Mischief

One day, Kira called me upstairs to show me what Phoenix had gotten into. I rush up the stairs to find Phoenix in the shower with nothing on but a diaper. He loves taking showers, or at least being in the tub while the water is on. He kept rubbing his hair; and then I smelled it: the shampoo. Phoenix had about one quarter of the bottle of shampoo in his hair. Fortunately, it was Kira's 2 in 1 shampoo for kids (no tear kind). So, rinsing out Phoenix's hair was only as traumatic as him being upset as water in his face from the shower head.

P.S. Notice how in the second picture, Phoenix has that shrugged look as if saying "what? what did I do?"

Welcoming Daddy Home

Most, if not all, of you know that Patrick returned from Afghanistan on March 14th (the final day of spring break). Here is the art work that Kira and her friend, Grant, created to welcome Patrick home. The kids taped up these two major pieces of art in the house as well as several other smaller papers.

Final outcome

This was the final outcome of Phoenix's hair altercation with scissors left on the counter. I decided to buzz it all the way off... well at least down to #3 with the clippers. This is how his hair looked 2 months ago. (Yes he has a banana cauliflower muffin in his mouth, courtesy of friends who made them.)

Life is life

So yes, life has been happening to us and all around us. I am looking at the calendar to try to pick the truly mentionable events. First, Patrick came home March 14th. Second, Patrick and Kira left Friday night for NJ to his brother's wedding. Tuesday Phoenix starts hockey/skating lessons (yes he is two, but he already "gets" the idea of being on skates). I am looking forward to the pictures from the wedding and skating. I will be updating the blog again sometime soon with pictures (you know the fun part of the blog) from various times in the past few months.