Here's Ellie after "cowboy day" at school. She loves her sheriff's badge.

Nick is only 15 months old, but already knows what a cell phone & loves to use dad's

old phone to "talk" to...everyone!. He is a little puzzled when sound

comes out of dad's new phone (ya know...the one that actually works) and his phone doesn't

make any noise. He'll figure it out soon enough. It's really cute to watch.

bedtime...

Here are the kids getting ready for bed:

Nick really likes a couple of his blankets and has started carrying them around at bedtime (he sort of looks like "Linus").

Elli loves having her hair braided after a bath before bed.

In the morning, we take the braid out and her hair is really wavy!