Whodathunk?

Such an amazing thing happened to me tonight, yes this very night. An Epiphany. A huge one. Here's how it went. I got home late from teaching at the U of U, looking for a little snack, thinking about making a huge root beer float as a night cap. However, the kids were saying they were still hungry, probably because they didn't eat anything when it was dinner time, and I didn't want to share the root beer with them, that would mean less for me. I told them to get some stick cheese. Tierra asked if she could have an apple. I said, sure. The catch was, she wanted it cut. You may remember from a previous post my feelings towards apples in their natural form. Part of this previous animosity is due to the fact that they are such a pain in the butt to cut. So I tell Tierra to ask her mom to do it. Tierra replies, "Dad, it is so easy, you just do this"... and makes a gesture with her hand that resembles a single motion cutting movement. I laughed at her and made some comment about, "if only it were that easy." So as I mill around a little more, she gets out this gadget that I have unloaded from the dishwasher many times and often wondered what it was. Not ever remembering long enough to one day ask Rebecca what it was or what it was for, I always quickly stuck it in a drawer and got it out of my mind. So Tierra, continues to try to show me how to cut an apple, when it all comes together. Hence, my epiphany. Who knew? What a cool invention. This little machine thing takes away all the hassle from preparing apples to an eatable form. I love it. I had one and half apples for a snack tonight. AMAZING. (The root beer float is still in my near future.)

So exciting. If you don't have one, I highly recommend it. The one pictured above is by Pampered Chef. Coolest thing since sliced bread, but its sliced apples.

Besides all that above, the kids are way excited for Halloween. I get to work. Please send your kids out responsibly, with reflective tape and so on. It seems like we get a call for a kid hit by a car every Halloween. Anyhow. I had to include this next picture because it goes along with my previous post about strangers in the photos. The guy right behind me looks awesome and angry, and the guy on the far right is sleeping at a football game. I bet he's embarrassed if he ever finds out. I just look dorky like normal and I need a hair cut. Rebecca is 'smokin' (not as in Camels, as in gorgeous) as always.

I guess I better throw in some pictures of the kids too. Here they are playing one of their favorite games, Memory. These kids kick my butt in memory. Are kids naturally good at this game or something? I know I am not that bad....

And last but not least, baby Haylee. Such a good baby. Always smiling, always happy, except when her diaper is full or her belly is empty...but who isn't that way right? Of course, she was a little interested in the camera as well, with the pre-flash red-eye eliminator thingy. (That's my "almost-a-photography-minor-knowledge" coming through.)