Friday, December 12, 2008

Birthday Cake

For weeks Sawyer has been talking about how his birthday cake would be the kind with "'prinkels" on it. I knew what he meant, but alas, I forgot to tell Daddy and he bought this kind while I was gone:

This kind has Rainbow Colored Bits in it, and was a very good guess, just not good enough for a boy that was expecting 'prinkles.
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But we have the kind of Daddy that stops at the bakery on his way home from work, to get the right cake.

Sawyer adored it from afar,


and near.


Because the birthdays of the big kids so closely proceed his, he felt really special to have his own.


When he had finished eating his piece, the entire slice was left intact, minus the sprinkles.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Guess Who's Visiting Our House?


Please welcome....The Stomach Flu! At least it's before Christmas. Being sick over the Holidays is like trying to have Thanksgiving in Canada. Everyone in America is in the holiday moment and you are just trying to pretend you can be. The only other thing that comes close to this kind of misfortune is showing up to a 4th of July parade after it just ended.
By Dec. 25 I expect one and all to be hearty and robust, enjoying America and Christmas in all it's glory.

Consternation


I bought a bundle of 2000 at Costco, because we like straws in our family.

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Except for the ones that aren't ripe.

What He Built...

Remember this mess? I never got to show you what he built....

And yes, he did finish it that day!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

It's "Would You Rather Wednesday!"

Would you rather .......


Be a Bard on the Scottish moor in a George Macdonald story,

OR
A Lord in Derbyshire in a Jane Austen story?


Please vote on the sidebar------>

It's free and anonymous!
Let the record show: Six to two, Lords over Bards.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

This is What Happens When HandMeDowns Make it Through Three Kids...


The neck grows big enough to resemble off-the-shoulder couture.
Somebody needs some new pajamas.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Rainy Day Games

Snow is fun. Snow is adventuresome and romantic and thrilling, but it has yet to appear in any significance. So the kids are relegated to muddy, soppy ground that sucks their boots into the sodden turf. In lieu of this they are creating inside games that make me cringe because they really belong outside, but, what can we do?
This is their latest invention: Launcho!

This is the launching position. My camera is bossing me and I lost the after shot of Greyson.


But here is the after shot of Tristan. You can go flying across the room and land precariously close to the fireplace....


Unless the launcher grabs your shirt.