Super Rachel Zana's Spot

You too can have this much fun for a mere 94 cents with generic shaving cream and a plastic box.

This picture shows Hannah how I really see her, clear baby blue eyes watching my every move to make sure I don’t leave her in a room by herself. She likes to be nearby, observing the action and pondering the nature of her crazy family.

Ms. Crazy Preschooler was searching for some socks to wear with her snowboots before she went outside to play yesterday. Destructoman decided he’d help.

Much like her big sister and unlike her more silent big brother, The Banana loves to play with her voice. She squeaks, slides, oohs and aahs whenever anybody is in front of her face. Its fun to listen to her experiment.

I set The Banana on the floor today to take some pictures, but she suddenly really figured out how to roll over, and by the time I’d get my camera ready to go, there she’d be on her back, grinning at me like she was playing a game.

The Banana, this morning.

Before going to church yesterday morning it was very evident that Destructoman would need to have a bath. He had been slurping a bowl of oatmeal, and doesn’t have a lot of precision with a spoon yet. It didn’t help that 3/4 the way through the bowl of oatmeal he…

Ms. Crazy Preschooler is officially 5! We had toast in the bathtub for breakfast. She played with Kidpix on the computer. Her choice for lunch was baked string pasta, and after nap (while I ran around like CRAZY trying to make the house presentable) her friend Natalie and Natalie’s sister…

I just not domesticated. I’m bad at decorating. Everything. Especially cakes, it turns out. And I knew this before I started. I have always said that I will not make decorated cakes for my kids. My mom is terrific at decorating cakes, and I have had absolutely no desire to…

Mr. Desctructoman, tired out from playing with all those Christmas presents. He fell asleep reading at nap.