Hanging Around My Gym

Layne, Bryce and their BFF Jeanne at their My Gym class.

Fashion Statements...I think.

One of my goals as I enter into this world of staying at home full time is to only use the computer (Blackberry does not count) when the children are asleep. I often get caught up in what I am doing on the computer and forget about the kids. However, this morning I HAD to use the computer to take care of some serious business...coordinating a photo session and outfits with several other moms...that will be a whole other blog on its own someday. I swear I was using the computer for about 10 minutes and this is what I found in my bathroom:

Apparently mascara goes on your cheeks and hair and not on your eyelashes. Luckily the mascara had not dried yet and it was not as difficult as I thought it was going to be to get it off. Even though Bryce had nothing to do with this fiasco I had to include her fashion sense as well...
Sunglasses on top of your head is all the rage when you are playing Playdoh at the table.

Pigtails~ maybe

I made my first attempt at pigtails. The girls loved them but my craftmanship needs some work. I am so pretty even with breakfast on my chin!

I am a princess mommy even if my head is lopsided.

Whatcha talking about Willis?

I am often shocked and surprised by some of the things that comes out of Graham's mouth. He is like a sponge and absorbs everything. He may not remember where his shoes are but he can pull things out of his head that blow my mind.

Graham: The monsters are going to get the bad people.
Mommy: Why just the bad people?
Graham: They have skin.
Mommy: Whatcha talking about Graham? Skin? Like what is on your body.
Graham: No mommy, s k i nnnnn, like what you get when you do something wrong.
Mommy: You mean S-I-N.
Graham: That is what I said ~ SKIN.

M: Why did you do that? Now you are going to have to take a time out for bothering your sister.
G: Jesus made me do it.

Bryce's favorite sayings lately:

Where are you?
I'm awake MOOOOOMMMMMM.
Don't bother me Bubba.
Hug you a minute. (when she wants me to hold her)

Layne's favorite sayings:

I did it!
I want to hug you. (when she wants me to hold her)
I miss you.
Where's daddy? Daddy at work?

Complete Randomness

It has been awhile since I have posted any pictures of the kids and the reason is 3 of the last 4 weeks I have been gone and since I have been home I can't stop watching the Olympics.

Here are just a couple of pics from my last and final trip of the summer, the year, and probably the next decade. It is Maui with 7 girlfriends, no husbands and no children. View from our condo
View from Mama's Fishhouse
1/2 the Hawaii Peeps ( I did not have any of all 8 of us.)


Fun with daddy

Buzz getting in on some of the laughs.

G plus F, a little L and some B on the side equals complete happiness:

Graham was able to have his BFF spend the ENTIRE day with him. He was in Heaven. Even the girls enjoyed spending the day with our special guest. I was taking a picture of G and F with their adorabale matching Hawaii shirts when Layne snuck in the photo as I snapped it. Bryce on the other hand waited for G and F to depart upstairs when she unloaded F's bag and put everything on. I even took all 4 kids to McDonald's for lunch. Someone even asked me if I had 2 sets of twins since G and F were dressed alike and B and L were also. I wish I had a picture of that but of course no camera with me at the time.