Randoms

It's amazing how much a person gets done when the three boys in the house take a nap. Seriously, I'm a machine. Pictures are uploading, blog posts are ready for a week (you excited?), laundry in progress, crafting for a baby shower, spreadsheets are updated, and dinner is in progress. We're having summer corn chowder, if you're wondering. No recipe to post, it's all up here. (taps head). And parsnip and green onion fritters. That's a new recipe, I'll let you know how that turns out.

Meanwhile, things are being cleaned that are very, very dirty. Yes, we're talking about you, Be-ah. Or should I say, Harpuh?(he named Bear the other day. Harper is our dear Sessy's sister's daughter. Follow that? We're going to visit Sessy soon and will hopefully get the boys and girls together).

Oh! I found this picture. This is how far our roadtrip was. 1711.6 miles, door to door.

 You know what I've been very excited about? Our new coffee maker. She is doing a beautiful job. I set her up every evening to make our coffee for the next day. Look how eager she is to be programmed and brew. I love her.

What I don't really love is our current coffee selection. I got the big donut store chain brand because I've heard its good. It's just ok. Do you have a brand you really like? It needs to come in whole beans, we grind our own round here.

Let's see. What else... oh. The boys have been loving going to pools. During vacation, at grandparents' houses, etc. And now in our bathtub! When they resist bathing we just say "let's go swim!" and everyone runs to lay side by side in the tub. The downside is that kicking produces a lot of splashing, but I don't mind. I should note that I'm also not the person on bathing duty, so that could be why I don't mind.

 Aren't they just CUTE? Love the farmer's tans.

 After-bath cuteness is just as good. There you can see Keith, in his just-home-from-work-and-is-exhausted position. He's in his weekend version of that position right now, but on weekends it on our bed. Toddlers are exhausting.

 And lastly, I have two thoughts. One-they are now actually posing and smiling properly for the camera. And two-people are still amazed at their size difference. A common question is "how much older is he?", while pointing at Grady. Which leads to the following:



Me: One minute. 
Them: Oh. It seems he's a little bigger than his brother, am I right?
   -or-
Them: Does he eat more? 
   -or- (my favorite)
Them: Do you feed that one more? 

Me: Yes, a little bit. 


And I go about my day.

Later, peeps! I've got chowder simmering.