Goofy Girl

Emily has become so silly! Ben calls her Goofy Girl all the time. It's so funny and cute!My all-time favorite thing she does right now is animal sounds. She's mastered kitty and doggy. We're working on cow, monkey and duck;)

Kisses from mama

making a silly face!

Just showing off her cute outfit;) Pretend you don't see the giant laundry pile in the back, k?

Ben and Friends

Ben has taken to preschool like a duck to water. He loves seeing his friends at school and has quickly overcome the few issues he had in the beginning like following the class-schedule, sitting down for snack and listen to directions. I love hearing him talk about his school friends. I hope these are buddies he has for years to come! All the kids in his class are just darling as you can see=)


Ben and his lady-loves. l-r: Piper, Nora, Ben and Nicole

Ben actually DOES play with the boys more than anything. He can't help it if he's a chick magnet;)
l-r: Ben, Shane and Jack

Boys being boys; jumping on the logs!

Toys R Us

Toys R Us!!!! I figure I still have a year or two before the "Gimmees" set in. For now, just walking around Toys R Us is a thrill-a-minute for my children. They have tons of toys to try out, bikes to ride and other cool things to capture their attention. I always feel super ghetto taking them there to play without buying something, though=o/

Baby Squirrel

Thanks to the Wonder Pets(a children's show for those of you who get to watch grown-up TV most of the time), all animals we encounter are considered babies to Ben and Emily. We don't encounter many wild animals in our daily life, but the few we do are exciting enough! You would think squirrels were a rare, endangered species the way my children flip out whenever we see one. All activity must come to a halt so we can behold the Baby Squirrel in all it's glory. By the way, Baby Squirrel is pronounced "Baby Quid"(he can't say his S's or L's) when Ben says it. Pretty funny!

Look! Baby Squirrel!

Baby Squirrel! Get it!

Ben Feels *Prettier*

First it was eyeshadow, then it was lipgloss. Now my little gaybie has graduated to lipstick. His daddy is so proud;)

Spongebob--A Collabrative Masterpiece

Thank-you so much, Auntie Leslie, for this awesome Spongebob coloring book! We love it because it's big enough to share=) Every day, we color a new page in the book together. Today, I snapped some pictures of my little Picasos hard at work.

Body Art

Here is the by-product of letting a young toddler play with markers. When you're not watching, they decide to turn their body, your furniture and anything else that strikes their fancy into their canvas. She's awfully cute, even when she's as blue as a Smurf and has a self-inflicted Hitler 'stach.