I'm interrupting the regularly scheduled program. . .

Some recent occurrences in our silly, crazy, sometimes head-bashing-against-the-wall-moments (me - and I'm totally being sarcastic . . .) led me to interrupt the regularly scheduled program of Disney pics to let you guys in on the mundane - or not - life in the High fam. :)

The other day I was fixing lunch and went to find Carolina to put her in her high chair. She is usually grunting and squealing at my feet before meal times, but on this particular day she was unusually quiet. I soon found out why . . . She had opened a cabinet, found the stash of Easter/other holiday candy that Lawton never finishes because he NEVER finishes a meal (more to come on that later) and was chomping on what was left of a solid chocolate Easter Bunny. I just had to laugh! She was in heaven. Somehow she had gotten the box, taken the bunny out, unwrapped the foil and was chomping away. A girl after my own heart! :)

Then, I turned around in the car the other day and saw THIS. Mercy. That bow is hanging on for dear life!!

So, after I cut Lawton's hair the other day, I decided she could use a teeny tiny trim.

It's amazing what just cutting a few little scraggly hairs can do! :) I'm not sure if this girl will ever get a ponytail . . . Lawton had probably had FIVE full fledged hair cuts by fourteen months old!

Oh, and guess who fell out of their crib today? I have no idea what she was doing, but I bolted in her room faster than I have moved in a long time. . . I was reading to Lawton before nap and all he was concerned about was what page we were on when I jumped up. sigh. And just last night in class at church her teachers said, "She is a climber! She was climbing up and down all the chairs, etc."

Just in case you were wondering, the crib IS lowered, but we lowered it two more inches tonight to its VERY lowest setting. She was fine - just scared the huhjeebies out of her!

Oh, and she was half way up the ladder to our playhouse last week before I realized it. I was standing seven feet away and had just turned my back to talk to Lawton. Mercy.

Okay, to Lawton . . . this boy hardly ever eats anything for dinner, much less finishes. I'm not a short order cook and am not ONLY going to fix things that he likes. I'm so mean, huh? The other night at a consignment sale I found a Clone Trooper costume for $3.00 that is just like one his cousin Hunter has. Lawton slept with the mask on our vacation he loved it so much. (Poor boy, though. He really doesn't know much about "Star Worz" or "Dark Vader" or the "Light Saver".

Anyways, for dinner tonight, I fixed meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans. Even though the costume was in a pile with other clothes for two days, my oblivious boy never noticed. We told him if he ate every single bite on his plate, he could have a mask just like Hunter! We started eating around five o'clock.

After an AGONIZING period of time, he ate every bite. It was so momentous we took a picture.

Could you see the time on the clock? Yep. That's 7:54. Just a mere, oh, THREE HOURS LATER!! This is why we never bribe him to eat. It's not worth it. He just goes to bed hungry and eats a big breakfast. Maybe by the time he's fourteen he will finally realize that the food I cook is good and will actually eat.

Here he is with his new $3.00 costume!!

I will now return back to the regularly scheduled program for the next post. . . :)