Miscellaneous Musings

 Ya'shar lost one tooth, shortly followed by another last week.  He's very excited and keeps wiggling all other teeth hoping to get one loose.  I think his little lisp is quite possibly the cutest thing ever, especially when he's really serious or upset about something.  "Rea, you better th-top it right now or I'm thelling on you!"

Rea is the queen of sniffing out left overs.  If Daryle and I go out for sushi or eggs benedict and bring ANYthing home, you can believe that it'll be gone within seconds of her entering the house.  A girl after my own heart - she soaks it in soy sauce....

David gave Rea this lion one year for her birthday and it's one of her most prized possessions.  It's sort of become her own personal mascot, and she dresses it up for all kinds of occasions.  This one "look" was her favorite so she texted a picture of her and the lion to David, "just so he knows I love him."

This giant human sandwich was very entertaining at 8:00 in the morning on the way to take the kids to school the other day. This marketing ploy proved very effective on MY kids anyway, since they practically threw the car off the road with all their waving and bouncing and shouting.  Yes, we like Subway.  But not before I've even had my first cup of coffee!

How cute are these two?!!?!?  This is Eli and Ava, my brother Brent's two little ones.  He and Jess texted me this on their way to go trunk-or-treating at their church.  Oh how I wish we lived closer!!!

Rea has arrived at that age where she digs through my closet and drawers (only sometimes with permission) to see what cool things she can wear to school.  I'm not complaining, I actually find it endearing and pretty hilarious....  :) This was her "fall" outfit.  What can I say??  The girl's rockin' the hat and scarf!!

 And in stark contrast, this is what her MOTHER looks like in the morning on the way to school.  Hey, it's a definite improvement over the pajama pants I usually wear....  Rea was playing with the camera on my phone while we sat at the VERY long stop light that ALWAYS catches us in the morning.  These are the very best poses that a nocturnal-I-hate-mornings-eternal-night-shifter could muster at such an early hour.  Hey I tried.
 

And on a "sweet" note, this is my husbands idea of "a little snack".  That's right.  Two cupcakes with frosting, 3 scoops of butter pecan ice cream (his favorite), chocolate syrup, chopped nuts and cherries.

Here's MY idea of a little snack....  Notice how the bag of candy corn that I bought yesterday is now nearly empty.  Sweet tooth issues running in the family????  Ya think!!!???