April 15
This is Rex at the bus stop.
We got him a new coat
(a long time ago for very cheap)
and he finally fits into it.
Now that we look at it, we realize that it looks like a
medical personnel Star Trek uniform.
When he heard that he was even more excited about the coat.
Yes, friends,
we are raising yet another generation of
Star Trek fans.
April 16
I cannot, for the life of me, get this picture to
import with the correct orientation!
But here are the girls in their alien antennae.
They walked in while mommy was folding clothes and
insisted that they needed to be aliens for the day.
They brought headbands and
paper with the shapes they wanted,
along with scissors and glue.
These girls are the next generation of crafters.
April 17
We had waffles for dinner today.
Pink waffles.
With green syrup.
The girls requested pink for the waffles
before Rex came in, who requested green.
Unfortunately, the WHOLE BATCH
was already colored PINK.
They would have turned puke color if we tried to get green.
So we had green syrup instead.
YUMMY! YUMMY!!
April 18
The kids were invited to a birthday party
at a gymnastics place.
They had a great time!
The favorite activity was the LOOOOONG rope swing.
Rex had a hard time taking turns
because he loved it so much.
When it was time to go, Belle was sad because she
"didn't do everything yet!"
April 19
We're a little late, but today was
picture day
for the big four-year-old.
In Belle's own words:
"I am the modelest."
Yes, sweetheart, you are.
April 20
The end of an era.
An entertainment center has been living in our garage since August.
Daddy bought it sometime in high school
(maybe 10th grade)
and it has been a beloved piece of furniture,
taking a place of honor in each home.
(five states in two countries)
Right up until it didn't fit in the elevator
to get into our apartment in Brazil.
It lived in the garage then, too.
Then it was replaced.
We've put it out on the curb with a FREE sign on it,
but it didn't seem to want to leave our possession.
So mom meticulously disassembled it.
And put it out on the curb for garbage day.
We will miss you good, old entertainment center.
We have no more use for you in our house,
but you will always have a place in our hearts.
April 21
The same garbage day saw these fan boxes.
Due to rising temperatures
and the lack of overhead lighting,
we had an electrician come in to
run wiring and install ceiling fans in our most used rooms.
The boy asked "Daddy? Why are there workers here
when mom can do everything?"
The response: "Easy. Because the workers are faster."
Then there's Belle following the workers around:
"Hi! My name is Belle.
I like to talk. I talk all the time...."
April 22
Leia is posing next to the newly stained boards
of the yet-to-be-assembled swingset.
While the other two were oblivious of
the three big boxes in our garage,
she started looking at pictures and reading words.
She figured it out and spilled the beans to her siblings.
They are all so excited.
Assembly starts next week when
Grandma and Grand-daddy-daddy arrive.
This is Rex at the bus stop.
We got him a new coat
(a long time ago for very cheap)
and he finally fits into it.
Now that we look at it, we realize that it looks like a
medical personnel Star Trek uniform.
When he heard that he was even more excited about the coat.
Yes, friends,
we are raising yet another generation of
Star Trek fans.
April 16
I cannot, for the life of me, get this picture to
import with the correct orientation!
But here are the girls in their alien antennae.
They walked in while mommy was folding clothes and
insisted that they needed to be aliens for the day.
They brought headbands and
paper with the shapes they wanted,
along with scissors and glue.
These girls are the next generation of crafters.
April 17
We had waffles for dinner today.
Pink waffles.
With green syrup.
The girls requested pink for the waffles
before Rex came in, who requested green.
Unfortunately, the WHOLE BATCH
was already colored PINK.
They would have turned puke color if we tried to get green.
So we had green syrup instead.
YUMMY! YUMMY!!
April 18
The kids were invited to a birthday party
at a gymnastics place.
They had a great time!
The favorite activity was the LOOOOONG rope swing.
Rex had a hard time taking turns
because he loved it so much.
When it was time to go, Belle was sad because she
"didn't do everything yet!"
April 19
We're a little late, but today was
picture day
for the big four-year-old.
In Belle's own words:
"I am the modelest."
Yes, sweetheart, you are.
April 20
The end of an era.
An entertainment center has been living in our garage since August.
Daddy bought it sometime in high school
(maybe 10th grade)
and it has been a beloved piece of furniture,
taking a place of honor in each home.
(five states in two countries)
Right up until it didn't fit in the elevator
to get into our apartment in Brazil.
It lived in the garage then, too.
Then it was replaced.
We've put it out on the curb with a FREE sign on it,
but it didn't seem to want to leave our possession.
So mom meticulously disassembled it.
And put it out on the curb for garbage day.
We will miss you good, old entertainment center.
We have no more use for you in our house,
but you will always have a place in our hearts.
April 21
The same garbage day saw these fan boxes.
Due to rising temperatures
and the lack of overhead lighting,
we had an electrician come in to
run wiring and install ceiling fans in our most used rooms.
The boy asked "Daddy? Why are there workers here
when mom can do everything?"
The response: "Easy. Because the workers are faster."
Then there's Belle following the workers around:
"Hi! My name is Belle.
I like to talk. I talk all the time...."
April 22
Leia is posing next to the newly stained boards
of the yet-to-be-assembled swingset.
While the other two were oblivious of
the three big boxes in our garage,
she started looking at pictures and reading words.
She figured it out and spilled the beans to her siblings.
They are all so excited.
Assembly starts next week when
Grandma and Grand-daddy-daddy arrive.
