Oh......we need more cornmeal.

Big deal you're thinking, who wants to hear about my grocery list? Well it's not that big of a deal, it's just that in the case of the cornmeal, it was a little different. It's just that there is usually not a process involved in determining when I need to add something to my grocery list. Usually it is: see something is almost gone - add it to the list. This was my process:
I was out running a couple of errands and Matt was putting the kids to bed. I come home and tuck Nina in bed and notice that her hair was wet. "Did dad give you a bath?" I ask. "No, I taked a shower." How nice of Matt to help make tomorrow run a little more smoothly, I think. (we are morning bathers over here) I move into the kitchen and see the container of cornmeal sitting on the stove. Wow Matt, I think to myself, bathing Nina and cooking, someone is ambitious. I get closer and see that it is empty. Hmm, that's a little strange, I thought it was pretty full, he must have made a lot of something.



Then I see it:



Here is where it hits me, I think we need more cornmeal.


It seems like old habits are hard to break.



How can I not love this girl?

Cameron is 4 months old

Well he officially turned 4 months 12 days ago, but I just took him to the doctor today and got his "stats". Cameron is a really good baby. He's pretty calm and happy. The kids have a lot of fun trying to make him smile and laugh. If I had to say who I think he looks the most like, my guess would be Howie. What do you all think?






We didn't take any pictures of Howie on a digital camera (we hardly took any pictures of him to be honest) but I will try to find some of him and of all the kids at the same age and scan them. It's kind of fun to see similarities.

Here are the 4 month comparisons (it's only fair to say that Cameron has a 12 day advantage):


Donovan 24.5 in 14lb 10 oz 17 in
Howie 25.5 in 14lb 10 oz 17 in (we missed Howie's 4 mo. this is
from his 6 month checkup)
Nina 24 in 12lb 10 oz 16.3 in
Cameron 26.5 in 15lb 4 oz 17 in

Line 'em up

We have been plagued with pink eye! This one moved quickly through our family. Donovan picked it up on Friday of last week and by the following Tuesday, everyone (except me!!!) fashioned the lovely pink, goopy eyes. It's really not that bad of a sickness, if you even call it a sickness. I just have a longer to-do list including eye drops and decontamination laundry. Here is what "drop time" looks like:

Just Checking

Nina: Mama, is my grandma still alive?
me: yes
Nina: Is my two grandmas still alive?
me: yes
Nina: Is my grandpa still alive?
me: yes
Nina: okay

I guess she was just making sure that we didn't forget to tell her anything.

Nina: Donovan, it's okay, grandma is still alive.

The Swing Graduation

We tried Cameron out in the swing this week. That meant that we had to shuffle swings for Howie and Nina. Nina has preferred the bigger swing for a few weeks now, but she gets the boot whenever Donovan and Howie are around. Since Donovan was at school during this big changing of the swings event, things went pretty smoothly.




Cameron is oozing with excitement. I almost didn't take him out because he was having so much fun.

Opening day

Donovan and Howie had their first soccer games this morning. The two had a great time and I think they will both return next week for another game. I was a little curious about how Howie would do. Let's just say that if there were referees in our backyard games, he would probably receive a red card or two. But he did great and had a wonderful attitude about his team's 15-1 loss. He was happy he got to use his "leg sweep" move (I don't really know what that is) and that he got to have a free kick. Donovan is on a new team this year and he seems to enjoy his new friends. He scored a goal in their team's 8-3 victory.


Donovan taking a break with his team, the Outlaws.


Howie ready for a kickoff on his team, the Cheetahs.



The boys in their new Littleton United uniforms.

Saved by my kids

I was sitting here thinking, "wow, it's been a whole week since I posted something." Then I remembered that I didn't take any pictures all week and I'm like Lorel, I don't like having a post without a picture. Frankly, it just makes for a boring blog Jill. Well I decided to check my camera just in case and I was surprised that there were some pictures on it. Most of the time I am aware when our kids have found the camera and randomly snapped pictures, but this time I was very much unaware. Hopefully I was taking a nap. So thank you to Donovan, Howie and Nina (I'm pretty sure Cameron didn't participate) for making this post possible.


A very, very up close picture of my purse.


A lovely, upside-down, blurry picture of our kitchen.


Not quite sure. It looks like a finger and the Friend.


And a surprisingly clear picture of a nearly naked Nina.