It's Not My Job

I try to shower before the kids wake up and get going, but didn't quite make it today. After the kids left for school, I asked Gavin if he could play with Kate for a little while so that I could comb my hair. He replied, "I can't mom." When I asked for an explanation, he said, "It's not my job".

Happy Valentine's Day

We had such a fun Valentine's Day this year. Emily was sick, but she felt good enough to surprise the boys. While they were at church, she covered the front door with hearts that she had written little messages on.

Then she decided to set the table for a "fancy dinner". The table looked awesome! She did a great job. She made a Valentine card for everyone for their place card. She's definitely a better decorator than I am. I must admit, I was very impressed :)

Here's the kids with their cookies from Cookies by Design (thanks Michelle! We always LOVE your cookies!) Delicious :)

We all had a fun day! Thanks, Emily, for making it so special! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family!

14 months

14 months?  Impossible.  Our sweet little Kate is so much fun. Constantly growing, learning but NOT WALKING YET!!!  It is so much fun to watch her start understanding what's going on around her.  You can almost see the little wheels in her head turning.  She is starting to talk a little.  She can say Mama, Dada, Goggie goggie goggie (dog), pretty, hi, what's that?, what's this?, oh boy, and quack quack.  She also has her blood curdling scream when she wants something.  It's very hard not to respond to it, because, honestly, it makes me want to scratch my eyeballs out :{  She is still sleeping really well.  I think she looks like an angel!

She made a new discovery the other day, and now her favorite thing to do is sit in the banana chair.  She climbs on, which is quite the process, and just sits there and giggles.  So funny!  Let me explain her hair too. She HATES when I put bows in her hair, and almost immediately pulls them out.  Imagine that she has a cute little piggy tail on the top of her head, with a beautiful red bow ;)

This is a cookie that Emily gave her.  I'll let you decide if there was more on the floor, or more in her mouth :)

She loves playing with her babies and has to kiss each stuffed animal when she wakes up in the morning.  She loves playing with her kitchen, dinosaur and watching Lou (our dog) in the backyard.  Such a joy!  Kate, you bring lots of happiness to your family and we all love you dearly!

Burglar!!!!

This is kind of a funny story, that I'm sure I'll be in trouble for posting, but oh well. The other night, Travis put a water bottle in the freezer to get cold.  Around 11:00 p.m., he remembered that it was there and took it out so it wouldn't explode.  He had just fallen asleep and heard a huge, scary noise (I was out like a light and heard nothing).  He was sure that it was a burglar.  He got up to go check, but decided he needed some kind of a weapon to protect himself and his family.  Looks around the room.... nothing.  Except... 

A CAN OF PLEDGE!

Honestly Travis, what were you going to do with a can of Pledge?  Spray them?  Dust them?  He had planned on throwing the can and surprising the burglar.  Then what?  I guess we'll never know because it was the bottle of water exploding on the counter.  Whew!  Thank goodness!  But thanks, Travis, for being so brave and taking good care of the family!  You're my hero :)