If Only Life Were So Simple...

Allie was feeling down this morning because Haley said Allie doesn't know everything.

Allie told me, "She (meaning Haley) says I don't know everything, but I do. Cows say 'moo' and ducks say, 'quack' ".

I know the last couple of posts have been about Allie, but she says the funniest things lately. It's like she's finally able to verbalize what's inside her head and it's hilarious. I love getting a glimpse at how children view the world. My kids are constantly reminding me that life is not as complicated as it seems and that simplicity is good.

Allie Can Multi-task

I passed the girls' bathroom today and noticed Allie was brushing her teeth while she was using the bathroom. I guess she's learning to multi-task. I'm glad she took me seriously when I asked her to hurry, but this is overboard I think. Obviously we didn't need any pictures.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Joseph is enjoying a chocolate chip cookie.

Emily is excited about the frosting on her cookie. She's eating it with her spoon.

My little cupids.

Still working on the same cookie.

Brent almost gave up on taking this picture.

Emily loves Daddy.

Our hats!

Allie's blowing bubbles in her strawberry milk... I think letting my kids do things like this makes me a better parent.

There's a time and a place for everything, right?

Such a happy boy!

Our Valentine's Day party.

We had a party to celebrate Valentine's Day. I tried to serve as much pink food as possible, the girls made their own hats, we drank pink strawberry milk, used heart-shaped crazy straws, and frosted our sugar cookies with pink frosting. Later we'll play our Valentine's Day "bingo" game using "m&m's" as markers. What could be wrong with a day that is designated for saying "I Love You" and consuming more chocolate?