Just some cute pictures

I think Kaylee is baptizing her baby...

Isaac is "reading" a story he has memorized to Kaylee

Matt claims this looks exactly like one of my baby pictures... he may be right


Random, but I thought I would share...

Four questions you may not know the answer to...

Question: What is behind the door?

Answer: You probably guessed that one... they were pretending it was an oven (too much Hansel and Gretel I think)

Question: What are Isaac and Kaylee cooking in their pots?

Answer: Lobsters that they just caught (see pic below...)

Question: Why is Isaac standing in the bathroom sink?

Answer: Because he peed on his foot and then decided to wash it off


Question: What should I do with all the cucumbers I am growing in my garden?

Answer: Seriously, I like cucumbers and all, but I have like 4 in the fridge right now...

History of Hydrangeas

I LOVE hydrangeas. I love them even more now that the two that I have are actually alive and well.

Here is a short history.

Summer of 2005: We had NO landscaping when we bought this house.

Summer of 2006: I bought a hydrangea for the front yard. It promptly died. I had to look at it out of my kitchen window for the rest of the summer. It was quite a dissapointment.

Summer of 2007: My hydrangea bloomed! I actually enjoyed looking out my window again. I was so pleased that I bought another one (with larger blossoms) for a corner in the backyard. I planted it, and it too promptly died.

Summer of 2008. Both of my hydrngeas are alive and well and we are selling the house (landscaping included...) But at least my plants are providing me with enough blossoms to decorate with for the next couple of months.

every kid's bathroom needs some fresh flowers

kitchen table

Isaac's Bike

This was Isaac's first bike (the picture was taken in June of 2006). My children have been fighting over this bike all summer, and although Isaac just recently learned how to pedal it (simmply because he WOULD NOT let Matt or I teach him) I thought it was time for him to pass this bike onto his sister move on to something bigger.

So, off to buy a new bike (Kaylee really wanted one too, but thankfully we were able to leave the store with just one) With his history of learning to do, well pretty much anything that requires listening to his mother, I was curious to see how he would handle the new bike. It took about 15 minutes for him to get the hang of it. Thank goodness! And Kaylee is very happy when I tell her that the little bike is all hers. She sits on it and says, my bike, my bike...

Isaac told me "I am going to get up early every morning and ride my bike" (Hasn't happened yet, but it's a nice thought)

Isaac on his bike

Isaac off his bike

When I saw this picture, the first thing I thought was not, oh, my poor baby fell off his bike, but wow, our grass actually looks really green!