Photo Friday: The door throwback

March 20, 2015March 20, 20157 Comments

I don’t know why, but I just love pictures of kids and doors:

“I wonder what’s in here…”

“I’m goin’ in, Mom…”

Maybe it’s because my sons love to explore (particularly where and when they shouldn’t). Maybe it’s because it’s a fantastic reminder that to a child, everything is new and different and somehow magical, which is something that adults often seem to forget. Maybe it’s because it reminds me of the magic I used to see in the world, and that the magic still exists if I’d just take the time to look for it.

I don’t know about you, but I could use a little magic at the moment.

What reminds you to seek the magic in your own life?

Have a great weekend, everybody, and don’t forget to check out Charnele’s throwback post!

Photo 365 #221

March 16, 20158 Comments

We had a tiny handyman at our house this weekend:

mr. fixit

Here he is trying to fix a picture before hanging it on the living room wall. He also fixed our steps. He’s quite the handy little Cricket.

Do your kids ever fix up your house like this? What do they do?

Photo 365 #218

March 13, 20154 Comments

2015-02-15 08.21.37 Cricket is the family comedian. He says such funny things, but he’s funniest when he’s being completely serious.

We’ve been enjoying the Music and Lyrics soundtrack in the car lately. The boys always ask me the name of each song as it comes on, and sometimes they ask me another half dozen times throughout the course of the song. Last night Cricket really wanted to hear the song “Tony the Beat,” but “A Different Sound” was playing, so he asked me which song was next:

Me: “Love Autopsy.”
Cricket: “What song is after that?”
M: “PoP! Goes My Heart.”
C: “And after that?”
M: “Buddha’s Delight.”
C: “And after that?”
M: “Meaningless Kiss.”
C: “And after that?”
M: “Entering Bootytown.”
C: “And after that?”
M: “Way Back Into Love.”

At this point, I fully expected him to ask what came after that (again), and since “Tony the Beat” was the next song, I thought maybe that would put an end to the questions (for a few minutes, anyway). Instead, this happened:

C: *thinks for a minute*
C: “Entering Bootytown is the way back into love?”
M: *facepalm of epic proportions*

I told Seymour about it when we got home. He’d had a long day of running errands, and this put a big ol’ smile on his face. His response? “From the mouths of babes…”

Kids. 🙂

Photo Friday throwback time!

February 27, 2015February 27, 20153 Comments

In honor of Bubbles’ well-received mention of Hoth, here’s a picture of him all dressed up for Halloween:

He’s four in this picture, and it was actually taken at Christmas – his grandma made him the costume as a Christmas gift and he wore it the following Halloween. He was so excited; he couldn’t wait to go trick-or-treating as Luke-from-the-third-movie-when-he’s-all-in-black-and-has-the-green-light-saber. 🙂

Over the years, Bubbles has become interested in many other awesome things, but he’s a Star Wars fan first and foremost, and I don’t see that ever changing. Yay! 🙂

Don’t forget to check out Charnele’s throwback post – it’s de-lovely. 🙂

Photo 365 #203

February 26, 20156 Comments

Funny how much can change in a day, isn’t it? Driving into work yesterday looked like this:

snowyroad

Meanwhile, this morning was bright and sunny, and the few clouds in the sky added to the scene, rather than detracting from it. If it weren’t so blessed cold (we’re talking record lows), I’d say this is the kind of day that makes a person feel good to be alive, but since it is, I’ll leave you with something Bubbles said last night:

B: “When I got off the bus, I thought I was on Hoth.”

Kid’s not wrong… 🙂

Photo 365 #200

February 23, 2015Leave a comment

Lumberjack down!

Apparently I have a lumberjack for a son. And apparently, he’s rather a clumsy lumberjack, as he fell into a ditch full of snow retrieving the mail Saturday afternoon.

Guess it’s a good thing he wasn’t armed with any tools of the trade. 🙂

What silly things have your kids said lately?

Photo 365 #198

February 21, 20152 Comments

I’m not sure whose expression is funnier here, Thumper’s or Bubbles’:

candycoma

Okay, Bubbles takes the cake. But Thumper takes the candy. 🙂

He won a huge pot of candy at the first fish fry of Lent last night. Apparently he correctly guessed how many pieces were in the container. He was so excited when they gave him the whole thing! He shared quite nicely, but I hate to think how much of this he ate before we left.

Fish fries are definitely my favorite part of Lent. The counter full of chocolate goodies? That was difficult. Luckily there were plenty of people to talk to and keep me away from all the deliciousness. 🙂

Photo Friday scouting throwback

February 20, 2015February 20, 20157 Comments

I was a proud Girl Scout when I was little, and so were pretty much all my friends. We had great leaders and lots of fun.

scouts

This is a picture from a field trip to the local TV station. I remember this trip being a lot more fun than the one we took for school some years later, but the best part about this picture is that Jenni and I are still friends, even after all these years. 🙂

Don’t forget to check out Charnele’s throwback post, and have a great weekend!

Photo 365 #197

February 20, 2015February 20, 20154 Comments

2015-02-15 08.25.30 Don’t let that adorable face fool you – this is his mischievous smile. This smile says, “I’m gonna do somethin’…Somethin’ bad…Muahahaha!”

And now I’m having flashbacks to Gerbil in a Microwave. That was fun. 🙂

I love my little Thumper bunny, but wow – this kid…He’s definitely something else. On the bright side, he woke up this morning with a dry diaper, so I’m super excited because I hate potty training and am really looking forward to being done with it. That is probably all I’ll say on the topic until I can throw out the diapers for good, but I was so excited this morning that I was ready to scream it from the rooftops. 🙂

Happy Friday, everybody!