Thirty-Nine

Let me out! Talk about puppy dog eyes ... this guy's got some!

Thirty-Eight

Stressful ENT appointment today! Silly girl. Apparently she was excited to get the wax cleaned out of her ears ;)

Thirty-Seven

I'm lovin' my 'new to me' claw foot oak table! I've eaten many meals from this table but since my mom passed it down to us a couple of years ago its been sitting in the garage waiting to be refinished. It was at the top of Ryan's honey-do list once he finished school.

Tonight it was dry and for the first time we all sat down together and ate at the newly refinished table. Oh how I've missed family meals!

Thirty-Six

"We need to get your hair cut soon."

"No, I like it like this. Don't I look strangely mature?"

Thirty-Five

Jesus. By Logan.

Thirty-Four

Independence. We've been teaching a lot of that around here lately. There are just some things most seven and nine year olds are already doing, but mine were not. With a little help, it's amazing what these kiddos can learn to do! Dishes! This is the boy that won't eat off dishes from anyone else's house, or from a restaurant, unless they're disposable. He was started to balk at dishes we made him wash himself ... because they weren't clean like the dishes Mom washes. So today I decided it was time to TEACH him how to wash dishes. No excuses, we were doing it and we were doing it the right way. Did I mention I don't have a dishwasher. Uh-huh. You know where I'm going with this ;)

Thirty-Three

My purple flats. Grrrrr. But how can I be mad at this face?