Potpourri

Popcorn with Grandpa:

Stories with Grandma:

Baby girl turned 2 which apparently is not old enough to no longer be called “baby girl”:

She got a purse:

Little boy turned 5:

He got Legos:

He wanted a Ring Pop cake. Done:

We celebrated at Chuck E. Cheese:

Me: “Kids! Jump like Chuck E.!”

Them:

Gold star for Caroline. Remedial courses in jumping enthusiastically for pictures for Spencer and Brooke.

Madison was pretty freaked out by the animatronic Chuck E. and apparently Brooke shared her misgivings:

We have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to dancing in the living room according to Brooke:

The kids’ school had a Harry Potter art night:

We went for a walk and Caroline wore her new dance leotard and roller blades. I thought she looked like a figure skater:

Caroline at age 100:

Christmas in July!

How about a million Madison pictures?

We’ll end with our little Jedi:

We went to BYU to see the Norman Rockwell exhibit and made the cover of the Saturday Evening Post:

This is what happens if you ask Madison to show you her spooky face:

The kids were having bike/scooter races. Spencer made a chalk platform to indicate the winners:

The title of a book Brooke was working on:

That “based on a true story” gave me a little chuckle.

Brooke: “Mom. Today I drew a cat in school and it was so cute it made me cry.” Prepare to grab some tissues:

The face you make when Grandpa pops popcorn:

Brooke made a replica of our three-story condo that we used to live in:

Swindled by the ice cream truck:

Spencer had a preschool field trip to the local Domino’s where he was able to make a pizza:

Madison upon entering the car: “Something stinks in here.”

It was her.

You know what your July is missing? Sledding pictures.

Madison fell off a chair onto our tile. Her goose egg was quite impressive:

I can’t get enough of Spencer’s drawings:

When Dad gives you a bath…:

This is Brooke booby trapping her bedroom. Should an unwanted little sibling enter her room, a rock was poised to fall on his/her head. Heaven help us.