Cake and Cookies

Today Jesse was running through the kitchen -- his little feet pit patting quickly along as they do -- when I heard his little voice half sing half yell almost as if it was one word, "Cookie cookie cake cake cake. More cake! More cake!" We didn't actually have cookies or cake around at that moment, but I loved knowing what was going through his little head as he ran about. In slight saddish news -- Jesse has replaced the use of "coggys" and "gamey" with "monkey" and "blanky."

BUT, moving on, here are two pictures Daisy recently took. I thought there was something cool looking about the color of the sky and Abe flying up in it in this first one:Also, here is a picture she took of me a Sunday or two ago on my "Other Birthday." I don't know how often other birthdays come around. This was my first. Mike had let me sleep in that morning. When I came out the kids had covered the kitchen with pictures for me. "Tell Mom what today is," Mike said. Goldie and Daisy ran to me and exclaimed, "It's your Other Birthday!" And then Penny promptly began to sob because she had wanted to be the one to tell me. Anyway, Goldie got me breakfast and there were a few little spur of the moment hand made gifts. Through out the day, Mike would occasionally tell me to go relax while he did things that needed doing saying, "You just relax. After all, it is your other birthday." And, as you can see, there was even a cake. I don't know what prompted it, but it was A-OK with me.