Papa-rice-i

I am usually excited when my children discover there is regular food that they actually like eating.  Sometimes, the excitement leads to too many pictures.
Sometimes, the excitement just leads to more cooking.

Thanks, Mom, that rice was great! I'm so full...



Hmm... what's this? Well, maybe I can fit just one grain more in my tummy.



It's delicate work, removing one sticky piece at a time...

And then stuffing it in your mouth.

What? You're still taking pictures? Of me eating? Get a life, Mom.

You do know I can still see you down there, right?

Oh wait. What's this? More rice?

Boys and Baby

Every baby girl should have patient, kind and helpful big brothers.

Look at GBaby's face.  She knows she's got these big brothers wrapped around her little finger.  She's such a blessed little girl.

Too Young

I was going to write about the lovely colors around me this season, about the contrast of freshly-painted barn against the blue sky, the muted colors of a rainy fall day, the shiny hard orange of so many pumpkins...

But just as I started typing a distraught three year old flung herself upon my lap.  "The boys say I'm too young to do it!"  The new box of Legos (an 8 year old's favorite birthday present) has just been opened.  She is too young for it.  I gently try to explain, while at the same time loving that she fits so perfectly between the keyboard and me.

Will picking out a picture for mommy's post mollify her?  It is hard to be too young  for stuff, I know.  I think I'm too young for this mothering gig, but...

Here's the picture she chose:

Cute little cousin friends. It's nice to be around someone who doesn't think you're too little to play.

What do you know? She chose a picture that showcases the beautiful fall weather we enjoyed for so much of October.  Looking at this picture makes this rainy day a little better for several reasons:
1. I am not watching anyone play soccer right now, but sitting in my big, dry house smelling the homemade beef & vegetable stew simmering on the stove.

2. Remember? We have had a nice fall.

3. I love my nephews (and nieces!).