Modeling Debut

My friend, Lani, has started her own internet business featuring her handmade crafts. Her business is called Elle Dee Designs. She makes all kinds of fun girly things like tutus, hair bows, embellished onsies, necklaces and more. If you know any little girls who would enjoy these kinds of things, go take a look at her website. Just click HERE.

Rachel and Kate just LOVE their tutus! You should just see the smiles and hear the giggles when they have them on. Lani has used some pictures of the girls all dressed up on her website. Some of the pictures are under the Featured Models tab.

Luke "Skywalker" Stansell

Over the last few weeks Luke has asked us several times about watching the Star Wars movies with Luke Skywalker in them. Yesterday I found the box set of the Star Wars Trilogy and bought it for him. We watched most of the A New Hope IV last night.

Today after swimming lessons he asked me if when we got home he could run in and get his money and I would take him to Toys R Us to buy a light saber. I tried to explain to him that light sabers were expensive and that we did not have time to go all the way home and get his money and come back to town because I had to cook dinner and they had homework and baths. That answer did not satisfy him, of course. I decided to play this to my advantage. I told Luke and Rachel that if they would eat leftovers for dinner I would take them to the toy store and let them buy a toy with their money. We all agreed that sounded like a win win situation for everybody! So when we got home the kids ran in and changed into dry clothes, got their money, and we headed to the toy store.

On the way to the store Luke asked me if Toys R Us had light sabers. I told him that they probably did. He told me that his friend Trevor told him he could get one there. We found them very quickly. He immediately said he wanted the red one. I tried to find a green one, but he wanted the red. I told him red was for bad guys, and he shook his head yes. The girls both found hula hoops they wanted so we headed to the check out. He made his purchase by himself. You could tell he believed that was money well spent.

As soon as we got home he wanted to watch The Empire Strikes Back V. I turned it on for him while I warmed dinner up. I called him to eat. He ate everything on his plate and asked for more. It probably took him 5 minutes and it was back to the movie. He watched very intently. I walked thru the living room to help Kate in the bathroom when the movie was about over and he said frustrated that "Luke still has not gotten his hand cut off." I told him it may have happened in the last movie and kept going. A few minutes later I hear "Yes!!!" shouted from the living room (Napoleon Dynamite style). I started laughing and came in the room. He said, "Look he is only holding on with one hand because Darth Vader cut the other one off!" He had been waiting for that moment the whole movie.

I sent him to take a bath as soon as the movie was over. This is what met me in the hall after bath time. Luke's version of Darth Vader....so cute!!!
I thought it was Luke Skywalker he was interested in because they had the same name. It is quite a surprise it is another Skywalker he admires....the bad guy!!! It is so much fun to watch our little boy find new characters to admire. He has gone from Barney, Shaggy, Ferb (short lived), Mario, Luigi, and now Darth Vader.

Only In West Texas

Last week.....COLD!

This week....Beautiful and 75 degrees

I don't have much to blog about this week. Rachel finished up basketball this past Saturday, and she and Luke started swimming lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Kate and I are taking the Parent and Tot swim class. Rachel had strep throat last week for the second time in two weeks. Pretty boring stuff....I know. It is kind of nice not to have much going on for a bit.

Happy Birthday Granny!!!

Happy Birthday to you Granny!!!! We hope you have a GREAT day!! We love you!!

Another Snow Day....YAY!!

Midland finally got some snow. The rest of the state of Texas has been covered in several of inches of snow several times this winter. We have really been feeling left out, but this morning we woke up to a beautiful blanket of snow. There was about 4 inches of snow!! School was cancelled!! The kids got up early and excited about the snow and no school. We ate our breakfast and got ready to head out to play. It as still snowing and cloudy but lots of fun!!

Our photographer....Chris got to be home with us too. He held the camera so nobody could throw snowballs at him.

Luke nailed me right in the face with a snowball....Chris managed to get a picture of it.

Kate loved throwing snowballs too....she would laugh each time.

Katybug covered in snow.

Here is my leaning snowman. This was my second attempt. The first one was taller than me, but he fell over on me when I was fixing his face. I guess that is kind of like the fish that got away, but Chris and Luke were my witnesses. I guess I need to learn to build a better base on level ground.

We also made some snow ice cream. It was really good!! I got too much sugar in it because I can not read a recipe, but the kids did not complain.

The snow is already melting....that is the thing about snow around here it never stays long :(

Future Tattoo Artist

Well Kate got a hold of another marker. She always times it just before we have to go to church. I don't know why they say the markers are "washable" because I scrubbed her arms, but you can still see the marks on her arms and hands. They are a lot lighter but still there. UGH!!!! We are grateful she always chooses to write on herself rather than the walls, furniture, or carpet. Her Daddy snapped these pictures after she came in trying to wipe off the marks with a baby wipe.

The picture of innocence. I just love this face and those cheeks!

Didn't she do a nice job?

Luke's Glasses

Luke got his new glasses today!! He was super excited to get them!! I think he looks adorable, but he also looks older and I don't like that one bit. We have been watching his eye sight real closely for the past year and a half. He finally reached the point where the glasses were a must. Poor kid inherited both bad eyes and bad teeth!

I threw this picture in to show that he has lost his first tooth. He has another that will soon follow.