The birthday pictures have arrived...finally. We had a Cookie Monster party - always looking for something different, you know? And, we're BIG cookie fans at Casa Whitaker, so why not? We had 16 kids and three babies (all within a month of one another) and a whole lotta noise. We had the kids decorate cookies which went great, except we're still finding sprinkles (whose idea was that???) And, they made a jar of cookies (all the dry ingredients) with the ...

Well, this started out as an ode to John Paul and his many faces over the past 4 years (see sad attempt above). But, as evidence by today's top ten, that didn't happen. See Item #1.WHAT I DIDN'T GET DONE TODAY1. Post pictures of John Paul's birthday on the blog.2. Brush my teeth. (I know sometimes it's too much information, isn't it?)3. Have 2 girls nap for any length of reasonable time. 4. Cook dinner.5. Order my eyeshadow from Mary ...

Hey funny man, here's to year number FOUR!That was then...This is now...I'll have pictures from yesterday's crazy house...oops, I mean birthday party posted later this evening.

Yes, Christmas is still going on at our house. Granny Whitaker arrived today (could you hear the kids screams where you are??) and we enjoyed one last round of presents, good food and sugar-hyped kids. It was fun. Really.The pink boots. Stop with the cuteness. You should see the skirt and shirt that go with them.More legos for Will. "Dad, I can put those together in like, minutes."Duplos and dvds for John Paul. Don't let the deadpan face throw you ...

The people at Blockbuster are starting to recognize Scott on a first-name basis. It's been a fun week. We started with the shoot'em up movie, Unforgiven. Scott and I kept thinking this was a recent movie. Hello! It came out in 1992. Man, we need to get out more. Great movie. I'm not a big western fan, but there's something about Mr. Eastwood...We went back to B&W and watched the Grapes of Wrath last night. It made us realize maybe ...

It's been a busy week, work-wise for me (which is why we're lean on the posts). Will created a great "recipe" in class this week. I realized after I scanned the posts that there aren't many pictures of him. Sorry, I'll do better.The kids and I hung out on Friday. I finally found a quiet activity for them...it lasted about 5 minutes (note: no one is crying, coloring on the other sibling or throwing crayons in this picture - that ...