And they said...

Cloudburst: Today she put on a headband and it looked cute. I told her to go look in the mirror to see it. She went and looked in the mirror, and I asked her what she thought. She said, "It does look cute. But you know what? It looks even better with a smile on my face." So true!

Sunshine: Today I picked him up from preschool and his teacher told me that he taught his entire class a song to learn the days of the week. She said, "he's definitely not shy!"

Tornado: So where did you sleep last night buddy? "Big Bed." Yes, I laid him down in his crib last night and he began to cry around midnight. After trying and failing to console him, I decided to lay down on the big bed with him. He promptly fell alseep. Tonight at bedtime he refused to go in the crib. So, I guess he decided it was time to graduate completely to the big bed!
And this random pic: the children were enamored by a poor praying mantis outside today (in the lower right of the shot). Of course, the older two kept encouraging Tornado to be the one to touch it, then they would all jump and scream. Then they found a long white tube and were trying to hit the poor thing... that's when we all came inside. I think it was glad!