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Three Days In A Nutshell

Tiki learned how to ride his bike yesterday! That is big news (and I have NO pictures of it). He was SO proud of himself. . .he found each person in the family (and each manny) to show them. It was so cute.

Yesterday I sent cupcakes to school with Maggie and Tiki. . .for their "summer" birthdays. (Note, that Tiki's birthday may not be in the summer next year. . .). They were both so excited--Tiki for sure was the most excited! Everyone was hugging him and saying "Happy Birthday, Tiki!" He's a rock star at school and he loves it! I loved seeing him beaming when I picked him up. He has looked forward to being the birthday boy for months and yesterday was his day. SO CUTE!

This morning at breakfast I took all five kids to McDonald's. We are out of food in the house because we will be moving out to camp completely tomorrow afternoon. So, we're all sitting there and Gabby and Tiki start arguing about how to say "donkey." Tiki (in his broken-ish English) and Gabby (with her three year old jibberish type of English) could not agree with how to say it. Tiki said "donkey" and Gabby said "bonkey." So it is going back and forth: Donkey. Bonkey. Donkey. Bonkey. Finally, Tiki decides to get closure. . .remember that we are ALL sitting there. . .but Tiki goes to Dax, the five year old pre school graduate with a lisp, for clarification. "Dax, what letter does 'donkey' start with?" And Dax nailed it. . .D! It was just so funny. . .the entire scene was hysterical to me!

Below are some pictures from our afternoon at DQ with the Willis kids and the mannies:






Comments

Kristyn said…
i love the kids conversation about donkeys! hilarious.
May 26, 2010 at 1:18 PM
emily said…
Pretty sure I want to start eating ice cream breakfast with you!!! :) Very cute.
May 26, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Kimmie said…
sounds like your summer is getting off to a fun start! your kiddos crack me up and could they be any CUTER!!???
Miss you all and that wonderful Colorado summer weather. I'm so jealous!
May 27, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Olivia said…
I am literally in tears from laughing so hard....and my heart hurts not to be there!
May 31, 2010 at 10:57 PM
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