Pretty

Ellie has been really into dresses and skirts lately. Unfortunately, this has come during the winter, when we only have 2 pairs of warm tights - and this mom thinks skirts and dresses are just kinda silly when the weather is below freezing. Also, Ellie isn't one to sit nicely in a dress - or be concerned about panties showing and/or tearing her tights. So, I tend to purchase jeans and pants for her.

Anyways, when she can, she either wears a dress or changes into a dress when she plays around the house. One day recently, I had told her she needed to take off the dress she was wearing (it was a spring, sleeveless type) so that we could go somewhere. She started crying and said, "Mom, you are taking off my pretty! Please, don't take off my pretty."

How do you spend an evening?

Watching TV? Playing board games? Doing a puzzle?
At our house, we dance in the living room - kids in their underwear. Or sometimes the cushions come off the couch, and Billy wrestles with Jack and Ellie. Amelia & I usually try to steer clear of that one - as that gets pretty rowdy. But the kids LOVE to turn on the radio - we listen to The Bus - and dance our little hearts out! I don't think you'll find any of us on the next season of Dancing with the Stars - but it's a good way to burn some energy.

Lazy Dog

It looks as if we rescued a very lazy dog! It works well, since we have a small house, and we couldn't really handle a high-energy, spaz dog. She pretty much lays around all day -- she enjoys her walks, and does play with the kids here and there. But for the most part, she finds joy being in her kennel or checked out on the couch.

Pizza Face

Luckily this is actually pizza on her face - and not early puberty on my 10-month old! Look, she's even got it in her hair behind her ear. Least to say, she had a bath after lunch.

"You're a Nark"

The other day, Ellie and Jack were racing across the living room. If you've been in my living room, then you know that this was a short race!

Ellie would say, "On your mark, Get set, GO!" And then Jack starting chiming in, but his sounded like this: "You're a nark, get set, GO!"