Its going to be a great day!

I woke up before the kids this morning (this means that I actually got enough sleep last night, in spite of Seth's 3:30am allergy attack and Luke waking up at 1:30am screaming).  Since its Tuesday, I don't have to go anywhere this morning, so I'm getting lots of laundry done and I have high hopes of getting everyone's rooms clean.  We don't have to leave until 11:15 for Seth's gymnastics class.  I love laid back mornings when I'm well rested and can actually focus long enough to get stuff done!  I feel very sad that Jesse left for work at 6:15 and can't enjoy our slow morning with us.  Hey, Jesse?  I'll make sure you get the biggest piece of chicken for dinner, okay?  

Gymnastics!

After watching the Olympics, Seth decided he wanted to be a gymnast.  So, I took him to try out a class.  His class has 7 other homeschooled boys in it between the ages of 5 and 8.  He absolutely loved it and even knew one of the other boys in his class from Jazzercise.   Today was his second class.  He did somersaults, cartwheels, handstands, the rings, trampoline and the springboard.  He was worn out when we got home, but he can't wait to go back!  

Fashion Statements at Wal-Mart

Luke can't stand to pass the greeter at Wal-Mart without asking for a sticker.  He and Seth both get one, and within a few aisles into our shopping excursion, he puts his sticker on me.  Then he gets Seth's sticker and wears it for a few seconds, and then puts that one on me, too.  I try to give it back to him, but he insists that I wear it.  If it falls off, he cries.  Seth dutifully retrieves it from the floor and hands it back to him.  Then he puts it back on me.  I usually leave the store with two stickers on the front of my shirt.  I'm sure I look pretty trendy.  Other adults try to hide their jealous stares as we pass them, but they simply can't control themselves.  I know they wish they had stickers, too.