Simple Things

This week has been really low key.  Most day's we just stuck around the house while Andy was at work.  It's good for me to do that, not only does it allow me to get stuff done at home - but it keeps me from going out and spending money! Which is always a good thing, right?

The kids have been busy though, or kept me busy rather.  Noah is going through a little bit of a 'tantrum' phase and we are trying to graciously work through it.  Besides that he is his normal sweet self.  Earlier this week, while getting him to bed, he insisted on reading a CARS book while laying there.  Since we made him turn the lights off - we decided to let him wear Andy's head lamp for a little while so he could look though his book.... he, of course, loved that.

He is also always willing to help mommy when she is making something in the kitchen.  Here he is stirring the flour....and then he ate a little of the dough too - which I find disgusting seen as though it was bread dough! gag. He loved that too though :)

Clare has been crawling all over the house.  If I am making dinner I will set her and Noah in the front room to watch some Leap Frog or something, Clare will notoriously end up in a different part of the house (usually Noah's room, or the bathroom - if I forget to shut the door) and I have to go searching for her.  She is loving this stage, and so am I!

Lately Clare has been especially interested in Andy's Xbox.  She loves to press the power button, hear it 'ding' and watch it turn green.  We try to remember to unplug it so she isn't constantly turning it on and off, but if we do forget, well....this happens....

You can see how excited she gets.  I was going to tell her to turn it off, but then realized that defeated the purpose of getting her not to touch it.  She cracks me up.

Hope you have all been able to enjoy some simple things this week!