On President's Day both my parents were home from work- so I took advantage of free babysitting and went in to work kid-free. Before I left, my dad taught Jack his secret grits recipe. You might recall that Jack LOVES grits, so this was a special treat.
"Wook, Mama, I'm making GWITS!"
"See, I can stir it all by myself!"
Later that day- yes, he's still in his pj's- he wanted to help my mom with dinner. This was his method for steaming the veggies.
"Ta-da!"
Every year for as long as we've been married, Kenny, Allison, Mike and I have watched the Super Bowl together. Last year the game started late enough, and the babes were small enough that by halftime they were in bed and we actually watched some of the game (and the commercials!).
This year, not so much. We also had some very special friends over (who, I of course didn't get any pictures of, but whose blog has some fun pictures of the night) and the mamas spent most of our time at the kitchen table catching up.
This video cracks me up, and explains why I probably only watched a total of 3 plays of the game...
In case you can't tell, they're yelling something about wanting "grapes in a bowl."
They finally get their bowl of grapes.
I just love how this picture looks. The boys look a lot alike to me in it, too! Check out this post that Allison wrote to see about the last time they wore these coordinating shirts.
From superheros...
... to airplanes.
The dress up box provided hours of entertainment for Gigi, Lala, Jack and Charlie.
Later in the day Lala made sure we were dressed up in our Florida best to cheer on the Gators!
We have a great time around here on Thursdays and Fridays that I watch Kennison and Colton. Every day is an adventure, and no two are alike, although I do try to stick to a general routine (specifically, one that involves three afternoon naps at the same time)! Here are some cute pictures of this past week.
Colton was having a not so great day on Thursday. He was fussy, and Jack wanted to know why. It's neat to see them starting to interact together. We're hoping they'll be the bestest of friends!
Here's a much happier Coco. Oh what fun we have in the kitchen (and you will see later in the post!
On the way home from picking up Kennison from preschool on Friday, all three kids fell asleep in the car. They didn't even wake up when I pulled into the garage. So I did what any good mom would do... I left the door into the garage open (it opens into our kitchen), carried all the stuff in the house, went to the bathroom, and started lunch until the first one woke up (Jack, of course).
On the menu for lunch that day? Oatmeal carrot cheeseburgers (burger patties with oatmeal and carrots mixed in) for Kennison and Jack, and broccoli mac n' cheese for all three. We didn't have any buns, so I got creative and used the heels of a loaf of bread, and cut it with a heart cookie cutter. Unfortunately, this is all she ate.
While I was cleaning up, Kennison decided she would "help" and "feed" Colton what was left of his noodles. Right. There's a reason those words are in quotes. She kept saying he wanted more, and I didn't think much of adding little bits to his bowl... until I went to get him down, and saw he and the floor were wearing most of his lunch. The white ghost on his shirt was ORANGE, so it went straight to the wash, along with Jack's outfit since I let him feed himself.
Always an adventure and we love every minute of it!
Great minds think alike.
Nana and Colton
Allison and Colton- yeah, he likes to eat!
Kennison
Jack and the Magic Cup!
And now for the videos: Kennison "reading", Kennison singing the first half of Happy Birthday, and Kennison diapering Jack... excuse the poor camera man (me). For the most part, I was laughing so hard I couldn't keep the camera still.
