What we've been up to

I've been posting a few of my personal musings lately... I bet some of you (grandparents) are wondering what those crazy kids are up to.

Em in the author's chair in her kindergarten class. Her teacher says she is a "prolific writer."

Caleb and Baby Jacob will be the same size soon if Jacob doesn't stop growing.

I loved this. This was the kids' reaction at their first exposure to Yo Gabba Gabba. Elinor said, "I love this!" Caleb said, "Maybe I like this. I think I do." Emily said, "I don't like this... well, I sort of like this but I think it might be for younger kids than me." They were all mesmerized.

I love Playmobil. It is great for all ages (over 2).

I let Emily choose a recipe for us to make together. She chose strawberry shortcake. It was great except that strawberries are out of season and cost like $20/lb.

Joseph did a really fun singing time for New Years. He rolled up the songs and put them in these little poppers and then put them back together. I didn't think they would work, but Joseph was pretty sure about it. I guess sometimes it pays to mess around with fireworks as a youngster.

Yes, that is a baguette and a treaure map on the table there.

Emily is a little bit of a packrat. I throw away a lot of her stuff at nighttime, but sometimes it still gets a little bit out of control. I was impressed by how much stuff we pulled off the top of her dresser for her to go through. She's a good girl.

Also, one other thing. Yesterday I chose to use my time sweeping and mopping. Because of this dinner was not ready when Joseph got home and dishes were out of control. I just feel like I caught up this evening after the kids went to bed. Does that seem a little off to you?