!"  

A little freaky, a lot cute, and a very revealing glance into the workings of the unearthly brain of Dane.