Some views of the kids!

I don't have too much time to post, as I have a list a mile long to get done before leaving for a week....wouldn't it be nice if we could split ourselves into about three pieces and get everything done quickly?! Or a personal assistant....hmm, I'll have to look into that!

Anyway, some glimpses of the kiddos....sorry, none of Riley....she hates being in pictures so what we do have of her have her hand in front of her face...nice....

Jared and Ellie have the same little comfort quirk....both love to suck the first 2 fingers on their right hands. They have different variations, Jared usually has a corner of his blankie tickling his face (nose) or ear, or just playing with it with his finger, and Ellie tickles her top lip with her thumb or satin edge of her blankie.....yeah, sort-of complicated!



Here's Ellie at Jared's birthday party thoroughly enjoying her cupcake! She got her first real haircut that week. We are working on getting everything the same length...



And last, my week has been considerably brightened by the fact that Nicole and Jared have spent each morning at "Soccer Camp". It's amazing how calming it is for me to have a 1 1/2 hour reprieve from parenting/refereeing/disciplining them. It's also been great to be able to give Ellie some uninterrupted attention, for both of us. They just got back from the last day. Nicole got a certificate for "Fastest Player", and Jared for "Most Aggressive Player"...Umm, I'm not quite sure how great that one is or if it has a hidden meaning! :)



Disclaimer: I did not tell Nicole to "pose" for this picture...it's just what she does nowadays!