Sleeping Beauty

I know I probably publish more pictures of Selah on here than our other two sweeties, but I guess it's just that she provides the most photogenic opportunities right now. I mean, I can only show you so many pictures of Joe playing Mario Kart, or Kaity reading a book, or Joe asking for a snack, or Kaity drawing something before it gets old. But a sleeping baby is always cute!

I'd like to point out here that until about 30 seconds before this, I had been sleeping BETWEEN these two people. I don't even know how that was possible. Ah, Sunday afternoon naps ...

Little sister has some big shoes to fill!

The only time she's still ...

Now THIS is the life.

 To further prove my point, here is the scene currently in my living room:

One child playing Mario Kart - boring. One child patiently waiting her turn - boring. One child sitting on the potty naked, reading Dr. Seuss and looking like Geordi Laforge - hilarious!

Time In A Bottle

I can't look ...

... who are these sweet, tiny children?

Certainly not THESE huge children, who had to be forced into the same chair and forced to smile for this picture.

And who is this adorable little thing who demands her own way and has her daddy wrapped around her finger?

Well, not so little, but not much else has changed!

Just A Swingin'

Joe, Selah, Dora, Jeff, and Kaity

Movie Night

The other day we had movie night, along with the required popcorn.

The movie wasn't that good, but the popcorn was!

Here's a tip: 1/4 cup popcorn kernels + brown paper lunch bag (folded down twice at the top) + microwave for 1-1/2 minutes = delicious popcorn! Jeff will eat it just like that, ugh, but normal people will want to add their favorite seasonings.

Selah got bored and took Daddy outside to play.

Trying to do a flip on Daddy.

Got My Hair Did

 "Girl, just look at these split ends! Don't you use conditioner? It's okay, I'll trim 'em up. Hey, did you see Dora yesterday? Now that girl has some crazy stuff goin' on! Can you believe Swiper? He totally took that teddy bear from Dora even though she clearly told him 'no swiping'! I wish she'd do somethin' different with her hair, too. That bob she has goin' on is SO 1998. You want me to curl your hair today?"

"Anyway, I told that girl if she wanted Goldfish she could get her own, 'cause these are MINE. Then she had the nerve not to share her juice with me. All I had was water! Ooh, I pulled a good one on Mommy the other day. I told her I needed to potty and she got all excited, takin' me to bathroom and all, and then - get this, girl - I didn't potty! Oh, the look on her face! She is just too easy. You sure you don't want me to color your hair? I hid some markers under the ottoman."

"What'd you say, Daddy? Do I want to go for a RIDE? Where are my shoes? I'll finish your hair later, girl."

You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Whenever we eat fast food, I usually give Jeff the last of my burger/chicken sandwich. It's mostly bread, anyway, and that's his favorite part. Last night I had more left over than usual, but I was full, so I handed it over to my sweetie pie.

Him: "Aw, that's how I know you love me. You left bacon on it!"

Me: "Eh, I missed it. That was an accident."

Him, grinning: "See, I don't believe that for a minute - that YOU missed bacon."

Well, maybe I DO love him. 

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There's a Gary Larson Far Side comic that depicts a little kid hiding under the covers using a "monster snorkle" - so no body parts have to be exposed to possible monster attack. Jeff laughed and said, "That was so you as a kid!" I agreed and added, "Yes, I slept with my head under the covers for a long time, but now that I'm married and have a husband ... I don't DARE put my head under the covers!"

*Insert evil laughter from Jeff here*

At Dawn, We Ride!

Just kidding about the dawn part. Jeff and the kids love to ride their bikes in the evening, though. I would ride with them, except that I don't have a bike, and someone has to stay with Selah, anyway. We've been so glad that Kaity and Joe like to ride, and are good enough at it that Jeff can take them on longer trips around town now.

Selah says, "Wait  up, guys! You forgot about me!"

"At dawn, we RIDE!"

Joe's Toes

Sunday night at church, our Joe was being chivalrous by opening the door for his mommy. Unfortunately, he was wearing flip-flops instead of chain mail and pulled the door back on his toe. It was fairly traumatic for him! We got it bandaged up, and the consensus of several adults around us who saw it was that he'd probably lose his toenail. It was pretty gross. Anyway, I've kept it bandaged really well, changing it every morning and the process has fascinated Selah. Yesterday morning she wanted to have her toe done, too! "My toe hurts! I want a "baing" (Band-Aid), Mommy!"

If you look *really* closely, you can see a bit of paper tape wrapped around Selah's right big toe.

Today she wanted a Band-Aid for her baby, too.

"Wie Spät Ist Es?"

You may remember our Nerd Clock that I made from a clock we already had. I had always planned to be able to redo the numbers with something else at some point, and a couple of weeks ago, I finally did! We loved the Nerd Clock, but it's fun to be able to change it out now and then. I simply erased the numbers with a damp paper towel, and ...

... wrote the clock numbers out in German! "Es ist elf Uhr."

And here's a bonus picture of Selah being cute in a basket - coincidentally, one that my mom brought back to us from Germany!

Next Week, College!

Kaity has been quite the traveler already this summer!A couple of weeks ago, she went to stay with my parents for a few days, and she had a ball. She and Grammie did lots of fun projects, one of which was sewing a circle skirt. Today she's going to a movie and lunch out with friends. She wanted to wear her skirt but the shirts that match it were all dirty. The only thing she had that coordinated was a spaghetti-strap tank top that she can't wear by itself. Sighing, I resigned myself to the inevitable ... and raided my closet for something she could borrow. Ah, the dawn of a new era!

Posing for the camera! The sweater is what Kaity borrowed from me; the skirt is the one she made with Grammie.

After snapping a few pictures of Kaity I lowered the camera and spotted a deer coming across the yard! I quickly took a couple of shots. With the camera, of course.

Here's {the link} for the circle skirt!