Hello Morning!

I woke up really early this morning to get some work done.  I was sitting at the kitchen table on my computer when Luke walked down.  He sat down in the chair, threw the blanket over his head and just sat....and sat....and sat.  I guess everyone steps into the day differently.  This is Luke's way of easing into the morning.  He is usually the first one up. I wonder if this is a ritual.

Nail Lady:

Paige and I were playing "nail salon" today.  This is one of her favorite things to play.  It takes her 20 minutes to set up all her makeup and nail polishes, cotton balls and the works.  She does my makeup and nails and sometime hair too.  The best part about it is that when she starts, she quickly goes into character and becomes "the nail lady", a different person every time.  This was the conversation this morning:

Nail lady: I have five kids you know.
Mom: Oh really! Wow, that's a lot.  What are their names?
Nail lady: Buttons, Cottonball, Jake, Elizabeth & Jenny.
Mom: Interesting names.  Where are all your kids?
Nail lady: Well, Jake is in high school so he is there and Jenny is a boy, he is at daycare and the other three are home with their dad.
Mom: Jenny is an interesting name for a boy.
Nail lady: Well yes, I think so!
Mom: That's nice of your husband to stay home with the kids.
Nail lady: Yeah, he watches the kids so I can do this (sweeping hand motion).
Mom: Oh, that's good.  How did you learn how to do nails?
Nail lady: I went to school for like 59 days or years or something.
Mom: That's a long time.
Nail lady: Yeah, it is really hard school but I was really good at it.  Everyone told me I should be a scientist because I was so good but yeah, this is hard too.
Mom: I'm sure it is hard.  How old are you?
Nail lady: I'm 16.
Mom: 16 and you have 5 kids???
Nail lady: Well yeah, it's crazy!  But my husband is 30 so that is good.
Mom: I guess so, aren't you young to have a 30 year old husband.
Nail lady: I don't know but he watches the kids so that is really good.

"Would you like fries with that order?"

Luke came running into the house the other day, dead serious, and said, "Mommy!  I can hit as fast as Big Papi!!  No really, I can! My hits are as hard as his".

I said, "If that is true then you might as well skip college and go straight to the majors."

The response was, "NO, Mom, I can't do that because then I will have to work at McDonald's.  Daddy said that if you don't go to college you have to work at McDonald's and then I won't have time to play baseball".  

Very true Luke...very true! 

Luke with a couple of the neighborhood boys

Paige Graduated - from Pre-K!

Today, Paige graduated from Holliston Christian Preschool.  Despite starting halfway through the year, she did great at school and absolutely loved it.  A couple of the teachers came up to us a graduation and told us what a sweet little girl Paige is and a joy to have in class.  We will miss this school (until 2016 when Ali girl starts) but for now are onward and upward to Kindergarten in the fall...YIKES!

All ready for her last day!

 Walking out (and loving it!) -

 Getting her diploma -

 The graduating class -

 So proud -

Are they watching a scary movie? Ali looks like she is -

 More lessons on the IPAD -

 Hangin' at the pool holding my dragonfly -

 Reading time -