Yesterday

Jonathan got some molding clay from school yesterday. He made these creations with it. He asked Dave for a toothpick because he needed to do some detail work.

Anna brought this home last week. She made it at preschool, and it says: Love is... "Mommy loves me to the moon and back!" We had had a really bad morning before I dropped her off to school, and when I pulled this out of her backpack, I just melted! I always say this to the kids... Mama loves you to the moon and back. It started when Jon was a tot and I would tell him that I loved him "to infinity and beyond." (He was going through his Buzz Lightyear stage). Somehow it turned into to the moon and back. Anyways, when I saw this, I said, "Oh, Anna! Thank you so much!" And we hugged and she said, "I knew it! I knew that was really the truth. You always love me." (Meaning, even though we had such a terrible morning, you still love me the same.) Jonathan wanted to know what the biggest number was, and was a zillion really a number? Dave looked it up and they learned about a googol, so now the kids are really into saying this. Anna told me yesterday that she loves me a hundred zillion million GOOGOL times! 'Cause that's really a lot! Gosh, my family is so delightfully dorky.
"Dear Mom,
May I please have an iguana? I promise to take care of him and clean his cage.
Love, Jonathan"
Jonathan won the Creative Writer award for this nine weeks at school yesterday. We are so proud!
This was me putting Jonathan in a headlock to get him to pose for a picture with me. He really enjoys being in front of the camera and being affectionate. Not. The other day we were holding hands in the parking lot and he suddenly shook my hand off because he saw a group of older kids. I hate that he is starting to care what others think already, but at the same time, I am glad he can follow those kind of social cues. Like if you hold hands with your Mom past a certain age, people will make fun of you. He already understands the elaborate guidelines that govern which shirts are okay and which shirts are unwearable. Somehow knowing all of these unwritten rules makes getting through the school age years a lot easier.
This was me posing for a picture to show off my hair. I just had it cut and highlighted yesterday. That smile is totally fake and makes me look a bit crazed. I had a partial foil done just all around the front and top layers of my hair. I went to a new lady, Kelley at Pixie's Salon, and thank goodness I convinced her to alternate brown low-lights with blonde hi-lights, because I would have REALLY blonde hair right now otherwise. And since I leave the underneath part alone, it would look really strange without the low-lights. Anyways, I am sure this is totally fascinating to everyone, but I am going to stop typing about my hair now. Sorry, guys.