2010-08-09

And these curls are why I haven't been able to bring myself to get his hair cut.

2010-08-08

Brian headed up to Madison this morning while I took the kids to church and a promised trip to the Dollar Tree. Eli made it to the check-out counter and then he had enough. Nap time waits for no man.

2010-08-07

Had a yard sale today with Angie and Jon. The girls cleaned up with a lemonade stand.

2010-08-06

Fail.

2010-08-05

Rini (and her friend Karin) stopped by on their way from TX to MA for an all too short visit.

2010-08-04

Today was the day.

Before:

After:

2010-08-03

Lost another tooth, on the upper left, this time.

2010-08-02

Emily made this from her Fairy Things to Make and Do kit -- Thanks Lara!

2010-08-01

Post-church trips to Walmart are actually a pretty common occurance.

2010-07-31

Fail.

2010-07-30

A treat today -- Brian took off the afternoon and we met for lunch at Logan's. Brian is a little shell-shocked from the peanut wars.

2010-07-29

Brian's first attempt at New Orleans Cooking School etoufee. Yum.

2010-07-28

Back in the hamper.

2010-07-27

Looks like he might have overdone it on the juice.

2010-07-26

This is just part of the Lego City the kids have been working on. There are houses, roads, a jail... And that green room-- that's a therapist's office. Because, to quote Kat, "a lot of our Lego people have problems."

2010-07-25

Meanwhile, Brian has been in New Orleans, teasing us all on Facebook with pictures of all the great meals he is having. This is just one example.

2010-07-24

Big day today. We had a Back-to-School Bash featuring the Rock Stars of the Bible.

In addition to some great songs and lessons, they did some crafts:

Played some games:

Got their faces painted:

And pelted Brandon with shaving cream pies:

2010-07-23

Yes, he is inside his hamper. He likes it in there.

2010-07-22

Somebody loves the Veggietales.

2010-07-21

Future rock star.

2010-07-20

Fail

2010-07-19

Emily lost a tooth (up on the right).

2010-07-18

Post-church Walmart run

2010-07-17

Just chillin'

2010-07-16

Noah picked a Chinese buffet for his birthday dinner out. Emily didn't love the food, but she loved watching the fish.

2010-07-15

Happy Birthday Noah!!

2010-07-14

Jon and Noah hung out for a while tonight. Please note that all the while, Jon had his hand on his camera and was sneaking candid shots.

And here is one he got from another angle (credit to Jon Doss!):

2010-07-13

Tough trip to the orthodontist today. It's time to deal with some of the damage Emily has done by sucking her thumb. In a couple of weeks, we'll need to come back and have this type of appliance put in. It's a bonded extender that will slowly reshape her jaw. She'll also get braces on her front teeth to guide the adult teeth into place. Poor thing.

2010-07-12

Monkey form.

2010-07-11

Eli and Simon rocking out after church.

2010-07-10

Brian competed in the regional Kung Fu tournament -- a gold and a silver medal.

2010-07-09

Kat dressed up Eli. Poor kid.

2010-07-08

Can't get enough of the baby in sparring gear.

2010-07-07

Fail.

2010-07-06

Fireworks part two, this time with Jon and Angie

2010-07-05

While Brian took the big kids to the movies, Eli and I went to the mall where he enjoyed the new-found freedom that walking gives him.

2010-07-04

We had Beth and the kids over to celebrate the 4th. Kat was especially happy about spending the afternoon with Kacie.

2010-07-03

That's a lot of Mr. Potato Head pieces.

2010-07-02

Brian kept the other kids while I took Kat to her riding lesson. Which meant some quality time with the Kindle.

2010-07-01

Brandon and Sarah came over to hang out after Kung Fu tonight. I don't know what's going on with his ears.

2010-06-30

We had a work night at church tonight. The girls found all sorts of fun things while helping to clean out the closets.

2010-06-29

Eli was working hard to get outside to where the girls were playing. After I took the stool away, he tried to move a chair over there.

2010-06-28

Now that he has walking down, Kat thought it was time to see how he did on the leash. You know, in case we go to Disney World.

2010-06-27

Angie and I took the kids to the movies. Maybe not as good as the first two, but well worth seeing.

2010-06-26

Our Girl Scout troop went to the new bead store in town and made bracelets.

2010-06-25

Eli was kind enough to clean out the drawer for me. And get in it. Sigh.

2010-06-24

Eli is finally walking, which he enjoyed showing off at the bank today. Now if I can only get him to keep his shoes on...

2010-06-23

Emily and I made cookies for church tonight.

2010-06-22

He's not allowed back there.