A strange thing has happened to me in my ripe, “old” age. Since turning thirty I have discovered my taste buds are changing quite a bit. For years I have loved the smell of coffee. And while I do enjoy a cappuccino or especially a good frappuchino, an actual cup of coffee was too strong for my liking. However, I enjoyed the smell so much, I once begged my husband to drink it in the morning, just so we could fill our home with its rich aroma.

Yea… the older two never would have been allowed to lick the cake batter on their second birthday cakes… “The babies of the family always get away with more.” Click here for wordless or here for wordful wednesday photos!

While walking to the car after church on Sunday, my son proudly showed me his Sunday School papers.  Upon seeing this picture, I assumed what his lesson was about that morning and decided to play a little game with him. “I bet I can guess who this picture is of,” I say jokingly. Being confident in who it is, I decide to joke around with him and intentionally say wrong answers such as “Andrew, James, or Paul.

About 7 months ago we received a phone call that we’d been hoping for, for several years now. My sister in law (Scott’s sister) was pregnant! And there was much rejoicing and squealing at the circus house. Later that same week, we learned that my other sister in law (my brother’s wife) was also expecting a baby! Their due dates were within 2 weeks of each other. And a few months later we found out that they were both expecting boys.

You know your family is a techno family when your 5 year old requests that you add a song to your ipod so he can listen to it. Today, my son did just that and I was more than happy to oblige him with this choice. The “theme song” for our Vacation Bible School this year was “Today is the Day” by Lincoln Brewster. They sang it every morning at the start of VBS.

The other day the kids and I were hanging around the house cleaning the house like crazy and listening to music. “The Sharing Song” by Jack Johnson came on and he sang, “It’s always more fun to share with everyone.” My three year old got a funny look on her face and exclaimed, “Hey, he said it’s more fun to share! It is NOT more fun to share!” The way she said it and the look on her face was if she was saying, W_hat is this propaganda your spewing at me mom?

Something strange must be in the air here at the circus,b/c this week I’ve been cleaning like I haven’t cleaned since I was nesting. Seriously, last night at 9:00 Scott came home from sailing to find me scrubbing the baseboards of our bathroom with a toothbrush. If he hadn’t heard the kids screaming for him from their bedroom, I am sure he’d have thought he went into the wrong house!

Last week we took the kids to the local zoo. We have tried to go once a year for the past several years. We go in part b/c we want to give the kids a chance to see the exotic animals up close. It’s so fun to watch their reactions. But, I’ll be honest, we also go b/c I love to see the animals up close! It is amazing and awe inspiring and I don’t think I could ever tire of it!

My son is quite the little entrepreneur. The other night after dinner my husband was reading the girls a book and I sat on the couch to read a little myself. I looked over to see what my son was up to and discovered he had put all the dishes in the sink, and was scrubbing the dining room table. He even asked where the sandwich bags where so he could bag up the leftovers and put them in the fridge.

Those of you that have been part of the circus for awhile, know that I seriously lack a green thumb. I guess you could call me naive, but this spring I decided to try again. Much like peach picking, my goal in gardening is to teach my kids. So, I didn’t go for huge garden with hopes of providing a summer’s worth of produce. Instead, I opted for a few plants that we could watch grow and hopefully taste the fruits of our labor.