Knock Knock... whose there?

The kids, especially James, are getting into Knock Knock jokes. Oh goody. Ha.
Right now James' favorite joke is:
"Knock Knock"
"Whose there?"
"Ivan"
"Ivan who?"
Then he sings, "I've been working on the rail road, all the live long day!" If we don't laugh, even after the 15th time of him telling this joke, he instructs us to laugh (which actually encourages such behavior in the act itself).
Kaitlyn attempts to tell the same joke, only to get to the punchline in "Kaikin" language: I workin' on rooooooad! It's so cute because she's so far off but she is so PROUD of herself for telling the joke.
My favorite one to tell the kids is the "Boo who?" "Why are you crying?" knock-knock joke. EVERY time I tell them that joke, I get the same response from James... (screaming) AAAH ha ha ha ha ha!
The other day the kids and I were leafing through the most adorable cupcake decorating cookbook that Beth gave me for my birthday. The book is Hello Cupcake (click here for online blog) It was Daddy's birthday and I was desperately trying to pass the last 30 minutes before he came home. We were laughing SO hard. This book is so amazing, it shows you how to make any kind of cupcake in any way, shape or form, especially how to decorate them in the most amazing manor. The ones that really made the kids crack up were the photos of the cupcakes that were decorated like peas and carrots, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes with butter and spaghetti and meatballs. I was egging them on too, with a bit of silliness, but listening to them scream, "AAAAAAAH ha ha ha ha ha!" was just the best. Look James and Kaitlyn! SPAGHETTI! AAAAAAAAAAAH ha ha ha ha! :)
Kaitlyn has decided that her favorite words since returning from Iowa are, "No, thank you." "Kaitlyn? Do you want a drink of water?" I'll ask.
"No, thank you."
"Kaitlyn? Do you want to go to the store?"
"No, thank you."
"Kaitlyn? It's time for bed."
"NO, THANK YOU!" Ha ha. Like it's an OPTION. ;) I blame this behavior on Grandma Marilyn. Ha- just kidding Gram.

Kaitlyn's new bed!

Isn't this just the cutest little bed you've ever seen? :) Now imagine Kaitlyn in it, taking up only about 1/16th of the bed! Ha.

Isn't this just the cutest bed you've ever seen? :) Kaitlyn seems to think so... every time she walks into her room she squeals... OOOH! My new bed! Sweetie. I laid down with her tonight at bed time and we got to snuggle and sing some songs together. I wish life had a pause button.

McFlurry time!

The kids and I were home way too long yesterday afternoon, and since it was 92 degrees outside, McDonald's ice cream came to my mind. We were off to run some errands at around 4:30, so I took them to McD's for a McFlurry with mini M&Ms. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and to my surprise, they didn't even get too messy. Ha! As you can see from the photos, Kaitlyn had to get every last DROP.