Releasing the animals into the wild

It's been ridiculously warm here the past couple of weeks. With the exception of a little covering of snow on Sunday, the temperature has averaged 50 degrees during the day. So the boys have been spending a little time outdoors:

Eli is the one on the right

Our little Lawn Gnome

Picasso in training

Conquering the Throne

"I dub thee Sir Elijah, Knight of the Diaper Free Realm, Keeper of the Porcelain Chalice, and Protector of all that is dry."

That's right- Elijah is officially potty trained! He did a great job, and last night we went to Target to get his reward. He picked out a bag full of rubber snakes (Mom was pulling for cutsie frogs), and has been carrying them around ever since. We're happy to be through this rite of passage!

Why is embarassment so much fun?

So our house went rollerskating last night. You remember, that junior high social event where you strapped four wheels to your feet, rolled around in circles, and yelled at each other over really loud music?

There was a twist, however. We all drew names, and then we each were alotted $5 to spend at the local thrift store on whomever we drew. So we all got to dress up one of our community members in the Thrift-Store outfit of our choice. The wreckage is revealed below.

The boys in the picture were a random addition- they thought we looked "like clowns" and hung out with us the whole night.

I took this picture of us WHILE we were skating.

Elijah tried on a bit of everyone's costume before we left. Screwball.