I don't think He even eats cookies!

Driving around town the other day, we were playing the "Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar" game. You know it - it goes like this:

Nora stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

Who me?

Yes you.

Couldn't be.

Then who?

Daddy stole the cookies from the cookie jar.

Nora was getting a real kick out it.We went through all our family members, including grammas and papas with each of us taking a turn pretending to be an extended family member. Then Nora started naming her favorite fictional characters like Dora the explorer, Little Einsteins, etc.

The game ended abruptly when we asked, Then Who? and Nora answered, Jesus stole the cookies!

Hmm...I'm glad she thought to include him in our game, but I guess we need to teach her a little more about the attributes of deity! :)

We Bought a House!!!

I never thought we'd buy a house this soon out of school, but thanks to a nice little tax return this year and a really cheap bank-owned property, we did it! Since we just moved last week, I can't find my camera yet, but we've already done quite a bit of painting on the inside to make it presentable. These pictures are from before we bought it. It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house with an office, a small-ish yard, and it feels huge to us! Even though we are still in boxes and there's lots of work to be done, it feels great to be in our own place.
entry way and view to kitchen

master bedroom

living roommaster bath
lovely red office
ike's room
nora's room
kids' bath