Pools and movies

We went in the kiddie pool this morning. Anthony put his foot in Emily's face, so Emily tickled it and then high fived me.  I took Anthony to the movies to see Despicable me.  It was a cute movie.

Loves his sister.....Shhh

So I'm wondering how one minute Anthony can tell me he hates his sister and then the next he's lifting her out of her crib at bedtime because she's crying and doesn't want to go to sleep.

Our newest prayer

Dear God, Thank you for all the food. It is delicious, especially the junk food. Amen.

Two Turns

Today the kids almost made me cry.  I had a deja vu moment from my childhood. I was in the middle of feeding both kids like a baby. One bite for Emily, one bite for Anthony. One for Emily, One for Anthony. Then Anthony said, "I want two bites."   It reminds me of when my dad took turns feeding me and my sisters soft boiled eggs.......A bite for each of us until Chris said, "Let's take two turns. Two turns. Two Turns. Two turns."

New Prayer

Anthony insisted on making a new dinner prayer. It goes "Dear God, thank you for the yummy food. We like it. Amen

Cat and Mouse

A couple weeks ago I thought I saw a mouse. When I searched for him, I couldn't find him so I thought maybe it was just my imagination. Nope Carmel found him tonight. At first I thought she was chasing one of Anthony's silly bands. It was dark, but it looked like she had something hanging out of her mouth. Then I remembered, THE MOUSE!  Lucy started going nuts so then I knew... Carmel caught him, then she let him go. She caught him. Then she let him go again. I tried to get a picture, but right as I was taking one, Carmel decided to let him go. He was coming towards me. I was running out of the laundry room screaming like a crazy lady.  Luckily the kids slept thru it. I know Anthony would have been really upset if he knew I was planning to let Carmel do her job and kill the mouse. She caught him again. I could hear her teeth crushing it's bones.. She let him on the ground. She finally let him down after he died .  Johnny promised Carmel he would be bringing her two cans of tuna tomorrow.

Cataloochee Valley, NC.

Today we went to Cataloochee Valley, NC. We know they are known for having elk, but last time we went a few years ago (in winter) we didn't see so much as a deer. So today we were pleasantly surprised to see several elk. At one point I was only 20 feet away from them.