All-American Bowling

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Superheroes with cousin David

Dinosaur dig at the beach (birthday party number 3)

The Sunday Funnies

Sarah:  What would you do if the Wicked Witch was after you?
Dorothy:  I'd throw something sharp at her.
Sarah:  Really?  I'd throw water at her.
Dorothy:  I'd throw a knife at her.

Dorothy's swim teacher suggested that I get her a nose plug.  Dorothy asked, "Is it like a pacifier, but with two bumps?"

Birthday party 2

Somebody found the Emerald City at a thrift store

Birthday party 1 of 3 this week

The Sunday Funnies

We were driving to swim lessons at the YMCA, and I started singing "YMCA".  Dorothy asked, "Did you make that song up?"

Dorothy snapped a plastic egg together and it pinched her finger.  "It bit me!" she said.

I have a swimsuit which I like just fine except for some ugly silver beads on the straps which I ignore.  Dorothy was upset that we went to swim lessons and I didn't dress for the occasion.  I told her, "Next time, you can remind me to wear my swimsuit."  She said, "Your swimsuit is beautiful.  It has those beautiful silver beads."

Long tall Dorothy

When it's this hot, you go to the mall

Make a face like a catfish

"Are unicorns real? Are alligators real?"

Swim lessons

Breakfast pizza

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy was in the shopping cart and we passed a section of workout clothes.  She liked the shiny one that looked like a mermaid to her.  Then we walked by the lingerie section. She pointed to one and said, "I like that one."  I said, "Oh?"  She said, "It looks like an angel."

Dorothy:  I need socks with these shoes because they give me splinters.

I dropped Dorothy off at school and said, "We'll play together when you get home.  What do you want to play?"
She mouthed, "Elsa-Anna."
I said, "Elsa-Anna?"
She said, "Yes.  That's why I was shaping the words with my mouth."

I gave Dorothy two bowls of cereal:  Cheerios and Lucky Charms.  She said, "It's funny that they are both Chex Mix but one has treats in it!"

Dorothy and I were riding in the car and I took an apple out of my bag.
"Let me take three bites first," I said, "Then you can have it."
I took three bites, passed her the apple, and she ate some of it.  Then she said, "I'm finished," and handed it back to me.
I started to eat the apple again, and she interrupted, "No!  I want the rest, but later."

Sarah:  What did you do at school today?
Dorothy:  We dug for dinosaur bones.  At school we do dinosaurs a lot.

Dorothy:  In the middle of the night, will you check on me, and if I'm not tucked in, will you tuck me in?  And I like to be tucked up to my shoulders, not my chin.

Jim'N Nick's

Battle scene

Witch potion and a cackle to go with it

Magic Flying Grass

Phone fun 3

Phone fun 2

The Sunday Funnies

I offered Dorothy a waffle cut into strips.  She said, "I want a big circle waffle with a big circle ploop."  That's shorthand for syrup, I guess.

I'll be sad when Dorothy stops saying "Yet me sow you sumpin'" and starts to say "Let me show you something."

I told Dorothy that sometimes I hear sirens from fire trucks that pass our house.  She said that she does not hear them.
I said, "The next time I hear one, I will point it out to you."
She said, "How can you point out a sound?"

Dorothy was sleeping soundly and I went into her room to wake her.  She stirred and yawned and said, "I stayed awake all night."  I assumed sleepy confusion and I said, "I know, you slept all night long!"  She said, "No.  I stayed awake all night long."

We read a Beauty and the Beast story, and Dorothy got excited about the little teacup and said, "Chip couldn't go to sleep because his music box was broken, and I couldn't go to sleep because I don't like to sleep!"

Phone fun 1

Batter Up

Donuts with friends

Mold-a-ramas (Dad's and mine)

For you Georgians:  http://mold-a-rama.com/

At the movies

The Savannah Bananas lost to the Macon Bacon in their home opener

The Sunday Funnies

I was meeting someone and we were introducing ourselves and chit-chatting for a while.  Dorothy pulled my hand and whispered in my ear, "Say something about me."

We love the book Blueberries for Sal.  We picked blueberries from our own bushes and Dorothy dropped them into her own tin pail.  The she asked, "Why does little Sal's blueberries go 'kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk', but mine only go "kuplunk, kuplunk, kuplunk?"

Dorothy asked me questions about spit.  I gave a long, on-the-spot, probably made-up answer.  She responded, "How do you know so much about bodies?"

Dorothy did something wrong and I told her, "I don't think so, Mister."  She replied, "You mean 'Misses'."

I'll be sorry when Dorothy stops saying "exposed to" when she means "supposed to".

Blue pigtails time

I used a blue hairspray on Dorothy just for fun.  She admired herself in the mirror, pointed her finger at the part in her hair, and said, "Look, you kind of sprayed my spine."

Blue poofs time

Little Sal picking blueberries

End-of-year program at school

Jekyll Island with friends

The Sunday Funnies: "The Princess and the Frog" Edition

I was tucking Dorothy into bed, and I asked her, "What will you think about while you're going to sleep?"
"Princess stories," she replied.
"Do you know what princesses think about while they're going to sleep?  They think about Dorothy Dean in Savannah."
"Really?" she asked.
"I'm just joking," I said.
"What do they really think about?"
"They think about Prince Charming, I guess."
"Well," said Dorothy, "one thinks about opening a restaurant, and the rest think about Prince Charming."

First and last day of school

Acrobat

She loves these recycle bins

Then and now

Magnolias now and then

Fairy house trail

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy loves activity books.  We do some activities and skip others which require spelling.  Dorothy asked, "So what is spelling all about?"

Dorothy put 10 hairclips in her hair but had to use a mirror to see them.  She then said, "If only my arm hair was longer, I could put clips in it and look at them."

Lately Dorothy's fits are frequent and powerful.  Her thoughts are totally transparent, though.  She'll scream, "I want to do what I want to do!"  Or "Come here so I can hit you!"  During her meltdown at the zoo, she asked for her sippy cup so she could throw it.  She asked for it again.  I said, "Are you going to drink from your cup?  What are you going to do with it?" and she screamed back, "Give it to me!  I'll show you!"

Brian & Sarah at Megan's wedding

(Not that Megan.)  Brian's high school friend married Paul.

How long is a dolphin? (Brookfield Zoo)

Bluebells at the Morton Arboretum

We went to see bluebells (and look for a bog baby) at the Morton Arboretum

We had a fun week in Chicago and somehow managed to snap no pictures with Grandpa.  But here is a very cute picture of two of his favorite people!

Grands

Cousins

Painting Mom, Dorothy, and Dad with glasses

Feeling much better

Still on a prescription of antibiotics and cartoons

Fairy and Gnome Festival

Building a fairy house

This is a flashback to Saturday.  Today, Dorothy has pneumonia and is recovering with antibiotics and cartoons.

Feverish

The Sunday Funnies

Watching Dora the Explorer, who asks the audience questions, Dorothy said, "She thinks I'm in the movie!"

I was sweeping when Dorothy pointed at a tiny spider in the dust pile and said, "That piece is moving on its own."

As you may know, Elsa & Anna were orphaned when their parents' ship went down in a storm.  Dorothy asked Brian to pretend to be the king, and I told Dorothy, "Tell him not to get on any ships."  Dorothy relayed the message, and Brian said, "Why?  Because you don't want me to die?"  Dorothy laughed and said, "No, silly!  I don't want you to drown."