A Conversation with Mickey

My favorite food is: hot dogs

My favorite sport to play is: dodgeball

The best show on TV is: Wild Krattz

The coolest person on earth is: Jeffrey

My best subject in school: Science

The thing I do the most awesomely is: build with legos

If I could change my name it would be: nothing- I love my name

If I could go anywhere in the world, I'd go to: Hawaii

My favorite color is: Green

When I grow up I'm going to become a: robot inventor

The thing my parents are too strict about is: Wii

My current favorite band is: Black-Eyed Peas

The book I am reading now is: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Four words that best describe me are: Funny. Creative. Nice. Smart.

When I was little I used to: yell for "something apple" (apple juice) in the middle of the night

My favorite season of the year is: Summer

The snack I could live on is: Brownie Z bars

The food that makes me want to barf is: raw broccolli

My best friend is: Ceely and Allie

If I had one wish it would be: to mutate into any animal I want to

My best memory is: a fair where daddy kept bumping into a maze mirror

yummy doughnuts

Today and Monday was "Pastries with Parents" at the kids' schools. Since Amy was visiting she was able to come to the first one with us! The kids loved that- thank you Amy!(I know it was really early for you. and for me.)
The kids couldn't believe they were allowed to eat the whole doughnut(I never let them at home)- I don't know where they put it though! I barely could finish mine.

They even had sprinkles!

Mick was in seventh heaven.

Wow, I sure look tired! I wonder if I will be more of a morning person when I grow up. Does that ever happen? Or will I always feel like it's 3am when it's any time before 8am?

It's not like I enjoy being crabby and tired every morning!

Doughnuts inhaled and ready to start the school day...

I wanted to go home and crawl back into bed. But I didn't.

Amy and I went to buy tickets for John and Mary Beth to go to the Butterfly Ball(a father daughter formal dance in April- you have to get to the office right when it opens on 1 particular day to get tickets- apparently it's really popular!) Then we went to the local hippie natural grocery store and out to lunch at the Thai restaurant- yummy! It was a nice day- even though Amy had to go home. She was way more sad to leave Bella then us! We love you Amy- thank you for visiting and for taking such good care of Bella the last year! I know you miss her so much... she is still looking for you by the basement door. :(

Derby Races

Last night was the Boy Scout derby races at the VA Hospital. The boys were so happy that Amy was visiting so that she could go and watch.
The boys worked hard on their cars. For two years in a row they have chosen to focus on creativity rather than speed. They still did really good though!
Jeffrey 4th place and Mickey 5th.

Jeffrey's was an alien car and Mickey's was a penguin car. They were so cool- and the kids had a great time!

She's baaaack!

Last June Bella went to stay with my sister Amy for "a few weeks" while we went on vacation. Amy got so attached that she kept extending Bella's stay.

But now she's home and Mary Beth is soooo happy.

100 wishes...

"If I had 100 wishes I would wish for 100 babies. But I would NOT want 100 snakes."

-Mary Beth {from the Kindergarten 100 Wishes Book}.

play

earth world

one of the kids' favorite rooms at the Children's Museum is:
there are giant tunnels that you can pretend you are ants in,

a beaver dam complete with slide,

a winding stream to play tadpoles and frogs in,

lots of giant logs and trees complete with animal & insect puppets,

a patient daddy,

happy kids,

and these great signs!

Love it.