M-I-L-K Hey!

Lately Daphne has been chanting the following at the dinner table:
        M-I-L-K
        I want milk hey!

I've been trying to get her to work 'please' into the chant somewhere.

Pet Fish?

Last month we visited a local animal shelter with the cub scouts. Our pack donated dog and cat toys the kids had made and the folks at the shelter gave us a tour. Tyler and Daphne would both love a dog and asked for one while at the shelter. Daphne particularly loves animals. I told Daphne that maybe we could get a fish. She has since mentioned it again but life has been more complicated since I broke my arm two weeks ago.

Fast forward to Sunday when we had our first girl scout meeting of the school year. Since we have some new girls, each girl introduced herself and had to say something about themselves. When they got to Daphne she squeaked, "My name is Daphne. And my mom said we could get a fish!" Then she wrinkled up her face, looked at me, and shook her fist in my direction. Everyone had a good laugh over that!

Dr. Seuss

Our little bookworm has been hooked on Dr. Seuss lately. She can't seem to get her hands on enough Dr. Seuss books.

Selling Popcorn

It's that time of year- popcorn fundraising. In past years our Cub Scout pack had the boys sell popcorn in pairs for those selling at booths at storefronts. This year we are testing out having them sell individually to see if we can increase our sales. For Tyler selling popcorn with just your mom is not nearly as exciting as selling it with one of your buddies but he still put in the time. Also, with my arm broken Michael had to shuttle us around and help set up and take down the booth so it required a little more scheduling coordination this year.

Labor Day Weekend

Bryce and the boys came in for Labor Day weekend to hang out. We also got babysitters so we could hit the town to celebrate Bryce and Brad turning 40! Hard to believe that my baby brothers are 40. That makes me feel older than when I turned 40. We took the kids to the Rock 'n' River waterpark in Round Rock for some water fun and played lots of games.

Daphne, Hazel, and Penny

Micah, Daphne, Tyler, Noah, and Damon

Brad and Bryce participated remotely in their Fantasy Football
draft while Penny served them fake food from our toy kitchen.

My Shopping Buddy

Daphne keeps shopping trips interesting!

On this trip Daphne wanted to be buried in food.