Sushi Mama

How much does Kennedy want a chameleon?  Enough to try sushi!  She is still saving money for this creepy lizard creature.  She has $130 saved up.  That is about half of what they cost to buy - yikes!  But then there is still the cage, drip misting system, sunlamp, cricket habitat, and plants to buy.  When she brought up buying one of these awhile back, I told her when she learned to like sushi she could have a chameleon knowing that NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS would she even try it. 

I was mistaken...

We went to Mizu Sushi on Friday night for dinner.  She did not like it, not a shocker, but I couldn't believe she tried it.  Her and Isabella ended up having popcorn chicken nuggets and teriyaki chicken for dinner.  The great thing was that we can go there every once in awhile for dinner when I'm really craving me a spicy tuna roll.  Isabella had a great time grabbing the rolls off the conveyor belt as they rolled by. 

Kennedy's desire for a chameleon is apparently more than a passing phase.  She has been saving and saving which I have never seen her do before.  She is also doing lots of research on the internet about prices and species differences...and ok, she may not have liked the sushi but she tried it...I cannot believe this.  I feel my heart softening toward this nasty lizard idea.  We still do not have a babysitter lined up for this thing if we were to get one and I have a hard time believing that will be an easy task.  I'm hoping this remains the reason it's not feasible.  Eek!

Biker babes

The bike path is right behind us now so we have been taking full advantage of it.  Isabella is loving riding her bike this year and with the training wheels still on she can't go very fast.  Shane and I walk behind her and we get a good workout too.  We are upgrading the size of her bike/helmet for her birthday this year and hoping to get those training wheels off by the end of summer!

Look at this face of pure joy!  She would scream, "I'm doing it!!!!!!!!!!!".  Sometimes she would just give us the fist pump and say nothing. 

She loves taking her babies, Lalaloopsy doll (Boa) in her backback and her Packey the elephant rides in a purse on her handlebars:

 It seem like such a heavy load!

 When she is really tricky she wears her shades and listens to tunes on her ipod:

Her baby is riding in a tote bag with just her head poking out.

One day we rode to Baskin Robbins:

 On the way back she decided to salute everyone we passed:

One afternoon Brady was with us and we rode the opposite direction to frozen yogurt:

I'm so happy to show that Kennedy is riding my very favorite bike in the whole world - my blue Schwinn.  That bike has traveled many years with me and still runs like a champ! 

 Kennedy is pretty tricky too and we like to try tricks on her pegs:

 

Punk party

The girls had a punk party a couple of weekends ago.  They had a blast getting ready for it.  This party was right up Isabella's alley with her 'real make-up' obsession and tendency toward mis-matched clothes!  They were party rockers!

Fun at Freddy's

Shane Birthday

Shane had I spent part of his birthday weekend at the farm and the other part relaxing here. We went to dinner with his parents and celebrated with the girls when they got back from their weekend.

Even Dan snuck in this picture.

 Sing!

 Make a wish!

Puppy haircuts

Dan and Lady got haircuts at Petsmart a couple months ago.  I wasn't very happy with the cut - in fact, I was embarrassed for them.  But there has been alot less hair around the house and the puppies have been staying nice and cool.  I may consider keeping them shorter - but not this short.

Dan got a "business in front, party in the back" cut.  They left his hiney and tail long but shaved everything else.  It's a puppy mullet.

 Look at Lady's cute bows, she is lady-like even when shaved:

 

Wagner Visit

Shane and I went home to visit Memorial Day weekend.  Derek, Lacie and their boys were there and I couldn't believe how big the boys had gotten.  They were so much fun and Caleb is talking so good now. 

I love the farm in springtime.  The fields are so green and I love Mom's flowers all over the yard.  Even Lady who isn't so spry anymore took a dip in the pond and cooled off. 

 Caleb discovered Grampa's air hose and liked blowing things around with it.  Look at that grin :)

While the little guys were playing with the air compressor, the big guys were fixin' bikes:

It was fun to Caleb & Eli adventure all over the place and dig into things.  I wish I could see them more often - they are so fun!