Journey Walk results

Every 15 laps equals 1 mile and we had about 40 minutes to do this. Kate pounded out 47 laps and would have been able to hit a few more if not for the fact that a good portion of the parents and younger kids walked so slowly as to clog up the track a bit. Ben also went the same 47 laps, though he was little more than ballast strapped on to Sherri

Drew made it 35 laps with me. I had figured 30 laps was a wildly optimistic target. I think he could have had a few more, but the arrival of the Chick-Fil-A cow (Drew considers him completely evil) managed to wreck our pace a few times.

So, between the two of them, I think they managed to raise $61 for the Indonesia mission trip.

Drew's letters

By looking at their journey bags, Drew was able to correctly identify the 4 letters of his name and Kate's. I think he might have read the word STOP off of a sign while driving to church, but not totally aure on that.

Journey walk tonight. 45 lap max which Kate is sure she will make. I think Drew and I will be moving a good bit slower.

Yay Marlins! Boo 4 AM wakeups! Boo croup!

Kate had her first t-ball game of the season last night. Hit well, fielded well, we just need to work on her directional throwing, but that'll come with time. Drew and Ben happily watched with Gram. Went to Moe's afterwards to eat and Shari/Andrew were going also so we had a big old party there.

Kate then woke up at 4 AM (this after Ben's 4 AM shenanigans the night before) with wheeziness, coughing, etc so that was really awesome for our tiredness. Turns out she has croup, which sounds a bit like a 1700's pirate disease to me. 3 days of meds and breathing treatments, but otherwise no big deal.

This weekend

Was a normal weekend by all measures. It appears Kate's new obsession is the concept of having a sleepover. I think this idea mainly got started when we were hanging with the Niemann's and she and Andrew got talking about it. The whole boy/girl thing pretty much puts the kibosh on that happening, so it appears she may have now set her targets on having a sleepover with Katie. We'll see.

Drew is probably up to recognizing about half of the alphabet now.

Ben probably set a record for longest time he let a non-relative hold him, with a good 10 minutes with Barbara Riley. The best part was him spitting up all over Sherri about 5 seconds after she took him back. Good timing Ben, kudos!

Drew and letters

Pulling up to Stevi B's Pizza to eat lunch Sunday

Drew: Stevi B's! I see a B up there.
Sherri: Where?
Drew: Next to the S.

So, he's starting to figure out letters.

Outside time

Spent the last two nights over at the Niemann's. Kids playing outside, with Drew essentially tagging along behind Kate and Andrew wherever they went. Watching it, I can pretty easily see how not fun it can be to be the bigger kid with a younger one wanting to horn in on everything and how not fun it can be to be the younger one trying to be cool like the bigger kids.

Also, I was a little worried at one point when I head Kate and Andrew discussing boyfriends and girlfriends. Turns out it was in the context off friends who are boys and friends who are girls. So, I can live with that.

Bonus, no bloody nose for Drew this evening.

Thank you Richard James Phelan

Drew, this AM at breakfast: I have to go potty outside.

Ensuing lesson on pottying and indoor bathroom availability

Woohoo!

Drew made it through the night without a diaper or an accident. I think we are now officially down to one child with diapers which is all kinds of awesome.

Kate has a growing horse obsession, along with an ever growing daredevil streak.

Ben is cute. His teeth are looking good.

Spring Flowers

Planted by Kate and Drew at Gram and PopHank's house

Drew, looking awesome at McDonald's

Drew

Ben is too cool

Kate's future, Drew's apparent turkey obsession

Kate with me at the vet today
I was thinking I could be a veterinarian. I could be a doctor. I could be a veterinarion. I could be a doctor. But I really think I should be a veterinarion. I wanted to choose now so I don't have to think about deciding later.

Earlier in our kitchen:
Sherri: Drew, do you want a piece of cookie?
Drew, from across the house: OK.
He comes wandering in to the kitchen
Sherri: Here you go
Drew: That's not turkey
Sherri: No, I said cookie
Drew: No, I wanted turkey
Goes stomping off

Running with Scissors

Well, something safer than that.  Drew got to use scissors for the first time ever.  Controlled environment, directed by Sherri.  But, he did well which is little surprise since he seems unusually gifted when it comes to the mechanics of making things work.

Best Drew moment ever

This is a test

Solely to see if I really can post from an email. Move along, nothing to see here.