Happy Grandparent's Day!!

Dear Granparents,

It's a beautiful day... we wish we were spending it with you!!

Love,

Jack

and

Kate

September 11th

may we never forget what happened on this day, 2001.

may God bless this country, and bless the men and women who work and sacrifice to keep us safe.

Called Out as a Bully...

A lovely morning spent at the gym ended with someone in our family being called out as a bully...

If it was the small fiesty boy in the picture above, I would not have been at all surprised...

and, I'm pretty sure I've been called a bully in my day (well, probably more often the other word that begins with a B, but, you get my drift...)

Could a bully lurk beneath that head full of curls and big blue eyes??

I would not have thought so either.

Sweet Kate;

seized the rare opportunity this morning to play a role she has only "seen" played before (most often by her brother)

all of her friends are older and bigger, and, forever the youngest in every class she's been in so far at preschool, when left to play with a group of much younger kids in the awesome kids room at the Y,

She hogged all of the toys, stood up,stuck out her chest and yelled MY TOYS, to whomever dared approach.

I was informed by the staff that she would be moving up to the older kids group....

I'm sure she'll feel more at home there.

Kate's Birthday Party

We thought since Kate's party was going to be on one of the hottest days of the year, and we wanted to keep it outside, a water slide, or some type of water fun was in order.

I put Scott in charge of entertainment.

Imagine my surprise when this showed up on her birthday.

Notice how the slide dwarfs the playset behind it.

Scott assured me that the person he spoke to on the phone said this would work just fine for 2 year olds...

Kate never made it to the top unassisted - but she had a blast anyway.

Jack figured it out pretty quick...

In this picture, Scott was wondering if we should have had all parents sign a waiver of liability

Somehow, the night ended with a few extra children in our bed...