Lizard Girl

Lilly put the jacket to our little Joker toy in her mouth. It reminded me of a lizard or snake tongue. I just had to take a pic.
As you can see in the background...I try to let my kids play with the couch cushions and I have this basket of toys for Lil that I dump out for her to play with. Kids are only kids once, right? I am trying to learn that my house doesn't always have to be spotless. I was thinking the other day that when I had two kids my house was a lot cleaner. Now with three, some days my house goes to pot.

Octopus Lunch

I work in the scouts in our ward and one of the ideas in our activity book striked my fancy. It was an octopus made from a hot dog. You just cut legs out of the bottom part, boil, and the legs curl up like an octopus. Then you are suppose to put it on shells and cheese. We decided to have tator tots as the eggs and carrot shavings as the sea weed. The kids had a kick out of it.

Ants in the grass

Last night Wes found this pile of ants when he was mowing the lawn. Yuk! There were so many of them that it was hard to tell that pile was actually ants. Wes sprayed and they are no more. Sorry ant lovers.

Wes got Braces

Wes got braces on Monday. His teeth were really sore the first day, but they are getting better each day. He got the clear kind on top and then he will get his bottom ones on in about 5 months, supposedly. He is self conscious of them, but you can't even tell he is wearing them unless you get close up. I think he looks cute!
I had braces for 3 and a half years. So, I know what he is going through. It would have been a lot easier if I had gotten the clear kind. :( I guess tough times make you stronger.

Love the Present

I'm reading this book called, "A Joyful Mother of Children" by Linda J. Eyre. I got it at a garage sale, but it is so inspiring to me. The top of it was soaked by some type of liquid. This book has been so valuable to me. It helps me realize that even though times are really hard with young kids, and kids in general, that it is well worth it. The last chapter I read was called, "Love the Present". I just wanted to share a few quotes from the book.

"Little things--kindness, sharing, obedience--frequently slip passed without being mentioned. When we let this happen, we lose a golden opportunity to let our children know that we think they are terrific, in spite of any minor flaws they may posses".

"We mothers do have fun watching these little ones learn and grow. Sometimes we're so close that we can't see it, so we have to step back a little and focus--and remind ourselves about how much fun we're having".