Addicted!

But he looks pretty hot!

Techno Dance Party

SO... What do the wife and kids do when husband and father goes away to work?

Turn out all the lights

Break out the glow sticks

Crank up the music

AND DANCE!

It makes for some really neat photos.

Lucy's Pockets

The swimming suit on the neck is funny but notice the bulge in the tummy? Lately Lucy has been shoving valuables down her shirt, in her pants and even in the diaper. I happened to capture this episode on camera. I guess that is one way to keep your investments safe in this horrible economy.

"Lucy, what do you have in there?"

"Ships!"

All Full

Here is what she had stuffed down there. Turns out she had raided Jackson's Star Wars collection and was hiding them from him.

I missed an even funnier "pocket" incident. Lucy is wearing pull-ups because she is potty training and she decided to carry her little baby in her pull-up. She pulled down her pull-up, cradled the baby inside and pulled it back up leaving the babies head hanging out the back of her pull-up. I laughed so hard and of course ran for the camera. Much to my disappointment the battery was dead. Mom suggested we maker her an apron with a bunch of pockets. Probably a good idea. Who knows where she might try to stick something next. ;(

Then and Now

Oh the horrors of baby acne. This is how Vaughn looked a month ago. Mommy was horrified at having never had a  child with acne this bad. I even took him to the doctor who told me it is perfectly normal and will clear up on its own.

Well, look at him now. Beautiful Baby Boy with perfect skin. What amazed me was how it just disappeared almost over night.

New Faces of Vaughn

How You Doing?

Mommy!

Personality Plus

"Lucy, the horsey ride is over."

"Do you want to ride again?"

My last day of sanity?

Let me explain the title. We had a exceptionally warn and pleasant summer and fall this year. Everyday was spent enjoying the sunshine and warm evenings. And if the kids were unhappy in the house I just sent them outside to play and work out the wiggles. Well, gone are the days of warm weather, sun and my sanity.  Rain has returned to Oregon in full force. For the past three days there has not been a break in the rain. The kids are done with school around noon and the questioning begins. What can we do? Over and over they ask. Go read a book, play with legos, play your leapster, take a nap, I answer them over and over. Oh how I wish I could say GO OUT AND PLAY. The trampoline is soaked, the tree house is leaking, the bikes are in storage and the hammock is put away. This is the time of year I hate Oregon. But only for a season. Soon we will settle into the change and before we know it the trees will be budding with the first signs of spring. But right now it feels like I will not regain my sanity. 

I went to my photos to give me a little pick-me-up and thought I would share the last wonderful play day outside we enjoyed last week. Leaves are so fun.












Goodbye summer. Come back soon and bless us with your warm weather and beautiful shades of green colors that the rain helps create.