Splish Splash!

Like clockwork everyday at 5 pm I feed the kids dinner. At about 5:30 or 5:45 Audrey knows it is bath time. She will move her hands up and down like she is splashing and I will say, "Are you ready to go splish splash??" She will say ," ya" And Off we go. I just so happened to get some really cute pictures of her splashing in the tub!

Day after Christmas! OUTSIDE

Ok...it was the day after Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse, because Mom kicked them out. I am not ashamed. The day after the inside of my house was tortured. I sent everybody outside to play and get all the extra energy out. They had run back and forth through the house more times than I could count. Daddy took them outside for a good couple of hours and just let them be rough and dirty kids.

Carlisle Christmas

Another Christmas has come and gone. This Christmas was one of the best because it was the first with all three kids. Santa came when everyone went to bed. He filled the front room with presents. David and I filled in the rest of the space :). It was a great day! The kids had so much fun! Audrey just crawled from person to person to see what they got. They were overwhelmed! Here are some of our Christmas day pictures!

Florida Fall

Well, it is December...and for Florida it has been unseasonable cold this year. We have had frost several times already. The maple tree in our backyard has just begun to turn colors and loose it's leaves. It is beautiful and the kids absolutely love playing with the leaves. Audrey has learned that if I dress her warm enough I will let her crawl around the yard. She has tried eating grass, pine needles, leaves, you name it. Gracie is going to have a fit with me because she thinks that I am horible for letting her. She has to learn some way. I explained to Gracie that I wouldn't let her do anything to get hurt. Then I get that 7 year old girl eye roll. She'll learn one day.

I got a few really cute pictures of Audrey and Mason in the yard playing with the leaves. We went outside to play before we had to get Gracie from the bus. Maybe I will get them all out there tomorrow and get a picture of all three of them. Audrey and Mason are finally geting over their colds, and hopefully Gracie doesn't bring us anymore before Christmas.

Risky Business???

Ever have one of those days where you are exhausted have a million things to do and don't know which one of them to do first? Well, I had one of those days yesterday.

While I was in the process of cleaning up the living room, I picked up an empty tissue box and asked Mason to throw it away. He paused, looked at the box, and asked if he could have it. I, of course, said, "It is trash. What are you going to do with it?" He told me he was going to use it for a project and ran off. A few minutes went by then he came back and asked me for some rubber bands. I have learned not to question such requests, so I told him they were on my desk. Then, he came back. "Mom, can we go outside to get a stick?" I told him, "no", "You can use my yard stick if that will work." Off he ran. A few minutes later he came into the room with a homemade guitar. It was absolutely adorable and ingenious. I was so impressed! He was so happy with his guitar! He still hasn't wanted to put it down. I still can't stop smiling about how smart and creative it was.

With Christmas around the corner and me worrying about what Santa is going to bring. My son found an empty tissue box, rubber bands and a yard stick and is so happy he can't stand it. It makes me realize that I am going crazy over nothing. They will find a way to play with just about anything and be happy. They are kids. They are creative, imaginative, beautiful children, who always look at everything sunny side up. We should all try to look at things that way.

That said, after he made his guitar I took pictures. Mason is always running around in his underwear. He is the cutest little rock star ever!