The Bravest Man I Know

Paul is now officially the bravest, most adventurous man I know! He has surpassed Indiana Jones, James Bond and Chuck Norris in one fell swoop.



Did he defeat an armed robber with nothing but a toothbrush you ask? No, even scarier.



Did he wrestle a crocodile, shark and lion to the ground with one arm? Something even braver!



Last night he packed up 4 kids, ages 10-1 in the van to take them all to an outdoor movie in Uptown Charlotte and was the only adult. WOW! How brave! Richard - age 5, Renee - age 10, Ashton - age 3 and Kate - age almost 2. This was especially impressive because it was a spur of the moment decision and he executed it in 20 minutes. The sad part is we got the dates mixed up and the movie's tonight! So they played on the playground downtown and then came home.


Paul, you are my hero!

Mamaspeakin'

This is how I began my Friday:

"Kate honey, it's great you are sharing, but no...fish don't
eat M&M's."

You see, Ashton had some how climbed on top of our kitchen counter, reached up as high as physically possible to gain access to 3lbs. of M&M's I was keeping there for making cookies with. (This all while I was sleeping peacefully in my bed.)
Spiderman than carried the bag upstairs very quietly - he NEVER does anything quietly but somehow manged to do it when it counted- to his room. There he and Kate commenced on not only eating the contents of the bag but squirreled tons away all over his room so there would be more for later.
When I entered the room Kate was standing in front of the fish tank saying "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!" while dropping the candy-coated chocolate into the tank for her friends, Tetra and company to enjoy. She's so caring and considerate!
But hey, since it wasn't a poopy mess I was dealing with, all I could do was try not to laugh and race them around the room seeing who could eat the rest of the M&M's up quicker, two toddlers or a Dyson. Thank goodness the Dyson won!
Since the AC is broken today and I don't know what to do with two sugar filled children when it's 90* INSIDE the house, we are heading up to mom's for them to run it out of their system.

T G I F

T.G.I...Pajama Day?

While the weather is gloomy and cool today, you wouldn't have noticed had you come to drop the kids off at preschool this morning! Today at St. Mike's was Pajama Day! (Click on photos to enlarge.)

All the boys and girls at school were running around excited to see their peers and teachers wearing PJs, Ashton & Kate included. To top it off, snack time today consisted of pancakes with syrup and o.j. to continue the theme. I am so lucky to live near such a great school!
Also, Kate's teacher, Ms. Beth's mother comes in to be around the kids and always raves about the beautiful color of Kate's golden locks. She was so excited to show me today that she love's the color of Kate's hair so much she dyed hers to match! What do you think?