Family Fun Night

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The kids dressed up for a night of fun and games at church last Wednesday night. They were supposed to dress up as Bible characters, so Noah was a fisher of men (you'll notice Charlie Brown on the end of his fishing pole), Olivia was a butterfly, and Chloe was a peapod (from the Garden of Eden, of course!). They enjoyed all the games, but most of all loved the CANDY!

First Snow

I was so inspired by everyone's beautiful fall pictures on their blogs, that I couldn't wait to take some of my own! Then I woke up this morning when it was still dark and noticed a beautiful glow coming through the windows...something I hadn't seen for awhile...it was the moon reflecting off the snow! Well, the kids were alot more excited about it than I was. Or, shall I say, they were excited, and I wasn't. The kiddos went outside to play right away, and good thing too, because it had all disappeared by noon.

Go Tigers!

Chloe and Paul were cheering on the Tigers last night, but, sadly, it didn't seem to make a difference. The TV was in the hallway because Daddy was actually giving the other stinky gremlins their Saturday night bath. Paul said that it reminded him of watching the Tigers in the '84 World Series on the floor of the living room.

Charlotte's Web Revisited

We've had some interesting configurations of spider webs in our backyard lately. (You can tell we spend a lot of time back there!) They are so amazing and intricate, that we can almost forgot they're made by (icky) spiders. Noah seems to be a friend of the spiders these days. He is currently in mourning for the "little black bug" that gets eaten by the "little red snake" in the song "Little White Duck". No amount of assuring that it's just pretend will bring a smile to his face when he's contemplating the fate of the little black bug. I will never be in mourning for little black bugs, I can assure you! But I do still appreciate their handiwork - especially if it's only kept to the backyard.

The Underdog Spitdown

So, have you ever heard of the underdog spitdown? Probably not, since it was invented right here in our own backyard. The rules are simple: you must give someone an underdog on their swing, then spit (preferably while you are directly under the swing). This demonstration by Paul and Olivia is one of the practice runs, since you can see that the spit was performed after the underdog, not during. But you get the idea.


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Five things, Mommy

If you were a fly on the wall in Noah's room at bedtime tonight, this is what you would have heard:

Noah: Mommy, I have five things to tell you tonight.

Mommy (yawning): Yes, Noah?

Noah: One - I love you.
Two - I love you very much.
Three - I love you more than my clock.
Four - I love you more than Tibby. (High praise indeed - this is his favorite teddy bear).
Five - I love Daddy more than you.

Ah, the honesty of a four-year old! :)

Our Little Chlo-Chlo