Driveway Chalk Plus Rain Equals Fingerpaint

The kids figured out that they can take their driveway art to a second
stage instead of watching the rain wash it all away. I had the kids
all day as Tara was on her semi-annual outlet excursion with Claudia.
Yard work was impossible with the weather so I concentrated on
vacuuming the vehicles. Before the rain really came down heavy, I kept
the kids from being underfoot with driveway chalk. Once they got the
fingerpaint going during the rain sprinkles they had a lot of fun.

Science of Spilling Apple Juice

I tried to snap a picture for Drew since Matthew put on his Tshirt
this morning. Jillian turned for the picture and tipped her juice cup
over. The boys are looking at juice audibly pouring over the side of
the table.

Reverend Frank Allen Sings National Anthem at Phillies Game

Tara's colleage Amy Allen's husband sang the Anthem tonight at
Phillies game. Frank's fans from Kids First Haverford cheered from
section 237.

Speed Racer IMAX

The treat on some evenings the last couple of weeks has been watching
the HD Speed Racer trailer on the Apple TV.

Jillian and of course Tara have zero interest. Searching Comcast video
on demand last weekend we found Speed Racer the Movie available for
free. As crummy as the original cartoon is, far worse than I remember
from childhood, it is as sticky today as it was years ago. Jack and
Matthew were glued to cartoon movie.

While commuting with Tara yesterday I tried to get tickets through
Fandango's iPhone web site for opening night. Sold out for IMAX. So I
got some tickets for me and the boys on Saturday morning.

Lights dimming...

Boys are skirming in their seats...

Thousand Kites Above the Mall

We are down in DC at the Cherry Blossom Festival. We thought we would
see thousands of trees, and we have, but unlike past years there were
kites flying as far as the eye could see.

Your Toothless Wonder

Matthew lost a tooth tonight. He had been complaining about this very loose tooth all day. Finally, at bedtime, it fell out. Instead of just putting it under his pillow, he decided to write the tooth fairy a note. I love this. It is so Matthew. Lets see if he finds money under his pillow in the morning. Do you get money if you don't give up the tooth? With a thoughtful letter like this one, I think so.

TV Chill Time

Its 6:45 PM, dinner is finished, kitchen is clean, homework is done, and so its veg time. The kids seem to need this time as much as us parents do. Whether its Transformers (that was tonights choice), The Little Mermaid (Jillian's choice last night, which the boys quickly ditched and ran for their Legos), or a documentary on Animal Planet.... the after dinner/before bedtime hour is about vegging with the TV on. Right or wrong, it works for us and everyone goes to bed relaxed and happy.