Menchie's BOGO Day

School Picture Day!

I always like to take a picture before school to compare with whatever they might look like a few hours later once they actually have their picture taken.

Oh my word, Parker's socks...

Picture day is one of about 3 days a year where I dictate what Parker wears.  So, this morning, he comes out with the shirt, sweater, and socks I laid out, and a pair of bright grey basketball shorts.  These shorts are our compromise, but by that point it was too late to back down on the socks (which would have been covered by the pants I chose).

...hopefully he's not in the front row of the class photos, but based on his (fairly under-average) height, I'm not holding my breath.

Nutella = Mess

Cecily's new Cloak

We were walking to school on Monday and Cecily refused to put her coat on, but instead just hung it from her head.  I looked at her and said, "I bet you'd enjoy a cape, wouldn't you?"

So, after school, we headed to the fabric store, and a few hours later, we had this:

I think she likes it.

...I will be getting pink fuzz out of my nose forever.

Breakfast

That would be toast with Nutella and sausage on it.

Weirdo...

Football

I told the kids that they could watch the football game as soon as they cleaned their rooms.

They then spent the next 2 hours peacefully playing in their  bedrooms.

Amazingly, Parker didn't throw a fit when the game was over & his room was still a mess.

Either way, I got a peaceful Sunday afternoon.

We're drinking our iced tea from matching mason jar glasses...we're such hipsters.