... the blessings and joy of being a stay-at-home mom.
And for days spent with a funny little man
and his Lego creations of Little America.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Today I am Thankful for...
... flannel sheets on my bed
and
beautiful, festive music
that makes me wish I was sitting by a cozy fireplace
in an old English castle.
Maybe with Sting.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Today I am Thankful for...
... blogs that inspire me to be a better person.
If you check out this one, make sure you read Nella's birth story.
But have a kleenex handy.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Yo Gabba Gabba Live
On Tuesday we pulled the kids out of school and went to Salt Lake for Yo Gabba Gabba Live.
Grace and Liam were embarrassed to tell their friends and teachers why they weren't there, so just told them we were going to Salt Lake! But those two had just as much fun as the little boys, even if they tried to act cool about it. In fact, Liam got really into the audience dancing parts!
It was a really fun show.
This great band did an amazing version of "Brown-Eyed Girl," complete with horns.
Brobee even flew!
And thousands of balloons dropped onto us.
At intermission, they had this screen up and you could send a text that would show up on the screen. I liked this one - "DJ Lance, will you marry me?" We sent one that said "Grace, Liam, Sam, and Declan smell like Toodee," but it never showed up on the screen. Grace said it was probably because they censored them for rudeness.
The bubble song, complete with massive bubble machines was fun.
And a big highlight for Garreth and me was Biz's Beat of the Day. I mean, going to high school in the 90's, how could one not get a little starstruck seeing Biz Markie in person?!
He pulled a bunch of kids on stage to do beats with him and it was very cute. Then he beat-boxed on his own.
One of our favorite songs is "There's a Party in My Tummy," so we were excited when they sang it and a bunch of food came down a big slide onto the stage.
Very fun family day. I love hanging out with these guys more than anything in this world.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Halloween
Presenting the Ratchford children in all their ghoulish charm:
Grace, some sort of scary/cute goth dead bride/vampiress.
Liam, the one and only Michael Jackson, post skin-lightening surgeries.
Sam, a scary vampire for the second or third year in a row.
Declan, Man of Steel.
(Who tried to convince me that when he's in costume, he doesn't need to wear a seatbelt, because "Superman just doesn't need one.")
And then there's Dog the Bounty Hunter.
And a Rastafarian (who wishes Dog would have decided on his costume sooner than 30 minutes before trick-or-treating so she could have gone as his wife, Beth.)
(Declan opted for the much warmer Frankenstein costume for trick-or-treating, and Grace ditched the itchy wig.)
Darn Halloween falling on a Sunday! We let them walk around the neighborhood trick-or-treating for a little while, but it was dang cold and windy and we didn't last long.
The best part of the night is always coming home to a warm, cozy house and dumping out the haul. Let the trading begin.
This year on Halloween night, Garreth wanted to play some games that he and his family played every year when he was a kid. Our humble family party turned out to be the kids' favorite part of Halloween!
We bobbed for coins and apples.
And played the "bite the hanging apple" game.
End the night with some pumpkin cake with whipped cream and you have yourself one happy Halloween!
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