dad.

If you don't want anyone to take a picture of you sleeping, don't sleep like this.

With love,

Robyn

pizza anyone?

 For weeks Q has been asking to go to the green building to make pizza.

I knew exactly what she meant by making pizza.

The Children's Museum of Phoenix has a little kitchen in it where the kids can pretend to be chefs.

We, Shelle and I, had taken Allison and Quinny there several weeks ago, and Quinny had such a good time she asks to go back often.

For the life of me, I could not figure out why she kept calling it the green building.

It is a large brick building with columns.

This is what I remember.

The ENTIRE back of the building looks like this, including the parking lot, which has a gigantic green concrete shade for cars.

How did I not remember the green building?

Where was I looking?  

The street?  

The entrance?

Crazy.

I need to look up & out more often.

Q got to make pizza.

I sat in the restaurant booth for about 30 minutes while she served me pizza after pizza.

On this pizza below, I asked her what the toppings were.

cheese

pepperoni

pickle

cheetos

rainbow juice

slimy

DELIZIOSO!!!

mother's day

I got to spend Mother's Day with my four little women.

They bring joy to my life.

I love watching them grow and change,

 and I am elated to see who they will become.

I am truly a lucky mom.

eric

Robyn took this picture of Eric.

It's pretty awesome.

Eric and Robert get to go on a field trip this weekend to California with Eric's ELP class.

I am excited for them.

It is going to be very cool.

haley

We get up early around here.

Haley usually jumps right out of bed and gets ready for the day.

Even on Saturdays Haley is up and moving quite early, like 6:30 or so.

However, while we are driving (or at church) there are times that I swear the child has narcolepsy.

It is like the sleep does a sneak attack.

One minute she is sitting up straight and the next she slumps over in sleep.

Sweet dreams, Haley.

mimi

 Tuesday afternoon I left Mimi doing her homework while I picked up Haley from school.

This is what I returned to.

Because the sun has been waking up early, Mimi has also.

It finally caught up to her.

"Somebody up there {pointing to Heaven} must be mad at somebody down here."

-Mimi 5.9.2012

robynie

Robynie turned fifteen.

Look at her letting Q sit on her lap and help with the gifts.

She is the best big sister, ever.

 What we love about Robyn:

1.  helpful (Mom)

2.  kind (Mimi)

3.  she lets me sleep in her bed (Quinny)

4.  pleasant (Grandma T.)

5.  she's cool but not snobby (Dad)

6.  she includes me (Eric)

7.  nice (Mom)

8.  plays with people (Quinny)

9.  hugs people (Quinny)

10.  she is happy a lot (Haley)

11.  she has an easy laugh (Mom)

12.  she is a hard worker (Mom)

13.  she is very organized (Mom)

14.  she's smart AND pretty (Dad)

15.  grounded by never really grounded (Dad)

rapunzel

Mom, why did you name me Addison?

I am going to change my name.

I am now Rapunzel.

Call me Rapunzel.

Did you know that I am responsible for all of the dinosaurs being extinct?

Well, I am.

I know because Q told me so the other day in the car.

She was very angry with me because I told her that they are not living anymore.

Then she told me that I killed them ALL.

My apologies go out to all of you dinosaur-loving people.

grandma T had a birthday

 Grandma Thomas is now 79 years old!

Hip hip hooray!

I am pretty sure that Grandma spent most of her special day just hoping for someone, anyone to come over and play horses with her.

Grandma got her wish.

The day was almost over, but Quinn made it complete by inviting the birthday girl for some horseplay down the hall.

What will next year bring?

 Of course Quinn was a horse.

Grandma got the job of "guiding" the other horses.

Quinny has learned to use the camera on the phone.

With a bit of fear, I look forward to finding her photos.

Mostly she just take self-portraits.

I am sure that will change.

This is a warning to all:

YOU MIGHT BE PHOTOGRAPHED AT ANY TIME DOING WHATEVER IT IS YOU DO!