Prince and Princess

Right now I'm trying to work on my story sitting in the front room on the couch, which had been made into a bed. I know that I will get into trouble for sitting on it in a moment; it has something to do with the game that Natalie and Hannah are playing.
The story writing isn't going very well because the girls have music playing and are dancing together. Natalie is in a princess dress and Hannah put on black pants and a white shirt. A Princess and Prince. Why is it the older sister that always gets to be the Princess? No matter because they are both laughing and having a good ol' time. It is very cute and every time they laugh I have to look up and smile.
The most fun thing is to watch as they look at themselves in the grandfather clock's pendulum swaying side to side as they look at their reflection.
Kids are great at helping you remember how simple things can be fun and what a great gift our imagination is.

Update photo's

Melanie took us out to eat. It was a small fun restaurant and of course I love the fact that I didn't have to cook. It looks like Natalie has the same "bubble" issue's that Melanie has. Thanks Melanie for the good time!

This is the handsome Alec with something in his mouth because his hands were full. He had just gotten back from band.
Natalie and Jacob playing fireman. I mean fire person.
Andrew was mostly interested in driving, but he let his cousin Carly drive for a while. By the way Andrew is looking out for cats so that Carly can smile in the picture. They had a table where you could make bubbles. I think that everyone had fun at that station seeing that everyone was getting in the fun...well, maybe not Alec. Someone had to be mature.
Some more of the kids making bubbles. I think that the bubbles came second only to the light sensitive wall. As you may notice there are no photo's of that because I too was plastering myself to the wall. We made some beautiful body/shadow art.

Jenny and Tom also took Jim and I out for launch at the Cheesecake Factory for our Anniversaries; we both got married on August 16 just 11 years apart. Sorry that we rained on your parade!

Thanks for letting us come and swim in your pool!!!

Texas

Here we are in Texas. Yesterday I experienced one of the joys of being in Texas; I was bitten by a Fire Ant.
I had always imagined that fire ants looked like the big red ants in NM, but in fact fire ants are small like sugar ants but sure have a big OWCH! I looked down on one of my toes when I felt a heated pain. WHAT! I said looking down and seeing a little ant holding on tight to my toes. With an easy smash it had bitten it's last victim. But how could something so small hurt that much? If you have nothing to do, looking up red ands in wickipedia is very interesting and the methods they are using to try and control them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_imported_fire_ant
The weather here has been very cool for Texas August but I realy don't mind. Hum...I wonder why?
The Parkinsons have a beautiful pool in their back yard and we played in it yesterday. Natalie threw a fit about having to go inside for dinner. I'm not hungry! I want to swim! She whined at me. I had to laugh. The only way I got her to come inside was to explain to her that there was a pool in the back yard and we planned on playing in it tomorrow. I guess that she hadn't thought it through very well, but since when was a hungry tired five year old reasonable? I'm almost 27 and I'm not reasonable when I'm tired and hungry, but in my defense at least I know it's because I'm tired and hungry.
I'm enjoying being here with family. My nieces and nephews are so grown up. I remember them being so little and though I am excited for them I still wish there were still little and looking up at me like I was a cool person. Ok I realy miss the cool person thingie. I guess that is what growing up means. I'm not "cool" anymore. But maybe it's not so bad because I still think my big sister is awesome. She drives her kids here and there to all their different activities and she does it cheerfully. I'm very impressed. So maybe the cool thing doesn't go away entirely; it just changes.
Today we are planning on going to the aquarium. I don't have the cord to get the pictures from the camera to the laptop. You can't have everything when you travel. I'm just glad I remembered the toothbrushes, underwear and bathing suits.

Hey! What did you do today?

This is what we did today. What did you do? Andrew put himself in time out. He laughed at first but then it wasn't so much fun when he couldn't get out.
Melanie is here visiting, but of course I forgot to get my camera and we can't get the pictures off of hers. Maricalesf inslkut htliw sorry I changed to dragon. RARRRWWWRR! and that's lion. Just in case you wanted to know. Melanie and I have stayed up way past midnight. Ask us about the pig in the livestock pavilion next time you see us.....wearing our new clothes.
Oh and by the way Gage likes US the best. We got a letter from him. Have you got a letter from Gage? I don't think so.