What a great picture

The other day Nikki was showing a picture that she had drawn to Nate. On the same piece of paper she had asked me to draw a horse with wings like on the Barbie Pegasus movie. I know I don't have any drawing talent, but when Nate saw it he said, "Oh Nikki, what a great picture. Did Hannah help you draw that horse?" Ha! Well, he may have mistaken my artwork for that of a 5-year-old, but at least he knew what animal it was!

Marshmallows and chocolate chips

Hannah has a new favorite dessert -- marshmallows and chocolate chips. She would actually eat them for lunch, snacktime, and breakfast if I let her. This morning I was making my shopping list, and I asked the girls if they could think of anything we needed from the grocery store. Hannah's request was chocolate chips. Then when we got to the store, that was the first thing she wanted to go looking for. I love chocolate too, and it's scary to think how much she has learned from me in her short five years of life.

who needs a gym membership?

Ever since our girls were old enough to crawl they have loved to come and attack anyone who lays down on the floor. They think it is the most fun thing to swarm all over you. Nate probably laid on the living room floor for about an hour today, but he certainly didn't get any rest. He was worn out by the time they finished playing with him. I think the girls' favorite part was when he was using them to do a bench press.

Torero's

Last night Nate and I went out on a date, and we ended up eating at this neat Mexican restaraunt in downtown Goldsboro called Torero's. It looks like just a little hole in the wall, but it was soooo good. They had a guy with a guitar walking around singing. He was really good and it added a lot to the atmosphere. Then we ordered. Now I usually like Mexican food, but this was the best I've ever had. Nate tried to tell me I was just hungry, but when the leftovers today still tasted like a little piece of heaven I knew I was right. I ordered a Macho burrito which, by the price of it, I didn't think would be a major platter. Well, it was about three times the size of what I expected. I should have portioned it out to last three meals, but it was so good that I admit I ate half of it. I got chicken in it, and I wish I had the menu to describe the rest of what was in it. It was fabulous. I just can't say it enough. Nate's order was wonderful, too. I can't remember what it was called, but sausage and eggs was the main ingredient. He said he used to eat it a lot on his mission in Argentina. They brought his out on a large round plate that had the sausage, refried beans, rice, lettuce and vegetables all laid out. And then they brought him a little dish of tortillas, so he could make his own burritos or fajitas or whatever it was called. All of it was just delicious. I ate so much that I don't think I'll be hungry for the next week.

Killer mosquito

We spent the 4th of July at JW & Alli's house and had a really good time. Mike brought some water balloons and the adults probably had more fun than the kids did. JW even took a trip onto the roof to get Mike with the water hose. While we were outside I noticed a mosquito on Hannah's face just under her eye. I shooed him away and squished him, but apparently not soon enough. The next morning Hannah woke up with her eye red and swollen. She also has a bite on her calf that is puffy. The poor thing. She is also really sensitive to fire ants, and I don't even want to think about what would happen if she got stung by a bee or wasp. I've never seen anyone so sensitive to small insects.

And this is right after a couple of weeks ago Nikki woke up with some kind of a bite on her foot that caused swelling up past her ankle and started turning purple. She was limping on it whenever she tried to walk. JW gave her a shot of prednisone and it cleared up pretty quickly after that. But I was starting to get a little worried about it. I'm starting to think that North Carolina has some killer insects.