Twins

nevermind

about coming over for dinner and mexican train. Brooks is all pukey if you know what I mean...... (and so far it's 2 votes to 0 in favor of the long crazy hair)

It was warm today

...but I don't think it was THAT warm!!! (someone needs to buy that poor girl some new undershirts that actually fit. Lewis was helping me fold clothes the other night and put that one in Cate's pile)( the new fence is in the background)

Brooks doesn't like having his picture taken. Do you think he needs a haircut? Please vote.

I think Cate likes this hat. I knitted it for Tillie and now Cate gets to wear it. I love it.

And last but certainly not least, the new table and chairs(with no leaves, we like to be close!). Now why don't you come over and we can have dinner and a nice game of Mexican train. Deal?

Pictures of Cate eating her toy

"until this floor shines like the top of the CHRYSLER BUILDING!!"

Dear Martha Stewart,
I sure love that you have a craft line at Wal Mart now. I really really hate Wal Mart, but the times that I do go in I love to browse through your crafty items. I especially love the glitter. So, when I saw a 5 pack of "holiday" glitter on clearance, I had to buy it. Don't know what I'm going to do with it, but it's so pretty and shiny and fine. Not like that cheap, chunky glitter. Anyway, on Sunday afternoon while I was busy doing something really important (I'm sure), my kids decided to make puppets out of brown lunch bags and then glitter them. Not a bad idea, except that the glitter made it's way into a pile on the floor! I tried my hardest to clean it up. I tried sweeping it, mopping it, vacuuming it, wiping it up on my hands and knees with a paper towel and a rag, etc. but it just won't come up!! And now it's on every surface of every floor in my house. Oh, and on the couches too. Please tell me there is a magic way to clean up your pretty, sparkly, fine glitter OR ELSE I AM GOING TO LOSE MY MIND TRYING TO PICK IT UP PIECE BY PIECE. Thanks,
JJ
(no pictures because even with the flash you can barely see any glitter)

Animal Party

Yesterday we had a birthday party for Aiden. Since she wanted to invite her entire school class she had to come up with a gender neutral theme. Animals. It was a really fun party, we had about 9 kids and lots of fun. They played pin the tail on the pig, did a scavenger hunt for lost animals from the zoo, played animal charades, ran around like wild animals (believe me they were maniacs), had pizza and an occasional vegetable, made animal hand puppets, and had cupcakes and ice cream. Aiden had a blast.

What the "L" Jimmy?!?!?!?!!?

Jimmy likes to chew things up. While Cate and I were napping today and the other kids were watching an episode of Phineas and Ferb, he got into some things. Like the letter "L" from a puzzle. And the stuffing in one of out couch pillows. That he unzipped somehow. Oh Jimmy!!
Here's a picture of our new table!!! I'm sure that many of you have eaten dinner with us at one time or another crammed around our little table (that my amazing garage sale hunter mother in law bought for us for {I think} $15 when we were first married). It has been great, but we just don't fit around it any more. This new table was a screamin' deal at World Market and the chairs will be in tomorrow. We are considering getting a bench too. We love it, both leaves are in in this picture and it's a mess because Aiden is busy coloring on it, but here ya go. More pictures when we have all the chairs.