Tiny Dancer

Lauren took a week-long dance class this week and did great!  They practiced tap and ballet and I was impressed with how well she followed direction.  On the last day the parents were allowed into the studio for a mini-performance.  So cute!  Thanks Lucy for lending us your dance shoes!

Little Monster

See this adorable face?  He is turning into quite the trouble-maker.  In fact, a great portion of my day is spent chasing him around the house, scooping him up from whatever mess he has made, and calling him "my little monster." 

He loves climbing the stairs, and unfortunately we have not found a gate that is compatible with our railing yet.  Whenever he goes missing, I first run to the stairs, and if he isn't there he is usually in the master bathroom trying to climb into the big tub.

 He also loves to get the toilet paper.  He can literally unravel the entire roll in seconds.  We have resorted to using toilet paper off the floor now.

Luckily, this little boy still gets tired out pretty easily.  I love babies sleeping in their food!

Lazy Weekend

Last weekend we had a lot of free time to hang out and enjoy the weather.  Dan mentioned taking his boat out to see if it still ran (we didn't use it at all last year and maybe once the year before).  Well, Lauren and Ella heard and wouldn't let us get by without doing it that day.  I was a little apprehensive because there was a lot I wanted to get done around the house, and the thought of three kids eager to get into a boat that might not start made me nervous (I could already hear the whining and crying).  But, I am so happy we did.  It started right up, and we had a blast.  It started to sprinkle after an hour of cruising around, so we headed back in and Dan rushed the kids to the car while I stayed with the boat, and by the time he came with the trailer it started to downpour.  Luckily i didn't get too wet but Dan was soaked loading the boat! 

 We also planted our pumpkin seeds finally.  Hopefully we will get some to grow.  Also hoping that between the deer and turkey that hang out in our yard, some of the pumpkins survive!

What happens when we're in Vegas...

Dan and I went to Las Vegas for a long weekend, and came home to this!  Lauren fractured her arm on the trampoline while we were gone.  While the pictures Aunt Tina texted from the ER visit looked really sad, everyone assured me that she was doing fine and the cast really wasn't slowing her down.  And they were right.  She is still very self-sufficient, refusing help unless the task is impossible (ie, insisting to try monkey-bars with one hand yesterday).  We were told last week that the temporary cast from the ER was working fine for now, but we go in again today for more x-rays and to reassess the cast's integrity.  Thanks to everyone for watching the kids while we were away.  And no, that isn't sarcastic.... it could just have easily happened on our trampoline.  The kids were all happy and well-taken care of:)