Our sweet kiddos continue to bring a lot of joy and laughter to our home.
Tara cleaned off the hutch the other day, which is a perfect dumping ground for everything under the sun. Since then she has been hard core about nothing going on the hutch. I set my bible study book there a few days ago and she picked it up and brought it to me.
Her: "Mom, I found this on the hutch."
Me: "I know, Baby, I put it there to remind me to do my homework so put it back there please."
Her: (In a respectful yet decisive tone) "No. Nothing goes on the hutch."
I had to laugh. She was protecting her hard work. It's like me, after the kitchen is spotless, telling everyone they can't eat for a while. So now, it has become a family joke. Blake and I sneak a rubber band or something on the hutch to see how long it will take for Tara to gasp in horror. It's quite funny . . . and yes, the hutch is still clean. I'm scared to set anything on it even when she isn't home. :)
We got to go to California a few weeks ago. We visited with Tim's sister and family and then our husbands ran a marathon together while we corralled the kids. It was a great trip, but went by too quickly. Tim has now officially done 10 marathons.
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| Our family at the Bixby bridge in Big Sur after the marathon. Sept 25, 2010 |
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| Tim finishing #10 |
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| The whole gang (us and Tim's sister and family: Robin, Daniel, Tres, and Emrie) |
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| Tim and Blake strike a pose. |
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| Tara explores the coastline |
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| Tim and Daniel at the start of the race. |
