Mama in training

Samantha does not waste any time playing house with Azul. I frequesntly catch her carrying him on her shoulder just like a baby. She wraps him in blankets and if he would stay in the her doll stroller she would put him there too. He is sweet to put up with her and actually I think he secretly likes it. This is how I caught them early this morning. So sweet!

First Ayana-ism

Pulling in the bank parking lot...

Ayana: "Mommy why are we here?"

Me: "Because I have to make a deposit."

Ayana: "Oh, (pause).....you putting money in your piggy bank?"

Me: (laughing) "Yes honey, I guess I am."

Creating some speed

Jacob and Samantha are really into creating/building things with their Dad right now. Shane and Jacob made a trebuchet that launches golf balls over Christmas break and this month they each made a pine car. Jacob is not in Cub Scouts yet, but he knows all about racing pine cars. A trip to the hobbie store, some cutting and sanding, painting and glueing and the cars are complete. They made a "track" this weekend and had a great time racing the cars. Such amazing memories being creating every weekend! They each did the majority of the work on the cars, including painting them all by themselves. I love this family!

Breathing Treatments

With all the wind lately our sweet little Nathan has been back to getting 2 breathing treatments a day for a week now. He is so good about sitting and waiting for it to finish. I usually bribe him with a cookie or something so he sits patiently. His asthma makes him sound like he has a "pack a day" habit and we sometimes get a good laugh at his expense...at least until he figures it out anyway. He is smiling behind this mask even though it is hard to tell.

Life less serious!

Thanks for the pic Mom

My Mom's idea about how to use the left behind socks.

Digital photography is so much fun!

Where DO the socks go?

Is there a sock heaven or sock graveyard? There has to be somewhere the socks go. I feel like I am buying a new package of socks for the kids every other month. I wash them but when they come out of the dryer several seem to be missing. This fabulous pile is a collection over the past three weeks. See, I thought maybe just maybe the "lost" ones would return in the next weeks' load but to my disappointment no socks. So now what, do I just throw them away or just keep buying new socks?