Good morning daddy

Here is a quick picture of the youngest upon waking from her morning nap:

Can anyone read this?

While walking home from the library, we noticed these strange lights on the Chase building. We guess they are reflections of light from the building behind the camera (the sun is setting to the right of the building pictured), but nothing about the surface of the building would make one expect this particular array of lights. It looks like some ancient language, so if you recognize it and can read it, let us know ;).

This is why

you don't get makeup at age 16. At least in theory. But the 2 year old is defending her future rights. I guess there are stranger obsessions than wanting to break into mom's makeup several times per day.

What The!!?

Today, Zach's attempt at using "slang": "Mom, you scared me out of the heck!"

I'll be laughing for a week. Man, I love this boy.

Think Limitless!!!

So, we've decided that our dream big examples for our children are really sinking in. They have at least learned that you should never give a limit to what is possible, as what may happen could surprise you. Case in point:

Z: Hey, Chayce, how much ice cream do you want?
C: More.

Obviously, she was not going to limit him by saying "One more scoop." We sat back and watched this occur, to see how things proceeded...indeed, all of the ice cream was gone by the end of the evening. Happy 4th!!

'C' is for COOKIE!!!

Chair Remodel

We are trying to find some semblance of order, and given our current budget, that requires creativity and big dreams. My first adventure was turning some furniture we already had into furniture we wanted (not that we don't want what we have, but there was this cute little girl's room ensemble that I loved and...)

We had adopted a chair from great-grandma Tueller's house, and although it looked old & antique-y, it was falling apart. We'd been using it in the dining room as a side chair, but kept having to hammer it back together. Its sides were showing the wear from this, and the cushion just wasn't comfy.



So, I took it apart, painted it, re-upholstered the cushion with the innards of a pillow I didn't like anymore and a $1's worth of fabric.



Then I put the chair back together.
Here's what I ended up with. Not bad for a day's work, eh?