Luke too

I guess I shouldn't put up Allie's art without adding a little of Luke's. I love children's artwork. I could decorate my whole house in it. This is a picture of a spider that he drew for his teacher. The person holding onto one of the legs is Luke. I had to scan a copy because I didn't want to give it up! By the way, Luke's new "signature" is to make the "u" in his name into the smile of a smiley face. He's very proud of that.

Dolphin Diorama

Allie had this assignment from school to make a diorama of a dolphins. Other than help from me to hang some animals with fishing line she did it all on her own. The tornado of creativity struck my kitchen. She had paint, clay, & tools everywhere. It is the only safe place from Kate. (Thanks to the little gate at the entrance we affectionately call the "Kate Gate")

Harry Potter and the Curse of the H1N1

The swine flu struck our home. Allie came home two Mondays ago with a fever and by Wednesday we found out that it was swine flu. It also wiped out her soccer team and some school friends. Allie fared quite well and although she endured an ear infection, as well, she didn't seem too sick.

Just so you know, the CDC does not recommend letting children with swine flu cuddle with children who aren't sick. Kate wanted to cuddle with Allie but of course this was taken BEFORE I knew what Allie had! It was such a rare sight to see Kate being still that I had to take a picture.

Allie finally got to start the Harry Potter series. This was a moment I had been anticipating for years. I was teaching 3rd grade when I first read a Harry Potter book. Katie, one of my third graders, introduced the books to me. She would finish one and then loan me the book. Oh, the agony of waiting for a 3rd grader to finish the book you wanted to read. Luckily she was a great reader. It was so fun to talk about the books with her. Now that Allie is in third grade it seemed like a great time to start. I've been waiting until she was more mature to start reading them because I really wanted her to enjoy them. She began on Thursday and by Sunday she was halfway through book 3. She is reading all the time. This morning she woke up early to read and stayed in bed so that we wouldn't know she was up so early. It's so fun to see the excitement in her eyes while she talks about what is happening. There's nothing like reading a book that good!

Happy Monday!

I know it's not very nice to put unflattering pictures of people on your blog, but i just couldn't resist. Seriously, where does that hair come from?

Overheard in the car

Allie: Some kids in my class say I'm the smartest kid in the class.

Luke: Yeah, well, Kaden says I'm the awesomest kid in kindergarten.

Boots

A little while ago, we got out the kids soccer gear from last year to see if anything still fit. Kate had to be part of it and try something on. She found Allie's old rainboots. They might be a little big.

Texas Tech Fan?

EVERYONE here is a Texas Tech fan and they are proud of it! I think 75% of the people you walk by on any given day are wearing a Texas Tech t shirt of some sort. On game days all the businesses had Tech flags flying and most cars have some sort of Tech paraphernalia. Michael was made an obligatory fan when the girls at work decorated his van.