down and out

Brought the kids to work this past weekend while we painted the staff lounge. The boys loved playing the instruments. I wish I could paint my classroom....then maybe I wouldnt feel so depressed about working.

A before and after shot of the lounge - isn't it nice?

The many faces of Charbar

Henry helping Daddy give Miss C a bath:

Owen's turn!:

bff's

we're working on it....

Our nightly ritual of AFV and potty time. *SIGH*

Charby is still a little small for the bouncer...

phone pic

Just had to share this blurry picture from this morning, taken with my phone. It's the dress my friend E made for Charlotte, plus her cute socks given by my friend Jennyc. She is one happy baby in her stylish clothes. :)

Find the headband!

Daddy's not a fan of baby headbands so we all tried this one on tonight to see how it looked. Opinions were not changed.

fun in massanutten

Birthday party with friends:

Playing miniature golf for the first time:

Fun in the park:

And fun in the condo:

Check out that huge tub:

choo choo!

Todd and the kids at Trailside Park, sitting on a bench.

Today was our last day of real summer - back to work tomorrow for Mommy. SUCKS!

We are leaving the boys in charge of Charlotte and Jamison and Calvin in charge of the boys.

I think it'll work out just fine. Right?

funny story i just remembered

On the way to the beach, we stopped at McDonalds for lunch. I chose it because it had a huge play area and the boys needed to get some energy out. Every other family with kids chose it, too. Unfortunately, the playyard was closed (cue whining and repitition of "I wanna go in dere!" now) so we sat near the door and ate our nuggies. We had been there a while when a man that looked sort of like the one here (but NOT a cartoon) wearing a McDonalds uniform and many tattoos came by to empty the trash. Owen yelled "OH! MOMMY!" pointing at him. I tried to shush him but he wouldn't give in and after many attempts to tell me what he was thinking he screamed, "IT IS! IT'S OLD MCDONALD!" I, and the parents crammed in the restaurant, all guffawed and Henry said, "Maybe not."

Beach Quotes

"Mommy, take a picture NOW!"

"Where DanielStephen?" (Never Daniel and Stephen, always DanielStephen)

"Is Charlotte sleeping with me?" - DanielStephen

A picture of her before bad Mommy allowed her to get sunburned:

Mealtime on the deck.....
"I WANT ICE CREAM!!!!!" - Henry

"We did it! We did it!" - Owen, after arriving at the beach, a la Dora the Explorer

"UUUUPPPPP! UUUUUPPPPP! WAAAAHHHHHHH!" - Henry

"Mommy, build it NOW." - Henry, about his sand castle.

"I smash it!!!" - Henry and Owen, 2 seconds after I build the sand castle.

"I take a shower?" - Owen, who loved the shower (his first)

"I not take a shower!" - Henry, who hated it.

Crackin' me up.

from glassgiant.