Little man has been fighting the good fight… It seems he’s finally karate-chopped that cold away!  It took a few days of him napping lots, and special mommy cuddles.  But he’s now healthy as a horse, and we’re all enjoying the return of his stubborn streak.

 This was his reaction to not being allowed to have frozen yogurt for dinner.  … It’s a rough life in the Clayton household I tells ya.

Yes, we let our one year old walk around the house with toilet paper stuck to her foot, for hours.  … and took pictures.  …and laughed.  *mom of the year alert*

Elise is also trying to master sniffing.  We’ve been showing her how to sniff flowers, sniff food, and sniff like a dog.  Her creativity is astonishing.  She blows out when we ask her to sniff, and she thinks it’s hilarious.

Also, just when you think your kids are old enough for you to run to the basement to grab a can of beans, you find this:

…that’s right.  My mini-chefs are exploring with all the spices.  At least they didn’t get into the olive oil.