Pictures and Stories

We just got the kids' school pictures back this week. I thought I'd post them here along with a couple stories.

First, Cameron:

Cameron is really into Lego right now. Since his trip to Legoland with Katy's parents, he's been walking around the house poring over the Lego catalog and asking questions and providing commentary. He has been telling us he really wants a particular set for his birthday in a couple weeks.

We were at Disneyland last weekend so we stopped by the Lego store to check it out and decide if it was going to be something he could handle. Katy and I both thought it would be okay, so Katy snuck back to the store and picked it up.

Unfortunately, Katy did not stash it away quickly upon our return home. Cameron came across it while looking for - what else - instructions for the small Lego set he got while we were at Disneyland.

He became quite upset. The reason that he was upset, however, might surprise you. It was not because he couldn't play with it right away - no, he was disappointed that he wouldn't be surprised on his birthday. I wasn't home at the time but apparently he cried for quite a while. Poor kid.


Now, Claire:

Claire got in the car the other day after school and told Katy that she wanted a different name. After some questioning, it came out that one of her school friends has one name at school (Sammi) and a different name at home (Samantha).

She thought that was a good idea, and told Katy that she wanted to be called "Ariel" - although it wasn't clear whether she wanted that as a "home" or "away" name.

Katy could not keep from laughing at this, and Claire broke into a big smile and said "I'm just teasing, Mom!"

Can dotting the "i" in Claire with a smiley face or star be far behind?