Those who make bread Seldom loaf

WOW!

September 22:
Same t-shirt and chair on November 21:
Now that is growth!

Nicoles' new hair

I took some pictures of Nicole, to show her that
that her hair didn't look as bad as she thought.
I think it looks pretty good!

Bad Things Happen When You're in a Hurry

So I really wanted to get my hair cut before Thanksgiving. I really like short hair, so I was thinking about chin length. I had a little time last night, so I hurried over to great clips to get a little cut. I told the girl I wanted about chin length and that's what she did...in the back. in the front? we're talking cheek bone length! Who angles the front of a cut this short? and the bangs I said needed to be fixed and trimmed up a little. What she heard was make them as short and crooked and ugly as possible. This is the first time in my entire life that I cried over a bad hair cut. When she finished I looked like the girl on parent trap....the ORIGINAL Parent Trap. I cried all last night. My dear sweet husband felt so bad, he got on the internet to find pictures of girls with short hair to help me figure out how to make it look respectable (at least). This was the best I could do. The bangs will just have to be clipped back for a few....MONTHS!
Moral of the story: make it VERY VERY VERY clear how long you want your hair...all the way around your head! or just bring a picture

PS she did take $7.00 of my cut because it was such a disaster, so I only paid about $6.00 for it.

What To Do When the Little Princess WON'T Go To Sleep

Take pictures of course. These were taken at 10:00 last night. Micky Nicky wouldn't go to sleep, so we went through a little photo session to tire her out. That girl was a machine, not even the least bit tired when it was over!

How to Drink Water by Jayden Anderson

After dumping the water from one container to another (I say container, because apparently cups are optional for drinking...only tolerated when there is nothing better around), you drum up the courage to take a drinkNext, you swish the water from one side of your mouth to the other, straining it through your teeth and occasionally spitting some of it out.
Once it has become sufficiently warm from all the swishing, throw your head back and gargle with it for a while. You'll love the feeling of it and your parents will go crazy with the sound!
Then you pinch your nose to force yourself to swallow it. (it's that whole, swallow or breath thing. gets me everytime!)
then as they say...lather, rinse and repeat!

Watery Lessons part 2

Jaxon had a quick physics lesson Saturday night...when a soapy wet object (jaxon) standing on a dry smooth surface (the counter), creates a slippery and painful experience!
Jax got on the counter in the bathroom to see if he had gotten all the shampoo out of his hair. Obviuosly, he slipped off the counter scratching his stomach on the sharp corner and landing on the toilet. He also bit his lip pretty good and now has a loose tooth! Maybe next time he'll just ask for help! (not likely)

4 Months

Wow! The time is going fast! I was just looking at pictures from when he was little...MAN was he little! Anyway...11 lbs 8 oz 60th percentile (adjusted). He looks good...and is growing well. He is the best baby! A good positive person to bring up the rear of our family!

Don't Forget to Vote!

The other day as we were driving in the car Jaxon and I had this conversation. Out of the middle of nowhere Jaxon says : Mom, I don't want Barak Obama to be the new president.

I'm thinking...how does he even know anything of what's going on? Does he even know what a president is? How did he come to this conclusion. So I say: Hmmm. That's interesting Jaxon. What makes you say that?

Jax: He wants to take away our guns. He's a nice person, but he wouldn't be a very good president.

Now I know where he was having this conversation. So I say: Jax, who would you want to be president?

Jax: I want John McCain to be president.....

Jax: because his name sounds like candy cane.

And there you have it...that's how you pick a president. The one with the "sweetest" name!

Happy Voting!

The Aftermath of Halloween

OH, the joys of Halloween night. This year we had unusually warm weather for the night of haunting...the kids, as you may recall from last year, are usually bundled in coats and hats and gloves and still freezing their little buns off. Jaxon had a short sleeve shirt on under his and was fine. Chris didn't even wear a coat. We are so loving that weather.

Remember halloween night when you were little. You'd come home, dump out your candy and then count it and sort it and trade it and all that good stuff...well, little kids still do that. Only, our three are a little territorial. They would only trade with Chris (he got our leftovers)!


no halloween is complete without the donut-tailed cat!
thank you grandma janet for your help with the donuts!