Up to no good

I figured that since Daniel was nearly six that Daniel was old enough to have his old textas as in the past he had drawn lines on the walls and all over himself. Well boy was I wrong. He hadnt had the textas for more then a couple of days before temptation got the better of him. And instead of a few lines we got a mural with his signature and all!!!! Well gone are the textas and he is back to pencils again. Maybe I will trust him again when he is 16! At least it was in the playroom in a spot I dont have to look at everyday!

7 1/2 weeks

Now 7 1/2 weeks old. Some days it seems a lot longer then that! He is a fairly easy baby during the day. his "off days" are not nearly as bad as I have experience in the past, and even nights aren't really that bad. I have just been spoiled in the past with 2 babies that sleep through the night pretty much from day one. Zack on average wakes up once a night . occasionally he provides me with the gift of sleep and will sleep all night. other nights he choses to take that away and is up many times! I can only hope it will settle down soon. He has also started smiling this past week, and while we don't get smiles all the time yet I was able to capture one of his first on sunday night.

A Mother's Day Off

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog.

Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door.As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?' She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?' 'Yes,' was his incredulous reply?

She answered,

'Well, today I didn't do it.'

My Little Men

Daniel loves to lie next to Zack on the floor and just chat with him. It is SO cute to watch. He also ALWAYS wants his photo taken with Zack. He is always asking me to get a photo! ( note the quilt Zack is lying on ws started when I was pregnant with Ethan and was finished just before Zack was born...only 8 years of work!)