Spring Break

My cousins Madyson & Jordan came to visit over spring break with Grandma Anita.
One of the cool things we did was visit the Children's Museum.
They loved it!

We made our own bar of soap and put a little dinosaur inside it.

Easter 2008

Easter weekend was spent working on our house. Dad, Uncle Dude and Mom spent all day Saturday cleaning, painting and putting up crown molding. This meant I had free reign of the place. I probably watched more TV that day than I did all last year!
Easter morning I got a new Bionicle and some alphabet cards. We went to church and then headed to Mama Terry's & Papa Kelly's for lunch. I refused to eat the ribs and went home hungry, but could have cared less. There was too much going on with Uncle Dude and Laban for me to notice.
I got a cool new Star Wars book from Mama & Papa that I haven't put down yet and some delicious candy and an egg that sings from Aunt Lynn & Uncle Steve. (Mom and Dad thank you for the singing egg by the way!).

Finally, Some Snow!

Ethan has been patiently waiting for us to get more than a dusting of snow this winter so he could play in it. School got out early yesterday and within a few hours his wish came true.
He helped Nate shovel the drive last night and then this morning played mostly in the layer of ice outside.
And this is why Ethan and Parker do not always get along.

Lesson Learned

Last week Ethan decided to take a poster off the wall at school to see if the Blue Sticky Tack would hold his head to the wall. Of course, that wasn't the story we got when he came home that afternoon. His teacher could hardy tell us the full story without laughing. In her 30 years of teaching she had never had a child try this experiment.

Guess what? It didn't work quite as he had hoped. So we were left to cut his hair. Now he's sporting a buzz cut in the middle of winter - just like his dad!

Ethan Talks

It's no surprise that Ethan is quite the talker. You never know what he is going to say (or if it is true). Lately his mouth seems to have caught up with his brain, as he will say whatever he thinks outloud.

Today on the way home I was asking him about his school day and he randomly said:

"I told my teacher today on the playground that when I die she won't be the boss of me. God will."

He came home with a stamp, which means he wasn't in time-out today, so I'm hoping they laughed!

Lights, Camera...Action!

Among the many, many things Ethan got for Christmas was a Fischer Price digital camera for kids - from Aunt Lynn & Uncle Steve. Being in our house the last few days has felt like having the paparazzi flashing your picture every time you turn around. So there will be many pictures to share in the future that he has taken. Here are a few from the last couple of days:

Yes, that last picture is of me at the doctor's office. Ethan thought it would be fun to document them taking out my stitches.

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