Proof of evolution???

First of all let me say that I don't believe in evolution. But, lately my children's behavior has caused me to ask, "Could it be so?" Maybe Charles Darwin had a couple of crazy toddlers that drove him so insane that he theorized the possibility of them belonging to some nonhuman primate species. So I pose the following question: If children are not related to monkeys, when do they stop behaving like monkeys?

It seems that in the past couple of weeks, my girls have gone bananas!!! Don't get me wrong, they are great girls. But, why do they have to be so destructive to my home when they want to unleash their inner monkey.
Today, for example, I woke up to hear kitchen chairs were being scooted across the kitchen floor. TROUBLE! I run down stairs to find Brooklyn pouring out all the salt and pepper all over the table and floor. Mackenzie quickly states the obvious, "Brooklyn did it." Maybe we should caution tape our kitchen since that's where the little monkeys like to cause the most havoc. Last week, I came downstairs to find the girls being "creative" as Macky put it. They were going back and forth from the kitchen and living room with yogurt and whipped cream making smoothies for their breakfast. There was yogurt everywhere (since they had to open almost every container of yogurt) and they managed to eat an entire can of whipped cream. My favorite scenario was when Mackenzie climbed up into the fridge to reach the KFC leftovers. It was 7:00 am and Mack was running around the kitchen chewing on a cold fried chicken thigh with little sister chasing after her screaming, "chicken!"

These are just some of the incidents that have happened lately. There are plenty more. Like, the "lotion as toothpaste bathroom" incident or the "I'll clean my whole body with hand soap while sitting in the carpet" incident and so on.

I am sure I'll find this all very funny someday when my girls call me up to tell me their children are behaving like baboons. But, for right now all I can do is think: What's going to happen with Curly and Mo when Larry arrives in a couple of months?

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A Death in the Family

It grieves our hearts to inform you of a tragic death in the Las Vegas Swensen family. Nemo Swensen passed away tonight sometime between 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm. The cause of his death in uncertain, but we are assuming natural causes. He was loved by all who knew him, and touched their lives in a way only Nemo could. Survivors include Abram, April, Mackenzie, Brooklyn, and Fish Swensen. Unfortunately, Baby Swensen did not have the opportunity to know him, but there is the possiblity that she may inherit his name in memorium.

Mackenzie for obvious reasons has taken Nemo's death pretty hard. We thought it best to let her know tonight as opposed to having her see his corpse in the morning or see one fish instead of two in the tank during her morning feeding. She has shed many tears for her friend. Please feel free to send your condolences, no flowers necessary. We are starting a trust fund in Nemo's name. If you are interested in donating, please talk to April for details.

More hints...

The first name is of latin origin; middle name -- german origin.

One of the names is a palindrome. Good luck.

The Name Game

Okay, so we have about 3 months left until baby girl #3 is born. Most people know the name that I really like (Savannah), but we haven't shared the name Abe likes with very many. So let's play a name game. I'll give you a few hints, and you can try to guess the name. If you already know the name then please do not play. Good luck and have fun trying to figure it out!

Hint #1. The first letter of both the first name and middle name is the same.

Hint #2. There are a total of 11 letters in the first and middle names combined.

Hint #3. 7 of the 11 letters are vowels.

Our new addition

We are pleased to announce the newest members of our growing family. Mackenzie and her dad went to the pet shop today and brought home 2 bundles of joy: goldfish that is. According to Macky, who happens to be an expert at 'fish genealogy,' they are brother and sister. Mackenzie has named hers "Nemo" and we are waiting for Brooklyn to wake up from her nap to name the other one. I'm sure it will be something like

"ish" or "ishy."

Asleep at last

Mackenzie and Brooklyn are now sharing a bedroom. Macky sleeps on the daybed and Brooklyn sleeps on the trundle bed. Everynight, we can hear them giggling and climbing around for a good half hour or so before they finally wipe out.

This is how Brooklyn fell asleep last night.