Our Jungle Gym

Last night Sean told Carter that the couch was not a jungle gym - this morning the boys are actively trying to create a jungle gym. I overheard Carter telling Lincoln "don't let mommy tear this down while I am at school". And in their ever changing direction, now they are in swim attire telling me they are going to swim in my bathtub.

The Ugliest Gingerbread House in America

In my determination to make it an All-American Christmas I bought a gingerbread house kit yesterday - what resulted is THE UGLIEST GINGERBREAD HOUSE IN AMERICA. Seriously, it is rather hideous - although the falling apart roof does look a bit like the new construction in Silverhawk by Jeff Click! On that note, his stuff is amazing - slanted roofs just scream 70's to me!

Back to the house, I'm actively planning the one I will create next year - using that glue they call icing ONLY to make the house and then using my pretty stuff to make it look delectable - hmm, will the boys be invited to that party? Maybe a house for the boys and one for me!

Beds

Camp Carter

Camp Lincoln

Our children have lovely, cozy beds yet we find them in random places sleeping. The hallway is a good choice but if you want a smidge of warmth, you must curl up behind the couch! Boys, boys, boys!

We took the boys to Build and Grow at Lowe's last weekend for the first time - we will be taking advantage of that again! Sean came home to join us, and good thing not sure I could have built two trains with two boys alone. They were so into the project and did a great job - I was so impressed that a) I made one without help and b) we got to bring home the cute aprons and put on their first patch!

I laugh at what I find some days, the other day I found Alvin & Lukey laying on my bed on a large washcloth & they each had a baby sized washcloth on them for a blanket - happy resting to the fuzzy family members.

Going to Iowa

The boys like to play a game called going to Iowa. Basically, they pack up their things and haul them around the house - no big deal, no harm done. Today was a little over the top, however, for the little guy - he unloaded every piece of clothing out of his closet (and his boots, swimwear and piggy banks) and packed away - when they were putting them in the wagon and trying to charge the truck I got a bit scared - I think they would have at least made it to the end of Lariat Trail today. I told Linc we needed to wait a few weeks until daddy could go to Iowa and he informed me that daddy should just drive his own truck and we could go today. Glad they love their family and the motherland!

Christmas is a comin'

The helpful Hogan boys thought they'd assist in tree trimming while I was gone one afternoon (note to self: do not leave decorations out!) anyway, when I returned they were awfully proud of themselves and their creation that included ornaments 4 ft. and under & my glitter sticks tossed at the tree. My OCD self had to take a few deep breaths and wait until they were out of the room to do a little redecoration! I let them crawl on the FLOCKING FLOCKED tree the other night for a picture which meant a jammie change due to snowed kids!