Ethan's Cooking Blog

Ethan really loves to cook, and so he has started his own cooking blog. We are still working out a few kinks as far as him being on my "Blogger" account, but for now the address for his blog is: www.koolskitchen.blogspot.com. I am LOVING having someone else with the desire to bake and cook. Eating cookies that someone else has made (and cleaned up the mess) taste really good!

Maya's 7th Birthday

 She is 7!! Her only wishes were a new bike and some "Littlest Pet Shoppe" toys. Here she is on her new bike, and she got plenty of "Littlest Pet Shoppe" things.

She started the day off with breakfast in bed, which she thought was awesome. It was a school day, but her teacher does a great job of making them feel special. She got to stand in front of the class and they could ask her any question that they wanted. Then they all wrote her birthday letters. They were really sweet.

For her birthday cake she wanted red velvet, but also wanted chocolate. Why not have both?

Maya had a great day, and I think had all of her birthday wishes come true. We love her so very much. She keeps us hopping, laughing, and wondering what we are ever going to do when she is a teenager.

"Cousin It"

Just had to share this picture of Maya in the morning. Her hair has always been pretty amazing when she wakes up, but this particular morning was REALLY amazing. She definitely looked like "Cousin It".

Alex

Alex spent a good part of the month of March being sick. He was so miserable, I don't think I have ever seen him be that sick for such a long time. This is how he spent most of that time; lounging on the couch with his "Steelers" blanket. He didn't spend most of the time with Maya's pink bandana on his head, however. I just happened to be walking by him to put it away, and thought I would tie it on his head. We had to do something to contain that afro!! We ended up having to take him to the doctor to get antibiotics for a sinus infection, and within a few days he was off and running again!

Origami

Ethan has been obsessed for some time with origami. He discovered the Star Wars origami books, and since then we have miniature Yodas, Darth Vaders, etc. all over the house. He needed to fulfill a requirement for a merit badge that required him to teach a skill to someone. One afternoon he taught Maya how to do Star Wars origami, and they had a lot of fun. It really is amazing the things that Ethan can do with a piece of paper!

Sketching

Lately Maya has been obsessed with "sketching." She has taught me that since she uses a pencil, that is what it is called. The only thing she likes to sketch is animals, and so it is a very good thing that we have hundreds of stuffed animals for her to choose from. She is actually pretty good at it. She will go and choose an animal, put them on a box on the floor in front of her, and sit down and start sketching. While she is sketching she is thinking about who to send her creation to. She wants the animal to somehow correspond with the person she wants it to go to. Keep an eye on your mailbox, because I have been given a large stack of finished sketches to send off.

Sweetheart's Dance

The Sweetheart's Dance at Sky View is a girl's choice dance. This sweet, beautiful girl asked my sweet, handsome boy to go with her. She really planned a fun day and evening, and Alex had a great time.