Genetics

 A few years ago in Japan Athena was convinced that she was related to her friend Aria! Reason being that they both had the same color of hair and eyes as well as a love for dogs. She was young then and didn't understand. 

This morning she wore her Japanese kimono to church. She asked me "Do I look Japanese?"

I responded "No, your hair is too light and your eyes are blue."

She said "There are blonde Japanese people." I think she believes the Americans we knew in Japan were Japanese simply because they lived in Japan. 

She then said "Well, I am part Japanese!" 

Lol. Maybe she still doesn't understand how this works. 

 At Tiberias' birthday party he heard a friend say a word he isn't used to. Wussy. 

Tiberias responded "What does 'wussy' mean?!...Nevermind. I don't think I want to know." lol. Wussy means weak and scared person but I guess Ty isn't familiar with that one. 

Tall Boy!

In every bedroom there is a ceiling fan with light fixtures.  Luke has gotten so tall that last night when we called him for dinner he somehow broke a light bulb , with his head, trying to hurry to the dinner! haha

The bulb shattered and was likely in his hair because it ended up spreading out down the hallway. It was a bit of a mess to clean up but it was also pretty funny.

Communication

 Our kids don't communicate very well with each other. For example, when Sterling and I are away from the house we will get texts with the same question. If Luke asks "What's for dinner?" and I answer him Athena might ask the same question via text an hour later. 

Or worse, one time I texted Luke saying "Tell the other kids...do not eat dinner. I am bringing home Wendy's." When I arrived home the kids were eating dinner and I asked why. Ty responded "Luke said to eat dinner." He must have read the text wrong because he was so confused.