School Eve

This morning I told Sam it's school eve (you know, the night before school starts). His response?

"You don't get presents for that, right?" This from the kid who just had 3 birthday parties.

"Um, no. But you do get new school supplies!" He smiled.

Pillow Pets

Tonight at Target, we saw an end cap with Pillow Pets. What? You don't know what a Pillow Pet is? "It's a pillow! It's a pet! It's a pillow pet!" according to the oft-quoted commercial. They were bugs though, so we ultimately passed. Before that, I offered to pay for half of the pillow pet ($20 each) if they wanted one, because Kate's been saving her allowance, but doesn't get very much. Sam said, "No mom. I'll save up $40 and then I can buy Kate and I both pillow pets. Okay Kate?"

Wow, will she be so spoiled by the time she starts dating or what?!

Sam's 7!

It's Sam's birthday today! My lucky boy's birthday happens to also be Worlds of Fun day with summer camp, so off he goes to celebrate with his pals. He was a lot easier to wake up when presents were involved, and even Kate liked that Sam was going to open presents. We sang to him at least 10 times this morning, probably 4 or 5 in the car, where Kate informed me that she did not like my talking additions to the song (aka "Happy birthday, dear Sam -- Mr. Nice Nice Guy"), so we had to do it over.

About the only other birthday thing we're planning is that I told him he could pick where we have dinner. Of course, this means Chuck E. Cheese, but hey, it's pretty cheap and it's where a kid can be a kid. Who doesn't like that.

Here are morning pictures of my birthday guy:

Monopoly Deal was a big hit at Maranatha last week, so I picked it up (on sale of course) for a last-minute birthday gift. Good choice!

Sam waking up to presents!

Kate gave Sam a "Phineas and Ferb" t-shirt, which she told him about approximately 15 minutes after we bought it three weeks ago. What a surprise!

Summer of Fun Pool Party

What a summer we've had with our Incredible Summer of Fun friends. At most of the events, we've had close to 30 moms, grandmas, children, and even a few dads. Yesterday we finished it off with a pool party at the Whorton's. Though I told Beth I'd limit to about 20, we ended up again at 30, with a few people showing up who I didn't know, much less know they were coming. Fortunately, the most excellent Megan and Britany helped lifeguard our little pool full of preschoolers!

Pictures are more fun than words, so here goes: