Crazy Kidlet Hair

I had to share my kids and their crazy hair. Or what is attempting to pass as hair. Owen has been involved in raising money for a fundraiser at school the past two weeks. Each day as he has brought in more pledges and donations, he has accordingly brought home special prizes. The best so far was this blue, rubber helmet with red spikes sticking out.


Pay no attention to the Christmas wreath still hanging on the window behind my boy. Or better yet, let's pretend these pics were taken before Christmas!

And here is my Beanarina. Home from a birthday party where the Special Attention-Getter was a woman who used pipe cleaners, colored hair spray and ribbons to doll up each of the little girls. Chloe's hair-do was a good ten inches above her head, twisted up with pipe cleaners, flowers, and other gift-wrapping accessories. She thought she was the bomb.

Merry Christmas Everyone and a Happy New Year

Here is Owen smiling ear to ear. He woke me up at 5:10am on Christmas morning "MOMMA!!!! This is the BEST DAY OF MY LIFE! Come see what Santa brought me!"
And here is the Bean, sporting 3 of the 4 things Santa brought her....Dora umbrella, princess helmet, pink scooter & furry crocs which got cut off by the photographer (thinking I need to fire that photographer!)

And here are the kids scarfing down a package of Pop Rocks that my Dad gave them for Christmas. They had fun listening to and feeling the popping & crackling in their mouths.


I had a wonderful Christmas with both my Mom and Dad, my Grandma (who turned 90 yro last year!), Todd's Mom and his sister with Todd, Owen and Chloe. We were missing another set of Grandparents who stayed up in Minnesota this Christmas. But the house was filled with love, laughter, good food and an abundance of gratitude as we share the holiday and each other's company.

New Year's came and went quietly. We stayed at home and relaxed with the kids, rather than braving the roads with crazy drivers.

Out of the Mouth of Babes

Out of the mouth of babes
Current mood: amused

So this week (and last), Owen has been out of school during the two week holiday Cherokee County schools are taking. Since Todd and I have had to work, we've sent him back to the preschool where he went up through pre-Kindergarten last year and where Chloe still attends. Tonight, during bedtime...Todd found out what Owen (our beloved 6 year old) has learned from the 4 year olds at preschool....

Todd was being silly with Owen and said "Wouldn't it be funny if your mouth was up here (pointing to his forehead) and your eyes were down here (pointing to his chin)? Then you might drip milk into your eyes when eating your cereal!" And they laugh.

Then Owen says, "Daddy, wouldn't it be funny if your nuts were up here (pointing to his forehead)?"

Todd lost it. Owen asked him what was so funny, but Todd could barely breathe. Then Owen asked "Daddy, do you know what nuts are? They're your tenders (a wonderful term he learned from watching Kung Fu Panda)."

Wow. They learn so young