Practice Makes Perfect

I spotted Amelia doing this yesterday while we were riding bikes at the school...no need to adjust your volume, she's not making a sound. She's just silently performing for a crowd of 0.

Family Tree

After going 9 years without ever seeing a dog that looks Sophie, we ran into what may be her mom yesterday....


Dog we saw yesterday.....Sophie's mom? Grandma?...

 Sophie in her rebellious youth before she started getting sophisticated hair cuts...

Spirit

I was proud of Amelia at last night's homecoming game for her school. She stood alone, rocking her cheerleading outfit, and high-fived the players as they came onto the field before the game.  I don't know if this did anything to pump up the guys, but it went a long way toward making a 1st grader feel like she's a part of something bigger...

That's One Way To Do It

Amelia was up to her bedtime talking again. Tonight, after telling me I can live with her when she's married, she told me she knows how to get a girl. I asked her how and she said (in a deep voice) "Hey babe, marry me." and then she pumped her fist like a trucker honking his horn. So, two nights ago she was talking about Jesus's breath and tonight she is talking like a construction worker from New Jersey.

Laid Back

This guy knows how to kick back and relax on the way to school...

Deep

What do you say to your 6 year-old when they break the silence at bedtime by saying "you know, I would be happy to still be in mommy's belly as long as I could feel Jesus's warm breath on me." The only thing I could think of was "uhhhhhhh, okay"

Early Learning pt. 2

We had our first ever parent-teacher conference for Everett today.  To our surprise, we talked more about his academics than his wrestling.  We were also very happy to find out he is doing really well in school. They provided us a few metrics such as they want him to recognize 10 letter by the end of the school year (6ish months from now) and they want him to count to 50 by the end of TK (18ish months from now).  As of today, he currently already recognizes 21 letters and can count to 40 on his own. So, despite the fact that he never really talks about school like Amelia did, he apparently is following nicely in her footsteps.