Messy with Mashed Potatoes

We recently discovered that Nikki loves mashed potatoes. She told us that she hopes we didn't ruin her for life because they were homemade mashed potatoes, not instant. She isn't the neatest eater yet. Guess she takes after her mother...

(the video took way too long to upload, and we have to leave--see next paragraph. I'll attempt to post it again soon.)

Patti & Reggie watched the kids all day and night Saturday. It was a nice break. We enjoyed the quiet for most of the day, took naps, and just hung around the house. At night, we went to visit Jim & Julie, who were having a 4th of July barbecue. It was nice to get out and enjoy ourselves. We are going to pick them up soon, and we are wondering how Patti & Reggie are doing :-)

We have some other random pictures, too.

Mom is burping Nikki. She really likes to be held on people's chests.

Dreyfus is surprisingly good with the kids. He didn't let them out of his sight the whole time we were there.
Bedtime is my favorite time of the day, normally. The kids are fed and relaxed, and they like to cuddle up with me after eating. Then they fall (almost) asleep in my arms. Of course, Ben knew we were going to take his picture, so he started to cry. What a stinker.