conversations and one unhappy incident

first for the cute conversation we had the other night with mad.

she wanted a movie night. we told her, "no."
later that evening, she wanders downstairs and said, "God made movie nights to make people happy."
we told her , "no" again.
to which she replied, "you are making God sad."
"go to bed"

now for the not so cute incident involving em: on thursday we went to visit a friend who broke her leg. while driving home i told em, "head straight up stairs and start your history class. it's getting late."
she replied, "no"
not a wise response in our house. so i ammended my instruction to, "go straight to your room and after we're through talking you'll finish school."
she didn't say a word and went straight upstairs when we got home. but before she went upstairs, she locked the door between the house and the garage. did i mention mad and i went to get the mail? did i mention i didn't have my house key? after knocking and ringing the bell for several minutes, i walked to the back door and started pounding. she came running down the stairs laughing. she opened the door and was sent right back up stairs. later i walked past the front door and noticed she blocked it with the piano bench.
to say the least, em has had a very un-fun weekend.

to cousin k

em and mad want to know why you don't like to finger paint.
they would be happy to teach you someday. maybe the next time we visit we'll bring paint!
they think your mom needs at least one messy child.

(mad's exact words were:
"she don't like to finger paint! why?!?!!!!")

hopi indian village

the hopi indians
would dig a trench
from a main water
source to their
village.










this is our
hopi village













here comes
the water













mad watching
our village take
shape








both girls enjoying
the heritage
studies experiment

monster messes

reading class














mad's school
















em and "choco"
working their spanish













i love our old
oak table.















art class


















body art
















sharing art












i love our
oak chairs too.

if you're wondering,
the girls used the floor
as their canvas as well.









em being hosed
down













bubble face


















i advised the girls they
could have one glass
of water in the sand box
and one glass of ice. - no more
i did not specify that they
couldn't use the hose.
three inches of h2o later...












obeying the law,
but not the
spirit of the law...
















these messes occurred on monday and tuesday. today's mess was minimal. barbie and polly pocket were scalped, but a pile of blonde hair hardly compares to most days...

labor day

em climbing
the spider web













mad at the top
of the spider web

















in case you're wondering
how tall the spider web is














hiking down to
the river











n- with his girls














em and i fell in
the mud

weekend fun

grandpa, grandma t, and bear's family visited us over the holiday. hannah bear worked hard to keep up with her cousins.







mad sitting in a big
kid car seat
















em and mad helping
bear bowl































the bowling ball
nearly toppled mad
a couple of times






















em won!
















bear had more fun
playing with the
ball ramp than bowling












mad burning rubber
on her "new" bike




















em on her new bike































toothless t
she's covering up
the hole

thanks

thanks camera man and peridot rose for the beach pictures!