This week

One of Nick's new staff members is part of the band The Nadas. He gave Jay this shirt, so I had to have him model it. I just love the "aw shucks" grin on his face and then the big smile.







We saw this Ninja Turtle shirt at Target last night, and Jay had to have it. This is him looking in the mirror with it on for the first time. "I LOVE my shirt!" Then he ran into his room and got his Donatello toy. "I have TWO Donatellos!"




I am on my two week break between summer and fall classes. So today we went to the zoo. I actually took my nice camera! But I haven't gotten the pictures off of it yet. These are from my phone.


He was so happy to ride the train. It went very slowly by the animals, so he was a bit bored. Then it turned around, and the driver hit the fast button. He couldn't stop smiling.

The last picture is him in a tortoise shell. He said he was a sleeping tortoise and he was staring straight ahead, not moving at all. Yep, that's a tortoise!

First

3 years, 7 months, 10 days: first time doubling up on ice cream by taking advantage of a parenting switch.

Nick picked JJ up from daycare and took him to band practice. When I got off work, I picked him up and brought him home. We stopped at Wendy's to get dinner and got a frosty to share. Then when we got home he decided to tell me that Papa took him to Dairy Queen after daycare.

Imagination

JJ decided this morning that it is Umicar's 3rd birthday today. He is excited that they are both three! He threw a birthday party with all of his toy cars in attendance. Most notable as guests were Jeepers, the Jeep that is 5 years old, and the green car that he got at Summerfest that is 9 years old. There were so many presents, JJ had to juggle them like Santa does. Umicar had three birthday cakes! We played pin the tail on the elliephant (not elephant, not donkey).



Happy birthday, Umicar!