There's a reason he's The King...

I love Elvis. Old-school Elvis, especially. All of my kids love Elvis.
Actually, my kids love A LOT of older music. I love that!!!

So, this is one of my favorite memories of the past few weeks...

The other night, Savannah had some friends over, and we were all having a good time with our little karaoke machine. Seriously, a bunch of ten-year-old girls with a microphone...funny stuff!
Plus, Charlotte dancing and singing her heart out to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" was awesome! 

Anyway, after they were done, and it was time for bed, Colby put on
the last song.

He popped in our Elvis CD.  Obviously, I did not sing (yikes!), but....I did dance.

Barrett and I danced to "Fools Rush In." I got to slow-dance with my Little Prince, cheek to cheek, to the mellifluous sounds of Elvis Presley.

We danced and swayed, and Barrett fell fast asleep on my shoulder.

The magic of The King.

Truly one of the sweetest moments, ever.

Another Reason My Dad Is So Awesome...

My Dad is awesome. Everyone should know that by now, right?!

Let me give you another reason.

I had to go to work this afternoon, and so my Dad came to watch the kids for a while, until Colby got home from work.

Charlotte wanted to watch a movie, so I told her to pick one out.

Charlotte picked out our "ABBA" concert DVD. She is slightly obsessed with Agnetha, the blonde singer from ABBA, by the way!!

Now, you must understand that my Dad is a cowboy. An old-school, twangy, good ol' boy, gold-country cowboy.

And she picked ABBA.

And so he watched it with them. And he pretended to love it.

I LOVE my Daddy!!!

He is the best Daddy and Grandpa!

Random Kid-isms.....

So, I have been an A.W.O.L. blogger the past few months.

Sorry!

Rest assured, we are still here, still doing well, it's just that I am.....well.....

a SLACKER!!

I am actually in the process of going through all of the photographic evidence of our existence, but it will take me a bit to wade through it all. In the meantime, here are a few things to tide you over.

Random Kid-isms:

**Barrett got some roller-blades for his birthday. He loves them. LOVES them. He really thinks he is just as big as Savannah on those things. However, the other day, he wiped out. Hard. He ended up with some pretty wicked road-rash on his face, and a bit of a bruised ego. I think his ego recovered pretty quickly, though. When my friend asked what happened to his poor little face, this was his response:

"I wiped out on my blades, but that's okay, because chicks dig scars."

**Savannah has been home all summer. This has been good for her. I think she was under the impression that the only thing I did when she was in school was eat cookies, and play "G.I. Joe" with Barrett all day. I make a full confession and acceptance of my cookie obsession, just so that's clear! So, this summer I have had Savannah help with the chores around the house. A couple weeks ago, Savannah had to help clean the bathrooms. 4 or 5 days later, I told her it was time to clean the bathrooms. Her response?

"Mom, we just cleaned them! I don't want to do it again!" (this was said amid much wailing and fake-crying.)

Really, Savannah?! What makes you think I want to clean them again? Or do the laundry again? Or clean the kitchen again? Or vacuum again? Or tell someone to make their beds again? Or make dinner again?

And so on and so on and so on...

She now admits that I do a whole lot more than play around all day while she's in school.

Thank you, Savannah! :o)

**Charlotte is the founding member of a secret fan-club. Savannah has a good friend named Arianna. She is adorable, and sweet, and awesome. Charlotte practically worships her. When Arianna comes over, Charlotte will go in her room, and change her clothes to match whatever Arianna is wearing. Down to the accessories, too. If Arianna has sunglasses on, then so does Charlotte. If Arianna is wearing a pink skirt, then Charlotte will cry if we can't find her a pink skirt, too! It is so funny and so cute!

Seriously though, if Charlotte is going to idolize someone, Arianna is okay with me! So, we now call Charlotte the founding member and president of the "Arianna Fan Club."

LOVE it!

Okay, a couple funnies from my cute little honeys!

I promise, I am getting around to the updated blog.

Soon.

Soon.