Sunday, November 11, 2007
"My head goes boom."
When Garett was getting super excited about his math last week, he couldn't stop calculating in his head. His little head was moving faster than his words and he was trying desperately to tell me how he was getting his math answers. When he finally got to the answer and was able to communicate it, he said, "And then my head goes boom!".
Black-Tie
Kevin and I went to the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls Black Tie Event last night. Joe Frazier (Smokin' Joe) was there. There were lots of silent auctions, live auctions and live boxing by corporate men all in an effort to raise money for this charity. It was fun to see Kevin on the dance floor! You'll have to ask him about his fancy moves. :)
Feeding the cows
This is a cool slide made out of a cauldron at a little restaurant in Bowling Green called Chaney's.
Young Rembrandts
Garett was proud of his picture and wanted to take a photo of it. This is a forest drawn with markers. He LOVES markers. They are totally cool- way more cool than crayons.
Voluntary chores
Is there any better sight for a mother than to look out her window and see her child voluntarily doing chores? Tate was raking leaves into one pile, loading them onto the Gator, then driving over to the "BIG" pile, and then unloading them. He went back and forth many times in an attempt to help me with the leaves. He is such a good boy.
Bobbing for apples
While Marissa was having a Halloween party at her preschool, the boys and I came home and got dressed in our costumes and did our own little parade. We made up scary stories and wrote them down. Then the boys went bobbing for apples. This was Tate's creative way of getting the apple out (using his feet and feeling soooooo proud of himself). Garett went straight for the apple- no stopping, no talking. He was purely on a mission. Their personalities were clearly reflected in their apple bobbing techniques.
Roofless
Ever wonder what our house looked like without a roof? I'm sure it was keeping you up at night wondering what on earth plywood would look like on top of our house. Well, the wait is over. Here it is.
Museum of Science and Industry
The kids probably spent 30 minutes on this little steam room of the locomotive. They were in love with the cow/farming section, too. Marissa loved the water area (this is the first picture). We totally loved the U-Boat section where they had this massive U-Boat in the museum. This museum is enormous. We went on a "free" day at the museum and I decided (in keeping with the theme of low cost) to take a bus to the museum. Can you imagine taking a bus through Chicago (and having to change buses) with three kids? Well, it was very much an adventure. We all learned the art of asking for directions.
Marriott
We took a trip into Chicago and stayed overnight at the Marriott on Michigan Avenue. This is in a hallway by the elevator. The kids are now aspiring to be shoe shiners. They thought that was a really cool job.
Home
Marissa was sitting at lunch. It was kind of quiet while we were all eating our lunch. Out of the blue she said, "I sure am glad we're home." I have no idea where it came from but I was very glad she felt that way.