Friday, November 14, 2008

November 14, 2008

Lately around here photos have been in sort of a famine mode. Today was a no school day, which usually results in feast.

First of all we had pictures. I won't share all, so that your Christmas cards will be a surprise. This is the best one of all three. Rowan was not happy to be there, but there are no visible tears in this one, so that equals success.



I had such high hopes for this one -kind of a Rowan's point of view. Unfortunately, not only was Rowan not excited about it, the photographer was a dud. We're usually very happy with where we go, but not today. As Jon said, "She had no game." Yucky arrangements, not good with kids.
Bad.
After pictures Jon went back to work, and we did a craft. That means Ellie loved every minute of it. Conor started with us, then got angry because it wasn't working out just like the example. He finished, but not very pleasantly.

And we listened to High School Musical. I'm not sure how much of this is dance moves (inherited from Jon) and how much is balance correction, but he sure had fun!

And no picture on this, just something I want to remember. As I was making dinner Conor and Ellie decided to pick up.(!) Ellie did the upstairs living room, and Conor did the downstairs family room. As he came up the steps, Conor said to her "My gym is done." We've never called it that, but he's right!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

November 13, 2008

He is a daredevil. Several times today this is what we saw. And it always included the big grin.





One of the attempts:

November 12, 2008

Conor was home from school sick on Wednesday. I don't know who enjoyed it more, him or Rowan. I left them in their room for a minute or two, and this is what I found when I came back.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

November 9, 2008


I just wish the big kids would pay attention to Rowan. He gets no attention at all.

November 8, 2008

On Saturday we went to Grandma and Grandpa Wilson's to celebrate Thanksgiving!

This boy loves his pumpkin pie!

November 7, 2008

On Friday, Conor and Ellie purged their Halloween/birthday party candy. I gave them each a gallon ziploc bag, and told them to only keep what they would eat. They also went through our leftover candy. (Even though the weather was beautiful, we didn't have nearly as many trick-or-treaters as usual). There are some stuffed ziploc bags in our cupboard!

Friday, November 7, 2008

November 6, 2008

I know, another silly smile. But this is the only way you can see his 4+ teeth.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

November 5, 2008

Not long ago, the kids' teacher stopped me in the hall and told me that that morning they'd been talking about people who were trustworthy. They talked about moms and dads and teachers. Then Ellie raised her hand. "Conor is trustworthy because he always plays with me and he always does what he says he's going to."

I don't know who was more teary, their teacher or me!

November 4, 2008

We are easily entertained, I guess. Ellie climbed to the top twice, Rowan tried countless times, and Conor barely made it up to the second rung. And then only because we forced him to.





Sunday, November 2, 2008

November 2, 2008

It seems that somewhere in the "Handbook for Six Year Olds" it is written that whenever you go to a HSM event with your aunt and Mom, you should have curly hair. So in honor of the movie this afternoon, we got out the curling iron. Poor girl, by the end of the movie it's just as straight as before.

Sometimes when he's extra tired, we all need a reminder.

November 1, 2008

Ellie and I ran to Target on Saturday (no dishwasher soap!). She had some money so we stopped in the dollar section. She got two stuffed animals (one for Conor) and some jewel tattoos.