Denise was having Hayden and Violet make Halloween decorations at daycare. They made pumpkins, ghosts, and bats. Most of the decorations are great for kids, but one of the ones Violet made was a bit suggestive.

Last week Hayden had his first dentist appointment.  As you can tell from the blurrieness in the first picture, he was very excited.  Before we even got inside the office, he was focused on the handicapped button that opened the door.  Once inside, the dentist (dental hygienist, but Hayden and Violet know her as the…

It rained quite a bit over the past two days. This was good for our lawn and garden, but the kids were starting to get a little stir crazy (this doesn't bode well for winter). This evening the clouds broke and the sun came out so I took the kids for a bike ride to…

One morning, the kids and I were taking silly pictures with my phone. This one is my favorite. I can’t look at this picture and not smile. Here are some other good ones to give your smiling muscles a workout:

Our little Violet seems to have bad luck with her bike. A couple weeks ago, she ended up with a flat tire. As a family, we all worked together to change it. Then, just this past week, her other tire went flat. Again, we (I say we, but it’s really Mike with his tire knowledge…

The other day Violet and Hayden were helping me get dressed.  Hayden was putting on my watch and asking to get “odorant” since I was putting deodorant on.  While I was helping Hayden put on deodorant, Violet was putting on my pants.  A couple more years and I think the legs will be long enough. 

Tonight, Violet and I were working on doing some art projects before bed. She really wanted to use markers, so that is what we decided to use. After a bit of coloring, she accidentally got some on her hands. I assured her that the markers were washable. She was very worried that the marker would…