good times... together

Saturday Night Football... The last couple of weeks we've watched Tech WIN!! So FUN! On our way home from Soccer games, we've stopped at the store and let the kids each pick one thing for our football party. (I don't even care if it is a balance meal or a healthy meal... Oh, I've come a long way baby.) --good times at the store (drew- Sprite, jakob- egg rolls, anna- nachos, ellie- avacado and pigs in a blanket) --good times at home preparing, each kid makes their own food to share (or, they take an hour showering and getting on pjs so we just make it for them) --good times watching the game (at least till half-time when Yo Momma is done telling the kids to sit down and watch... and announces- BED TIME!) Jakob's fleece blanket... Texas Tech on one side, and Texas Longhorns on the other... --good time shopping for fabric together (read about it here) --good time cutting it (4 inch long strips about every inch along the edges and a 4inx4in square cut out of the corner) and tying the edges with the whole family on Sunday afternoon --good that he remembers how much his mom loves him every night when he cuddles up $4.99 kit for fake nails --good times anticipating our nail salon day (Sunday after church and before mom's nap) --good times putting them on (actually they were annoying to apply until I started putting the sticky stuff on the fake nail, not on the girls' nails) --good times playing all Sunday with the fake nails (well, sort of. there were some tears when the nails began to fall off... i explained that these were toys for dress-up and that even if they didn't fall off before school i would make them take them off... once expectations were minimized the girls had a blast.) Game Time with Dad...

I've heard it said that one of the main responsibilities of a father is teaching their children how to play. The Professor is really good at that. He has the patience of a saint during Sunday afternoon game-time (while yo momma is napping). Some may have wondered if the Professor enjoys the actual process of playing games with his young or if he merely enjoys the fact that he always wins... hmmm. [The Professor insists that Jakob won the game pictured... that's probably why he wanted it photographed, he does let them win every now and then.] Bubble Bath time!!

We don't do this often because its not so good for little bums... but, it is SO fun when Anna is at a soccer party and the boys are at Pack Meeting and we need a quick idea for the little girls. I use Palmolive dish soap-- you can use kid shampoo, but if the kids see you do that they will make bubble baths any time you leave them alone in the bathroom. Not that we would ever leave them alone in the tub... AND, remember to wash their hair first so that when (yes, when not if) they start splashing and making a mess you can just grab them out for... BED TIME! Cooking with Phyllo dough...

I just bought this dough in the freezer section and printed out a recipe for Spanakopita and Baklava... Todd and I loved the spinach one, the kids not so much. But, they all had good times helping me put it together. So fun...

The Professor LOVES when I cook him international recipes!?!

Yo Momma: "What do you want for dinner this week honey?"

The Professor: "Have you ever wanted to learn how to cook Indian food?"

Yo Momma: pause. "NO." pause.

Yo Momma: "The correct answer would have been, how about grilled cheese and tomato soup like we have every week... Minus 10 points."