5 months

Check out the fat rolls on his thighs. I love them.

This was last week, right after his teeth came in.

Surprise

This week's photo challenge is SuRpRiSe. I was trying to think if I had any pictures of my kids genuinely surprised. I really couldn't think of any off hand so I had to pose a surprise.So if you are wondering how to recreate this look, sit your 4-year-old child down in a chair and tell her that Christmas is tomorrow. Horribly mean, I know but I was sort of desperate. Luckily she is really not that gullible and this look only lasted for about 10 seconds, then she said,
"I know you are just kidding Mom, we don't even have a Christmas tree."
I also remembered that I did have this picture of Adam looking sort of surprised. I will have to think about what other pranks I can pull on my children.

Visit this site to see more surprised faces.

Hello Handsome

Can you believe how big this guy is?

He grew in 2 teeth last Thursday-Friday, pretty soon he will be mobile.

Showing off the infamous purple cow. I love his toothless grin.

More purple because it is fun

Last night there was a big thunderstorm so I wrapped her head up in a scarf so that she would not be so scared. Then she would not let me take the scarf off so she ended up wearing it for several hours.
Not Harold and the Purple Crayon, but a close second.

Purple challenge

Lots of purple

So in preparation for a photo challenge of purple, I snapped a few pictures of purple things we have.

Luckily our Vitex is blooming again.

Grace with her bouquet.

Grace before she dropped the jar and spilled water over her pink dress. Luckily she was wearing two dresses today.

I gave Merry a purple ribbon belt and she came outside with a sword in it ready for her picture to be taken. She then used the sword to try and prune some bushes.

The color purple makes me think of:
1. The book "The Color Purple" which I have not read in a long time but remember thinking it was sort of strange so maybe I will never reread it.
2. The book "Harold and the Purple Crayon" which made me want to take a picture of Merry coloring with a purple crayon.
3. The poem "I never saw a Purple Cow." We are in possession of a purple cow, maybe tomorrow I will take a picture of it.

Since Jacob didn't want to wear purple, color with purple or hold purple flowers he dug in our garden and found a purple eggplant.

Side notes:
1. Purple used to be on the lower half of my color choices, this assignment improved its standing slightly.
2. I love the t-shirt dresses that Merry and Grace are wearing. They look cute lots of different ways and they pass Merry's comfy clothes test and my ultra cheap clothes test.
3. The purple pictures had to include a face. That is why my kids showed up a lot.

Why I think my life is great

This white princess is always finding herself in trouble. Luckily today a pirate with a key chain attachment on his head was there to save the day. Good thing, because that dang sheriff was laying down on the job and tan Luke had his light saber glued to his hand with a plastic welder.

Orange Luke was a couple of stairs down just in case the pirate didn't get the job done.
(Orange Luke lost one of his hands in a tragic dryer accident- he has currently been released from rescuing duty until a new bionic hand can be found).

Just in case you wanted to know, the white princess is the most popular toy in our house this summer. Not to be confused with the pink princess who is styling a pink bodice with a white skirt and a long braid. She totally gets snubbed.