GALOON!!

On Saturday we had the pleasure of going to Lagoon with Grandma Melanie and Grandpa John. We have been talking about going to Lagoon since March and Xavier was beside himself with excitement. Evident in his dead asleep outburst "We are going to Lagoon!" and his cupping of Indy's (the dog) face first thing in the morning saying "Indy, do you know what today is? Lagoon day!!" We headed off early with a packed cooler and giddy smiles on our faces. We left with aching feet, sunburns, and an insatiable thirst. Needless to say, we had a terrific time and are looking forward to next year!

The first thing on Xavier's agenda: The Bumper Cars.


Lookin' pretty for the camera. Grandma and Xavi are soaked from Rattlesnake Rapids. I'm told that Xavi just squealed and shrieked the entire time. Loved it.

Taking a juice box break. Soleil had a riot. She was very assertive in letting us know that she wanted to ride too. Her favorite was the carousel. After the ride was finished she clung on to the bar and batted our hands away saying "no, no."

Brother and Sister in the sea plane.

What a fun day......

You're Fired!!!

So lately, when Xavier is really upset at someone and life is feeling rotten for him, he has been letting us all know by screaming at the top of his lungs, and I do mean at the top of his lungs, "YOUR'E FIRED!!!"

When he first started doing this a week or so ago my first thought was where did he get that from? I haven't heard Dora the Explorer tell Boots the monkey that he is a really lousy monkey sidekick and he better find his butt a new job. Nor have I heard anyone tell Elmo that if he refers to himself in the third person one more time he's out of there. And we have never, ever seen one episode of The Apprentice.

Cue Donald Trump photo.........................................













So it just became something Xavier did, not much more thought was given on it.

Until, I was thinking about it while nursing Soleil this evening (get lots of thinking done then) and had to laugh out loud. And I did do just that.

How funny is it that my 3 year old knows exactly what to say to send the clear message to his mother that she needs to step off (a fun new saying around here.) And why haven't I given it much more thought on why my son is telling me to get a new day job. And night job.

Possibly it is the shrill tone in which he is delivering the message. I am just tuning out the screaming and have not been focusing on what he is trying to get through my thick skull. And it must be thick.

I suppose it's time to think on why my son wants me fired in the first place. And now that his message to me has finally sunken in I promise to ponder it deeper.

Oh the wisdom of a 3 year old is something to cherish. Not only that, how cool would it be to be able to really stick it to that person that gets under your skin and just tell them, You're Fired!!!

But I won't.

They're Everywhere!

He's the man.

Quinoa Explosion

KABOOM!!! I like that when my kids are feeling bored they entertain themselves in ways that I definitely wouldn't have thought about.

I Like To Draw On Myself

All body art was done by themselves.

Like they were putting on the war paint in preparation for battle.

I Like To Draw With Chalk

I've said it before, but Xavier's drawing skills have really been amazing Chris and me. It is so great to see his interpretations of life through his drawings. Life according to Xavier. I love being an observer to this process. I'm not wanting to impart any of my "knowledge" and mess up his organic creativity. Not that I have any great pointers in regards to drawing. Lucky for him. He should be teaching me. And he does, everyday. The following are his "Robot Collection."

This one looks like a Picasso to me. Xavi said he wanted him to look scary with his twisty legs and one eye.
Can you find his name in here?

This one is my favorite.

Just so you know, the stuff coming out of his head in orange is monster juice.

Better Late Than Never

Well, at the pestering of some of my blog readers (gee, so demanding) I decided to update the blog with a little bit of the going on's around here. Sorry for the time lapse between posts. When I started this blog I told myself that I would do it only when I had time for it and that it had to be fun, not a chore. Lately it's been a chore. Too much summer excitement to soak up in a day (as you will see below.) Hope you too are livin' it up in the summer sun.Nothing better that eating fruit fresh from the Farmer's Market
Cherry face!! Xavi has a bad habit of parking it under a table and gorging himself on the boxes of cherries while Chris and I are paying. He has the evidence all over that pretty little face of his.


Swimming at Grandma's


Bubble blowing excitement at the Summer Solstice party at Julie's house. To look at more pics see Julie or Teri's blog.

At the Natural History Museum

We visited our friends The Harvey's at their new home site in Brighton. So beautiful and peaceful. Xavier and Eden had fun dressing up. Here is "Brave Firefighter Xavi" as he likes to call himself.

At the drive-in. Cup O' Popcorn in hand. Popcorn is definitely a favorite food for Soleil. We saw "Ratatouille." Very cute.

Xavier has been amazing me with his artwork. He will be outside on the patio drawing for over an hour and when I come out the whole patio will be filled with drawing such as this. He said this drawing was one with he and I in it. To me it looks like I (the bigger one) is tickling him on the arm. Tickle, Tickle. :)

Hopping.

Swimming at Teri's for the 4th of July.