Quote Monday has a positive body image

Evie, in her new swimsuit: “I feel so beautiful. Like a mom.”
Me: “The most beautiful thing there is.”
Sara: “You can tell *she* doesn’t watch tv…”

Ollie, to Alex: “Hello big bro.”
Sara: “No, he’ll never be a big bro.”
Ollie, whispering: “Mama! You have to make him feel good!”

Ollie: “Mama, your clothes look beautiful. They look pretty when they’re in the closet, but when they’re on your body they look beautiful.”

 

 

Last chance to see Evelyn in Heidi

Just a quick reminder that Heidi is closing this weekend, so if you wanted to catch it, only three chances left!

(good shot of Evelyn about 25 seconds in)

Performances on Saturday at 12pm and 3pm and Sunday at 3pm
Tickets are $15 for adults & $10 for children 12 & under.

Happy Birthday Ollie

Well, Ollie turns six today, which seems pretty crazy. Can you believe he’s going to start 1st grade next year?

What to say about Ollie? He sure loves being goofy and making people laugh.

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He is just a ball of creativity: he spends hours every day drawing pictures or constructing things out of cardboard and tape or anything else he can find in the house. Every day when I come home from work he has some new project to show me (the other day he made an “outfit” entirely out of plastic bags).

He will strike up a conversation with absolutely ANYBODY, so I don’t think there is a single person at his school who doesn’t know him. Seriously, it’s just kind of routine now that every adult says hello to him as we walk through the halls.

He loves looking “cool”, especially with his hat, sunglasses, and a jacket. He’s got this jean jacket that he inherited from Evelyn (who never liked it) and he thinks it makes him look like Michael Jackson. Believe me, he will show you his dance moves (Beat It is his favorite song).

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Despite him being such a big kid (did I mention he can read now??), deep down he is still the same cuddly, sensitive little boy he has always been, and I hope I can protect that part of him from the world so that he never changes.

Happy birthday, buddy!

Who wore it best?

Still a little big on him, but he certainly looks a lot cuter in his wookiee suit than *I* do

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(in my wookiee suit, I don’t fit very well in his wookiee suit)