race weekend

last weekend, we joined my parents in their RV for race weekend at watkins glen. i didn't have high expectations since race cars fall somewhere below monster trucks, garbage trucks, and construction equipment on Q's scale of coolness, but he had a blast. he's been talking about race cars ever since, staging races with his assortment of matchbox cars. we actually didn't get to see the actual race since it rained and was postponed until monday, but i don't think it really mattered.

enjoying the infield fun on saturday

the tractor display was a huge hit... for pickle. i actually saw a group of bikini-ed college girls taking pics of pickle driving the pink tractor.

america's finest. and some army guy. (i kid, i kid.)

funnel cake and deep-fried cuteness

yup a monster truck.

they must have known we were coming because there was a monster truck demo. poor thrasher messed up a simple car crush... twice. oh well.

tow-mater golf cart!

the kids' favorite trailor. pickle got a stuffed m&m, yellow, of course. and Q got a race car.

pickle got a free hat!

the only bit of racing i actually saw, during the grand am race

before the race on sunday we checked out the playzone. Q didn't last long, because he realized there weren't any race cars there. and if it didn't involve race cars, he didn't want anything to do with it. pickle, on the other hand, jumped like a mad woman in the tot-sized bounce house for almost an hour.

the playzone was sponsored by mickey d's so pickle got to meet the big man himself.

Q loved driver introductions. he cheered for each driver by first and last name as they were introduced. he couldn't wait to see the m&ms car just like his.

and then the skies opened up.

a glimpse of the future

caroline is running around the house, clutching a credit card she stole from daddy's wallet, screeching, "i need it! i need it!"

gravedigger party

last year's halloween clearance rack provided the decor for this year's grave digger birthday party. truly amazing that i knew he would want a grave digger party almost a year in advance (eye roll.)

blogging is hard without a computer

i apologize for the drop-off in blogging (again.) jeremy takes our laptop to work everyday now so i don't ever get a turn. another laptop will soon be procured (hopefully on the hospital's dime) so i can have mine back!

show and smell

at Q's gym class each week the teacher asks the kids their names and then a random question. yesterday miss mary asked them which pair of shoes was their favorite. i cringed, having no idea how he would answer. when it got to be his turn, he started babbling about shoes, saying something like, "they have lines, and two holes, and you put them on the right feet." sadly, i knew exactly which pair of shoes he was talking about. they are the sandals he has lived in all summer long. the teacher was trying really hard to contain her giggles, as was i. but then Q got up from his spot around the circle, ran to the lobby, and grabbed said shoes. he ran back into class with the shoes and brought them around the circle to show each gym class friend. i believe he also made them smell them. sigh.

pickle speak

pickle is so chatty. we often say to her, "are you ever quiet?"

today was splash day at school so she had to wear her "babysuit" because she would get wet.

she also likes to pretend to take your picture... she tells you to "smowl."

the dreaded letter

it was waiting for me in Q's cubby at school yesterday. he will be graduating from the frog room. he is "leap-frogging" over the eager beaver room and going in to the eagle room after labor day. the pre-k class. the last class at daycare before actual kindergarten.

how is it possible that he will be old enough (notice i didn't say ready?) for kindergarten next year??