Lace Trim Socks do help you play soccer better...

or at least a tiara and knee pads do. Wm. had soccer practice and this was the get up Lulu came out in? So I embraced it and got it on camera. She loves the Fancy Nancy books and this just seemed like a page right out of one of those books. I had to post both picture just so you could see her posing.

Toe point, hand on hip, she must learn that from her dad! Do I pose like that?

Sweet Family

So I guess it is because I am married to the Good Captain that this story seems so impressionable on me but I thought I would help spread the word. There is a cute couple that was in a plan crash in Arizona. The instructor didn't make it. The mom has burns over 80% of her body and the dad has burns over 30%. I assume they are about the same age as we are,they have four little children and could use any prayers and financial help. I added some links on the side so you can read more about them.

First Day of School

E's first day of school was August 18th and a week later Wm. had his first day of kindergarten. They each wore their school shirt on the first day of school.
Do you think he looks a little scared? I would be. What a big day for him.

Rock Climbing

We spent the night in Boise a few weeks ago and the kids and I found a great park. These pics are the kids climbing the rocks.

Who are you?

My brother and I had a long discussion about movies and I found out he doesn't like any movie that is a time piece. WHAT? So I was forced to watch Pride & Prejudice. Today I found this little quiz. This isn't at all how I would describe my self but how accurate can it really be? Maybe I should have the captain fill it out for me and see who I am in his eyes, scary.

Take the Quiz here!

You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of ridiculousness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, though you will never own it. Lest you seem too perfect, you have a tendency toward prejudgement that serves you very ill indeed.

The Chair

Summer is drawing to an end and I am actually very excited to get the boys back in school. Toady's reason: The Captain and I have had a banana chair since before we had children. He thought it would help him study chemistry, it didn't, it did help with the many hours of piloting classes, I think. Anyway, our somewhat tattered banana chair is the source of all contention in our home this week. Why? I don't know. I wish I knew. I had to lock it in my room just to keep the kids from fighting over it, seriously, a banana chair. It is mostly the boys but Lulu hates to be left out so she joins in the quest of being the ruler of the chair. No one wants to leave the chair because it would be like relinquishing the throne. So today I can't wait for school to start. When The Captain gets home we may consider getting rid of the chair or at least moving it into storage for awhile.

What would you do?

Your five-year-old has a cowlick in the middle of his uni brow, what do you do?

You may call this torture, I call it love. See how they pose so nicely for the picture before they rip it off and remember why they hate those wax strips.

It must come off, right? So they cause their own pain and I have two little boys and four eyebrows.

What is this stuff Mom?