Teaching

This is what you call a little man who has learned from his father....fresh flowers go a long way....

Tiny Painters

In an effort to show Meggan how much we love her, the kids painted picture frames for her tonight. Amelia did a really good job on her rainbow colored painting while Everett chose to go with brown on brown....and as I noticed tonight in this picture, he also chose to paint a brown spot on the side of our fireplace...

Security

Sophie went absolutely nuts over a couple of deer this morning. It was dark outside, so I went out to see what all the barking, jumping, and general chaos was about. While I give Sophie credit for trying to be a ferocious, protective dog.... if you are doing your best intimidation moves and you can't even get a deer to get up off the ground (left) or stop eating leaves (right), you need to reevaluate your career in the attack dog industry...



The best pic I could get in the dark...

Hibernating

Ev has cycled through many bed partners in his day. Currently, he is onto a tiny black bear that he carries with him everywhere. The other night, he even showed the bear how to fall asleep by closing his eyes and pretending to snore....

Flush

After a long bout of trying to figure out how it goes, Everett finally used the potty like a big boy. I don't write this assuming anyone out there cares about his bathroom habits. I write this as a record of the time Everett either became potty trained or the time Everett falsely got my hopes up before continuing to crap his pants for another 6 months. Only time will tell.

Buckaroo

It's hard not to enjoy your trip to Home Depot when you are going with a rootin' tootin' buckaroo like this guy (and yes, he wore his hat and boots all through the store)....

Artist

Amelia impressed me with her Play Doh skills tonight. We were playing a game where we each would make something and the other person had to guess what it was. First, she came strong out of the gate with her ninja turtle, Michelangelo (complete with purple nun-chucks)...

Then, at the end she was the lead designer (including the idea to use her little toy bird, the eggs, the leaves, and the branch) of this bird nest...