Catch-up

When life gets busy, I'm not a great blogger, so we'll try to catch up on the past week or so.

Tom is finishing up his last trip as a Stansted-based FO (airplane talk for First Officer). Yeah! He'll now be starting his trips out of the USA (the only bummer is that he's the most junior FO--meaning he'll get the dumb lines that nobody else wants). Oh well, the schedule will still be better.

The cousins have spent a lot of time together too. Ty has even worked on teaching Tommy to sing "Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Star . . ." There have been sleepovers, and since it is hot, Hot, HOT, of course there has been a lot of swimming!

This is what happens when Sister and Cousin Kalia (or Ka-wee as Tommy would say) take over your bedroom. It becomes the land of pink fru-fru.

Sam has had a lot of "end-of-school-year" activities lately. Last Friday at the "Powerhouse Assembly," Sam and Susie Q were both chosen from their classes as a "Kid of Character." Way to go girls! (Hmm, how can we get that behavior to carry on to home life?! That is the question.) Sammie also played the love song from Titanic at the school talent show yesterday. She played in front of the whole student body and did a wonderful job. I thought it was funny how I had butterflies in my stomach more than she did!

As for the terror, oops, toddler, Tommy is bringing the art of tantrums to a whole new level (which brings Mom to a whole new level of insanity!!). Maybe if I show him these pictures of Cousin Grant enough, he'll have it down in no time.

As for me, I'm holding on for the ride, and thankful my husband will be back home in two more days!