Just Enjoying The Nice Weather!

Louie: Jake is such a couch hog...

Louie: Jake is such a pain in my neck...

Mikayla and one of her bodyguards hanging out

I own this place!!!

Getting ready to drive off road...

I think they thought it was a Soccer Ball not a Basketball...

Some of the puppets in the show... the puppets seemed to get bigger and bigger as the show went on...

I am sorry the pics are not real bright or clear as they did not allow flash and these were the best I could get...

Another large puppet from the show

The giant rat that was once small but grew hugh with the magic cloak on his back... (see the video at the end of the post)

Mikayla and me... she never smiles in pictures with me cause I always make her pose where Daddy always is playing... (that's my excuse any way and I am sticking to it)

Ta-Da... I threw the hat and caught it on my own head... Ta Da

Dad: I am going to make you a TomBoy yet...

I love my Daddy!!!

That's right I have neglected the blog due to nice weather. It has been so nice out I just wanted to get everyone outside and enjoying some of the beautiful sun and warmer (high 40's and 50) weather. Its been so cold and we have all been so couped up in the house we needed some fresh air. Mikayla and the boys really enjoyed every minute. We did go to the Chinese New Year Party which was fun for all of us. They had some really good all you can eat Chinese food of course with a Puppet Show, craft room for the kids, crafts made by kids for sale and silent auction for a charity group and a play room. There were over 300 in attendance and Mikayla played with several of the older girls (around 7 years old). There were several teen girls wanting to take pictures with their phones with Mikayla, as they put it "cause she is so cute". Everyone thought Mikayla was such a doll. She was, I think, the youngest one there other than some 4 year old kids and then on up to teens. Other than the party Mikayla has played outside and been to the Doctors. She drove her car up and down the driveway hill and we walked all the way around the block. At the doctors she had a normal check up since we had a new doc and she also had two vials of blood taken for Lead testing and to check her Blood Counts along with a TB shot. She was a trooper she cry just for a minute for the vials and not much at all for the TB and that nurse was not even a good one. The docs for the vials could not find a vein and all she had was a little red mark but the TB nurse left her black and blue. She passed the TB test no problem and we have not heard about the blood test which is good as no news is good news they tell us. Then she also had some fun inside getting dizzy with dad it did not take much for dad of course since he is that way most of the time anyway :) I have attached 3 videos one that started the puppet show with Marco Polo, the next is the end of one of the stories and last but not least a video of Mikayla and Daddy spinning and spinning. I hope they work for everyone...

Marco Polo


The magic cloak

Forever Spinning