Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Kaelinisms: Issues and Singing Edition

I’ve mentioned before about Kaelin’s love of shoes.  During “Doughnuts with Dad” this past Saturday, she made friends with the doughnut store owner.

DSO: Wow, those are some pretty shoes.  Can I have your shoes?
Kaelin: No.
DSO: What if I gave you a free chocolate milk - then could I have your shoes?
Kaelin: No.  I already have juice.
DSO: What if I gave you ALL the donuts in the store for free?  THEN could I have your shoes?
Kaelin: No.  They wouldn’t fit you.  And if I gave you my shoes, my mom might have issues.

Kaelin has volunteered to sing Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” at a friend’s wedding reception this weekend.  I’m a little skeptical, knowing that a) she sings very quietly when people are watching, b) she’s likely to get shy and back out at the last second, and c) she only knows half the chorus. 

But she’s very excited about the prospect of using a real microphone.

Mama: Kaelin, why don’t you tell Grandmommy and Grandpa what you’re doing at Andrea’s wedding?
Kaelin: I’m going to sing the Romeo and Juliet song with a microphone, HOW FUN IS THAT???

Also, my daughter is a goofball, in case you didn’t already know.  While fixing dinner tonight, I heard some rustling behind me.  I turned around and nearly tripped on this paper bag in the middle of the floor…

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Koren: 10 Months

In case you ever wondered why I can never get a newsletter out on time…

Enough said.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

The Easter Story, by Kaelin

Turn the volume up.

Sunday, April 05, 2009

The Hunting Begins

We have officially entered the Easter Season.  Did you know Easter has a season?  It seems the egg hunts start earlier every year. 

This particular occasion is our favorite annual Easter egg hunting tradition, in my parents’ neighborhood.  They always have the Easter Bunny, with whom Kaelin is eternally enamored.

In the past, Kaelin has been somewhat hesitant in the Easter egg collecting, mostly because she’d get distracted by flowers or the contents of each egg.  Not this year.  She went for it, and her basket was full to the brim before some other kids even got started.

Koren got into the action as well.  Though he didn’t actually do any egg collecting himself, he enjoyed the spoils of Kaelin’s hunt.

Kaelin with her basket of loot:

Mmm, tasty eggs…