Super girl pasta

I know this picture does not look appetizing, but I promise you, it was uber yummy. I got my parenting magazine yesterday. Some of the things in it I ignore. Ha!  That's terrible to say, but some of the things just don't pertain to me and my family. I have gotten some great advice though and yesterday was one of those days. An article in it said that cornell university did a study that found that preschoolers ate twice as many carrots when told they were "x-ray vision carrots". Interesting huh?! Instead of cauliflower you can call them "snowpuffs" and name the lazagna "ethan's lasagna". I decided to test it last night with the pasta. I said it was called "supergirl pasta" and would give them huge muscles if they ate it a lot. Ethan was skeptical. I got him though. I walked over to the package and read the ingredients, including "captain america carrots". He ate a handful. (Which for him is huge!) I'm almost positive they knew it wasn't real but I think they liked the thought. So I would say: success!

Growing up

This is paige on the phone calling her friend natalie to see if she wants to come over for a playdate. Unfortunatly she wants there, but we left a message. She was so excited. She dialed it herself and everything. I had to record this moment.

Tooth

Ethan lost his first tooth today! Its been loose for a few days and I guess while at school his teacher pulled it out! He was so excited. He got a tooth necklace and a sticker. Adorable. I had an activity tonight with the girls I teach at the catherine cobb womens shelter,so I was gone for a while. When I got home jim said he's been talking about it non stop. Ethan pulled me to the front window and asked me to look outside at the front tree. He wanted me to go check and see if there was a little door that leads to the toothfairyand. He said it would probably be really small. How adorable is that.

I mean to blog, I really do. I just never seem tlo remember. And then when I do remember I can't figure out how to get pictures onto the computer. I take most of my pistures on my phone and then just put them on facebook. I really need to blog though because I can't seem to remember to journal either and these precious moments are going to slip away from me. Everytime one of you see's me, I need you to sternly say, "Have you blogged lately?" and then maybe wag your finger at me and "tisk, tisk" a little. Thanks. I appreciate your pushing. :)

Let me think of a fun few things that have happened lately. Jim's sister Jamie had her baby the other day. Mason James was 8lbs 13 oz and 22 in long. We went and saw him today and he is adorable. Jim didn't want to hold him because he says he get's nervous holding other people's babies, but NOT Me! I LOVEEE holding babies. If there is a baby within 25 miles from me I am wanting to hold it. I picked that little Mason up and held him till about 3 seconds before we had to leave. I wanted to stick him in my purse and sneak him home with me. OOO, I have baby fever!

I got to chaperone Ethan's kindergarten class trip to the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing. There were so many parents that went that is was just Ethan and me walking around. We did, at times, hang with his friend Maddison and her mom. I know her mom well since Maddison's older brother Brendan was Paige's first crush in Young 5's 2 years ago. :) They were also in kindergarten together too. Anyhoo, I digressed, sorry. I carpooled with this one little girls parents (and her 3 year old little brother) and another mom from the other Kindy class. It was a ride to remember. I am not mentioning the little girls name for a reason. Let me tell you a little bit about the trip. We pulled out right in front of the bus, it was behind us for about 6 minutes, and then.....we drove rreeaallyl fast. We got there 20 minutes before the bus. And we got back 25 minutes before the bus. They also chose to have a booster seat, without the back of the booster on it (you shouldn't do this till your kids are around 5 or so many pounds) and they put the shoulder strap behind his back. Then on the ride home, no seatbelt at all. I put it on him after a few terrified minutes. Then halfway through the drive she took it off him and had him sit with her. Neither parent had a seatbelt on and he was just bouncing around on her lap.
If you don't know this about me, I am a FIRM believer in wearing seatbelts. Why wouldn't you?! I am going to digress a second here, Just a few days ago I was talking to Jim's cousin Mike. He owns a motorcycle and I asked him about the no helmet law. He replied by saying it didn't bother him because he planned on still wearing his. He said he heard somewhere that something like 90% of motorcycle accidents who wear helmets, live. So why would he want to be the 10%. I was very happy about this. People say, "oh well, BACK IN THE DAY...(fill in the blank)". I can tell you, you are right, back in the day we didn't wear seatbelts like we do now and my uncle lost his 5 year old son because of that. We didn't have the knowledge and safety standards back then, but we do now! So please, please wear your seatbelts and have your kids do the same.

ok. Rant over.

The Potter Park Zoo is super small, but fun. Ethan's favorite part was getting to ride a pony. Best $3. ever spent. He had a blast. It was also his first time on a bus and he was psyched.


This last weekend we also go to go over to Uncle Bobs house and the kids got to ride their cousin Jace's 4 wheeler. It's just a little kid one with a battery in it but man it can go fast. Ethan had a turn last and he rock and rolled all around the cul de sac. He came blazzing so fast that he ran right into me. I saw him coming and I jumped up onto the front of it and screamed. I have a wicked awesome bruise on my leg to prove it. lol. They got out Jace's super hero masks and were all super hero's. (Picture's to come)

Well, it's 11 at night and there is school tomorrow, so more tomorrow, maybe...if I can remember..