Summer Staples

I mentioned to my friend the other day that we had been lucky this summer with so few scrapes and bruises. Apparently I should have knocked on wood; since uttering that comment I think we have scraped and bruised every last knee and elbow in the family at least once. These just SIT on my bathroom counter now waiting. They are definately our summer staples, along with helmets and popsicles. (And can I just tell you how much it pains this anal retentive Mom to see that I opened that pack of bandaids upside down everytime I go in that bathroom! I know... I need help.)

Sunday I was geting dressed for church and came down to see this:

Love when these four little monkeys can actually get along and play nicely. And LOVE that Mom sent us a new UNO game in her package... it's a huge hit over here!

You should also know that I sat down and played with them. It turned ugly though, as Miss J had dealt the cards and had given herself all the black pick-up-fours and change colour cards! We had a brief lesson on honesty and playing fair, and then a little lesson on name calling (as the boys were apt to point fingers and call her a "cheater cheater pumpking eater" - what does THAT even mean or come from??!)

Also, if you look closely, my sweet baby in the adorable hat is holding a square ruler thingy. His Grandma got him a cute little construction set while we were vacationing. It had all sorts of little tools that made noises, and yet he immediately picked up the square, called it his gun and has held it ever since. Seriously, he will not put it down. The minute he wakes up he looks for it, and starts pointing it and making shooting noises. Where have my values gone? Yet, he is so cute with it. I think we will both cry when he loses it.