"I like my bottom."

So, after our semi-nightly bath tonight, I dried Aspen off. Then I sent her to the bedroom to get her panties. Well, she said, "I need to stop and look at my bottom." And that's just what she did. She stopped in front of the full length mirrors in our closet and did a little examination.

She then concluded, "I like my bottom!"

Ladies and gentlemen, that is self-esteem.

New Pictures

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"Say, 'Apple', Oakley... Say, 'Seed'..."

Well, the end of an era has arrived. Not really, but it's coming. The Martin family (starting with Tim's parents and maybe before) frequently sings as a prayer before meals. Tim's, Jenni's, and Karen's families have continued the tradition. Perhaps the most frequent, beloved song is the one we call "Johnny Appleseed". The tradition is that the youngest member of the family is given the opportunity to solo on the word appleseed. Well, as Oakley is still learning the song, the following has been our version for the last several months...

All: Oh, the Lord is good to me
All: And so I thank the Lord
All: For giving me, the things I need
All: The sun, the rain, and the...
Aspen: Say 'apple', Oakley
Oakley: Apple!
Aspen: Say 'seed', Oakley
Oakley: Seed!
Aspen: The Lord is good to me.
Oakley: Amen

Well, last night, it took a slightly different turn...

All: Oh, the Lord is good to me
All: And so I thank the Lord
All: For giving me, the things I need
All: The sun, the rain, and the...
Tim: Say 'appleseed', Oakley
Oakley: Apple!
Tim: Say 'appleseed', Oakley
Oakley: Apple!
Tim: Say 'appleseed', Oakley
Oakley: Apple...seed!
All: Yeah, Oakley!!!!
...

So, we're excited and sad to see the end of a version of Johnny Appleseed.

Kunk, n. A well-known trailing plant and its fruit

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pumpkin

\Pump"kin\, n. [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon, L. pepo, peponis, Gr. ?, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe, mellow; -- so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. Cook, n.] (Bot.) A well-known trailing plant (Cucurbita pepo) and its fruit, -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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alternate pronunciation:

\Kunk
Source: Oakley Rhea Martin, © 2004
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Do you people know how many times there is a "kunk" in every single Halloween book?!

A couple of samples:

Franklin's Halloween, by Paulette Bourgeios, has 53 pumpkins.
What a Scare, Jesse Bear, by Nancy White Carlstrom, has 55 pumpkins.

I'll let you guess how many times Oakley has said "Kunk" lately!

"Do their horns beep?"

So, we went to Gentry's Farm, our local pumpkin patch, on Saturday. They have pumpkins and plenty of activities. We go every year, and each year we're sure to get a picture of Aspen with her namesake...

So, this year, Aspen asked us... "Do their horns beep?"

"Jenn, did you get pulled over today?"

Soon after I got home, I found Oakley in the sunroom. We heard a siren in the distance. Oakley quickly said, "Siren." I said, "Yes, honey, that is a siren."

She replied..."Sh*t. Sh*t. Sh*t. Sh*t."

For what it's worth, Jenn was not pulled over. And I really don't think Oakley was saying "sh*t", but it sure sounded like it...