For Christian....

One of the first few times I met Christian (Heidi's hubby) he told a hilarious Chuck Norris joke that was so funny I think I cried. I found this on another blog and thought of you Christian....

-There is no "CTRL" button on Chuck Norris' computer because Chuck Norris is always in control.

-Chuck Norris destroyed the periodic table because he only recognizes the element of surprise.

-When Chuck Norris falls in water, Chuck Norris doesn't get wet. Water gets Chuck Norris.

-Chuck Norris can divide by zero.

-Chuck Norris always knows the EXACT location of Carmen San Diego.

-It only takes Chuck Norris 20 minutes to watch 60 minutes.

-When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the Earth down.

-Chuck Norris is so fast, he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head.

-Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.

-Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice.

My Day

I stayed so busy today. There was the usual caring for the children and then the amazing feat of painting the hall way. It needs a second coat and we need need to get the part at the second floor ceiling. We don't have a latter tall enough to reach. I'd rather hire someone, but it is so little work I don't want to pay hundreds of dollars to have it done.

Owen decided that he would paint the walls to, except
he used his water colors thank goodness.

This evening when Garett got home we went out to Chick-fil-a for dinner and for their play ground. At the restaurant the few times he went down the slide he decided to go face first, smearing his face on the slide, his face must be so gross. I wish I had my camera. Owen decided he wasn't all that interested in playing so we went to Walmart for some groceries. Once we got there the sugar from the Sprite kicked in and Owen was in high gear running ever where. I didn't mind too much since I knew he needed the exercise. On the way home Owen kept asking me for my soda, so I was drinking it down so he wouldn't have much to drink, while I was doing this Garett was trying to distract him from asking me for the drink. Garett was very persistent but Owen got fed up and irritatedly said "I'm talking to mom." When we got home he said "I wanna go to bed" so it all ended well and my kid is talking more, so hurray for us.

Charly in her usual happy mood.

Blue yogurt for breakfast. What would make someone sell blue
yogurt? Or a better question, why did I buy blue yogurt?

Owen and Charly in their secret hideout. They are so content in there with a blanket over the top and some toys. I like this picture because as I was taking it Owen had pretended to put both Charly and Bear nite-nite. He is watching Bear sleep.

After I'm done with all my updating I'm going to read some of Midnight Sun on Stephanie Meyer.com :) :)

Forgiveness

I was reading my friend Bryn's email and she was talking about this quote that I just loved so I thought I would share.

C.S. Lewis, "Pride gets no pleasure of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man."

Bryn "I really like that quote, from Mere Christianity. The whole section on pride is just fabulous. He also talked about how when you are prideful, you withhold forgiveness for justification and keeping others in debt."

We all know people who just can't seem to let go of conflict, but I never had thought of it as withholding forgiveness for justification and keeping (or in order to keep) others in debt, giving them some type of power over another. It's a sad thing since the person withholding true forgiveness is hurting themselves by stopping their own growth and progression, and trying to force the same on another. Of course the person who is doing this, I would like to think, is not going about it with this purpose. But I think if we all were to examine our own behaviors we might be surprised that we have done this or maybe this is something we do and need to change about ourselves.

Thanks for the thought Bryn.

The Little Things of Life

Sorry to have confused anyone, I started this post last night, got frustrated and quit. So here I am again. Today was a good day. My house was clean for about an hour, I think that's a new record. I realized that I really need to get on with teaching Owen to pick up his own toys or I'll be doing it myself for many years to come. I also went to Enrichment and learned how to make soap. It is surprisingly a dangerous mix but the end results are wonderful. I took home a bar of goats milk soap to try. I don't know that I will ever be into soap making, but it's good to know how. Most days continue to be uneventful for the most part, just enjoying the little things, and the little ones of course, in our lives.

Oh, by the way, Owen would now like to be called Calliou instead of Owen.
He reminds me about twice a day. :)

My recent blueberry coffee cake try. It was good but not awesome.

Daddy and Owen giving raspberries to Charly.
Despite the bored look on her face, she really did laugh.

Owen took this picture of the moon. If you look hard enough you might actually see it. While most of his pictures are still of the floor, walls and ceiling... I'm happy that he is actually getting his target in the picture.

Daddy's new helicoptor, or as Owen calls it, the cracker.
We have a lot of fun flying it in the back yard.

We went to our playgroup at Swift Cantrell park.
We made boo boo kits, we all shared bandaids and let the
kids decorate the boxes. That was the idea of the project anyway.

This picture shows Owen working on the box, but it's deceptive because really he played on the playground nearly the entire time. So I decorated the box trying to make it look like something Owen would do. I know I failed because all of the stickers are going the right way and none of them are all piled up in one spot. :)

The finished product.

We have used it twice already.

And just for fun, this is Owen about to take a flying leap off the couch while yelling "To Infinity and Beyond". It's a lot of fun to watch but I'm pretty sure I should be discouraging this behavior, I should, but probably won't.

So Big!

Charly is growing so fast. Today was her last time wearing her plaid outfit. And she is doing a great job at sitting up so I decided to take some pictures. It seems like such a simple task, but between the drool, Owen trying to steal out attention and the camera working in slow motion, it became a bit of a production. In the end I just hoped I took at least one decent shot.

Sitting up is her new favorite way to be.
I help her up and she can balance pretty well.
She still over corrects, which scares me since
I don't know how hard she will bonk her head if I don't catch her.

This one is a favorite of mine because this is the
look she has on her face every time she looks at her Daddy.

More drool and Owen is being so sweet just for a minute anyway.

Then bam! A knee to the pigtail. We did stop him, baby girl
remained unharmed during this photo shoot. Note... More drool.

What else we've been up to...

This project was fun and Owen loved painting this car for his Daddy's desk at work. He painted it in phases. First the blue, then yellow, then red and last, glitter glue.

Of course, with all projects done by a 2-year-old, something goes missing. This time it was an axle and the plate that holds it in place, so I came up with the next best thing. Toothpicks.

And last but not least, we are officially a bike riding family! We have the two in tow and they are so much fun to pull. They giggle with nearly every bump and when I get tired going up hill...."go mommy!" I'm glad for my new bike and for the trailer we got off Craigslist.

5 Months Today!

She's sweet, she's sassy and she's covered in pink! It's Charly! I can hardly believe she is 5 months already. As time is flying by I'm realizing I need to take a lot more pictures of her to show how she is growing. "They" say it's what happens to the second one, so far it's true, but I'm trying to document as much as I can remember. The blog helps. Since she had a late check up you already know her hefty stats. But there are a few new milestones, she can now fit in to some of her 9 month clothing, she can now get both big toes in her mouth at the same time, and her hair has reached the pony tail / pig tail length!

Charly's first time swinging outside. She loved it!
She seemed very content with the swaying while she chewed on the harness strap.

Maybe there is not much of an expression on her face, but honestly I added this picture to show off my hair styling skills. I'm still learning, but it's worth it since it's so cute all done up.