Matt & Ben's Bedtime Questionare

Every night at bedtime just before I leave the boys bedroom I have the following exchange with Matthew:

Matt: Will it rain tonight?
Me: No
Matt: Will it thunder?
Me: No
Matt: Will it lightning?
Me: No
Matt: Will somebody blow our house down
Me: No
Matt: Will somebody be in our house?
Me: No
Matt: Will bad guys come?
Me: No
Matt: Will Swiper come?
Me: No
Matt: Will there be snapping frogs?
Me: No
Matt: Will bad dinosaurs come and eat my shirt?
Me: No

I really want to ask him about some of these, but its bedtime and I've already gotten them drinks of water, explained what we're going to do the next day, and indulged repeated requests for tuck-ins. So I close the door and wonder why he's only worried about "bad" dinosaurs or who the heck might be in the house.

Sometimes he also calls Jess up to go through his pre-bed checklist.

The Great Swing Set Project!

It took almost an entire month, several shipments of replacement or missing parts, and many many hours of help from family and friends, but at last, the swing set is up and ready for some serious play time! It started with the spot staked out...

... then the fort was assembled...

... the inaugural trips down the slide... ... and finally all swings are a go!

We owe a HUGE can't-thank-them-enough "Thank You" to Gammy, Papa Coop, Patti, John, and Leonard for all their help in getting the swing set put together and help taking care of the kids!

My Recent Obsession with Instagram

Jake's First Haircut

Mom... *what* is going on here? The "Before" Shot Ummm... I'm trying to watch the Backyardigans here. Haircuts are fun! The "After" Shot ... such a big boy now!

Jake - Freeze!

...his vision is based on movement.



Oh no - there's two of them!



Nice T-Rex. Who's a good little T-Rex?