SC trip- these are few of our favorite things.

Seeing friends and family
Meeting my newest nephew
Celebrating my niece Noelle's birthday with her
City Roots Farm- Columbia, SC.
http://www.cityroots.org/
Clementine & The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (audio CD)
Seeing dolphins at the Charleston pier
Home Team BBQ
http://www.hometeambbq.com/
Sullivan's Island beach
The smell of honeysuckle on the beach boardwalk (thank you locals who identified it)
Marengo Cave- Marengo, IN
Alizah explaining what Navigate means

Chicken pox for your birthday

So, Alizah did not get passed over. They arrived just in time for a celebration. We held off on the fun stuff until she was cleared up and then celebrated at Chaos water park. This day also signified the day she was officially a "big girl." So the Nuky fairy came and whisked them all away and left a cougar in place (per Alizah's request). She was very disappointed that it was a "magical cougar" in a music box (note attached). She kept saying "its not magic, its just a toy." She really wanted a REAL cougar to eat the monsters. There are monsters on the neighbors roof you know- black around the vents. Levi looked out the window with her and told her they were just vents. Later in the week we took a trip to Gander Mountain and looked at the stuffed cougar. She still thought we should get one, even though all week I repeatedly told her it would eat her for a snack. Levi told her they were not good pets because it would eat her. Some how when dad (not mom)says it, its real. Kids imaginations are so fun!

I Can't Wait

The other week at the library I picked up a CD (in the kids section) because of the cover. Station Wagon: Songs for Parents. It reminded me of old blue, the brown Caprice Classic and of course The Safari. Good times traveling with my dad and learning to drive and chauffeuring Aarika's bachelorette party out to Osseo with 3 full rows of seats. I really like this song and a few more on the disc- I wish I could have added the music- but here is the lyrics.

Sara Groves
I Can't Wait

When you reach the proper age
I will teach you to read and you can turn the pages
How to dress and tie your shoes
Your one plus ones, and your two times two's
And you'll teach me
Of hearts and dreams
And all the most important things
And all that i have lost along the way
And I can't wait
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/sara_groves/i_cant_wait.html ]
As you grow, I'll show you things
How to ride your bike and kick your legs out on the swings
To fold your hands and bow your head
How to say your prayers before you go to bed
And you'll teach me
Of hearts and dreams
And all the most important things
And all that I have lost along the way
And I can't wait

How do you sleep so peacefully?
How do you trust unflinchingly?
How do you love so faithfully?
How do you dance so joyfully?
Oh you'll teach me
Of hearts and dreams
And all the most important (essential) things
And all that i have lost along the way
And I can't
No I can't
Come teach me
Of love and dreams
And all the most essential thing
And all that I have lost along the way
Cause I can't wait