Cast of Characters

This is us. For some of you, it's been awhile and for others, you might feel that it hasn't been long enough. {Send us your therapist's bill.} Either way, may I present the ring leaders of our circus.

'G-Bean the Dancing Queen'

G-bean prances through life in nothing but princess underpants. She believes the louder you sing, the better it sounds. Her signature move involves head banging while shouting 'rock & roll'. She recently declared that she is "all about Dora, straws, & sparkle donuts." She starts everyday by asking "what is the plan mom?" Believe me, this girl always has a plan or an idea. She loves to cook and do dishes. A true domestic goddess in training. She prefers to paint in the buff, thus keeping her creativity uninhibited. Now that it is September, G-bean along with the rest of us are counting down the days until school, dance and soccer start. Woohoo! It's all about the friends...Mom & Dad are no longer rockstars in her eyes. We are has-beens.

E aka 'twinkle toes or stinky (name assigned lovingly by elder sister)'

E is more magical than unicorns and ligers! She is an easy-going baby even though she lives in constant fear of a 3 1/2 foot red head. She has perfected smiling even when G-bean is putting the WWF smackdown on her. E's favorite pastime is practicing her long jumping abilities in the johnny jumper. She can successfully jump from one room to another. With that momentum, she then tucks her legs and swings. This is a hard core sport people. She has the blisters on her big toes to prove it. In her spare time, she serenades us with gargles or repeated 'dada's and baba's'. Her latest goal is to get a tight grip on both Jack's ears and bite his nose. So far, the dog has escaped her meaty grasp. Lastly, E is now flashing her own personal grill of 2 bottom teeth. Perfect timing for Halloween.

Jack aka 'Jackie Bear or the MANDOG'

Jack loves long walks and swims. He is the David Hasselhoff of dogs when it comes to shaking off after a good swim. He loves to ride in the car and feel the wind through his golden mane. He started at the top of the totem pole and with each child has slowly moved down. He patiently sits still as G-bean & company play doctor, dress him up, or wave all manner of tempting treats under his nose. It's at these times, he has perfected the look that says "I was meant for more that this". To which I respond back, "so was I". j/k To comfort himself, he prefers to sleep with a plush dinosaur named Leroy. You can tell what kind of day he's having by how loud he sighs and plunks down on the wood floor. Other fabulous talents this 100lb. teddy bear has to offer would be snatching little people's food, bobbing for bath toys, spooning humans, rolling in manure, stalking noodle the neighbor's cat, and serving as our ferocious guard dog (HA!). I think he secretly dreams of being discovered at the Dog Park and asked to model on dog food bags.

The Parental Units of this Brood aka R & A

R also enjoys long walks. j/k Because he is so hesitant to participate in this blogging arena, I have decided to embarrass him as much as possible. Ooops, too late. Anyhoo, we serve as the support staff to this motley crew. Most days, we do our best keeping up with our somewhat organized chaos. Other days, we go on strike and see where the wind takes us. Our mantra is "It's about the journey, not the destination." Okay, so destinations are important too, but have fun getting there and bring lots of chocolate.