Punishment

Donny returned from school full of energy and ready to rumble.  Big Daddy and I were having quite a time trying to keep Donny in line.  We were discussing how we should handle our crazy son when Abigail walked in and offered her words of wisdom. "I think you should hang him upside down." With that she turned on her heel and left the room.

Girl Power

Donny and I were watching the beginning of the Daytona 500.  The camera went to a shot of Danica Patrick and the anchor made a comment that she was made for racing.  Donny replied, "I don't know if she's made for racing, but she is made for dating."

Karate

Donny was on the fence about going to a karate birthday party.  I reminded him that Elvis was an expert at karate earning an 8th degree black belt.  Once he Googled images of Elvis doing karate he was ready to go. Unfortunately, the party wasn't for another three hours.  Here he his showing off some of his moves. You will have to tilt your head to watch, sorry.

Oops

I was getting Abigail ready for bed when she tripped and fell into her toys causing a racket.  "Really Abigail?"  "I'm sorry Mommy.  I'm having a malfunction."

Bow

Abigail really enjoyed participating in archery while she was attending camp last summer.  Her cousin Molly is an expert with her bow and was kind enough to give the kids her old bow.  Big Daddy took this photo today while Abigail was practicing. 

Cousin Molly (wearing pink) with her new bow at a tournament.

Road Trip

Donny requested a trip to the classic car museum rather than a birthday party when he turned seven.  We finally had a free weekend to take him.  We drove to Norwich, New York to visit the Northeast Classic Car Museum and then headed up to Saratoga Springs to visit the Saratoga Automobile Museum.  After looking at so many beautiful cars I can understand why people have such a passion for classic cars. 

We spent the night in a hotel with a pool so the kids could swim. Abigail was very concerned, "Did anyone forget to bring the sunscreen?" Although she didn't phrase the question correctly we still found her need to protect her skin hysterical. Donny kindly explained to her that why we wouldn't need sunscreen.

I have added a lot of photos, most of which are for Grandpa because we all knew he would love these cars.

Norwich, NY

The museum is raffling this car and yes we did by tickets.
Norwich, NY

This motorcycle was gorgeous. The photo doesn't do it justice.

Abigail wanted to know why there were scary women standing around the cars.

One of the two cars we could sit in and take pictures.

Donny walking ahead of us to find the "really good stuff."

Hey Grandpa, what do you think?

Just for you Grandpa.

My favorite car. I just wish the photos would pick up the paint color better.

Saratoga Springs, NY

Saratoga Springs, NY

Chocolate

I allowed Abigail to have one chocolate for dessert from the Valentine chocolate box.  She opened the box and was looking at all the different chocolates.  Unable to decide which chocolate to choose she asked me which was my favorite.  I thought she was trying to be kind and not choose the one I loved.  I pointed to my number one and she reached in and picked it up, "Then that is the one I will choose because I know it will be really good."

Science

Abigail attends the greatest preschool. I will be so sad to see her leave next year. The school has added a few classes since Donny attended and I have Abigail enrolled in two of them, cooking and science.  The body was the theme this week and she learned about the heart, lungs and esophagus.  Abigail explained how our blood was pumped through our bodies and showed us how  the size of our hearts and continued to rattle of facts for the next two days. 

Abigail wearing her science project.

What?

Abigail and I were sitting in the chair when Donny came in to ask Abigail a question. He was wearing a Krispy Kreme hat and trying to hold a serious conversation. He looked so darn cute that I couldn't stop giggling.

Valentine

Abigail was so excited for Valentine's Day. I asked her if she wanted to buy Valentine's or make them. Without missing a beat she gave me a list of items she was going to need to make her Valentine's. Abigail spent many hours over three days perfecting her Valentine's and was so proud to take them to school.

Storm 2013

Last night I crawled into bed and could hear the wind blow. I love stormy nights I seem to sleep very well. I was thinking about the next morning and having a nice cup of coffee while looking out at the snow. Well, that didn't happen.  Donny woke up, saw the snow and that was the end of my quite morning.  He was dressed and outside at 7:30.  I think he lasted about 15 minutes.  Long enough for Abigail to get dressed and meet him at the door.  Big Daddy went out with Abigail for about 10 minutes and then she was done.  They went back out after lunch and had a great time.

For the Best Boy

Driving

Big Daddy and I have been allowing Donny to drive the car down the driveway when he gets off the bus. Today he grabbed the sunglasses off the dash because the sun was just too bright for him to drive.

Computer

Abigail seems to have found a new passion. She loves to use my computer to play games. I took this photo when she wasn't looking.

Get Dressed

I asked Abigail to get dressed for school and this is what she chose to wear.