1. Listening to Mary Ann's version of "Just Leave Everything to Me" from the opening of "Hello Dolly", including the conversation to the train ticket seller.
2. Listening to announcers from some part of Great Britain pronounce "Chipotle" as they refer to the Garmin-Chipotle Tour de France team
3. Watching a news broadcast about a new sport called Chess Boxing
4. Listening to Mary Ann sing a song about how she needs to clean up the mess she made with the Candyland game so her mom doesn't get mad and she has to do a timeout, (while she is actually cleaning up the Candyland game)
5. Watching Rose bring a purse with her Elmo cellphone into the gym on her arm in the middle of a downpour
Friday, July 11, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Celebrating Independence Day
Happy Belated 4th of July to everyone. Here in Madison the 4th seems like a quiet event since the big party takes place the week before at the Rhythm and Booms Fest. We went out on the lake to view the 31 1/2 minute firework display choreographed to music. It was really cool, and Mary Ann especially liked the fact that they played her favorite songs from Mary Poppins and Sound of Music. Robert did a fantastic job navigating the boat in the dark, dealing with a lot of boat traffic and pretty choppy waters. We also discovered that brownies are excellent for smooshing into the carpeting of the boat too. : )
Robert had a three day weekend for the 4th of July, a nice little break. We didn't make any big plans, which was nice. Both girls had little colds and Mary Ann developed an ear infection, so it was a good weekend to lay low. We did go out on the lake with our friends the Cornetts to do some tubing and explore the lock system between lakes Mendota and Monona and that was pretty interesting too. Robert also got to go to the Mendota Mental Health Hospital to do the orientation for his moonlighting hours there. He's pretty excited about the opportunity to work there a bit on the side.
Rose has learned a few more words, she especially likes pointing out the parts of the face, with particular emphasis on the eyes. She also likes to say the word "Mine" whenever the situation may or may not warrant it. She also says "Thank you" without prompting, which is rather nice. And her favorite song appears to be the "Wheels on the Bus", favorite action being "Beep, beep, beep".
Robert had a three day weekend for the 4th of July, a nice little break. We didn't make any big plans, which was nice. Both girls had little colds and Mary Ann developed an ear infection, so it was a good weekend to lay low. We did go out on the lake with our friends the Cornetts to do some tubing and explore the lock system between lakes Mendota and Monona and that was pretty interesting too. Robert also got to go to the Mendota Mental Health Hospital to do the orientation for his moonlighting hours there. He's pretty excited about the opportunity to work there a bit on the side.
Rose has learned a few more words, she especially likes pointing out the parts of the face, with particular emphasis on the eyes. She also likes to say the word "Mine" whenever the situation may or may not warrant it. She also says "Thank you" without prompting, which is rather nice. And her favorite song appears to be the "Wheels on the Bus", favorite action being "Beep, beep, beep".
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