september shrapnel
Everyday September 8th, 2009Brinley’s big day arrived. Binnie got to be as big as her brother and went to school. Preschool, that is. Joyschool if you want to be exact. Any way you look at it, it’s still school!
She wasn’t excited at all, nope! Like the thoughtful bro Drew is, he made sure Brinley was prepared for her first day. Can you tell what letter is missing?
These kids don’t wait around for wind and nylon string to be in abundance. Construction paper, yarn, and an unquenchable desire to run like crazy are the only ingredients required for a successful kite-flying day.
Drew scored an 8.5 for style and a 9.1 for height.
The other kids had to run to get their kites airborne, but Kung-Fu-Rowan mastered the light breezes with a simple flick of the wrist. Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiyah!
If the call to serve comes and the assigned help is not available, never fear! HT Companion V2.3 is a fantastic substitute.
Matchy x 4. Headband, shirt, skirt, and skivvies, all yellow. This is what happens when kids dress themselves. But there’s no denying Brinley does match!
Poor Ro. Smashed up her thumb while spelunking in the kitchen cabinets. There’s a first time for everything, and on that day it was Band-Aids’ turn.
Cantelope has a profound effect on making the owies go away.
No-Bake cookies work well too. So much so that we squeezed in a first haircut and piggie. And you know what they say, “If you give a dog a cookie…”
The great tooth exchange continues, with Drew on the losing end. He pulled this one out all by himself!
He was so shocked that he dropped it. Tip: It’s not easy finding a tooth on bone colored carpet. We did find it…eventually.
Go my favorite sports team go! Free-chicken-sandwich-with-sports-jersey-day at Chick-Fil-A can’t be passed up, even by sports fuddy-duds like us. We dug out Drew’s old soccer jerseys and shook the moths out of a couple Brazilian shirts that Ryan had buried in the basement. Eat mor chikin!
Would whoever these kids’ parents are please get them under control?! I’m trying to enjoy my free meal!
We are criminals. There, I said it. We are “those people” who refuse to by over-priced movie theater snacks, and sneak in our own contraband instead! What kind of street cred do you think you can get with a name like “Binnie Binnie Boo Boo Boo Boo Boo”? She didn’t think so either.
Drew’s got his 3D glasses on so that he could enjoy UP to the fullest. Maybe we should tell him we’re seeing it at the Elvis (read cheap) theater? Nah…
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I love the surprises that you left on my door step!!! I am gonna make something fabulous with them tonight!! 🙂
Oh wait and I forgot, I love your work! Wonderful pictures!!
I love the kite flying, I totally remember doing that as a kid, only I think that tried fabric and sticks… as you could guess, it did not fly. Cute pics!
I love the new hair cute Miss Brinley! You always have the cutest pictures with the cutest facial expressions.
Oh my gosh, Brinley looks so much like you (Amy) in the picture where she’s jumping! Drew, you are totally rocking the missing tooth look! Hoping to see you guys again soon (we could have baby races with The cousins– ha ha ha).
Hope you’re doing well! Kira
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