CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE

There's a LOT of cheese going on here. Margaret LOVES the camera, and can't wait for me to take her picture. (Not something I do as often as one would expect...) Caroline... well, I found this cute little hat, and I just love babies in hats. I couldn't resist. (And isn't Caroline getting some cute little fat rolls??!!)

I Only Laugh 'Cause She's Cute.

If she weren't so cute, it wouldn't be funny.

Caroline has a sense of humor. A good one. She decided that barfing down Mom's shirt (completely missed the shirt) was worth smiling over.

What could I do? I smiled back. Even though inside I was cringing.

Good thing baby barf doesn't trigger the sympathy barf that kid barf does.

What I did Last Weekend...

Last Friday, all full of energy, I decided to do a deep clean to my house. Doesn't it look clean? It was an all day event - thankfully, you're spared the "Before" shots. It wasn't pretty before I cleaned. Even the girls got involved dusting the baseboards... until I dusted the fans, and they discovered that the baseboards were filthy again. It was certainly a wake up call for the amount of dust that gathers when one burns two woodstoves in the house. And an event that will certainly happen more than once every other year. Enjoy the tour!

Welcome to the Sun Room. This is the "main" entrance to the house, and certainly the one that is the hardest to keep clean. After the Sun Room, you'll walk through the kitchen into the dining room, which then leads to the living room. (I put up new drapes and changed the furniture... it's a lot brighter now, and feels so much better.) The final picture is our music room - note the new bookshelves in the corner. Andrew built them. (Isn't he WONDERFUL? He's also for hire. If you need new bookshelves or built-ins, or anything built, he's pretty handy with a hammer...) The music room isn't quite finished - it needs a new coat of paint and some sheers in the window, and I'm still working on moving the books to the shelves (I found four unopened boxes of books the other day... I'll need the shelves for them! Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE books???)

I'm just glad to have a clean house... This week's resolution is to keep it that way... After all this cleaning, I went to the temple to clean there. I was reminded that there are still areas of my home that need some attention. You don't get pictures of those... :)

The Elusive Smile

She doesn't like to show her gums... but one of these days, I'll get a picture of her with her ear to ear!

The things boys do...

When Mom's not looking, LeGrand finds all sorts of things to get into. He thinks he's an artist and his FACE is the canvas... Pardon the Boogers. His Chinese writing took precedence over the kleenex.