Pinewood Derby Surprise

David had his very first pinewood derby.  None of us knew what we were doing, so we did a simple cut, threw some weights on it, and called it complete.  The morning of, we read a story to him about a boy, also named David, who lost all his pinewood derby races but decided to be happy anyway.  In other words, were prepped for disappointment.  Imagine our surprise when the car flew down the track race after race and won 1st place for the wolves and 2nd place overall! 

Randoms

James is our little project boy.  He comes home from school and within 20 minutes turns the kitchen table upside down with paper, markers, glue, etc.  This was my favorite creation- armor.  He even made foot guards that he tromped around in for a few hours.

Emmy began the month with an ear infection and a new tooth.  I feel so bad for her, so I've been carrying her around everywhere.  Besides my arms, she is happiest in her high chair where she can be eye level with the other kids and sample interesting flavors.  

Funnies

Ruth, upon examining my flabby tummy, asks "Wait, do you have any bones?"


While watching the 15yr old Russian figure skater Julia Lipnitskaia, James says, "Is she a teenager?  How can a teenager do THAT?!"