Are you ready for some football?

Benjamin, like every other kid, loves playing outside. I love put my children in ridiculous hats. Here is the result of our two loves coming together. Now if I could just get him to want to wear a hat, that would be great. He wore this one for all of 5 minutes and in that time took it off about 10 times. I know he'd wear it if it were cold enough, but he's got North Dakota blood in his veins and it's going to take a lot more than "chilly" to get him on board.

To make this hat I sort of combined two patterns from the blog Repeat Crafter Me using the basic idea from this football hat pattern and the sizing from this sports beanie. I left off the earflaps and ties because he already has a winter hat with both. If you crochet at all check out her blog. She has a lot of really cute patterns and they are free.

Why I never would have made it as a forensic scientist...

Disclaimer: This is gross.

For a brief period of time I had this dream of becoming a forensic scientist. I'm sure it had something to do with one of the many shows glamorizing the career. Well today I received confirmation it's a good thing it was just a dream. While I was drying out some acorns (because a Google search told me to) for a craft I plan to do with the kids, I spotted a maggot crawling around my baking tray and I just about tossed my cookies. I can handle diapers and boogers and vomit and all of that. Maggots? Not so much. All I gotta say is thank goodness for Google and its warnings to dry the nuts to get rid of the insects or I wouldn't have even bothered to bake them at all....and the kids would be making necklaces out of maggots instead of acorns.

Mom, can I have a credit card?

Today, while making a purchase online, Benjamin asked me what I was holding. Here's how the conversation went down:

Benjamin: Mom, what's that?
Me: It's a credit card.
Benjamin: Mom, can I have a credit card?
Me: No, baby. You're too little for a credit card.
Benjamin: No. I'm big so I need a credit card.
Me: I'm sorry, baby, but you'll have to wait until you're older to get one.
Benjamin: I'm three. I need one. I have to have one.

And so it begins at the tender age of three.

Our babies at one year

Here are pictures of Benjamin and Ellie at one year. I think it's cute how they both have the same look with their little mouths.

Benjamin - 1 year old

Ellie - 1 year old

And even two years later Ben still makes that teensy little smile from time to time.

Benjamin (3 yo) and Ellie (1 yo)