Bailey Family

ARRRR! (I have to 'tear up' the pants he says to make him look like a pirate.) Isn't she pretty? (She's sleeping beauty.) Funny, as she wiggled into her bed and under her covers, she said (as is common for her) "Snuggle" and then "I like to snuggle in my bed." And she does...she sleeps in more than all the others. Yea. After three years of living here, the smaller bedroom finally has a valance and shade. This is the twins' room. And these are the twins. I just put this picture b/c I thought they were cute in their comfy little thermal outfits. (Kaitlyn won't fit in hers much longer, and it will be passed down to Natalie.) So, I've been sewing up a storm. My scrapbooks are over a year behind, but I've finally gotten around to other projects I've been wanting to do - including the curtains for the babies' room, Halloween costumes, and one more that I'll begin tonight. Check out the young women values quilt on the ...

Seth likes to say the pledge and hold the flag (we do this at the beginning of 'schooltime' each day, so here he is saying it on his own. Yes, he is wearing two shirts, one on top the other. I don't know why he did this, but it didn't look too bad, so it wasn't worth the battle. Carolyn wore a sunday dress today, 'glass slippers' (her church shoes) with no socks/hose. At least I can still be completely in charge of what the other two wear!

I've been wanting to post something inciteful about how I felt after watching conference this past week and the women's conference the weekend before, but I haven't had time to sit down and think quietly. Yes, sit down, but too much noise to ponder. I will get to it later, but I wanted to post something funny. Carolyn and Seth have been using glue sticks in crafts lately. Carolyn also loves chapstick. You can probably see where this is going... Sometimes when she asks for one, she gets confused and calls it the other. So far, she has not confused their purposes, only their names. However, if you call one day and I say Carolyn's mouth is glued shut, you can be assured that I did not do it! :) (Although I may have considered it before!) Rob would never let me though. He prefers duct tape! HAHA (I'm joking again by the way.) OK, and here's the picture of the invisible tooth (put your imagination hat on Mom and start imagining you see it)! OK, I must go put out a fi...

Beth caught me before I had really gotten dressed this morning. I like this picture better. Also, although none of the 5 attempts came out right, I plan to modify and retry 4 of them. And I have 7 other "advanced preparation" experiments planned. Denny's will have nothing on my hash browns when I'm done!

I love him, so that title is meant jokingly (not as a threat!) Rob loves hashbrowns (well, meat and potatoes of any kind). So, this morning as part of his Sunday big breakfast, he wanted hashbrowns. We have tried making them about 2-3 different ways many different times. Today, he started searching online for 'the perfect way' to make them. Everyone has a different 'secret' as to how to make them, so he did an experiment this morning: he tried 5 different ways! (Hence the title!) Note-he has about 4-5 more, but they require advance preparation, like the night before kind of preparation. Too much work, I'll stick to grits and eggs with biscuits and leave the hashbrowns to Denny's! (I have my own little continual trials in the kitchen. I recently accomplished Mom's banana pudding...still working on the pound cake. We'll try yesterday's attempt for dessert tonight.)

No, no picture, because you can't really see it. I noticed the clearish line on her bottom gums (her bottom right), and rubbed over it today and sure enough! She has a little scratchy spot just poking through the gums! :) This is about the same age Seth got it...actually, Seth's was 8 months, 4 days (I only remember that b/c it was July 4th that he got it) and for Kaitlyn today is 8 months, 5 days. So, Natalie is my latest in teething...who needs teeth for scavanging the floor for cheerios anyways! I think I'd better go get Natalie before she finds something that's not a cheerio or corn pops! Check back later this weekend for today's zoo pictures!