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Halloween 2009

We had a lot of fun last night. The girls enjoyed the themed costumes as did the folks at the nursing home. Then we stopped to see Eve and Doug. Back to our neighborhood.

Isaac walked with us and took some pics. Benjamin and Hilary opted to stay home. Then I did homework.

Growing Taller

Ada was riding in the car the other day and started whining.  She was really upset and when I asked why she said, "I got a grow spank for my birthday and I'm not any taller!"  (Her birthday was about 3 weeks ago...)

She also insisted that she was 4 and a half.  This comes directly from my grandma who is always the next year older the day after her birthday.

Ada & a Joke

Today we celebrated Ada's fourth birthday!  The day got rearranged a bit because of causes out of our control, but we had the inflatable up and the little girls jumped all day.  Lilah and Isaac even had some time in there.  

As is tradition, the birthday girl got to go out to dinner and she picked Red Robin's.  Now on the kid's menus they have jokes.  The joke read:

If a fish gets sick, what vitamin do you give him?

Vitamin Sea

So Owen, tells this joke at the table.  A few minutes later, Clara, tries to tell the joke to Kevin, like this:

Clara: If a fish gets sick, what vitamin do you give him?

Kevin: I know this one, Viatmin Sea.

Clara: No!  IbuproFIN.

Kevin didn't get her joke at first, and then he was really proud of her. 

After dinner we had more jumping, some confetti cake with strawberry icing and fun.  For presents I had been saving up and purchased nearly a whole new dress up wardrobe from Sarah's Silks from my friend Stacie.  I've saved them for months!  And tonight it paid off - boy was Ada surprised.  She quickly striped her clothes off and was changing her clothes to her heart's desire!  The crown even has two colors to choose form - she was thrilled.  

No fighting at bed time tonight - everyone was too, too tired.

Behavior

Ada was whining and crying in the car today.  I told her, "If you don't stop that behavior we will not go out to dinner tonight."  To which she replied, "Crying is not a behavior."

If Ada submitted a flight plan...

So you know my love of flying (NOT), well I'm tracking Hilary's flight to Japan.  One sight says, "Sorry. We are unable to determine the current location of this flight. It may be that the flight is temporarily beyond the range of our tracking network or over a large body of water."  So I looked elsewhere and got this flight path, looks like Ada submitted it to the FAA.  Last real info was that she was over the Bering Sea with about 2 hours left in the air...

Hip Hop Ada

Tonight was spring sing. Ada is in the 3s class.   I always dread going. I always think, beforehand, how goofy it is to dress the kids up.  Then I watch a few classes, smile a bit and by the time they bring out my kid in a goofy costume and dancing, tears well in my eyes and I know how glad I am to be there...  Even though it's wild with people.  I've finally learned to pack a picnic dinner and eat there and be the last person to leave.  Below is a bad shot of Ada as a hip hop jelly bean.

Sorry rotated version didn't save and I'm one handed and dealing with a frozen cookie dough emergency...  so deal.

Things NOT to Talk to...

Ada was asleep in our bed.  We were all up and moving around the room in a peaceful manner, when she bolts upright and says, "I don't want to talk to corn! Don't talk to corn!"

Um, okay...

Passover Madness

We were driving past a McDonald's billboard featuring breakfast foods. Ada starts screaming excitedly, "Biscuits! Biscuits! Mama, it is biscuits!"

Things you don't want to hear while getting a haricut.

April was cutting my hair and Ada walked in, looked at me and said to April, "Don't make her look like (my bald) Daddy!"

Hi my vegetables!

I have to say that I'm super excited that we got into the local food co-op.  This summer we'll enjoy vegetables grown from about a mile away from our home.  We actually drive past the farm nearly everyday.  Now in the mornings, Ada enjoys screaming out the window, "Hi my vegetables!"  Today she told me it will help them grow if we're nice to them...