We see the Wienermobile once again

This time at a most convenient location close to our house.

New to us this time were the hot dog cutouts.

A fun little outing.

Triceratops Reprise

Remember last time he did this?

His getaway failed

The Lego thief tried to escape by diving into Anja's coffee. Or something.

Flat on the floor

When Millie doesn't like how things are going she folds in half in protest.

It takes time to baby-proof a house

Millie took advantage of the confusion on moving day to play with some things she wouldn't normally have access to.

She loves power tools.

Happy Easter!

I like to get a group photo of the kids occasionally. It's very nice when everyone cooperates.

But for every image where that happens, I have several that look more like this.

I'm grateful for digital cameras. And for funny pictures. We had a lovely Easter. It was a warm, sunny day. All the Easter baskets were on the breakfast table and the kids had some candy while waiting for our cinnamon rolls and bacon to be ready. We rounded out breakfast with some of our colored eggs and fruit salad.
The Easter church service is a favorite every year. Our choir opens with the same song almost every year and the hymns are accompanied by the organ.
We were home for lunch and naps and then went to my parents' house for an egg hunt and some remote control car racing. And a turkey dinner.

Penny in stripes

When Nora was little she used to love pairing a flowered shirt with flowered pants. "They match!" she would insist. Penny is the same way about stripes. This shirt is her favorite and she is convinced that it looks good with any striped pants.

 She's right.

 She likes to add her tutu and galoshes to a striped base layer and then she's ready for anything.

These things happen

Mark left his cup of tea undefended and it was attacked by dinosaurs.

Gratitude

We collected different kinds of leaves and made some crayon rubbings.

Then we cut out some of the leaf shapes, took turns thinking things we were thankful for to write on them, and hung them up.

Among other things, the children are thankful for...
air
turkey
Blue dog and Butcher bear  (stuffed animals)
Daddy
friends
stars
pumpkin muffins and pumpkin pudding
sandbox and shovels
chocolate
being tucked in by Daddy at night
family
candy

We are certainly blessed.

Helena checks the voltage of a battery

It's good to have a dad with lots of cool gadgets.

The shoe basket

Sometimes Penny empties the shoe basket when she is looking for a pair of her shoes.

And sometimes she empties it so that she can have a place to sit.

The tummy pocket

Penny likes to tuck things into her shirt. You never know exactly what she'll decide to tote around, but Legos and other small toys are the usual suspects. Today she and Henry were playing with cars and I noticed she was looking a little lumpy. She had 17 matchbox cars stashed in there.Silly baby.

Little chicken

Who needs a television when there are small children in costumes running around?