Ending of the Pascual 'dynasty' at the Clement's!

Each day Pops and I mourn a little more as it gets closer to the time that our little Pascual brothers move to Texas. After all, little Emmett has lived more of his life WITH us than without us! And Alex has melted his Pops' heart. Case in point: It was NOT all right for Abby to dig in the dirt in the backyard where Pops was trying to grow grass, but it WAS all right for Alex to dig in the dirt to make monster truck ramps and tracks in the exact same location where Pops was trying to grow grass! ;^) There are nothing like grandkids to soften our hearts! I remember seeing that in my own Dad. Things that we would have NEVER gotten away with when we were growing up were perfectly FINE if done by his grandchildren!

Some of the Alex-isms that we never want to forget: Pops' "Monster Truck"-the red ford ranger pickup truck, and Nana's "Race Car"-the baby blue Subaru Legacy. Alex's version of mashed potato, "mash-a tomato". Alex telling his Pops: "Open the tongue...more open the tongue" as he opens his mouth so that Pops can spray whipped cream from the can directly into his mouth. Another one: Us: "Alex, what's your name?" Alex: "Alex Pawc-lows" (unfortunately now he actually says Pascual!). And then there's his good friend Enur (better know to the rest of the world as Ernie on Sesame Street). This kid can be obstinate, but fortunately reverse psychology works very well. When you want a hug and a kiss from him sometimes he'll say, "No tank you". But if you REALLY want a hug and kiss when he does that then you have to play the "I DON'T want a hug and a kiss from Alex oh no, nO, No, NO, NO Nana does NOT want a hug and kiss from Alex". Invariably this will make him feel sad until you give him a great big hug and kiss! Crazy boy!! And just so you know that he really is a very good and sweet boy, when I ask him before we eat if we need to say a prayer, he always responds by telling WHO he wants to offer the prayer at that meal. I especially like it when HE wants to give the prayer. He starts off himself and without intervention we get something like this, "Dear Heavenly Father, name of Jesus Christ, AHHH-MEN!" But when we provide assistance he's very willing to bless the food AND his family AND thank Heavenly Father for all the blessings in his life.

Alex has become best friends forever with his good friend Mason Middleton. He and Mason were MEANT to be buddies. These two little guys are two peas in a pod, they both LOVE playing with monster trucks and rough housing and playing in the dirt and sand, etc. I worry how they will both do once they're separated. I worry about Alex, but he'll be blessed to live within about 30 minutes of his cousin Jackson. When we were all together for Pops' surprise birthday party Alex and Jackson had a DANDY time together, so I think Alex will have his cousin as a new buddy. But poor little Mason doesn't have any such replacement. Hopefully we can help him find a new buddy too. And hopefully Alex and Mason can enjoy Skype 'play dates'...

And then there's sweet little Emmett. It's interesting how God blesses us with children with different personalities. I'm absolutely SURE it's so that we'll be willing to have more! Where Alex is full of CRAZY, all boy energy, Emmett is the serious,calm, smiley, laid back little man. He has these huge blue eyes that just light up when he smiles his great big, two tooth smile! He's the one that loves to lay on the love seat snuggling with his Pops. He's happy to enjoy the company of anyone and everyone. Funny how Alex and Mason are buddies, and their little brothers Emmett and Evan are also buddies. It amazes me that babies under a year old can bond with each other and become friends, but there's no doubt in my mind that these two ARE friends. They'll hold hands and eat each other's faces and look at each other, etc. Sweet, sweet little boys...







The following pictures represent some of our fun times with the boys!Nothing like watching youtube Monster Truck races on Pops' Ipod!








He was actually playing some kind of monster truck game in the dog kennel! And no, he's not locked in, he just got mad because I was taking pictures!!














Story time with Nana!














Playing in the snow behind Grandpa Clement's house.

Our Carhart boys!










This kid is without a doubt HILARIOUS!!