Thanks Grandma Donna and Grandpa Wayne!

A Fire!

Yep! In OUR kitchen!

To avoid utter humiliation I will refrain from explaining the exact details of what happened, but let's just say I don't know how to deep fry with oil; and should you ever attempt this, BE CAREFUL! Oh and if you do start a fire with oil, let your husband know that the object on fire is oil so that he doesn't run into the room and immediately attempt to pour water on it!

In summation:

Injuries:

1. A blister on Joey's finger

2. A blister on Kim's foot

Costs of the fire:

$25 to replace other things that caught on fire in the sink area (bibs and dish washing gloves etc)

$21 to replace fire extinguisher (This saved our lives!!!)

6 hours of scrubbing (Nothing was permanently damaged as long as we can get the soot off all of the cabinets and ceilings-yes, we're still working on that!).

Funny moments:

- The girls watched the entire event from the living room and were remarkably well behaved during that time.

- Joey ran from the kitchen through the living room with a burning pot of oil with flames at least 2 feet high.

- Ellie's fixation on fire for several days following the event.

Pictures:

Note: These were taken after a lot of scrubbing had been done. The yellow wall behind the sink and the sink itself were actually the blackest areas of the kitchen.

Ellie's report:

Where's your belly button?