Rockin' the 'hawk

Evan got a new haircut today. He totally owns it! We only hope that Cassidy approves!

"I want money"

Evan's tooth came out and for the first time, he understood the concept of the Tooth Fairy. We had been talking about the Tooth Fairy all week and what to do. So as soon as that tooth came out, the first words out of his mouth were "I want money!"

He and sister rushed upstairs to put the tooth under his pillow. Lo and behold, the next morning the Tooth Fairy delivered. Evan declared he wanted to go and buy a Scene It DVD game (no surprise), unfortunately, the Tooth Fairy left a measly dollar, when she knows good and well that a Scene It game is 30 bucks!

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

So, Megan Edens and my Meagan are upstairs watching Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. They're at the beginning of the film when Charlie goes up to his loft bed with the hole in the ceiling. Megan says "I feel so bad for him, he's poor, and he's probably cold with the hole in the ceiling" and my Meagan says "But at least he can see outside."

Nothing like going through life with a half glass full attitude!

"I need some gosh"

Now, we don't exactly know what this means, but we do think it's related to the fact that Evan has a loose tooth. And he is all worked up over this tooth.

Evan's Speech Therapist, Suzanne, has taught Evan to say "I'm hurt, I need help" when appropriate. And it's really working! So this morning after telling me "I'm hurt, I need help" he says, "I need a bandaid on my tooth!" and asks me to kiss it! So I did.

Wii Fit Addicts

We'll, the entire family is hooked on Wii Fit. It is so fun! And although I NEVER imagined I'd say this, Chris is a Fitness Addict! We are having a blast, hula-hooping, snowboarding, boxing, running, and taking step classes. This is a great picture of Evan trying the step class. He is actually getting pretty good! It tracks your balance, posture, weight, and BMI. It chastises you for being chunky and praises your commitment to workout. We're hooked!

WF Family Reunion 2008

Well, we made the 5 hour drive up to Wichita Falls on Friday to attend our first Schroeder Family Reunion. Unfortunately, Evan realized that he can unbuckle from his booster seat and proceeded to terrorize all of us for the remaining 4.5 hours! Thanks to Google, I have discovered the Buckle Boss and Evan's car surfing will be over tout de suite.

We had a blast on Grandma's farm on Saturday. The kids played for hours on a giant inflatable water slide. Evan did a great job waiting his turn! On Sunday we went back to Windthorst for the Family Reunion, lots of great food, fun Bingo, and many, many new relatives (some with surprised faces).

We drove back Sunday night, tired and a little sunburned. Romeo recovered quickly from his time at Forest Shadows Pet Resort. Yes, I said Resort, complete with doggie daycare playtime and swim time.

Our second week of summer is starting out great :)

3rd grade Regatta

On June 3rd, David Elementary's 3rd graders held their Regatta boat race at Shadowbend Pool. This is the 3rd graders' annual Field Day and a science project too. The boats are made from gallon milk jugs and duck tapes, lots of duck tape! Meagan's class boat was called the Sea Serpent. Two kids row one length of the pool and then switch off and another pair paddle back. They won one of the races. The kids were hot, tired, and not allowed to swim in the pool! Boooooooo!!! Here's Meagan with her pals, Myranda and Caroline.

Romeo...before and after

Our sweet (blackberry eating) goldendoodle, Romeo had his summer cut this week. He looks anorexic!

Air Hogs

What a blast we had with the Remote Controlled airplane that Grandma Bedell sent! After flying over our neighbors fence (twice) we headed for the front yard and another neighbor's tree! But it was so fun and we were all hysterical laughing, chasing this tiny plane!

Evan's first sleepover

OK, I promise I am going to keep up with this!

Today is the first day of the kids' summer vacation. Evan celebrated by waking up at 4am to get the day started. (No joke.)

He is having his first sleepover right now with his BFF Cassidy. We went out for pizza, went swimming, and played Wii. Now they are in the bunk beds reading, so cute!

Tomorrow's plans are to see Kung Fu Panda and probably more swimming...Ciao!