Fancy Nancy's Newest Adventure

I wasn't feeling so well, so Madi kindly offered, "I'll give you adjustment and read you a story." Unfortunately, the story that she "read" involved Fancy Nancy getting poisoned.

Zip Line Fun

Caleb and Madi were so excited to zip line!

Fourth of July Fun!

Our Little Elf

I asked Madi what she wanted to drink and didn't get an answer. That's when I discovered that she was drinking maple syrup from the bottle.

Caleb Quote O' the Day

Caleb's wisdom of the evening: "It's a bad idea to do a somersault in the shower."

Space Center FAIL

Space Center FAIL: Madi referred to the astronauts as "space aliens," and said of John Glenn, "That looks just like Obi Wan Kenobi."

A Dousing of Orange

Madi's first trip to Austin! When she called a longhorn "that moose" we knew that we had best get the indoctrination under way. After all, she was born during a Texas football game. Can she go to school anywhere else?

A Friendly Afternoon

The kids spend a fun afternoon with some old (young) friends.

Sleepy Girl

For a while, Madi needed an ice pack for the slightest bump or bruise. Here, she somehow fell asleep with the ice pack on her head.

Dickens Quote

‎"I love these little people; and it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us." Charles Dickens

Don't Cross this Girl!

We are apparently raising quite the little feminist. She just told me the story of her "pretend soccer team" where the coach posted a sign that said "No Girls Allowed." The coach then fell into a lake, was eaten by an alligator, and had his eyes poked out by a knight. An unfortunate situation, really.

Ode to the Watermelon

Apparently Mark Twain and I share a fierce love for a certain fruit "The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things. It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth. When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat. It was not a southern watermelon that Eve took; we know it because she repented." -Mark Twain

So Long Panthers

A few pics from Caleb's last soccer game of the season.

Little Babywearer

Both children insist that they're big enough to carry the baby. Here's Madi practicing with her baby doll in the mei tai.

Nighttime Friends

Instead of just cuddling with one stuffed animal, Caleb decided to take it a step further. I found him asleep one night with his socks stuffed full of stuffed animals! Creative way to keep those little critters close.