Making cupcakes!

Wildlife Bingo!

Joshua petting a snake at the Bay Beach Wildlife Museum. (He got to pet a skunk, too.) We were there with Tammy and Matthew. They had a good time, I think.

Tyler and the rest of the Tigers on a City Bus ride! (Kind of weird not having your kids buckled in, though)

Austin, Jamie, and my boys giving Joshua a much enjoyed wagon ride.

My boys!

Joshua was at daycare.

Tyler getting ready for a strike!

Justin at the bowling alley

This is actually a pretty cool pic of Justin bowling. If you double click on it to enlarge it you can see what I mean. He had fun but to see him run up to the lane with that heavy ball in hand is funny!

Tyler granny-bowling! He did pretty good, though. He had fun.

Pinewood Derby! The boys didn't win any races this year but they did get a pretty cool participation trophy!

At the Races!!!

Another Enjoyable Quote!

On my Starbuck's coffee cup was a quote by Keith Mastrion that I really liked and thought I'd share:

A child's mind isn't a blank slate; it's more of a jungle. Each time a parent helps a toddler read, the child is walked through this jungle from one side to the other. Trip after trip, a seemingly impossible passage becomes a well-worn path. Children sent to kindergarten skipping merrily along this path to literacy fare far better than those sent to school with machetes.

Enjoyable Quote!

Hello Everybody!

I love Starbuck's - everyone knows that. But, I also enjoy the quotes that come on the cups. I have found numerous quotes that affect me - you know those things you hear or read that make so much sense that you want to start living life that way or this way. Well, I figured I'll start sharing some of my favorites. I have one that I'll post after this one because I have to look it up. The one I'm sharing with you now is part of #204 by Paulo Coelho.

"You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important."

Which reminds me of "see a need, fill a need" from Robots, the movie.

Of Course, it's easy to find something important to fight for but the hard part is sticking to it.

Tyler's classes artwork - he's pointing to his.