Veggies Please!

I have to share this story, because I think it is just what every mother wants to hear from their child...

We were watching "The Biggest Loser" on TV last night, while "snacking" on Halloween candy. The cast was in Washington D.C and they were visiting the White House.  The show toured Michelle Obama's organic vegetable garden (which I admire) and theWhite House kitchen. The contestants created this humongus salad entirely from the First Lady's homegrown vegetables. Trainer Bob Harper raved about how great the veggies were and how great it was that the Obamas are leading the nation in eating healthy. After this segment, Seth turned to me and said, "Mom, we should eat more vegetables and less candy!" Shocked, I replied, "Yes, we should eat more vegetables." Keep in mind that we eat some kind of vegetable at almost every lunch and dinner. :) Half-jokingly, I said, "So I guess that means we should throw away all of our Halloween candy." Seth thought about it a second and then suggested, "No, but we could put it all away until next Halloween." I agreed, meanwhile Aaron frantically shook his head no behind Seth. So, the outcome of this story? We set aside about half of the candy for Christmas stockings and Seth only asked me once for a piece of candy instead of the normal 15 today. I guess you could say that's a step in the right direction... :)

Bows and Bums

Some of the women in our ward at church meet together for a creativity group. We get to make things and learn new skills. Last time I went I learned woodburning, which I enjoyed and did pretty well.  This week Lisa taught us how to make boutique hair bows.  I was so excited because I now have a daughter that I can make girly things for! Lisa, if you read this let me just say "You rock!" I am so glad I learned how to do it but it is hard work. It will definitely take practice and time before my bows are "boutique-worthy." So here is my first attempt. Drum roll please...

Ta-Da! I'm proud of it.  Although, looking at it now in some of the pictures it seems to be a little bit sad.  As I was wrapping the bow, the top loops fell a little flat, so it kind of looks like a butterfly. But, it's not too bad for my first bow.  It is a dark purple ribbon (even though it looks blue in the pics) and I just clipped it onto a stretchy headband so Aubrey could wear it. (My poor baby has nothing but fuzz.) Maybe if I make a bunch of these she'll look more like a girl. When, I put the bow on her, she just started grinning. Then when, I pulled out the camera to start taking photos, it was almost like she was posing for me.  It was so cute! I think she likes it!

Meanwhile...Joshua is using the bathroom while I'm taking pictures of Aubrey. He finishes and comes out into the living room. He gets this puzzled look on his face and says "What?! My pants are wet?!" We confirmed that it wasn't an accident and that he must have set his shorts down in a puddle from the bathtub. So, he grabs a stool from the kitchen and turns on the living room fan. Then, he positions himself underneath the light/fan like this...

"What in the world are you doing?" I asked.  "I'm drying my butt," he replied matter-of-factly.  Oh, I love my children.  The funny thing is that after about 5 minutes of holding this pose, he butt was indeed dry!