For Cora

Here is my attempt this morning at seeing if Amanda could look as cute as our friend Cora in a bow. The conclusion: Her hair just doesn't have the personality that Cora's has. Plus, the bow only lasted 10 minutes. Nine of those minutes was breakfast, where she was so interested in her food that she did not take the time to explore things on her head. Approximately 24 seconds after tearing off her bib, she started working on the bow.



Since this experiment was such a failure, we'll see tomorrow if she will keep her Halloween costume on long enough for a picture.

(A few hours later, I took this picture - much better! This really captures Amanda. She loves to drive her car.)

"What's that?"

Always curious and interested in the world around her, today was no different than the rest. I found Amanda standing on the Lego table, climbing the cushions near the fireplace and crying under the toy kitchen, which she had pulled on top of herself. That was the most curious find because the little stove part was popped out, so I guess she was standing on top of it???

When Scott and Andrew were fishing for their special treats this afternoon, of course Amanda wanted to be involved. She pulled out a little bag of chocolates and was upset when I took them away. But, she was content when I replaced them with apples.

"geo-cabinets"

I've spent the last couple of days wondering why I spent money on a geo-board last year when our cabinets evidently serve the same function!



Scott has rigged the cabinets so he can open one drawer and all of the cabinet doors open. Andrew likes to hang his swords from the bands.

They both have learned the lesson that a stretched rubber band has stored energy that will be released when the band breaks. Ouch. It was a hard lesson to learn.

more soccer

For those of you eagerly awaiting the soccer update (e.g. the weather report)...we have had no more canceled games! Of course, tonight was supposed to be the last game of the season, but they have extended the season by a week to fit in all of the rained out games. Here are some photos from the game on Saturday.


Notice in the photo below that there are five kids attacking the ball. Keep in mind that only six kids play at a time. Not sure where #6 was (from the red team)...maybe tying his shoe or looking at the clouds. There are no goalies, so your best defense is to hope your opponent's aim is not good. Of course, score does not matter. What matters the most is snack. :)


Amanda entertained herself by learning how to climb into the little chair...and then fall out.


Andrew is so eager to play soccer that he practices for most of the game with an extra ball. Scott likes soccer, but Andrew LOVES it. I think he will be our little athlete.

Touch a Truck

The Clarke and Oconee County Rec departments each hold a "Touch a Truck" event each year. Oconee has theirs in the spring and Clarke in the fall. That makes twice the truck fun! Check out the fun we had a year and a half ago at the Oconee event: Spring 2008

Here are some highlights from this year's event.

Derrick's Birthday!

We celebrated Derrick's birthday on Oct. 14 with an Apple Pie. Yes, there is already a slice missing. In leiu of making him a special breakfast on his birthday (before 6AM), I offered him a piece of the pie. I have always thought pie is better in the morning.


Make sure you turn the volume down for this video. The music from the candle may hurt your ears. It was pretty awful, but that's to expect from the Dollar Store!



If you look carefully, you'll notice that we actually did several "takes" of blowing out the candle. I think the video was first. Then, I switched it to camera mode and relit the candle to try again...and again. Isn't the digital age great!