Daddy reads to John and Laura reads to Grandma Marilyn.
Sleeping on the Floor
About a year ago after MANY sleepless nights sandwiched between Andy and a child(ren), I started the “no kids in our bed” rule. They can come upstairs to us during the night, but they sleep on the floor. This has worked wonders with Laura and she *only* appears at our bedside if she is hurting or sick. John, on the other hand, thinks sleeping on the floor is fun as evidenced by this morning…
The Grill Master
The weather was beautiful today and my original menu plan choice was unacceptable to The Grill Master. So, after some early morning juggling and a trip to Hy-Vee, he was happy again. The Grill Master made some great chicken leg quarters and grilled vegetables. The only thing missing from the photo is the Samuel Adams Octoberfest that he was enjoying…
Alia Turns 4!
The kids and I went to Alia Lowery’s 4th Birthday Party today. To say that Laura and John were excited would be an understatement. On the way to Alia’s house, Laura asked me, “Will they have party hats?”
She was especially excited to find that the party hats were Hello Kitty! Her favorite parts of the party included decorating goodie bags and the ice cream. (Like me, she is not a big cake fan. Give her frosting and ice cream and she is good to go!) John’s favorite part of the party was the unicorn pinata. Our kids had a pinata for their birthdays a couple of years ago and he very much remembers that candy drops out of those once popped open!
If I had to venture a guess, I would say that one of Alia’s favorite parts of her birthday party was opening her presents! I took Laura and John with me when shopping for Alia’s presents and Laura insisted upon a Mini Lalaloopsy Doll and a Lalaloopsy Gel Sticker Set. She even told John, “You are a boy and you don’t understand. Lalaloopsy is the best!” Of course, while Alia was opening her presents from Laura and John, they both had to stand right next to her to watch her open both the presents.
It was a great birthday party for the big girl! We were happy to go and the kids had a great time! Love you Alia!
Homework and Movie Night!
It was a busy night in the Kassel household. Laura came home from school with her first ever math homework. We decided to tackle a bit of it before eating dinner. She completed three of the six pages. We’ll help her wrap up the rest of it on Sunday.
After dinner, it was time for family movie night! We haven’t had one in a while mostly because my beloved Hot Air Popper went to Happy Appliance Heaven. Please don’t feel sorry for the Hot Air Popper. It had a good, long life… My Uncle Al and Aunt Ruth gave it to me for high school graduation. I’m thinking after 20 years, it deserved a break. Since, according to Andy, you *cannot* watch a movie without popcorn, we had to wait until I finally got around to getting a new one. It came in this week so we declared Friday family movie night! We made a surprising choice – Raiders of the Lost Ark – and the kids loved it! They both stayed up through the whole movie. I think we’ll be watching the others soon.
Vampire Teeth!
During the summer, Laura came home from daycare and asked, “Do you know how to make vampire teeth from paper?” Andy and I both said, “Well, you could, but it would be yucky because it would get wet from your mouth.” All was solved today when Cheryl, the kids’ daycare provider, found vampire teeth! Laura’s are hot pink and John’s are orange. Bring on Halloween!
Note: I think Jessie (a.k.a Laura) from Toy Story would look weird with hot pink vampire teeth and since you can’t see Spiderman’s (a.k.a. John’s) teeth… At least, that is what the kids want to dress up as for Halloween today… Maybe by Halloween the teeth will match the costumes???
School Picture Day!
It’s school picture day again! I was late to work this morning because I was getting her ready for her picture. Unfortunately, it’s now raining outside so Laura will probably look like a drowned rat, but at least she took her brush to school with her. Oh well! Here’s a preview anyway!
By the way, I’m amused to see that Laura has inherited my weird bangs that never lay flat. It’s why I don’t have bangs anymore. Why did this child inherit every recessive and odd gene that Andy and I have????