2 weeks of randomness

chris just had a two week break between school semesters. rather than going on a little trip or doing anything in particular, we just hung out and did, well, whatever we wanted each day. it was so much fun and i know the kids enjoyed having dad home for 2 weeks! hopefully he was able to recover from his last semester and prep for round two. this school stuff is brutal for all involved! 1 down, 6 to go. but im not counting......really.......promise.....ok, i am.

one morning i slept in, woke up, poured some cereal, went to the fridge, and i saw this posted on the fridge:

i dont think most girls would be too excited to see a creepy man with an eye-patch asking for a date. BUT I WAS SO EXCITED! this guy's name is dale chihuly and he is a glass artist. he has been my favorite artist since middle school. he has a brand new art exhibit at the philharmonic in naples and chris took me to see it! most of you have probably seen his artwork and not even realized it. there is quite a bit of it around salt lake city in fact.

i decided that, though i do love a lot of his work.... he isnt really my favorite anymore! oh well, it was a lot of fun to go with chris and see all of the art. while we were there, our guide was quite old and had a very soft voice. on top of a soft voice, the museum was packed. well, needless to say, it was near impossible to hear our guide. there was an old lady in our group that would just start yelling "I CANT HEAR YOU I CANT HEAR YOU I CANT HEAR YOU!" and pushing people out of the way! she was so rude that we decided to just cut the guided tour and explore on our own. you'd think after living here for so long i wouldnt be shocked by the utter meaness by the old toots that come during the winter, but they never cease to amaze! in fact, i have thought about writting a letter to the editor about our experience at the phil, but we'll see if i get around to it... and if i really care that much!

this is my favorite of his work. it is at the bellagio in vegas.

ellie, everett and jack all received kites for "thing 1 and thing 2's" birthday. jack is in LOVE with kite flying now! and truth be told, he's pretty darn good at it for a 3 year old!

this is the look ellie would give us right before letting go and watching her kite get carried away in the wind... what a scamp!

to celebrate a semester well done (straight A's), we bought a cheesecake. i gave ellie a tiny little piece of it one afternoon, went in the laundry room for about 10 seconds, came back and found this:
yes, thats right, cheescake smashed into the back of her head! what drives kids to do the things they do?!

jack started soccer with his buddy connor. he really enjoyed it, all though he would just randomly tackle someone (from his team or the other, it didnt matter), kick the ball way out of bounds and continue running with it, or start swinging at other kids for no reason. he is beyond our understanding!


we ripped out all of our plants and put in some new ones. we had so much fun digging and watering! hopefully we dont have another frost attack anytime soon!


ellie has enjoyed all of her new clothes from her birthday. i have been really surprised at how girly she has become. everytime she puts on a new shirt she says, "ooooooooh toooooot toot! so pity"
translation: "ohhhhhhh cute cute so pretty!"

grandpa browne brought a bicycle home for jack and now he thinks he is the king! i mean, come on, wouldnt you if you were the only kid big enough to ride a bike!

the kids have also been practicing their singing.... unfortunately they dont have the best teacher... and it shows... :) since this video, ellie has been weened from her bottle. whew! it only took 5 months, but we did it!