Hannah's Dance Dance Dance Recital

This is a video clip of Hannah's Dance-Dance-Dance recital last month at her daycare. I forgot to upload it.....but here it is now. She is in the middle, back row.

School's Out

Carson finished up Kindergarten this week! We are so proud of him. We sure are going to miss his teacher, Mrs. Zettermen. She did such a great job....now we're curious who he'll end up with next year.

Carson and Hannah are both going to Williamsburg Village this summer. Hannah keeps doing what she's been doing. Carson, on the other hand, is attending 'Camp W.E.B.' which plans a bunch of activities during the week to keep the kids engaged. Stuff like going to a movie, going to the library, field trips to various businesses....he was in Camp W.E.B. last year and had a blast.

Currently, we are keeping busy running Carson around to various activities. He just finished up soccer through the Capital Soccer Association and is playing coach-pitch baseball through the Junior Saltdogs. He is one of only two Kindergartners playing on his team. The rest are 1st and 2nd graders.

AND......I would be remiss if I didn't point out who's birthday it is today.

A big 'Happy Birthday Tara (Mom)' is in order. We love you!!!

On Yellow

We picked Hannah up from 'school' yesterday and were told by her teachers that she was good for most of the day but ended up on 'yellow' at the end for pushing a friend. Of course, we had to address this and asked Hannah about it:

Hannah said that she pushed her friend Emerson when she was on the slide. "Why did you do that Hannah?" we asked. "She wouldn't go down the slide...I pushed her and she cried," was her answer.

We asked the perfect follow-up question, "How do you think that made her feel?"

Hannah's response was priceless...."It didn't hurt that much."

A Little Patience Please

We were getting the kids bathed last night and Carson was his typical self.....if you haven't realized it yet, Carson has two speeds off of the soccer field or the baseball diamond--slow and backwards. So, while I'm not on any time line last night, I tried to get the kids moving along so we can get some things done in the evening. Needless to say, this didn't work very well so I had to keep reminding Carson to hurry up and dry himself off.

Finally, Carson said to me, "Dad, do you know what the word patience means?" I tell him, "Yes Carson. I know what it means. Get dried off."

Carson says, "Jeez, have some patience please."

These kids are too smart for their own good.

New Addition

We welcomed a four-legged friend into our family today! Echo was a surrendered dog from the Capital Humane Society and in desperate need of a loving home so we brought the kids to interact with him and found that he is fond of both Carson and Hannah. He is very gentle and very passive....and he found a buddy in Carson. Actually, the two of them are practically inseparable. Here are a few photos of the two of them when we first brought Echo into the house:

I Call it What I Want to Call It

I just got back from a training class held in a suburb of Kansas City, MO and as soon as I walk in the door tonight, the kids are in rare form. Carson's messing with Hannah by taking her seat at the counter....Hannah's messing with Carson by taking some toy that belongs to him. Basically, same story, different day.

Carson mentions something about a mole on his arm and asks me if that is what it is. Hannah says, "No it isn't. It's an owey." Not one to be outsmarted by anyone, Carson corrects her and tells her again, "Its a mole." Hannah....."Owey." Carson....."Mole." I'm thinking, "Who cares?"

Hannah then tells her older brother this one thing: "I call it what I want to call it....It's an owey." The end. The boss has spoken.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone!

Carson and Hannah woke up to an Easter bunny visit downstairs. They spent the morning locating Easter eggs and devouring the candy inside. The interesting thing is that Carson is old enough to make attempts at swindling his sister trying to talk her out of her 'good' candy and make trades. Also interesting is that Hannah is now old enough--and enough of a chocolate connoisseur--to know she is getting swindled by Carson and deny his requests for a trade. Its funny listening to the two of them go back and forth.

We hope everyone has a safe and happy Easter holiday season and doesn't put on too many chocolate pounds....