Let it sparkle, let it shine

Recently, Clare and I took a trip to the dollar store to for some things to make Christmas crafts. Well let me tell you we hit the glitter jackpot! We got glitter glue, glitter shakers and some Christmas ornaments to decorate. As soon as we got home she got to work. Feverishly squeezing gobs of glue out and sprinkling glitter over it. We have some beautiful pictures that are still in the "drying" process. The best part of this ongoing Christmas decoration extravaganza is that our whole house is sparkling with glitter!

Sean and I were picking up some toys in the playroom Friday night and he says "Man there's glitter everywhere!" My response was, "Oh, I don't mind the glitter, I just hate having the toys all over the place." He just smirked and shook his head. He's a good sport about it.

Christmas Challenge

This has been a somewhat hectic fall for us. In an effort to slow down and enjoy the holiday season a little more this year I've given my family a challenge. We are going to keep track of how many Santa's we can find out and about this year. I'm hoping we can capture some of these moments on Sean's fancy phone. I'll keep you all posted on our progress.

Jackson Pollock

Driving down the road the other day, Sean makes some random comment about Jackson Pollock. Aidan says, "Hey, I know him."

We both look at each other and I turn and say, "How do you know Jackson Pollock?" He responds, "I learned about him in my art class. He made paintings that look like splashes."

Sean and I (gleaming) both agree with him. We both studied Art History in College so we were so excited he's learning about some of the greats in school already. Last night we were showing him some of our favorites on the internet.

Pajama Toes

The other night I painted Clare's fingers and toes. We did 3 different colored stripes on her fingers and on her toes I did pink with red polka dots.

After I finished the first foot she looks up, smiles and says, "It looks like my toes have on pajamas!"

Tri'd and True

Last weekend Sean completed his SECOND Sprint TRI in Snow Hill, MD.

.6 Mile Swim
15 Mile Bike
3.2 Mile Run

He finished in 1:42... 6 minutes faster than the first one! (Not bad for an almost 35 year old!)

He did this one with his buddy Joe and they both did an incredible job!

Congrats guys!

A little kindness

Aidan's school is collecting lunches tomorrow for needy children at this local shelter. So we all decorated a brown bag with pictures and filled it with a sandwich and a bunch of healthy snacks. Both kids even gave up watching iCarly in order to decorate and pack the bag.

When we finished, we all got into my bed and read this book. It's such a great book and both the kids love it. It kind of seemed appropriate at the time.

WHAT?

On the way home today, I hear Clare say to me, "Mommy, why is my hair yellow and brown?" I quickly respond, "Because that's the way God made you." She says, "what?" and I repeat myself. She again says, "WHAT?" I say, "Because that's the way God made you. That's why you have yellow and brown hair."

She says, "NO that's not what I said! I asked why is my Ariel on the the floor?"

Great, not only am I losing my mind but my hearing is going as well!