Elmo is a Restauranteur?

Mom, Dad and their two youngest sons were headed to El Mezcal.
Chevi asked if they could have cake.   Dad said, "If you eat your food,
we'll have cake when we get home."  Chevi very excitedly turned to his
older brother and said, "Did you hear that Matthew?  We get cake if we
eat our food at Elmo's Cow!"

For me, knowing the owner of the cow
makes it harder to have a beef enchilada...but, that's just me!  

Social Studies

Yesterday some friends of mine pitched the tent in their backyard and built a bonfire. Chevi wanted to roast some marshmallows. He was getting tired, which made him a bit bossy. Dad was correcting his social skills, explaining that he was being rude.  Chevi’s seven year old brother Mathew said, "Dad, it's okay if he's rude.  He's only 4.  He hasn't even had social studies yet!"

Chevi Chia

My wonderful friends opened their hearts and homes and adopted four amazing boys over the years.  The latest arrival to the family is Chevi---an amazing preschool boy with light brown skin and black, curly hair that Mom describes as dry.  Older brother Matthew got a Barack Obama Chia Head for Christmas. It is growing quite a head of hair now. Chevi looked at it the other day and said, "Hey, that guy looks like me!"

(Big Brother Matthew with his Obama Chia Pet)

Business Man

Ten-year-old Isaac decided to make a little extra money today. He  RENTED some of his toys to his sisters. Anyone else interested? For only $.50 per toy you can lease Isaac's toys for two days.

THE REASONS WHY

Our oldest is away at college, so I periodically send care packages. For St. Patrick's Day, I walked through Walgreens and found every thing I could that was green to put in his care package. From silly light-up-monster stress balls to toothbrushes, I found lots of crazy GREEN items.

My favorite "find" was a GREEN mini photo album (4 X 6). As soon as I saw it I knew what purpose it would fulfill...It was the perfect cover for a book--a book from our littlest author (Jae, 8) to our oldest author (Jerremy, 20).

I know that Jerremy will appreciate the book, because he aspires to be a fictional writer. So, may I present the book to you:

THE REASONS WHY


I need you more than....
a fish needs water
or a cookie needs milk
or a balloon needs helium
or a sock needs a shoe
or a book needs a page
or a bowling ball needs pins
or fries need ketchup]
or peanut butter needs jelly
or a robber needs $
or a boy needs soap (second runner up favorite)
or a rainbow needs colors
or ice cream needs sprinkles
or coco needs marshmallows
or a super hero needs strength
or a zebra needs stripes
or a writer needs a pencil
or we need oxygen
or a pencil needs an eraser
like pooh needs honey
like lady liberty needs a torch (first runner up favorite)
or a ball needs a bounce
like popcorn needs butter
a sister needs a brother (FAVORITE!)