Wow!

What a difference a functioning logic board makes! I am happy to have my Mac back--and even more happy that Apple replaced our non-warrantied logic board for free. :)

These are a few photos from our night with the World-Famous Lipizzaner Stallions on Mar 13. You can check out video clips from their performance at at their website. I'll post pictures from Barry's Master Gunner graduation later. He graduated second in his class and proudly wears his Master Gunner belt buckle every day. Does this make him a real-live Texan? But I digress...here are the promised photos:

Role Play or "I Myama Ma"

What? You don't speak Bryanese? Don't fret--only one person in the entire world is fluent; 5 others are working together to translate.

"I Myama Ma" means, "I'm Fireman Sam." And Bryan's taking this role quite seriously. Fireman Sam is a British cartoon character. Our kids love the British tv shows--Kipper (pronounced "Kippa"), Bob the Builder (yes, we've viewed several original British episodes), Fireman Sam, Angelina Ballerina. Anyway, this is how I found Bryan this afternoon. He's really coming into a hilarity all his own.

Preparing....


and executing....



This is how Sydney dressed Brady earlier this week. She loved it, and I have to admit Brady makes a cute little dinosaur.

Coloring...


and roaring...

Playing Hard!

Like most kids, ours are incredibly energetic and passionate about everything they do. This week, Brady was so worn out from playing he found the closest 'big' person to hold him while he fell asleep. That person happened to be Sydney, who was more than happy to oblige.


The boys like to fight over the rocking horse Papa Shanks made Bryce a few years ago. Brady tries to climb up it, and if he can't but others are, he pushes it onto its side so no one can ride. Poor horse!


Ms Jeanne took us to the most awesome park in the city last week. The kids loved it! It may be our new away-from-home-but-not-really day trip destination. (The park is 30+ minutes away on the other side of the city/mountain.)


This was Bryan's 3rd or 4th time up this rope ladder. His first trip up, he crawled the whole way. Once he was able to walk up, he felt he'd conquered the contraption and found something else to challenge himself. In other words, this is typical Bryan. After such a tiring afternoon, he cuddled with Jeanne--who was so happy to get the love that she balanced him and 2 picnic baskets while walking to the van!


Don't know where Syd's going, but she's sure in a hurry to get there.


Brady loves slides!