Goddard Family Potluck
Tonight was the Goddard Family potluck! The kids were happy to play with some of their friends, and we were very thankful to not have to cook dinner or do dishes at home! Brandon and I made friends with some of the other parents and had a great time chatting with them–so much so, we barely took any photos at all. 🙂 There were lots of tasty treats, and I wish I’d managed to get the recipes for some amazing Andes mint brownies, and a delicious corn casserole with green...
Read MoreBook Fair!
Today was Brian’s fall Book Fair at Root! There were some fun activities, and lukewarm, overpriced pizza for dinner, that arrived late.. 😉 While we waited, Brian made a marshmallow mummy, wrapped up in Fruit by the Foot, and even painted on a little smiley face with chocolate syrup. Afterward, we headed to the library and bought a pile of books for Brian and Kendall, too. He’d asked for a pair of shark books and a Lego book, and we got them all (and then...
Read MoreKendall’s Big Bow
Kendall received this big hairbow along with a sweater I purchased for her from eBay–how nice of the seller to include it as a bonus! Kendall thought it was awesome and was very excited to wear it....
Read MoreEnjoying the Tree
The kids really enjoyed the Christmas tree today! They love the new Lego Star Wars Hallmark ornaments, and the Thomas train is always a hit. We went to Target, and let them get a set of small star ornaments to add to the tree, and they had a great time decorating with them. Brandon was surprised by the gigantic rice crispies treat–we didn’t buy it, but still, whoa....
Read MoreMischief at the Table
Kendall really pushes boundaries sometimes–she really likes to test us! One thing that’s a challenge right now is her constantly putting a foot up on the table. We have talked about this a lot, tried all the techniques we know–but she thinks this is so funny, she just. won’t. stop. Today I just gave up on telling her to stop, and just took pictures of her reveling in her rule-breaking. If you can’t beat ’em..! Finally, I tried distracting her with...
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