A two year old in a turleneck!

He's so clute! (that's how Gigi says "cute")

Last night while I was working on an "ideas" list to send to family members who had requested suggestions for the kids for Christmas I wanted a little noise in the house (how ironic is that). I turned on the t.v. and quickly grew both bored and disgusted at my options on the 2 1/2 channels that we get so opted to look for a movie. I didn't really feel like watching a movie, but I wanted something on. I found an old video that spanned the first 2 1/2 years of Aidan's life. Oh my goodness! It was good for me to see my little guy in all his 2 year old glory and remind myself that he is still that precious even though he is approaching 7!

Tonight we put the movie on for the kids and they thoroughly enjoyed it. Emma was even seen on the video a couple of times (poor second child). Good thing Gianna was just as happy as could be announcing who she saw and that they were "so funny!" because she is not in any family movies as far as I can remember (note to self...video Gigi).

As I was rounding kids up for bed tonight Aidan came skipping down the hallway and declared, "I'm so happy!".

"That's great Aidan, why are you so happy?"

"It was just so much fun for me to see myself being as cute as Gianna is. I didn't know I was ever that cute!".

Fun times!

Hair Cut Night

The kids were due for a haircut. As is tradition in this house they lined up for a spot at "Momma's Barber and Salon". The littlest one just needed her bangs trimmed...she's working on growing "big girl hair". Here are some before and after pics. Emma's is definitely the most dramatic.

Couple of pics

I haven't posted pictures in awhile and I just happened to have two willing subjects nearby! :-)

So far, so good!

Today marks the end of our first quarter of homeschooling for the year. Yahoo!!! Only 8 more weeks until we are on Christmas break with Brett home and more hot chocolate to drink than should be legal. I am happy to announce that we are on schedule or ahead with regard to the kids' school work. I have been extremely diligent this first quarter and hopefully will continue through the second quarter so when this little girl decides to make her appearance I can guiltlessly take as much time off as I want. I see a lot of unstructured, independent "study" in my children's future! :-)

The house is relatively clean (okay, so only the bathrooms are "disinfected clean" but I will be mopping the floor later today so that counts) so we are going to head out to the library. When we return we will be baking pumpkin muffins, the kids are going to watch "Peter Pan" because we just finished reading the original "Peter Pan and Wendy", Emma has ballet, and then hopefully Brett will make an appearance for the evening and a game of Stratego with Aidan.

This weekend we are teaching our first NFP class since being recertified, Brett has a bazillion concerts (okay, just one, but a ton of rehearsals...well, two...but, but, but....). It won't be a relaxing weekend by any stretch of the imagination, but oh well, what can ya do?

Her baby horse!

Gianna woke up this morning demanding her baby horse. "The one that the lady gave me". "We have to go find my baby horse". So we searched, and searched, and searched in her room for this alleged baby horse...to no avail. It wasn't until she told me, after I handed her the wrong horse, "I can't ride on this horse", that I realized she must have had a dream about a horse. Her eyes literally popped open requesting we find this horse so I should have known that no horse actually exists. However, explaining this "dream" concept to a 2 1/2 year old is not too easy and I have a feeling she is going to stay in her sulky mood for much of the morning where she, "Needs mommy!" Ah well....I'll take the snuggles any way I can get them.

Marco...chicken?

The kids are currently playing some rendition of "Marco Pollo". You know, the game where one person has his/her eyes closed and tries to find every one else by yelling "Marco!" and listening for the "Pollo" from the others. I absolutely love the way Gianna plays because she pronounces "Pollo" like the Spanish word for "chicken", "pollo". Maybe she's calling the "it" person a chicken? :-) I don't know, but I get such a kick out of it!