Hippo-ray!

About a month ago our family took a trip to the San Diego Zoo. I have been meaning to post these pictures for a while but haven't because I'm totally drawing a blank and can't think of anything clever to say about them. Just look at the cheesy title. Can you come up with something better?...Enjoy!

Gnomeone Mourns The Wicked

Ever wonder what a garden gnome does when he's not busy greeting the passerby?

First he finds his two best friends to hang out with for a while...until he gets tired of being mistaken for a munchkin.Glindaand Elphaba.

Afterwards he's usually hungry and hits up the ladies for some food......where he then makes an old family recipe, "Candy Soup."He gets thirsty too.He sometimes helps out the trolls and mans the local bridge.He volunteers at the dog training center. Dogs like them because they see eye-to-eye.He finds time to catch up with his buddy, Superman, while playing with a whoose-it-whats-it.He enjoys his time out of the garden so much, he sometimes throws a fit when he has to go back...or his mom won't let him have a sucker.

Saturday

Why we like our Saturdays...


We get to see Kendall's fish-face.




(It's her concentra-tion face)

Oh yeah, she totally scored right here.

We get to see Austen so cool under pressure. Just look at the guy charging him!

This is the one day when the "highlighter pack" gets together.

Grandpa brings out his pink parasol.

And finally, we get to run through tunnels.

Who wouldn't love today?

Halloween Action

Halloween is in full swing at our house. Although Kendall is a bit confused -- we put up our decorations because "it's Halloween" but we are not going trick-or-treating today because "it's not Halloween yet". So, here is what we are doing to pass the time until the Halloween Halloween is here.

Kendall first came up to me and said, "Mom, I know how to make a ghost." So naturally I asked her to show me.



She's also been having fun with Play-Dough. We've been making lots of ghosts and jack-o-lanterns.














Morgan was given an assignment to help Clifford decide what to be for Halloween. All she was given was an outline of Clifford on an 11 x 17 piece of white card stock. What else would he want to be but Elphaba? Doesn't everybody?

Soccer Babes

Soccer season has begun and I think I was born to be a soccer mom. I really do enjoy my Saturday's at the soccer field. Maybe it helps that Kendall's games are only 20 minutes long and Morgan's are 30. It helps too that my own kids thoroughly enjoy it. Scott is enjoying being a coach and I a Team Mom. The other day Beck spent Kendall's entire 45-minute practice by himself, literally dribbling a ball and wandering all around the grass. I am happy to say I think we have many a Soccer Saturday's to come. Soccer is in our blood.

Frockly T-Shirt Giveaway

You can try, but just so you know I'm totally going to win. Still, you should try, I love competition...

Frockly T-Shirt Giveaway

BTM

I made a little reference a bit ago that I have turned into a bean...meaning I have started working part time for Lymabean. Here is a little background on my coworker...