Growing Animals

Yesterday at preschool Cole came home with a cup in which he had planted pansy seeds.

He told Kris that if we wait a few days, a chimpanzee was going to grow out of the cup.

We are eagerly awaiting!

The New 'Do

Here are me and Alaria with our new haircuts - I couldn't get a great picture, but you get the ideaHere is Alaria's "before" haircut picture....
...getting her hair cut (she was SO good)

....and the "after" photos

These pictures don't do justice - she looks adorable!

Thanks Shelley!!

Last week Kris came home from work wearing the exact same outfit as Alaria!

A Lesson in Digestion

For all of you who suffered through health classes in school, and never really grasped the whole complicated system of how digestion works in your body - let me help. Today Cole simplified it for me. Basically there are three pipes that run down from your mouth to your stomach. One is for when you eat candy, one is for when you eat food, and one is for when you drink.

We were having smoothies for breakfast, so I asked Cole which "pipe" that would go down, since you are drinking it, but it's made of food.

Then he showed me there is actually a secret fourth pipe that runs down your back. That is for the categories above that are mixed.

Just thought I would share this new-found knowledge - now isn't it simple?

Oh So Cute

I actually took this picture a couple of months ago, but I just came across it and couldn't resist posting it. We had cousins over and Josh and Kylie fell asleep watching a movie like this. I seriously think they look SO adorable!

These are of Alaria playing in a tunnel - she LOVES tunnels!

And finally....a few more funny moments of

"Out of the Mouth of Cole"

1. The other morning Josh came running into my room crying. I asked him what happened and he said Cole hurt him. Cole runs in right behind him and explains "Mom, you know that gun I have. The one that came in the backpack with the gummy worms, you know that one? Well I just got the little round thing above the trigger and stuck it in Josh's hair. I only pulled one hair out. It was a hair test".

2. Cole asks if I bought waffles at the store. I tell him I did. He asks if they are blueberry waffles. I tell him they are. He says "good, because I am allergic to plain waffles, but I can eat blueberry waffles"

3. I was gone the other night and Cole was telling me how they had a fun "boy's night" while I was gone. I told him he was lucky to have a good daddy that wanted to play with them and was so nice to them. He said "yeah, and we can even throw up on him"

4. Cole gets up early and is usually up to see Kris out the door. He helps him pick out his jacket (he prefers the brown hoody because it looks like the one the boy wears on Transformers), then comes downstairs with him, makes sure he packs a lunch and helps him pick out the right cereal for breakfast. It is so cute! (even if it is 6 am)

April Fool's

For April Fool's Day Dinner I made

"cupcakes" made out of mealoaf and colored mashed potatoes. I brought the plate over and told the boys I had made cupcakes for dinner and they were SO excited. Josh picked his up and licked at the potatoes about 4 times and just made the most confused face I have ever seen on him and just kept staring at it. Then he just set it back on his plate and kept staring at it, but never said a word. Cole started eating other food first, but when he picked up his cupcake and tasted the "frosting" he yelled "hey, what is this?"

Then for dessert I scooped vanilla ice cream and poured caramel sauce over it and told them that we didn't have any treats so I made them mashed potatoes and gravy for dessert. Cole was seriously SO bugged and folded his arms and scowled at me for like 3 minutes before he finally touched it, realized it was ice cream and started to laugh!

I swear this picture was not posed at all. Kris told the boys to smile for a picture and right as he went to take it, Josh tried to punch Cole in the face! He is such an ornery little guy lately! Ayway, it was perfect timing for a funny picture.

I also just have to add this story. While I was sitting in here typing this post, Cole came in and says to me "mom, someone colored on the blinds in the kitchen and it's green" and I said "who did it?" and he said "I am not sure, but if I had to guess, it would be Josh!"
Of course it would.