Eight

Friday, August 27: Treats at school

Sugar cookies with blue frosting and sprinkles. CapriSun. The class sang a birthday song to him. His was the first birthday of the year.

Friday night: Pizza, All Star Sports, Sleepover
Silly bandz are all the rage. They are bracelets that snap into different shapes. Collect 'em. Trade 'em. Wear 'em!
See?
The three stooges.
But Zach couldn't join any of the fun, because he was sick.
Sunday, August 29: Adam's *real* birthday

We celebrated with Oma, Papa, and Grandma Agnes. Zach was feeling much better by then. Can you tell?
He bought those Legos for Adam with his own money. He was so proud that he "only spent $11!"

A moment in time

Had to capture this...because it won't last long! There's only a few months when children have both of their front upper teeth gone. He also has a lisp, which probably isn't a *good* thing, but it's just so darn cute. Oh, and Zach cooperated and let me take his picture.

First day of school

1st gradeCrowd of parents and students at Maize Elementary School. Zach had a problem finding his room, so I found him in the hallway asking a teacher for directions. He also lost a tooth on the bus ride to school!

When he got home, he said he felt like he had been in school "for like, two days!" The good news: Zach's best friend is in his class.

2nd grade With Luke and Ben, neighbors and fellow soccer team mates. Adam said recess wasn't long enough. But his good buddy Eli is in his class.

Related posts:
2009 first day of school (Adam 1st grade, Zach Kindergarten)
2008 first day of school: Adam (Kindergarten) | Zach (Preschool)

Questions of the week

This is just a small sample of the questions I have heard this week. Feel free to answer any you might know.

What does business mean?

What does sense mean?

How much money will I make if I invent flying cars? $5 million?

Have you ever gotten carsick?

When was the first time you remember getting carsick?

Have you ever thrown up in the car?

What does 88 dot 99 ($88.99) mean? I don't get that.

What's a Polaroid?

Is there such thing as seasick?

How much blood does someone have in their body?

Can a cavity eat through your teeth?

Can you get on a rainbow?

What would happen if you didn't have any lips?

Why do people bite their fingernails?

What does re-finance mean?

What is this called? [crosses eyes]

How is a tornado made?

Legos for Dummies

I seem to think I'm a relatively smart person. I know how to do "stuff" on computers and read a roadmap. So how is that I don't understand how to put together Legos?

I know what you're thinking. "They just snap together."

They do...but I don't know how the pieces WORK.

I played with Legos as a kid. In the box I had were big rectangle bricks, little rectangle bricks, square bricks, long bricks, a door, a couple of windows and four wheels. Maybe 100 pieces.

My boys have this:

With pieces like these:

Pulleys. Rods. L-shaped pipes. Things that look like a mechanic would use to fix a garage door.

"Play Legos with us," they said.

"OK, what are we building?"

"Cars. Or whatever you want to make."

Easy enough. Or so I thought.

"How do these wheels hook on to this?" I ask.

"You have to find one of these, and one of these, and then go like this."

"Mom, do you want a trailer? Find one of these pieces and then it hooks on like this so you can drag a trailer behind."

"Do you want this windshield? What about these lights and vents?"

This is the car I made. Actually Adam put the wheels on and Zach put the windshield and hood of the car on. So really all I did was snap a couple of bricks together and add headlights.

These are the boys' creations:

Do you think Amazon.com carries "Legos for Dummies?"

To see more Lego creations, visit Adam and Zach's Lego gallery. My favorites are House on Fire, Christmas Candle, and Blanky.