Wacky Wednesday

Nicholas' class had Wacky Wednesday to celebrate Dr Suess' birthday this week. Despite a plethora of cool ideas we came up with, he decided to go with the old standby of wearing his PJs to school. With different socks. He refused to be photographed.

Charlotte on the other hand whole-heartedly embraced Wacky Wednesday, and even though her class had no such celebration, she went ahead and got wacky for school.

I didn't get a picture of her from the back, but she had 7 pony tails.

See how much she loves Wacky Wednesday?

In the end she looked more "super-cute" than "wacky", but she was very excited to show off for her teachers. We may just have Wacky Wednesday every week!

Surgery Scheduled

We were at the ENT again today. After a few months of hearing issues, two ear infections in the last month and several sleepless nights because of pain...we're going to replace Nicholas' tubes. Unfortunately Tom is leaving for the Philippines on Friday, so we have to wait until he gets back for the surgery. Monday March 15 it is. When we were talking about it leaving the doctor, it became clear that Nicholas doesn't really remember having his first set of tubes put in back in Oct-08. He looked at me really concerned and asked "Do I have to take an ambulance to the hospital for the surgery?". Poor guy. So we did a drive-by of where we will park, where we'll go in etc. I think it eased his mind. Mostly he's excited about getting a larger pair of yellow hospital PJ's for the dress-up box!

Happy Half Birthday to Nicholas!

I can't believe Nicholas is 5 1/2 today! He has been giddy with excitement because this year, he got to celebrate it with his class. Last year, we celebrated his actual birthday a few days late during the first week of school, but his teachers this year suggested celebrating his half birthday. We're all about half birthdays in our house, so we thought it was a great idea!

Nicholas chose "Lost in the Woods" as his book to have read to his classmates. Tom was able to get away from the office to join us, and Nicholas wanted him to be the designated reader. Charlotte looks uninterested, but she was very proud to sit up front next to Nicholas.

Smile, Charlotte! Nicholas loved the 5 1/2 crown his teachers made.

Cupcakes with soccer ball, football and basketball rings on top. Yum!

Serious bling.

After snack it was time for Letter-cise. Charlotte (slowest eater ever) was still eating her cupcake and Nicholas kept coming over to check on her. Such a sweet big brother!

After our school celebration, Nicholas chose Mi Ranchito for lunch. The best taco, rice and beans in town! (and the best chips by far)

Happy, happy half birthday Mr. Nicholas!

My First Truffles

I made these for Bunko tonight. I think they turned out so well even if they weren't exactly uniform. But boy were they tasty!

Low. Ride. Er. (if only this blog had sound)

The kids love Daddy's piggy-back rides, and they especially love doing "low-rider". And yes. One must say "Low. Ride. Er" every time. :)

Rest in Peace, Sweet Kitty

Christmas 1998

We had to say goodbye to our kitty today. Her breathing the last day and a half seemed a little labored, so Tom took her to the vet today. They did an x-ray and saw lots of fluid. They took that out, but said that there were no signs of infection or anything else they could treat. Just an old heart. Tom stayed with her (I was at home with the kids), which is just as good, because I would have had a hard time being there. Even Tom shed some tears in her last moments. She was a cat who only got better with age. Seventeen and a half years isn't too bad for a cat. I'm sure she's meowing up a storm in kitty heaven. We'll miss you, Iniki!

Aa-choo

Charlotte and I had a girls morning running errands today. As we were browsing through a new store, a gentleman near us sneezed a few times. Charlotte looked up at me and said "He has the bless-you's!"