Pumpkin brains!

26/Oct/2014 – pumpkin brains

We spent this chilly Sunday inside and carved pumpkins. After the kids got cleaned up for the day we decided to break out the carving kit daddy bought and have a little bit of fun. All four kids sat around the table as daddy carved out the bottom of the pumpkin, totally bracing themselves for what they were about to see. We were calling the seeds all kinds of things to get them riled up: brains, pumpkin guts, pumpkin juice. When they got a glimpse of the insides Belle had her hands over her ears and ran, Miley screamed and left, and so did Logan. Max sat there just fine. We caught it on video which is just hilarious.

Once that part was done I started hollowing it out, and poor Belle just looked like she was in utter distress the whole time, Miley just wanted to make sure I didn’t touch her with any of it but the boys looked on. Eventually though, I was abandoned while they decided to lay out the templates and vote on what to carve. In the end they voted on the cat.

While I took the boys to swimming, daddy traced out the template and carved out the delicate parts and then each kid took a turned carving. It was a lot of fun. For the little pumpkin Miley and Belle decided he should look like a minion.

What the hell, 2014!?!?

1/Jan/2014- What the Hell, 2014?!?!

We are not off to a good start. Logan woke up this morning feeling sick. He hugged the bucket for a bit this morning and tonight but nothing happened. I hate seeing him like this, when he just recently had a bad spell. Tomorrow we take him for blood work.

Then, Belle let the cat in the fridge. The animal mangled my fresh ground beef and a package of sausages, then licked the milk.

We took down the tree today and there is sap all over the walls which means when the girls settle to bed for the night we are rolling on a coat of paint.

I really wanted this entry to be about this special canvassed painting I received from a special friend for Christmas.

I love it: our little owl family. It can be stressful, chaotic, exciting, loving, happy and aggravating but I love our family. Looking at this painting makes me smile and I’m not sure my friend even realized how much it would truly mean to me. Totally sentimental. Ok I’m sweating from my eyes a little.

Tomorrow is a new day. I think I will get our owl family put on a mug.