A Daily Dose of Mischief

We had an ultrasound on Friday. This shot is of the baby's face. As usual with ultrasounds the details are a little bit on the fuzzy side, because ultra sounds are in 2D and just represent a cross section. With this particular shot we got lucky in that you can see the baby's eyelid and that the eyes are closed. Other details that are easy to pick out are the eyebrow bones and the shape of the skull. We are almost to 21 weeks! Only 19 more to go!

As church began this morning my second-grade son was surprisingly calm and quite sitting on my lap. Suddenly in the middle of the opening hymn, he looked up and said confidently: "I think there's no such things as bottomless pits." ...Didn't see that one coming.

I've learned to determine how well an outing with the boys went based on the "You've Got Your Hands Full" rating. Just like the popular TV shows where the audience gets to vote for the winner, the "You've Got Your Hands Full" rating is determined people around us. Just like golf, a low score is better. The votes come in about three degrees: 1. The courtesy vote. (Sometimes called the "I can't believe you have so many kids" vote, or occasionally, the 'been there done that" vote.) This is not really a count against us--its like the freebie vote. As we walk through the store with kids hanging all over the grocery cart, or doing everything but walking in a straight line towards our destinations, almost expectantly someone (usually a couple or a mom) kind of chuckles and says, "You've got your hands full." 2. The silent vote. Most of the votes are of this type. This vote is cast when a clear reaction occurs by an innoce...

Posing with their Mickey Mouse Suckers Cinderella decorates for Christmas This was on the last day in the parks, can you tell I am tired? One of the highlights of the trip was visiting the Lego Store...