When animals attack!!!

Here is what happens when 3 seemingly responsible adults have nothing better to do after they send the kids to bed at night. Tricia has a way of coming to visit us and making sure she teaches the children as many naughty things as she can. Well, she doesn't want to leave the pets out so she includes them in the antics. Here is an example of what happens when her antics come back to kick her in the end!!!

P.S. Be advised no animals were injured in the making of this video.

So, as if that wasn't bad enough!!! Here is what happened when Trish decided to make up with the cat and be friends!!

We tried really hard to control our laughter.

Maddie does not like Tights!!!

I tried to go to Sunday School yesterday at church. A feat I seldom attempt as Maddie is not old enough to go to the nursery class yet. (Only 44 days to go!!) Usually when we go, she gets too noisy for anyone to hear and I have to leave. Well yesterday was no exception!! Maddie does not like to wear tights!! She proved her point yesterday when she got a hold of one string on one of the feet. She proceeded to unravel them one foot at a time in the middle of Sunday School.

She doesn't seem too broken up about it at all. She actually seems pretty proud of it all. Unraveling her tights was not her only trick in Sunday School. She did get her head stuck in the chair twice, felt that she should help with the pianist responsibilities, growled loudly at the dinosaur coloring book, and laid in the aisle and passed gas like a man!! Needless to say we spared the rest of the class and left!!!! This picture says it all!!
Here is a nice photo of her Handy work!!!!
Just note, she may have won the battle today!!! I will win the war. She will have tights on next Sunday!!!

1st injury of the night!!!

Well, it is inevitable that when you mix fireworks and a large number of people, many of whom are adult merely by default of age, someone will get hurt. Christopher was unfortunately the recipient of the injury. When this happened, no fireworks had been lit yet. Christopher ran towards Paul who had just lit his "punk" and Chris ran right into it! He didn't cry but Uncle Paul sure felt like it. We now have nicknamed him slasher!!! I have been putting lots of burn cream and neosporin on him. He isn't too worried though. Paul made sure he told him that Chicks dig scars!!!!

4th of July!!!

Obviously the morning started off with lots of smiles!! I think Taylor just thought she was too cool for a quick sibling photo. I took over 20 pictures of them and she didn't change her expression much. I decided to use this one and she wonders why I didn't erase it. She will just have to live with this one!!! Timothy on the other hand, he started the morning off ever so happy. He got happier as the day went on!!!
Zack was feeling very "uplifted"!! This picture was taken right before Greg decided to light a firework in the street without telling anyone. The firework took an unexpected detour right toward where all the kids were standing. No one was injured but it was pretty funny to see everyone running for safety!!!!
Taylor and Maddie waiting on the grill to heat up so we can have some grub!!!
Maddie and Daddy!!! Madelynne wanted to borrow daddy's hat for a while.
No 4th of July is complete without Paul lighting the street on Fire!!! This trick was fittingly named the "Bag of Death".