The new math

One quiet toddler + one side tracked mother = a very big mess

This isn't just a one time deal. This is just about every time. Maybe I should get off the computer and start checking up on my daughter every now and then. But it'll be your loss. No more blogging from Mary. I should get a nanny. Nope, then life would be too boring. I'll take the messes with my kids. They are sweet even when they pour out all of the baby formula on the floor, color all over themselves with pen and get dressed in Kaden's clothes. They make life fun!

Photo Shoot

I had to post these pictures because Abby is so dang cute! I was trying to get a good picture for my new header and these are the ones that I got. Say cheese!

Opposites Attract

Picture this: Last night when Ryan went to sleep, he turned on the fan in our room, slept only in his garments and was half under the covers and half on top of the covers. I, on the other hand, slept with socks, long exercise pants, and an extra sweatshirt. I also had put an extra blanket on my side of the bed and was curled up tight under my covers. What is up with that? We might have to invest in a duel electric blanket so I can keep my side toasty warm with Ryan's side not even turned on. What a funny pair we make!

The New Header

Okay, let me just tell you how LONG it took me to make this darn new header. It took all day. At one point I had even given up on it, but happened to show Ryan what I had created and he helped me transfer my word document into a jpeg file. I'm giddy that we got it to work and it turned out so cute. Hooray for smart, computer literate husbands! We're a good team. I make it look cute, he makes it practical so I can post it!

Who's Child is This?

Josh really likes snakes. I'm not sure where that came from. Certainly not from my side of the family. This is his pet webkinz snake Stripy. Of all the stuffed animals to chose from, he picks that one.
I let Josh use my markers this particular night and he drew this very colorful snake.
I've never seen a kid bring home so many snake books from the library. Sometimes he brings home 2 or 3 at a time. They are really gross with lots of close up detailed pictures of all kinds of snakes and their thousands of babies. Yuck.

Abby's New Craze

We have started the dreaded potty training (for real...not just the do it when it's convenient for us). Abby is actually doing quite well....with one exception. She had decided that she wants to strip completely naked when she goes potty. She stripped for the babysitter last night. I caught her jumping on the trampoline naked. And best of all, she stripped while I was mowing the front lawn and she came out to find me. I'm having a hard time keeping clothes on the little one! Hey, I'll take a naked child every now and then for potty training progress!

"Josh, mouse, dead, funny"

This is our little dead mouse. How he ended up dead is unfortunate. The story is as follows:

After our camp out, I was in charge of clearing out the tent. I would throw everything outside in a pile and Ryan and the kids would pick it up and take it to the van. Ryan was juggling several different things, including our pillows, when he decided that he needed to rearrange his load. As he was switching the pillows from one hand to the other, he noticed something small fly off the pillow and land on the ground. He wasn't quite sure what it was but noticed that it was scurrying away. Josh had a stick with him and in one fast swoop, he smacked the mouse and killed it. Now, this mouse is tiny. And mice can really move! I'm not sure how Josh was able to kill that thing in one shot.

Now Abby seemed to think that this was very funny. For days now, she's been telling me "Josh, mouse, dead, funny!" I'm not thinking that it was all that funny. I immediately came home and washed all the pillowcases. Yuck. To even think that a mouse has been scurrying on my pillow gives me the willies.

This poor little mouse was already dead, but Ethan needed to make sure. I guess he wanted part of the action too.

So, that's our story. Next time you talk to Abby, ask her about the mouse. She thinks it's great!