Friday Favorites

Cooking is one of our favorite activities that we do as a family. My kids love to help cook and I really feel like they are actually helping. It's not like when they "help" me mop the floor or fold clothes. They actually do a great job with cooking and they never seem to get tired of it. But my favorite from this post is the super cool aprons that my talented SNL Joy made for Emmy and Ally's birthdays in July. When I grow up I so want to learn how to sew. Charles-Allen doesn't have one, but he so wants one. Can't you see him in a cutie pie apron?

The aprons even have their names embroidered on them. How cool is that? I love me some monogrammed stuff. Some would say I'm a little obsessed with it, combine that with my kids names, something else I totally love, and you have a win win.

I wish I had a better shot of Emmy's. It's so pretty. I had a hard time getting her to wear hers because she didn't want to mess it up. Aunt Joy totally scored on the favorite birthday present. Thanks a ton! We love them.

Laundry Day

Mondays at our house are, among other things, laundry day. We only do laundry once a week and it works really well for us. I tend to cheat because I'll do the washing and drying during the day and then pile it on the bed so that when Neal gets home he can help fold and the kids can take all the piles to the correct spots. It's total team work and we all have clean clothes for the rest of the week. The kids seem to love it too, maybe it's because they get to ride in the basket when we're all done. Neal likes to swing them up in the air and it scares me to death.

Washing the Car

Neal and the kids spent the day washing the car. If you'll notice they're all in their swim trunks. I wonder why? Maybe he knew that the chances of everyone getting soaked were good. I had sense enough to stay in the house. Unfortunately Ally wasn't so lucky.