zucchini bread

last week the girls and i went to the farmers market...
there was amazing zucchini's there...
we made some zucchini bread for mom...
it was totally a team effort.

another whoops

a few days ago,
one hard day last week...
i slouched on the counter and hung my head in my hands...

i don't even remember what specifically had me so discouraged at the moment...

but as i stood there,
feeling sorry for myself
a little two year old voice

rose from my feet
"Dammit?" Finley asked, her pony tail almost echoing the question mark in her voice.

"Nope, no Dammit this time, just tired, that's all..."

Homecoming Parade

This morning we attended our first Concordia Homecoming parade. We met the McThors, Peterson crews and the Thoreson grandparents for some candy gathering and Cobber pride! We definitely need to make a trip to the Cobber store. We were sorely lacking in "gear". :D

Watching for the parade


Mel & Curt


Love it!!!!


We had some loud noises..



But they both got back into the swing of things...


Maya and Quin


And what would a parade be without people riding giant chickens?!?

Maya and the Glee soundtrack

A few days ago, while we were driving the girls to school we were listening to the Glee Soundtrack in the car - this is a common occurance, in fact, right now the most requested song in our car is the Glee version of Proud Mary...

Anyway,
as we drove, the song True Colors came on, Jen and I both love this song and love to sing along to it...

So we were in our little world - and Maya and Fin were doing their best to sing along too.

All of a sudden, from the back, Maya busts out with, "Mom, can you see my True Colors?"

Ugh, I lost it, I can barely keep it together just thinking about it now - so sweet.

Mom replied with an appropriately vibrant, "YES"

"What to they look like?" Maya asked...

"Purple and Pink, and honest and loving and patient...."

True Colors indeed

party girl says, lets put on a show...

Yesterday I picked Maya up from School...
I had been reminded, while tidying the girls' room and closet, how amazing Maya has been about night time potty trips - she is rocking it - no accidents in weeks - no pull-ups since July!
So we talked about that, I told her I was proud and that she desrved to be rewarded for that and she could pick what she wanted to do for lunch - after we had our haircuts!

On the way to the Haircut Place Maya and i had a really cool conversation I would like to share...

She had been quiet and contemplative for a few minutes and we were listening to some groovy music together in the car...

she perked up and said, "Daddy, can we see some real kids dance sometime, and i can dance with them?"

I replied, "of course, you bet!"

"Can we have everyone we know and just, right outside our house put on a show?"

And I said, "fer sure, some day..."

"Can we sing and dance and have lights and it'll be mascara (that means pretty) and i'll invite lots of boys and some girls but no mean ones, and people from Eugene, and here, at my school and Odin and the babies too, and we'll bring out chairs and have juice and just... (here there was a giggle somewhere in the realm goofy and prematurely teenaged)... you know... just party!

And I said, "sounds like a blast, like my dream come true!"

Baby in a Toddler Bed

Yesterday I discovered that the crib we've been using had been part of a massive recall at the end of April. We had been talking about taking the side off and letting Fin sleep in the toddler version of the crib. Upon discovering the crib was actually a death trap we took advantage of the recall and got Fin a toddler bed! She is adorable and was thoroughly excited at her big kid bed!!

Sunday Morning Dress Up

Dress up has always been a big deal in our house. No big surprise there. Someone is usually donning a tutu or leotard or pretending to be someone they aren't (no comments please). This morning we added a couple of new personas.

BatGirl


Elmo Princess


Maya had been eyeing up Odin's Batman costume and we found a screaming deal at Old Navy so we got her one of her own. I'm sure there will be pics to post of the dueling BatMan/Girl!

Now these shouldn't be confused with Halloween costumes...which, at this point, are "Soccer Fairy Princess" and "LadyBug" but honestly, you just never know where we will end up!