You may have noticed...

Hi! You may have noticed how few posts have been going up here lately. That is due, in large part, to the increased number of posts going up on Everead! They are good posts, too. Some of them even have pictures of the kids in them. (Whaaaaat?!? I know. But I was blogging over there! Not over here. So over there the pictures went.) See here and here.

But you know what has not gone up over there yet? Pictures of my haircut. The haircut I got, like, forever ago. And I promised Rachel I'd post some more of those. I've taken quite a few, in an effort to figure out what, exactly I look like. Here ya go! These are most recent then go back in time.

yesterday

sideways selfie

selfie stuck in the car at stone mountain with a sleeping baby

epic bedhead

dentist visit

BLT. So yum.

Jacob on his way to interview at Connecticut!

most epic bedhead

Selfie while i look at the camera and kiss my daughter who may be picking her nose.

After bath I pick her up and hold her to the mirror and always say...
"Who's that baby?!?"

Selfie while reading! (or should i say "reading")

Selfie with the woman who planted all our blueberry bushes!
And Jubilee, who doesn't like strangers, even if they are nice old ladies.

current facebook profile pic

Date night!! Watched The Fault In Our Stars

you can't tell but I was just stickin' my hand over the ends of the hair there.
Zane cut it a bit long at the neck (for my taste), first time around. 

The before and after pic

Benjamin, you will notice, does not permit me to take selfies with him.

I used to be a bit self-conscious about taking self portraits and sharing them online. But then I heard a great quote (I should find out who said it) and it was basically like, "I like it when my friends take selfies. Then I get to see my friends. It's nice. We can all go out and see a sunset or whatever, but I can't just go see all my friends." So. Was it nice to see me?

Do you think this post was self-indulgent? I will refer you to one of my very first blog posts. Wow. That's a blast from the past.

Things Benjamin Said

"I demand you to tickle me." -- in a very regal voice.

Pleasantly, while opening the door, "Hey, outside! Here I come..."

Benjamin and Levi, closing the dishwasher.
"This job takes the strength of two men!" I said.
"We're boys!" Benjamin corrected.

Things Levi has said

The month of November was pretty good for 

Wacky Sayings by Levi.

"I don't need help, I just need complicadence" -- Levi putting on his own shoes. (By complicadence he meant confidence)

Jacob: Where is my hotel?...
Levi "You mean undies?"

"Dad! I've got a great way to spell 'penis'!" (Jacob and Alysa bust up laughing) "I mean, I've got a great way to spell 'pee'! P-E."

"AAAH! I was just practicing my screaming."

Mopping and singing to the tune of Cupid Shuffle "Down down swiffer mop swiffer mop."

"I dye my hair bald."

Some photos from this month:

trying to hide from the camera

"Take a picture of me in the leaves!!"

Levi the Triceratops
(more about Levi and Kiwi Crate on Everead)

Levi punches Benjamin because Benjamin won't smile for the picture.
It works.

A discussion about emotions at preschool:

surprised

sad

angry

happy

Doing Cosmic Kids Yoga at preschool

 A visit to the dentist!

"Let me see your teeth"

"Smile!"

 A couple self portraits:

Is this thing on?

There we go.

 Halloween 2014

Spiderman in the front, Bowser in the back!

Benjamin's account of Field day, his first race a story and a report

Mixed up senses

I woke up one morning and my senses were all mixed up. I could smell with my ears and see with my mawth and herre with my nose and tast with my hanse. Wen I tried to pike up my fode I gist ate it. I opineed my mawth so I could see howe my hans loked. They had mine mowse. I was sprist. I cindov liked haveing my sensen like this. After a wil I wanted to chang my senses back withawt a sawnd it chaged back to nrmle. The end

Standardized:
I woke up one morning and my senses were all mixed up. I could smell with my ears and see with my mouth and hear with my nose and taste with my hands. When I tried to pick up my food I just ate it. I opened my mouth so I could see how my hands looked. They had mini mouths. I was surprised. I kind of liked having my senses like this. After a while I wanted to change my senses back. Without a sound it changed back to normal. The end.
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Field Day
5-6-14

My favrite part about feld day was the watr bloon toss because my bloon hrdle ever poped. Then it finle poped. I did not get a frte, segined or trde plas ridin. I awsle likeed the cupcakes. I got a choclit blue one. It was taste. Jaylien got a blue one. He got a blue tage. Thuts what my favrit pat about fied day was. The end

Standardized:
My favorite part about field day was the water balloon toss because my balloon hardly ever popped. Then in finally popped. I did not get a first, second, or third place ribbon. I also liked the cupcakes. I got a chocolate blue one. It was tasty. Jaylen got a blue one He got a blue tongue. That's what my favorite part about field day was. The end.

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Book Report

The store was abawt chees. A rat fand the chees and standing ulon in the modo. The rat wonted to eat the chees. Then the cat jumed out of the tree and sed the chees staned olon sed the cat the rat sed give me one resin becuse the cat fot the soge the soge ses the chees stans olon sed the cat. That's sile sed the rat. Even the cat dided have time to rgyou abat the chees so thay sedof to get the chees then win thay slid unde but who shwd thay see

Standardized:
The story was about cheese. A rat found the cheese and standing alone in the meadow. The rat wanted to eat the cheese. Then the cat jumped out of the tree and said "The cheese stands alone" said the cat. The rat said "Give me one reason..." because the cat thought the song. "The song says, 'The cheese stands alone'" said the cat. "That's silly," said the rat. Even the cat didn't have time to argue about the cheese so they set off to get the cheese. Then when they slid under but who should they see [unfinished]
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Tucker Road Race

Over the weekend I went to the tucre roed rase. I got fived plas. I got a green ribin, I oso got one plan bagl. Then my dad sed have one with crem chees I got one and pit crem chess on it. It was good I had a noder one. Then it was time to go home. I trned on mreo crte Wii®. I was just abat to play wen my mom or dad (I can't rmebr ) came in and one of them sed tr the wii. I tred it off. (O I frgot to tell you , I got a bag. I wont to tell you wot wse in it.) Thar was a T-stre, a pen, some food and medsin. Then I ate brecfisd. The end.

Standardized:
Over the weekend, I went to the Tucker Road Race. I got fifth place. I got a green ribbon. I also got one plain bagel. Then my dad said, "Have one with cream cheese." I got one and put cream cheese on it. It was good. I had another one. Then it was time to go home. I turned on Mario Kart Wii®. I was just about to play when my mom or dad (I can't remember) came in and one of them said, "Turn the Wii." I turned it off. (Oh, I forgot to tell you, I got a bag. I want to tell you what was in it.) There was a T-shirt, a pen, some food and medicine. Then I ate breakfast. The end.

Cant resist a closeup of the registered trademark symbol. :D

running in the Tucker Road Race

One mile in 10:42. Go Benjamin!

 Benjamin and Jacob before the race

 stretching before the race

The weekend - by Benjamin

4-24-14
Over the weeked I am going to whch pokemon with dad. Then I'm going to run uroud the hose like I'm crazze. Then I am going to play slter with my broter. Then after that I'm going to help swih the beds (if thay rnt all rete swihed.) Then I'm going to play shlter with my broter agen. Then I'm going to eat dinre.

Standardized:
Over the weekend I am going to watch Pokemon with Dad. Then I'm going to run around the house like I'm crazy. Then I am going to play "Shelter" with my brother. Then after that I'm going to help switch the beds (if they are not already switched). Then I'm going to play "Shelter" with my brother again. Then I'm going to eat dinner.

4-28-14

Over the weeken I ran araond the haose like I was crazze. Aftre I ate dinrre. The nekst day it was clen day. I was woching tv. Then dad came in. He sed that I coed cepe waching if I was clening up the toy rome at the same time. I sed no. He toke the disk out. Then I made up a nuw game. I plaed it for a wile. Then I tokt with my broter ubaat a move clleed avtre the last air bender. We wre taking abaut what epusode we snu wach aftre we clened up the toy room. We clened up the toy room. we endid up waching woned pets.

Standardized:
Over the weekend I ran around the house like I was crazy. After, I ate dinner. The next day it was clean day. I was watching T.V. Then Dad came in. He said that I could keep watching if I was cleaning up the toy room at the same time. I said, "No." He took the disk out. Then I made up a new game. I played it for a while. Then I talked with my brother about a movie called Avatar: The Last Airbender. We were talking about what episode we should watch after we cleaned up the toy room. We cleaned up the toy room. We ended up watching Wonder Pets.

Benjamin also made me a flower, over this weekend.

And Levi did, too. :)

The kids played at the train table at Little Shop of Stories

And Levi drew circles on a lot of papers and placed them like this.

    Such is the life!