New Addition

We welcomed a four-legged friend into our family today! Echo was a surrendered dog from the Capital Humane Society and in desperate need of a loving home so we brought the kids to interact with him and found that he is fond of both Carson and Hannah. He is very gentle and very passive....and he found a buddy in Carson. Actually, the two of them are practically inseparable. Here are a few photos of the two of them when we first brought Echo into the house:

I Call it What I Want to Call It

I just got back from a training class held in a suburb of Kansas City, MO and as soon as I walk in the door tonight, the kids are in rare form. Carson's messing with Hannah by taking her seat at the counter....Hannah's messing with Carson by taking some toy that belongs to him. Basically, same story, different day.

Carson mentions something about a mole on his arm and asks me if that is what it is. Hannah says, "No it isn't. It's an owey." Not one to be outsmarted by anyone, Carson corrects her and tells her again, "Its a mole." Hannah....."Owey." Carson....."Mole." I'm thinking, "Who cares?"

Hannah then tells her older brother this one thing: "I call it what I want to call it....It's an owey." The end. The boss has spoken.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone!

Carson and Hannah woke up to an Easter bunny visit downstairs. They spent the morning locating Easter eggs and devouring the candy inside. The interesting thing is that Carson is old enough to make attempts at swindling his sister trying to talk her out of her 'good' candy and make trades. Also interesting is that Hannah is now old enough--and enough of a chocolate connoisseur--to know she is getting swindled by Carson and deny his requests for a trade. Its funny listening to the two of them go back and forth.

We hope everyone has a safe and happy Easter holiday season and doesn't put on too many chocolate pounds....