Lucky Seven

Ethan turned seven years old! Of course, the time has flown by. He was happy to pose for a picture by himself but as you can see in the next picture I didn't get much cooperation from the group. They endured the picture taking but I never got a "perfect" shot. I have to remind myself that perfect doesn't mean all three of them in a row smiling sweet smiles. A bit of forced enthusiasm would be nice . . .

Happy Birthday, Ethan!

Sleeping Beauty

Emma doesn't like to sleep and has officially renounced naps. Yesterday she had a fever and after quiet time (a.k.a. nap time for Alex) she crashed on the couch. That has NEVER happened before so it was definitely a picture moment.

Club McWilliams

Emma and I arrived home earlier in the week to find this note posted on the counter:

I was reminded of the many times I built forts (usually out of lawn chairs and beach towels) with Tige Beck. I do believe a first kiss happened there . . .

Has Your Dog Ever Puked in Your Purse?

Before today my answer would have been "no." We hit the road this morning to go visit my mom. This was to be Audi's first road trip so we packed some snacks, water, etc. for her. She settled in on her blanket, next to Ethan. After about 90 minutes she woke up. I heard a sound and glanced back at her . . . "Hi Audi, are you okay?" I looked back at the road, then David glanced back just in time for her to lean her head over the seat and make a perfect shot right into the open pocket of my purse. Gross. I pulled off the road as Ethan was saying, "I think I'm going to puke too!" Luckily, he got out of the car and was saved by some fresh air. Let's just say it was, um, chunky, so I may be able to salvage my purse. I'm not sure how leather and silk do in the washing machine . . . we'll see.

We had a nice day at my mom's house and enjoyed some decent weather. The horses tried to nibble on Emma's hair. Alex opened a box of playing cards and found a spider. When Ethan got dressed this morning he selected his cowboy boots, in honor of his grandpa. When he saw my mom he said, "Look Grandma, I wore my boots for Grandpa!"

On the way home Audi's tummy was fine; however, Ethan's was not! No puke but a very car sick little guy! I can't wait for the next road trip . . .