In case you were wondering...

...yes we do have another child. I realize Rachel gets a lot of photo time here. She's still experiencing all the "firsts", like 1st haircut. I really don't think Aaron would like it if I toted in my camera and started shooting away when he's at Great Clips. Aaron will be starting another season of soccer in a week and I'll be sure to share some photos then. In the meantime, here he is sprinting home from the bus stop in the rain today. No Mom, I didn't go and pick him up; I made him walk home in the rain. (And he was just walking, slowly, until I told him to hurry up)

An Elmo Fixation

So what do you do when your cousins are over playing. Jam into the recliner and watch Sesame Street! That's entertainment.

Bad,Bad,Bad

In my bedroom yesterday and heard Rachel say, "Mommy I think I need to throw away my eggs now." Turn around and saw this:

Easter was 2 1/2 weeks ago and yes, they are real! My immediate response was, "Where did you find those!" I know that I had not been smelling anything particularly vile. I don't know if she brought them in from the backyard, because she had been out there playing earlier. I'd hate to think they've been hidden in the house this entire time. Who knows??? YUCK!!!

Just a little off the top...

or more accurately - off the back. I took Rachel for her 1st real haircut today. I had cut her hair at home, but only the bangs. Her hair is so unruly to start with, and it was really getting to be just one big flyaway mess. So they trimmed her up a bit. Nothing too drastic.

Before - hair flying every which way!

This is the way to cut a kids hair: put them in a fun chair and turn on the cartoons!

After - This is the shot to freak my mom out with! It's not really that short.

Still plenty of wave and curl

Still plenty of hair to blow in the breeze

Sunshine!

I love it...warmth and sun! I even drug the bike out of storage today. After I hosed off the cobwebs and dust, aired up the tires, and sprayed a little WD-40, I was ready to go. Took 2 turns around the cul-de-sac and remembered how uncomfortable a bike seat can be. The church is doing a bike ride in May to raise money for the mission trip. That ride will be 10 miles. If I'm doing that, I'm going to have to work up to it!

Rachel enjoyed the weather with her buddy Hayden and dueling Little Tykes cars.

She must have been planning on driving like a NASCAR driver - hence the helmet!

Shredding makes me happy...

We did some decluttering at Mom's house while I was there. You know the kind; the "Why do I still have this?" kind of decluttering. Also caught up on document destruction! Hey, you probably keep way too much paperwork too. Admit it and let's move on. :) We put the shredder to the test and the file cabinet is much happier now. I'm extremely motiviated now and I will be attacking my file cabinet tomorrow. Heather P - I'm coming to your house, I have a Hefty bag and I'm not afraid to use it!

Off to get the crew

I'm off to Illinois to get the kids. Be back in a couple of days. Meanwhile here's a couple of photos from my cousin's wedding last weekend. The photos I like best are usually the unposed photo that the subject doesn't know you're taking. As you can see, my family has a good time and likes to be with one another. There's always something to laugh about.

Uncle Leroy, Mom and Aunt Ginger

Whatever Ginger said, it must have been good.