Two Words

Lauren and I were playing this morning and she walked up to me, lifted her shirt and said the two most alarming words that a young girl could ever speak to her parents..."Mom, I'm pregnant!" I just looked at her with an open mouth and said, "What, honey?" She said, "I'm pregnant." And then continued to laugh and tell me "Mom, I'm just pretending." I told her that we did not want to hear those words out of her mouth again for atleast 20 years. I think that Todd will be buying that shotgun a little earlier than expected!! Maybe all boys would have been easier to raise!

Settlers of Catan

Some of you will not appreciate this post, while others will find it hilarious! We enjoy playing a strategy board game (Settlers) with many of our friends and family. The other night Lauren asked if she could play with us for a while before she went to bed...she did quite well for herself!

Pumpkin Guts

We enjoyed the Fall weather tonight and set out to carve our pumpkins. Lauren was thrilled to finally do this. That excitement lasted about 2 minutes after we cut the top off the pumpkin. She quickly became the "boss" giving directions to me on how to remove the guts and carve the face. Atleast I had a good time carving pumpkins!

Priceless

Lauren has been asking a lot lately when she gets to go to school. "Do I get to go to school with Daddy tomorrow? Next week?" I tell her that she will probably go to Preschool next year and she is really excited to go. Today was a different story! As we were leaving story hour at the library she says to me, "Mom, I don't want to go to school." I asked her why. She again said "Mom, I don't want to go to school. I just want to stay home and be a big sister." What a sweet girl - and a great big sister!

A picnic in October?

Who would have imagined that we would be having a nice warm picnic amongst the piles of falling leaves in our backyard? Sunny and 89 degrees. What a beautiful day for an October picnic!

"My Other Child"

We visited some friends today. They had just bought Guitar Hero and my "other child" had a great time! It was quite entertaining!

Growing Up

I realize that kids grow quickly, although today it really hit home. We had such a great time together, and I watched them realizing that before we know it our kids will not want to play with us anymore. What a sad thought! I guess we just need to enjoy every minute that we have with them, huh?!