Say Cheese!

We do not own many expensive things for the fact that they would just be destroyed within minutes of taking them out of the packaging. My lap top, our television and our video camera are the only items that we've purchased for more than 100 dollars. Our television receives daily abuse and it still works. This tells me that we made a good choice in selecting a brand. However, we've yet to find one that is resistant to crayons and permanent marker. Trenton has a habit of drawing mustaches on tv personalities. We have about twenty floating mustaches on our screen right now. I don't even bother wiping them off, as it will just inspire him to draw bigger,furrier ones.


My lap top has survived, so far, without suffering any major abuse. I've had to shoo masticating children away many times, for fear that the crumbs or drool will ruin the keyboard. But that's about it. Our video camera, however, has taken several beatings. The kids are always stealing it and taking pictures. I have found it in so many odd places, the dryer, the top of the swing set, in the dog's kennel...I could go on forever. Here are a few of the pictures I've recently discovered in our catalog. Mind you, I did not take these. (I'll spare you the ones of their butts.)




From top left: Daniel Jr. showing off his newly acquired eyelid flipping trick; Phillip snorting water balloons; Marlie's monkey nostrils and beaver teeth; Trenton doing...I have no idea what he's doing.
I think I'm going to invest in a kid friendly camera for them, just so that they do not destroy mine. Of course they'll probably just use it to take more pictures of their butts.