I am still taller at 5'5 3/4".
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016
Memorial Day at Rose Hills
We went to visit our dad's this morning at Rose Hills and attended the Memorial Day Service event which was beautiful.
War jeep
World War ll planes flying overhead.
In the seats
Flag is half mast
21 gun salute
Aaron hiding from aunt Jeannine's camera (for the last picture)
Release of white doves
One dove stayed with us
At Veteran's cemetery where Arnold and Arthur Wills are buried.
Matt found a shady area under a nearby oak tree (California Roble)
Aunt Jeannine swinging Aaron
Aunt Jeannine swinging Samantha
With Grandpa Arnold
Uncle Arthur with flowers from Jeannine and Esther's gardens.
Daddy/Grampa Arnold
Friday, May 27, 2016
Movie night
Tonight, we had pizza, ice cream, cherries, milk and water to drink and a movie night.
Aaron got a Venus fly trap a couple weeks ago at the Natural History Museum and seemed disappointed that it hadn't caught any bugs.
It's Memorial Day weekend and my dad's been on my mind. He used to teach me to catch bugs off geranium leaves and to throw them into spiders' webs and then we'd watch them spin their prey. He did this to teach me to not be afraid of spiders and to have a respect for them because they keep the bug and pest population in check.
Seeing my kids' disappointed with that carnivorous plant, I told them "the only way you're going to see it eat is if you feed it small bugs...go to the geranium plant that's growing into our yard from the neighbor's yard and pick the bugs off of it and feed that to your plant."
They looked a little stunned but while I was heating the pizza, they went outside to the backyard for a long time. After a bit I heard Aaron say "why don't we just use the big ants?" And then Samantha yelled "we got one!" But by the time they got to the plant they'd balled it up to death and it rolled right through the Venus fly trap's clutches. The dumb thing closed up after it was gone.
They went back outside and the next time they came back with a live one, put it in the center of the trap's wide open "trap" and this time they watched it close in on the bug. I showed them that you could see the bug through the trap's side because it's black.
The kids were fascinated for a while but after dinner they went to the living room and built a fort stocked with supplies of food and ice cream (I didn't catch on to the latter right away, but in time).
In the meantime, Matt flooded the kitchen and emptied the bird bath all over the dining area floor. I made him mop it up (he's very good at that) and then he was upset with me. He left to his room. I tried to get him to join us for movie night but he refused.
I came downstairs and found this :
There they are
Stash of food (I'd already put the ice cream back in the freezer)
I carried each one up to their beds. Matt fell asleep in his bed also.
I'm now alone, watching the rest of the movie. 😊💓
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Mardi Gras for Autism 2016
Samantha with Nunchucks
Samantha with kammas in a group of 3
All done with Mr. Rigsby as Assistant Director.
Matt and Aaron with Kylo Ren
Matt with Storm Trooper
We ran into Mike and Luke Voegele. I would've walked right by and never seen them but Aaron saw Luke and yelled "Luke's here!". I asked if he had another friend named Luke at school and then I saw them.
Pictures by Mike
Samantha tapping on a Storm Trooper's uniform and he seemed oblivious.
My pictures
The Director, Jason, at Cleta Harder was one of the Commanders.
I allowed Matt in this picture with me and the Mos Eisley Cantina. Cool!
Darth Vader appeared and everyone crowded around him and then formed a line to a side. I was trying to get a good place in line but as I looked up, Matt somehow made it first in line.
Picture from Mike
Mike and Luke left and we continued to watch a friend's dance performance (no pix) and then the kids went Bungee Cord jumping.
Matt staying low on the Bungee trampoline.
Great day!
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