V-day and beyond

We celebrated Valentine's day on Saturday with stuffed gorillas, $2 bills, and a day-long sugar fest that makes me want Fun Dip outlawed. Sam also had a basketball game in the morning, and you might notice that he was again matched up against a girl in pigtails (this girl had really cool sparkly black high-tops with pink laces).

Tonight, Sam and Andrew are spending the night with the Harvey's, and Alan and I are having a belated Valentine's night out. Dinner here http://www.tulio.com, then http://www.asmf.org/html/concerts/16-feb-09.html.

A Shoe-Tying Expert

Sam made it into the Kindergarten shoe-tying club this week. To get in, you have to tie someone else's shoes, then they walk across the room and the shoes have to stay tied. Then, you get to write your name on the giant shoe that's on the wall of the class. Isn't Kindergarten great?

Sam has gotten really good, and fast, at tying his shoes now. I think he's better than Andrew, who has never had the patience to practice it as much as Sam has.

Two Conversations

Andrew: Is macaroni and cheese a protein food?
Mom: No, it's more of a carbohydrate, or energy food.
Andrew: Like ants?
Mom: (speechless)
Andrew: Man vs. Wild says that ants are an energy food, so they must be carbohydrates.
Mom: And he would know.


Sam: Kayla from my class is in love with me, but I don't love her. She chases me around the playground, but I run away. Sometimes Evan helps me run away.
Andrew: I'm not really interested in love. I don't really get it.

Sam's basketball

Sam had his 2nd game today in the YMCA basketball league. He had fun, and made a couple of baskets. His team is well-coached by a dad who used to coach our local high school team. He's a pretty serious coach for 6-7 year olds, but they're learning a lot. Sam's best friend from kindergarten, Rocco (in picture above) is on his team too.

Sam's Smile

Sam's smile evolved again today when his other front tooth came out! It had been barely hanging in all day, but he wouldn't let anyone pull it. This morning it started to bleed, and he resembled something out of a scary movie. Finally, it came out in his pasta at dinner. You can already see both of his new front teeth peeking through, so he may not look like this for long!

Back on Duty

Look out, squirrels. She's back.

Random Saturday night

Here's what we're up to on this rainy Saturday night.....

The Harvey kids are spending the night tonight while their parents host a party. It's fun to have them here.

We haven't had much in the way of interesting news lately. We're all back to work and school. Sam had a check-up last Wednesday, and he is 4 feet tall, 62 lbs. and a healthy guy. When Sam went back to school on Monday, he reported that, "Just about everyone in my class lost a tooth over the break!"