Walkers

When the weather is a gorgeous as it was today and you see your kids missing it all by being tranced by the TV....

 You have to put on your walking shoes and stroll a mile to get some ice cream...

Surprise

I have unfortunately had to work until midnight that last few nights. So, I haven't seen the kids as much as I normally do. Luckily, when I checked my phone tonight, Amelia had left a surprise picture on it for me. I'm not sure what I like more...that she surprised me or that my 6 year-old took a picture on my phone that I don't know how to replicate....

Dreaming

Sometimes kids ask you questions you just don't know how to answer.  Amelia decided to drop one of these in the car the other day when she said "Daddy, how do you know we aren't just living in someone else's dream?" The only thing I could think to say aside from "Uhhhhhhh" was "because no crazy dreamlike things happen" and "it doesn't matter because we would never know anyways".  She thought about it for a second and then replied "What if they wake up?!?".  So, there you have it. My daughter has decided sickness or death isn't enough to worry about, but that we should be concerned that the imaginary person who is dreaming us is going to wake up any minute.

Hot Spot

After we came in from outside, I found Everett sitting in the floor by himself. Concerned, I asked him if he was okay. He was more than okay. He was smart. He was sitting on the heater vent apparently "warming up his piggies and his booty"...

Girls

Very few things make me feel better about life than seeing these two this snuggly and comfortable...

On a side note, every once in a while I catch a glimpse of Amelia that reminds me she is still my baby.  For some reason, her profile and her little white shirt brought back memories of this sweet 3 year-old...

Little Chefs

Weekend breakfast time is about to get much easier (and much, much, much messier).  This past weekend, I employed the services of two very fine sous chefs...

Ev has graduated to Chief Mixing Officer....

While Amelia has become President of Pancakes (and didn't burn herself while using a griddle for the first time)...

Self Checkout

Even Iron Man has to make a quick run to the grocery store sometimes...