Go Ahead......Laugh

Today, as I'm carrying Brayden and walking in to our local homeschool co-op to pick up the girls from their classes, another mom stops me.

"Hi, Martha." She says, eyeing Brayden. "Did you all decide to adopt one or two?"

What?! Now, I'm fighting to maintain my composure and not laugh at this poor woman who sees the look of amusement on my face.

"No." I say cheerfully. "I had him. Maybe your thinking about my friend, Susan."

"Oh!" She says. "I thought when I saw him that maybe you decided on one now and then one later."

I smiled and kept walking but in my head I was thinking, "Yes, I KNOW my children look nothing like me.....they're CUTER!" ;-)

Oh well, (insert deep sigh here).....I guess I'll just have to keep praying for that blonde!

Food Challenge - APPLES!

After a beautiful morning of apple picking with an internet-turned-real-life friend recently, the girls started planning for their next food challenge. Marina was working on baking cookies for some friends on challenge day so she bowed out of this one. Here's what the others came up with:

(Note to self: Remember to get the camera out BEFORE the challenge foods are consumed! Sorry folks, I was so distracted by the beauty and yummy-ness of these treats that I plum forgot to pull out the camera before all of Olivia's creations were gone!)

Juliette's entry (shown above): Spiced Apple Spirals with Cinnamon Cream - Apples peeled and spiral cut then sprinkled with brown sugar and cinnamon sugar and baked. Served with a whipped cream/cinnamon sauce.

Olivia's and Eliza's entry (consumed before photo shoot!): Apple Pockets - Sliced apples tossed with brown and white sugars and cinnamon, then wrapped in dough to make individual servings. (Sort of like an apple turnover.)

As of this posting, I don't have permission from all of the participants to share with you which entry won. I'll just say both were tasty and we all enjoyed the judging.

Until the next challenge............(which they're already plotting)

How We Spent Our Weekend

Introducing Maizy

Would somebody please tell me how much cuteness can possibly exist under one roof 'cause we've got an awful lot of it around here! ;-)