Kid Funnies

We have been talking about the possibility of moving (just a couple of miles away) and Ben has had a lot of questions.  He asked Mom recently if we would still have our memory when we moved.  Mom went straight to a sentimental moment and thought about what a scary thought it must be for a kid thinking that they wouldn't have memories of the old house still.  An imaginary plan was concocted to take pictures in every room and make a scrapbook, but about 2 seconds later - Ben continues - "You know I have worked really hard on my games and if we unplug the Wii will it still remember where I was?"  Oh - that kind of memory.

Elizabeth likes to rename things to how she thought it sounded or to how she would like for it to sound so she can remember it better.  Some current faves......

Asbury church - We drive by every day on the way downtown and E likes to point out the steeple.  One day she asked what it was called.  The next day she yelled out - Raspberry, I see Raspberry!  Close, sis.  Then Raspberry got too hard and she now just calls it Cherry Berry (like the frozen yogurt place).  She has no apologies either when she is corrected.  "I just like to call it Cherry Berry better, so I do."

Hornsby the Tulsa Drillers mascot - We went to a game recently and E was in love with Hornsby.  It was noisy at the game so we didn't realize what she was calling him.  Later at home she said something about "Hornsbeat".  Mom asked if she meant Hornsby.  "No, his name is Hornsbeat! That is what you are supposed to call him!"  Alright, then.....

Mom caught E looking at herself in the mirror recently.  She was posing like she was getting a picture taken and telling herself how beautiful she looked.  It was a sweet moment.  When E realized she was caught, she made no apologies.  "I was just talking about how cute I look for the camera."  You are cute!  We are so glad you know it!

Summer Fun Continues

Since we mentioned it, Elizabeth has talked about the Kiddie Park pretty non-stop.  Except that she calls it the Hello Kiddie Park (like Hello Kitty).  We had planned to go, but decided not to one Friday because it was just too hot.  E was devastated, but was okay with going to Incredible Pizza instead that night.  A week later, it was much cooler, but rainy.  We buckled down and decided to go because we knew it wasn’t going to get much better and we were running out of weekends.  Ben was less than excited since this was for “little kids”.  He can’t ride as many things as he is too tall and apparently too cool.  He came around and enjoyed the roller coaster and some spinning ride that seemed to go on forever.  Elizabeth rode several things by herself which was huge and ended the evening with a train ride which she loves.  We may be outgrowing it, but this year it was very important for Elizabeth.  Hopefully she will remember it!

We have been fitting in as many summer movies as possible.  We have seen Turbo and Planes and hope to see Despicable Me 2 before it is too late.

We have checked most everything off of our list and are moving on to fall excitement.  We are looking forward to starting school, soccer, dance, scouts and a vacation that has yet to be revealed to Ben and Elizabeth!

Meet the Teacher

We received teacher assignments and Dad went straight to the teacher websites to see what they were like.  Mom pulled the first one up for Elizabeth’s teacher.  She has been there several years and a friend of ours had her two years ago and loved her.  Sounds like a win for us!  Then Mom clicked to Ben’s teacher.  Her jaw dropped.  Dad was immediately worried.  Mom said – “it isn’t bad, there are just no words.”  Finally – “she was my first grade teacher!”  Yes, Ben has the teacher that taught Mom in first grade 28 years ago!  Wow!  She was in a different school and district at the time, but has been in our school district for 25 years now.  Mom is just a little beside herself and pretty eager to “meet” the teacher.  In preparation, we have enjoyed looking at old yearbooks, especially seeing what Mom looked like in the first grade.  Ben’s face was priceless when we told him the news.  It was a combination of excitement and maybe a little horror.  It is going to be a great year!!