Butterball

Tonight, Charlie earned his nickname. Turned my back for a second and Charlie was all the way up the ski ball game and shimmying his way under the fence. Where's my camera when I need it!? Stand down Brainerd FD, we margarined him up and he slipped right out.

Water park!

Uncle Mark and Morgie come down the water slide!

Now it is Mark and Olivia's turn!

Grizzly Bear paw attack or ten-toed sloth? You be the judge.

Thanks for taking one for the team, Chuck.

Look it up on Craigslist!

Olivia was brushing her teeth...naked. I looked over and she was scrubbing under her arms with the electric toothbrush. "What are you doing, Yuck!?" I said. "I'm doing my job. My job is too be funny, look it up on Craigslist!"

DIVA DIVA DIVA

During rehearsal backstage at the Wedding Fair last Sunday, I was instructing my niece Eva and my daughter Olivia on their "choreography" for their entrance to the runway. Eva was supposed to enter stage left and Olivia was supposed to enter stage right, they meet in the middle, yadda yadda yadda. The DIVA struck again, she had her moment, and I notified the stage manager (@Betsy Steele) about the change in script. Olivia DEMANDED to enter stage LEFT, not stage right, and as far away from her mother as possible. At least the 4 year old girl knows what she wants! When Eva was protesting the change to Olivia, I overheard Olivia telling Eva, "that was what the stage manager wants, that's what Betsy wants."

Boys will be boys...

This is what I put up with...
Here is how Mark/Daddy interpreted the note from the teacher regarding Charlie's behavior:

"This is the proudest I've been of the boy so far. He executed the hit job with precision as the boss instructed, did his time in the joint, offered to do more, and most importantly he didn't snitch."

Charlie SCREAMS for Olivia...constantly

Swinging with my babies

A mess of stuff