Installment 3 a.k.a. The Lazy Susan Saga

The first time I caught them quite quickly. Not much out of the cupboard. Such a sweet little, innocent look on Cora's face, despite being caught red-handed. Well, the next several times I didn't catch them so quickly. Please note the different outfits in each picture indicating different days of being caught and these are just the ones I took pictures of.












They quickly learned to start putting things back in the cupboard when I walked in the kitchen.













I love in the last picture how Ruby decided to take a break and sit down on the shortening. Notice that it is within easy reach of the open cupboard. She can sit and empty the cupboard at the same time.










Anyone know how to lock a lazy susan?

Installment 2

of "Why My Children Should Never Be Left Unattended For Two Seconds Together"Ruby escaped before I got the camera on this one. The girls managed to get hold of a box of tissues and pretty much emptied the whole thing. The carnage was much worse than appears in the picture. Just out of view up the stairs we have a gate, on the opposite side of the gate was a whole pile of tissues.

What was I doing while this occurred? Making dinner. And, before I knew exactly what the girls were up to, I was thinking how nice it was they were entertaining themselves so well and playing so great together that they weren't trying to help me in the kitchen. It's amazing how well they play together when they're into something they shouldn't be.

Installment 1

of "Why My Children Should Never Be Left Unattended For Two Seconds Together"
If you look past Cora you will see a small wastebasket. Everything in front of the girls was once in the wastebasket. They were having a great time.

When Reading...

Always make sure you have the best light possible.

Making the world go round

Notice anything?

Here's a hint: look at their toes.


The girls love their "pretty toes." It wasn't as hard to paint their toenails as I expected, I just had to paint fast.

When Cora fixes her own hair...

I've been experimenting:

If you can't tell with what, I'll consider it failed.

Hip, Hip, HOORAY!!

We have a GATE!!!!

This is very exciting to me. I can now take the girls outside in the yard without them running straight down the sidewalk and into the street.

Ray did a great job, don't you think? He made the hinges and latch out of used horseshoes.

P.S. Yes, Lil, this is very new. As in just a week old today. Your memory isn't failing you, yet. :-)

Daddy's Helper

Cora was "helping" Daddy work on the laundry room floor. She knew that he always put on his knee pads while working, so when she wanted to help him she would grab his knee pads. This day he wasn't planning to work on the floor. So I put the knee pad on Cora. It wouldn't stay on her knee, so we had to try something else.
She didn't care for it very long.

Too Cute Not to Share

So I realized

that I have put on many posts about hair. Mostly Cora's hair. Some with Ruby, too. And mine. But in all these hair posts I realized I left out Ray. Since I would hate for him to feel neglected, I thought I better add this picture: