Where 'd he go?

Here's a fun game for you. See this bird?

Can you find him/her in this picture that Keanu took when he kidnapped my camera?
We were at CKS Memorial hall a couple of weeks ago to feed the fish when we saw several bird watchers with giant camera looking for something. I figured out it must be that bird and that was the best shot I could get of it with my little point and shoot.

Now, here's the next question, what kind of bird is it and why was it attracting so much attention?

Best Buddies

Keanu: Mommy, Kate's playing with my computer!
Me: That's OK. Why don't you play with her?
Keanu: Oh, OK. Kate, can I play, too?
Kate: Yayyyy!

If only this weren't the rare exception to the rule...

Who knew?

Who knew that cleaning the toilet could lead to an arguement?

Tonight as the kids were finishing baths, I decided to clean the toilet. That got Kate out of the tub so she could help scrub the toilet. And when Keanu saw she was having such a great time scrubbing the toilet, he needed to help, too.

so...

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 Keanu's turn"

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, Kate's turn"

... Until it was time to bruch teeth instead of tiolets!

I'm a ...

This evening after dinner:
Kate: Mommy, I'm a boy.
me: Oh really? How about Keanu?
her: He a girl.
me: oh. Are you sure?
her: yeah.

(30 seconds later)
Kate: Mommy, I'm a frog. (as she "jumps" on all fours)
me: Jump, Frog, Jump! Are you still a boy?
her: No, I a frog.
me: Good! Jump, Frog, Jump!


(2 minutes later)
Kate: Mommy, I a butterfly (as she "flies" around the room)

Funnye thing about this conversation is that I remember the exact same conversation with her brother 2 years ago. Only difference? He claimed to be a girl!

Wordless Wednesday

Oh what a wonderful weekend!

We had so much fun this weekend, there wasn't time for taking pictures!

We had fun on the slides, story time at Keanu's school, tennis, fun at the "farm", lots of time at the park, golf, more time on the slide. First of all, it was gorgeous weather. Second of all, it was a long weekend as we "celebrated" 2/28.

The only picture I've got to share is this one. I love it because none of the 8 that I took of all 4 kids on the swing had everyone looking at the camera. In this picture, no one's looking at the camera and everyone's happy doing what he's doing. Second, it's a great picture of Teresa's growing belly! Sure is nice someone else can wear my maternity clothes!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Kate had a great time making valentines on Friday. When Keanu got home from school, he helped add the finishing touches. Watch your mailbox!