Autumn's Knowledge Bowl Competition

Autumn has been staying after school one day a week all year to participate in a knowledge bowl competition for her school. This year's theme was "The Arts." We encouraged her to participate because she has a love for the arts and because she is scared stiff in front of people. Especially if she has to say or do something by herself and not in a group. It was not always fun to study and her team didn't win, but I was so proud of her when she answered a bonus question all by herself and got it right earning her team 15 points. That was enough for me. She is such a smart girl and the information they learned was the same stuff I should have learned in my college art appreciation courses. What a great experience for her.

More Creed Fun

And it just doesn't end. The other day, Matt was sitting on our bed working away on his laptop and he looks up to see Creed performing a tightrope act across our second story half wall. Down below is a lovely 15 foot drop to a tiled floor. Creed walked all the way to the end turned around and was heading back to the safe side when Matt "calmly" said, "Creed... get.....down....now." Later that day Creed impressed us with his artistic ability. This kid can do anything. Absolutely no inhibitions.

Bye, Bye to the Locks

Creed's gorgeous long locks are gone for a time. One day I had had enough. His locks were getting in his eyes, he was getting bugged at having to brush and style them, and then he would mess them up right after. So I took the new clippers and chopped them off. I know, I have been getting all kinds of hate mail and protest marches are on-going. The "Edward-like" locks will grow back. They will grow back.

Poor Jack

Feb. 25th started out just like any other day. Kids got up, got dressed for school, came down for breakfast, grabbed their backpacks, and then.....Whoa. Holy Cow!! "Jack, what is up with your cheek?" Jack says, "I don't know, but it hurts." A quick call to the dentist and a few hours later Jack's tooth had a pulpotomy done and antibiotics started. He missed two days of school, not because he felt yucky or was hurting still, but because he looked like this. All better now and his tooth looks great. Really, really funny.

"I Like Big Cheeks and I Cannot Lie"

Jersey can be so animated. And she has a dimple on the right side if you look closely.

Jersey's first bath.....at six weeks old

We are LAZY when it comes to bathing little ones. Jersey spits up a bit so she is "wiped down" every day at least once. But when she really needs a bath, mean mommy lays her on a towel and lathers her up and "showers" her off under the running sink water. She cries and hates it of course but total time=2 minutes. Autumn had been bugging us to give Jersey a bath so she could help. So...we drag out the tub. Fill it with water. Check the temperature. Strip Jersey down. Lay her in the tub. Calm her down. Lather her up. Scrub. Scrub. Scrub. Take pictures. Dry off Jersey. Clean and dry off tub. Put tub back under bed where it is stored. Total time=45 minutes. It's a good thing for cameras to capture those "rare" moments.

Jack-ie??

This was dress-up day with Jack, again. This time it was a little less "manly" and a little more "Tina Turner". The funny thing is Matt is sitting next to me right now and this is the first time he has seen this. His comment was, "Great.....what a fairy."