Leader of the "Cat Pack"

Yesterday I arrived at Ava's school a little early. The kids were still outside playing on the playground. I looked everywhere for Ava, not seeing her. Suddenly she appeared, crawling out from underneath the slide on all fours, "Merowing" at the top of her lungs. I watched her, smiling, then I observed three other little "kitty cats" following closely behind her (merowing as well!)...Ava's own little entourage. Somehow I feel that maybe the apple didn't fall far...When I went in to pick her up, little miss Ava showed me a Mum's day card she had made for me (yes it is celebrated early here). She pointed out the "Spectrununum" that she had colored especially for me. I looked blankly at the rainbow and asked, "What's a spretrumumblemumble?" Ava looked at me wisely and said, "Don't worry Mom, you'll learn that word when you get bigger".

Showing off her "spectrum"

Eli has been busy inflicting bodily harm...on himself! He smashed the top layer of the skin on his finger off a couple days ago. If you ask him about his plaster (band aid) he will tell you, "Dat door bonked me on da singer! Not nice not nice, not good not good!" Today he matched his skull against the flight of stairs...both fortunately survived intact! Both kids are still in the middle of a growth spurt, so Eric and I spend a good deal of the day running the "soup kitchen" in an attempt to keep those kids somewhat satiated!

My big news is that I got my official admission into Grad School....Oh please pray for me! I am really excited to start this next Big Thing. I am not so excited about rediscovering homework...yuck!

We are off to Normandy on Saturday morning. Eric is so excited...he has always wanted to go...something about a battle or something...(I won't have to take any history classes in grad school right?) We are also going to Mont Saint Michel- can't wait!