May the Wild Rumpus Live On

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Maurice Sendak, one of out favorite authors, last week. In addition to the obvious Where the Wild Things Are, Chicken Soup With Rice is one of our favorite books. RIP

A Mother's Day Interview for Grandma

Why did God make grandmas?
To love children and him.

What ingredients are grandmas made of?
Puppies, goo, mushrooms, flowers and erasers

What do you think Grandma was like when she was a little girl?
She was playful and probably had spankings.

What is the difference between moms and grandmas?
Moms have long hair and grandmas have short hair.

What does Grandma like?
Me to go up there.

I love it when Grandma….
plays games with me and has egg hunts.

What does Grandma do best?
Cook muffins.

It makes me happy when…
Grandma goes for a walk on the greenway with me.

What is the best thing Grandma cooks?
Eggs and spaghetti.

Where do you think Grandma wants to go for a vacation?
Malaysia

What does Grandma do to relax?
She sits in  a chair.

I love Grandma because…
She does fun stuff with us like roll the coaster.

What is a good memory you have of Grandma?
Her husband was Papa. They both took us to the fair and we got ice cream.

If you could change one thing about Grandma, what would be?
She would take me to every state, China, Malaysia, Africa, Canada and the South Pole.

Aaargh!

We have been reading Treasure Island and Seth wanted his own Jolly Roger tattoo.

Score!

The other day I was going through some old papers and I came across a Halloween card for Seth from his great-grandma (my grandma on my dad's side) from 2008 - just after he turned two.. I opened it up to read the note and a twenty dollar bill fell out. I showed it to Seth and he was SUPER excited. I told him he could do what ever he wanted with the money. He originally said he wanted to save some and spend some, but that was too good to be true. He ended up spending it all at Wal-Mart on some Legos and some little super hero toys.

Stacy's Birthday

We all got together for Stacy's birthday and had a good time. Stacy didn't make it into any pictures because she was feeling too pregnant to be photographed. (Our new niece, Presley, will be here this summer!) We did a little swimming, ate dinner, presents, dessert...you know....the usual.

Artsy

Seth found these little stickers out of a Chic-fil-A kids meal and decided to make his own goatee. He wore the all day until they fell apart/off. He reminded me of a little artist.

Warming Up for Summer