Me and Rip Van Winkle

They say that the way you spend your New Year’s Eve will determine how you spend the upcoming year.

I’m okay with this.

(it’s not like I couldn’t use the beauty sleep… because, clearly…)

Mack and I fell asleep long before the ball dropped. We were nudged awake in time to see the last few seconds of 2008, give kisses all around, and then we went right back to sleep.

Happy New Year, sleepy heads.

I hope your holiday…

has been full of happy surprises!

The Usual Suspects

We celebrated the end of October like we always do:

The girl studied pumpkin anatomy.

The kids designed spooky gourd decor.

We seasoned and roasted the specimen’s insides so we could eat them.

Met up with a gang of fellow candy-loving hooligans. (in disguise, of course)

Encountered danger and horror at every turn!

Through all the adversity, we prevailed, and came home with lots of treasure!

I mean, like, an obscene amount…

in the end, we all rejoiced in our good fortune, plentiful candy, wonderful friends & family! (and cute hair)

The bird just wants her house back.

This is how you can tell that you live with children:

and this:

No, there hasn’t been a party. The short ones just decided they wanted to blow up balloons. Now I feel like I just won the grand prize on a game show whenever I try to get to the dining room.

The children also demanded explosives to celebrate the holiday. Since they obviously run the house, we obliged.

‘Cause nothing says “Independence” like almost setting your lawn on fire.

Good thing we had that small metal bowl filled with water – for emergencies.

This one was dressed like a boy all day. At least that what it looked like to me. She also acted like one for a good part of it. I finally put a halt to the bodily function humor coming from her little lips. I couldn’t take it anymore.

I’m hoping that today I’ll have my sweet little girl back. Otherwise that flowery and girly scrapbook page I finished yesterday is going to seem very silly.

Happy Independence Day!

I’m celebrating my independence from WORK for three whole days! Can I get an HALLELUJAH for paid holidays?!

I hope you’re enjoying your day – no matter what you’re doing!

(I’m scrapbooking, dontcha know!)