Nothing

I was given this beautiful picture one day after Brian and I went to dinner together sans kids. Kailyn missed us alot, and expressed her love through her art. She does this often, and one day I will take a picture of my home so you can see all the art work literally hung all over. As in on every door, every shelf, most every drawer & window... this girl is an artist!

If you notice the detail in the picture above, you can understand why I questioned what this picture was. Me: "Is it a donut?" Kailyn, arms crossed, faced frowned: "NO." Sensing that I was missing something, I tried really hard to guess correctly... me: "a person standing sideways?" Kailyn: "NO. It's not, MOM." Such attitude packed into a four-year old!!! Me, now squatting down as I sensed there was more to the picture: "What is it, honey?" Kailyn: "It's nothing, mom." Me: "Well, it looks like it means something to you, and that's important to me. Please tell me what it is." Kailyn: "It's nothing, mom. Nothing. I drew you a picture of nothing."

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That's when I realized. She was punishing me through her artwork. I did not receive my normal beautiful picture because I had placed Kailyn in time-out earlier for not putting her toys away when I asked. Apparently she gets it: there are consequences to your actions.

I was waiting for her to end it with a flick of the hair and a sassy "duh, mom." I wonder when that begins?

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I was not sure how to react, so I told her that made me very sad and I hope that I got more beautiful pictures later when she felt better. Luckily, the tears that came to my eyes as I tried with all I had to suppress my laughter were taken into consideration as legitimate sadness, and she quickly went to work drawing me a new, prettier picture. Phew!!

Trick-or-Treat

Halloween was a two-day affair this year - we went trick-or-treating at the local businesses on Friday, then Saturday was spent at the Elementary School Carnival, then trick-or-treating at the houses with Hailey & Justin. Then we ended the very chilly evening with some yummy hot chocolate and a piece of candy (or two!).

Carving Pumpkins

This one looks like my boys...

And this one looks like Kailyn...
Can you see the resemblance??

Whitney Noelle Major

Look at this sweet baby! I am excited that Whitney & Aiden are just 9 days apart - it should be an adventure to raise them together and compare notes.

The Major Family

The Big Sisters with their babies.

A Very Proud Big Sister

In case you didn't get the bulletin, Kailyn was really hoping for a little sister. She even went so far as to let the doctor know that he should keep the baby if it's a boy - we "already had one of those." We talked about it quite a bit, but she never really settled with the simple fact that whatever came out of mommy's tummy was coming home with us. So you can imagine my curiosity when Brian announced to me that I was getting ready to have a baby boy placed on my chest. What would Kailyn think, I wondered.
To answer my question, she ran into our hospital room with a smile I had only seen once before just over a year ago... she was once again a proud big sister. She loves this baby as much as I do! Can you see how sweet she is cradling his little head, and she often sings to him, especially when he is fussy. And, usually, it works.


When I think of moms that I admire, is it weird that my 4-year old daughter often comes to mind?

Aiden's First Bath

So he didn't like it.

Until I had him snuggled up in the towel after. Then he was happy.