Tate Loves Dinner

Tate's comment tonight after dinner (truly not realizing the potential for hurt feelings if I was so inclined), "Wow Mom! I am really surprised I made it through dinner without throwing up!"

Marissa Launches Boat in Tub

Nature

Reading about nature while sitting in nature.

Eggcellent Birthday Present

Garett's birthday present... chicken eggs... fertile... and an incubator. We'll see what happens in 21 days!!!

Second Attempt

My second attempt at making gourmet cupcakes.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Happy Birthday, Nine Year Old!

Garett's breakfast in bed?  A plate of spinach... just kidding.  

Garett's birthday dinner request: roast, broccoli casserole, sweet potato french fries, French Bread and Dad's Kit-Kat milkshake.

They Got the Last Word.

Kentucky VS UCONN

In the spirit of April Fools and the NCAA Tournament excitement, our family decided that our neighbors (UCONN graduates) needed to show a little proper school spirit. Since they didn't own their own UK flag, we provided one for them.

April Fools Day

Tate was TOTALLY into April Fools Day this year. He worked out a plan with Garett to get up at 5am in order to set up all their pranks. Yes- I woke up at 5 something to hear giggly boys in my kitchen. The one that totally got me was the milk jug. Tate poured the milk into a different container and then cut the bottom out of the container so that when I went to get my milk, it had no bottom! He poked holes in my egg shells and drained the eggs out of their shells. The boys toilet papered Marissa's stuffed animals. Oh. But there was sweet revenge. I told them on Friday night (April 1st) that they had to stay in bed until 7:30am the next morning. NO GETTING OUT OF BED BEFORE 7:30am because I was SO tired from getting up at 5 am that morning. I turned all the clocks in the house back by two hours. Oh, it was a glorious morning!!! They actually fell for it. I finally spilled the beans at about 8am (they thought it was 6am). You should have seen their faces and heard their yells! Totally worth it.

Shark Crazy

Have I ever mentioned how shark crazy Garett is? He just wrote a letter to SeaWorld asking them to please accept him into their Shark Deep Dive Experience at their aquarium. I've checked out every book at the library related to sharks. The poor boy wants a pet shark!

A Jump Up Hug

How many more of these are we going to get? You know. Where your child jumps up into your arms for a hug. Lets you hold him. I just had to take a picture in the event these are less and less frequent.

Spring Break

The Wilderness Water Park, Wisconsin Dells, March 2011.

Spring Break 2011

A couple days in the Wisconsin Dells. The Mummy Exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Fun times. Happy children. A great combination!

Yellow Cupcakes

I'm trying to figure out how to make cute cupcakes. This was my first attempt.