My Favorite Line of the Day

After their baths, I promised Keaton and Weston they could watch an episode of the Clone Wars (a new series on cartoon network).

During one of the final scenes, a traitor droid unit (a gold r2d2 called r3--i know, i know-- i am getting star wars geeky) was destroyed in a battle.  Weston climbed up on my lap and, with all the empathy he could muster, moaned:

When Life Gives you...

  ... unripe, green, very sour lemons - USE LOTS OF SUGAR!

The boys were out playing in the backyard while I was getting some work done.  At one point Keaton comes in and says, "Dad, can we have some sugar?"  Fine.

Next thing I know I see Keaton and Weston happily engaged in making something in the kitchen.

Baby Teeth

Weston lost his first baby tooth on Wednesday. It was actually about 5 o'clock in the morning when I felt a little nudge and heard a sleepy, but excited, "Mama!"

I peeled my eyes open to see his open hand, inches from my face, with a tiny tooth right in the middle of his palm.

My heart broke, just a little.

I am crazy about those little teeth and I hate to say goodbye to them.

Mmmmm-mmmm....good

Thanksgiving is just about two weeks away so I thought I would post the recipe of the side dish that always has a place at our Thanksgiving table--or any table where we feast!

Pomegranate Salad

· 1 C. whipping cream, whipped

· 1 bottle marshmallow crème

· Seeds from 2 pomegranates

· 1 can crushed pineapple, well drained

· 1 medium sliced banana

· ½ C. chopped nuts (optional)

Fold marshmallow crème into whipping cream. Fold in the rest of ingredients just before serving.

 

Some Items are Not Machine Washable

Shucks.

Mama's Boy

Stuffed in the bottom of Keaton's backpack I found an art project he made at school. It was a paper cornucopia filled with things he is thankful for. I laughed when I realized he had pasted on a picture of fire as one of the things he is thankful for, but then again, he is the master of the flames and the stoker of the fire. Also, I loved that he included a tiny picture of bones.

But my heart felt all fuzzy when I saw the tattered "mama" glued to the brown construction paper.

The feeling is mutual--I would stick that boy's name on my cornucopia, too!

My Pretty

Kate's Elphaba costume was handmade and hand delivered from her sweet Aunt in California.  She literally put it on and ran out the door to Trick or Treat.  She did not want to pause for a picture.  I don't know what happened to her cape and her green face was melting ("I'm MELTING")...but who would ever notice any of that when we can drool over the corset?  I think I will put an order in for a few corsets for me!

Editor

One of the presents Katie was most excited to receive for her birthday was a premium subscription to picnik, a photo editing website.

She has spent hours unleashing her artistry on our old pictures.

Her latest project--

She turned this:

into this:

She is so cute!

Extra Large with Cheese, please

I  bought an adorable apron on Saturday.  It is so cute that I put it on as soon as I got home and didn't take it off for 7 hours--and I even ordered pizza for dinner while I had it tied neatly around my waist!

Remains of the Day

Weston has all of three pieces of candy and an empty jolly rancher wrapper left from Halloween.

yep...that's the face of an inhaler.

Halloween 2008

Jedi

Caramel Apples

Pretty China Girls

(Kate was an incredible Elphaba from Wicked...will post pic soon!)