You know kids are causing trouble when…

...they leave you alone for more than 20 minutes. Dad and I were sitting in the family room and the kids had taken off up the stairs. We knew something must be up when we started to hear laughter. We hoped that nothing was destroyed but it was hard to leave the peacefulness downstairs. We decided to stay downstairs until the laughter grew louder and louder. It was at that time I knew there must be a mess. I just wasn’t ready for where it was...the bathroom.

As I approached the bathroom I noticed three little kids fully dressed in the bath tub. Shampoo was on the floor outside of the bath tub, covering the floor of the bath, and even in the kid’s hair.

As I cleaned #2 Boy's hair he exclaimed, “We were just taking a bath!” A waterless bath, fully clothed, but at least they didn’t forget to use the soap and shampoo!

Food Groups

Dad took the kids to McDonald's for soft serve ice cream one night and on our way there, #2 Boy and #1 Girl were excitedly chattering in anticipation of ice cream. #1 Girl explained to #2 Boy in all seriousness that there are two types of food, hot dogs and ice cream.

Evelyn's Food Pyramid

Halloween: Super Why!

This Halloween the kids costumes were based on the characters from the educational cartoon Super Why! There are four characters, Wonder Red (Little Red Riding Hood as a super hero), Princess Presto or “P” (as in Princess and the Pea), Alpha Pig (One of the Three Little Pigs), and Wyatt or Super Why (A boy who can read). They solve problems with reading and spelling.


Anyway, #1 Girl went as Princess “P.”


#2 Boy was Super Why.


#3 Girl was Wonder Red.


#4 Boy was going to be Alpha Pig but he held out a day too long =). Instead Mom  printed a picture off Alpha Pig and taped it to her belly.