Webster's-- Look Out

I got Annika some new shoes.
Seeing how she is not particularly picky about what she wears (a little spaghetti sauce and peanut butter ground in to a wadded up shirt looks great) I didn't think she would care too much about what I picked out. Granted, they weren't especially stylish, but they fit the bill and the price was right. When I presented them to her, the adoring hugs and exclamations of excitement were not forthcoming. Her expression said it all, but I was determined to make her tell me what she thought. When I asked her, she told me they were "husky", as in "ooogly or stoooopid-looking". So when I took them back to the store and they asked me why I returned them, Annika told the clerk they were too husky.
Adrienne has been sick this past week with a terrible cold. She had a heg-ache, a tummy-ache and her throat was sore. I know this because when I asked her how her throat felt, she told me it was "curly".

Adrienne and Mom

Adrienne is my little buddy. I think she gets a little frustrate with me when I decide that it is "new hairdo day". I try different things on her in the morning when the other kids have left and it is just her and I. This morning took a little while for me to decide what I wanted to do with her hair. She was getting bored, and kept complaining, "Mom, it is taking so ever!"
Here are the results of today's hard work. (Notice the slight blur, she was tired of sitting still). This is the top view:

This is the back view:

This is the little pins I made for her hair. They are just buttons on the end of a bobby pin (another idea I stole from a hairdo blog.)
And now...we're off to exercise so that Adrienne can go see her "friend". That promise is the only way I can get her to hold still long enough to do her hair.

A Miraculous Miracle

One of the greatest things about living in Utah is the mountains. I really missed them while we were in Michigan, not just because I never knew which direction I was going, but because they are just beautiful. We went to enjoy General Conference up in the mountains this weekend with Grandma and Grandpa.
Grandma and Grandpa were kind enough to watch the kids for us while we went out on the town. We went to dinner and then to a show. This is what we saw:

Yes, it isn't the normal "Date Night" type of thing, but it was an amazing experience. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, in spite of waiting over an hour just to get in.
There were quotes posted all throughout the exhibit about the body and what an amazing "machine" a body is, but my favorite was:

The heart is the organ formed first, and stops working last.

What a blessing the body is, despite the trouble it may give us from time to time. It is truly a miraculous miracle from God.

It's Magic

Adrienne really likes bandaids. I mean REALLY LIKES BANDAIDS! They heal all wounds and then some. Yesterday she went to wash her face after eating chocolate pudding. She used soap and got it in her eyes. She came to me for help, but was not impressed with my offer of a hug and a kiss. The only alternative...A (self-applied) bandaid of course.

What we hath wrought

Saturday was pretty productive. Annika had been invited to a birthday party that was in a Peter Pan theme. Kids were asked to attend in costume. We didn't have any costumes like that so I just thought she could go as herself. The kids and Burke all voted me down with some major Booing, so I whipped up a costume in about 15 minutes. Honestly. She went as Tiger Lily, with a skirt fashioned out of the leftovers from the teepee I made about two years ago. I was pretty happy with the way it turned out, and am feeling a little bit like Martha Stewart, except maybe a bit more harried, oh, and I am not a crook.
Anyway, here is Tiger Lily:
After the party, Nathan finally coerced Burke into building that go-kart they have been talking about for years. The engineer and his cohort built a beauty. It was finely crafted out of 2x4's, OSB, wheels from the old lawnmower and Nathan's old car seat. They were both thrilled with it and allowed all the neighborhood kids to take a ride. Don't worry though, there is no danger of breaking the land speed record.

Thinking Outside the Plum Box

We went down to my parent's home on Sunday to visit and wish Grandma a Happy Birthday. While we were there, we got to pick some fruit. We brought home some plums because Burke really liked them. Monday morning I got up and all the plums were gone. I figured Burke had taken them to work for a snack.
I found them later that afternoon in Adrienne's room. She had taken her socks out of her drawer and put the plums in the bottoms of about four pairs of socks and then hid them behind the small rocking chair in her room.
I still can't figure out what possessed her to do such a strange thing, but in case you were wondering, the plums were just the right size to fill out the sock of a 3 year girl.
The band-aid is from an "incident" at breakfast. Those of you who know the magic power of the band-aid will understand.
And yes, if you look closely in the picture she is wearing the famous orange dress AGAIN.

I forgot

Today was picture day, but I forgot. I think school pictures are a complete rip off and turn out horribly, so I usually take the kids to a photo studio somewhere else and skip the school pics. The school still takes a picture though to keep with the kids' school record.
I don't really care too much, except that I can't remember if the boys are wearing something "picture worthy" to school, or if I actually got around to combing their hair. Usually I keep it really short so I don't have to worry too much about bedhead.

I did do Annika's hair this morning, but it wasn't really a "school picture" type 'do. Still, I think it turned out fairly well, and lasted the whole day. This picture was taken after school.