Sugar Bowls and Christmas Lights

Here's a little incident that happened a couple of weeks ago. I meant to post it earlier, but life happens. Want to know what this is? It's my sugar bowl. Can you guess what that is on top? Pepper. That entire can of pepper you see there in the back is now empty.

And here's the inside... more pepper. Anyone want to guess what adorable two-year-old girl was standing there saying, "oh no." You should also notice the jar of candy corn that she drug to the edge of the counter. Luckily she never managed to open the latch. Sigh.

On a totally different note. Here's my husband standing on a ladder. He spent about eight hours climbing ladders and walking around on the roof messing with cords and little clips, but in the end it gave us...

This! (I don't think photos ever do justice to Christmas lights.) This is the first year we've ever decorated the house with lights. We're still deciding how far we want to go. This might be all we do this year, but part of me keeps screaming MORE LIGHTS!! The kids think it's amazing, and that's all that really matters. I'm just thankful that I have a husband willing to do these type of things.

Have a pepper-riffic, light-tastic day!

Chillin' With Daddy

Prepare for the cuteness. We all know by now that Josh likes to kick back and play a video game now and then. Madeline woke up early from nap a few days ago, and all she wanted to do was snuggle up to her Daddy and watch him shoot computerized people. Sweet... I know. About fifteen minutes later I walked by to see this:

She had fallen asleep watching him play. The funny part was that Josh and I were both immediately reminded of another picture of Caleb from when he was a little younger than Maddie is now:

Hmm... does this say something about the way boys and girls respond differently to video games?

Have a game-tastic day!

Kid Conversations

Scene: The backseat of my car as we drive past the big main library building.

Madeline: "Look, Momma, the lib-a-warry!"

Caleb: "No, Madeline, it's said lie-berry, like a little berry."

Madeline: "lib-berry"

Caleb: "No, Maddie, lie-berry."

Madeline: "lie-berry"

Caleb: "Good job, Maddie! Hey, Momma, I taught Madeline how to say it right. Whew... teaching is hard!"

Some things you want to remember forever.

Pictures from my iPhone

I'll admit... I've been pretty bad about updating lately. Here are some pictures that have been sitting on my phone. The weather has been lovely lately, so I wanted to make sure to take advantage of it. I picked up the kids from school the other day, and we "voted" to go to the park.

And when I say we voted, I mean that the kids badgered me until I caved. Caleb can be quite persuasive. It doesn't hurt that he also asks Madeline if she wants to go to the park. I bet you can't guess what she says. LOL

Oh well, they had a great time. We might as well go a lot now before the cold weather sets in.

Caleb tried so hard to push Maddie on the big swing. I tried to get a picture of them sitting on it together, but oh well. Maybe next time.

Okay, this cracks me up. Here's the sign in the middle of the park. Notice the list of things not permitted in the park. Did you see it? The last bulleted item says that you should respect your park and recreational facilities. Since it's bulleted, that means it's included in the list of things not permitted in the park. I know... it doesn't take much to amuse me.

Have a fall-tastic day!