Scratch and Sniff

Come on. Admit it.

I know this is really what you do with scratch and sniff books when nobody is looking.....

Does it taste as good as it smells?

Which usually isn't so appealing...

***

Dyl and I could not stop laughing.

Laughter truly is great medicine.
Thanks little Ali, for being some sweet tastin' medicine.

"Hey, Mom! Take a picture of me doing this."

Nice tonsils.

Of course, the fun spread.




Everyone wanted to take part.

Yes, including this little gem.

Later that night, Rob and I got a good chuckle over some self portraits we found on the camera.



What child is this?

Choo, choo!

It's the Donigan train.

Little Miss Aliyah, would have been happy leading this train all. night. long.

Here's to another week filled with a sticky kitchen floor,

loads of laundry,

poopy diapers,

dirty hands and faces,

and whining kids

that fill our home with lots of love and laughter.

Today....

Ali and I played peek-a-bo through the kitchen chairs.

Yup. She loves the stool.

Today her treasured find from the counter was a chunk of cheese.

For the first time, Aliyah attempted to take off her pants...

She just couldn't get them off her feet!

So she crawled around like this for a while.

Until she succeeded!

After enjoying her messy yogurt...

She tried to wipe herself clean.

Dylan had fun with the camera.

Well, hello my handsome boy!

Dyl wanted to email his Daddy one of his pictures.

This is what he asked me to type in the email.

***

Dear Dad,

I hope you have a good time. And be safe. This is a picture that I took of myself.

Love,

Dylan

***

My favorite part of the email was the smiley face icon Dylan chose.

He loves to add them to all emails.

As he was looking through his options he says,

"I can't find the one I want. You know, it's the one that is green and looks like he's going to barf."

Love it!

If you have yahoo email, you check that one out!

***

I got to talk to a dear high school friend today.

We were on the drill team together.

Yup. That's right. The Rockettes.

No, I'm not fibbing. That was really our name.

I hadn't talked to her in a very long time.

So great to reconnect.
She is out of a difficult marriage and soon will be starting a new marriage.

She is marrying a guy from Oahu.

My hubby is from Oahu.

We talked about foods that we tried for the first time in Hawaii.

Yummy and yucky!

She is so happy.

I am so happy for her.

***

You never know what life will bring.

I am so grateful for my life.

***

HOLD ON TO YOUR PANTS PEOPLE!!!

You won't believe your eyes!

(Yes, she only has one snap done up on her onesie. Changing her diaper is a wrestling match, so often times that's all I can get snapped!)

That's right!

Aliyah decided tonight at about 8:30pm that walking wasn't so bad after all.

We all had such a great time watching her.

She turns and pivots.

She falls and gets herself back up.

She babbles and smiles.

Picks up things to carry them around.

Walks to the front door and knocks on it.

***

We knew she could do it.

We've seen her do it so many times before.

But not like she did tonight!

I'm so happy she finally decided it was a fun thing.
***

Somehow, the kids got started on an "Aliyah game."

They would pretend to be sad.

Then Ali would walk up to them and give them a hug.

Happy Monday everyone!

Here's to another great week filled with simple joys and exciting moments.....