I hate sun tan lotion

Who really enjoys slathering that slimy white stuff on their wriggly kids? Did I mention that they've refused wearing hats or swim shirts...

Thank goodness, current fashion trends have come to my rescue... notice the unusually long swimsuits that they are sporting in this picture. They both now have a tan line that goes from the waist (normal) to their calves (so not normal)... at least we save on the suntan lotion.

Wonder Twins activate! Form of...

I'm absolutely certain that my two nephews CharlieGraham have superpowers. They are some of the funniest and most energetic kids on the planet... and I love them having them so close!

They have the uncanny ability to turn my already out of control Nubbin into a force of nature... combined, these kids make up the dreaded Tornado Trio. Alas, I can subdue them with hot dogs, mac n' cheese and the Cars movie, but how long can 'mother nature' contain them... only time will tell...

lessons for big shots

If you want to see the picture better, you can click on it for a close up... so ends the computer tutorial for the day... you know who you are... buzzell.

Daddy's home!

Husband came home from a business trip to Seattle and immediately started helping out with the kids... Yay!! the kids really missed him and his video games.

For the price of eating broccoli (isn't bribery great!), the boys got to play Motorstorm with Daddy before bed... sweet dreams kids!

drinking, driving and the need for Vitamin C

I took the kids out to eat tonight and we had a wonderful meal, complete with OJ for them. They took their little cups with them and we decided to drive the mall to ride the carousel. As usual, the turn into the mall came up pretty quickly and I swerved a little trying to make the turn (husband: don't worry about this last sentence, I wasn't going too fast).

From the backseat comes this little voice, "mommy, are you drinking?" As the juvenile in me chuckled, the parent in me was trying desperately to figure out where Nubbin got the connection between drinking and poor driving...

I sputtered, "No, mommy's not drinking" to which he answered in serious concern... "mommy, you need orange juice"

they do say that Vitamin C combats stress... I'm adding OJ to the grocery list.

Diving in... backwards

So, I'm diving in to the world of blogs... I had resisted the temptation up to now for the sheer fact that when the kids are done for the day, so am I. But here are a few reasons why I'm trying it...


1. kids do the funniest things and I have no memory to collect them.
2. Buffalo, NY... no, I'm not doing it for Buffalo, but for all the Wolfe clan that lives there.
3. all the other family is doing it.... yes, I'm a lemming.
4. I need a hobby... tried watercolor. optimal word here is 'tried'.
5. I have way too many pictures...

there you have it... now, I'm off and running which could change to walking or standing still depending on how much sleep I get the night before...