SLEEPOVER

For 3 days now Blake has been dying to have a sleepover with Mimi. Tonight when we were waiting for a phone call back from his mom with an answer he looked to be on the verge of tears. Keri said yes and the two's of them were ecstatic. They had a blast together as always. At 5 years old I think that it is ok for them to have sleepovers together, however I do know that someday in the near future it will definitely come to an end.

For the past three days Blake has been over to the house. Mimi enjoys more of the physical activities such as running and jumping, Although Blake enjoys those things too, his strength lies more in the computer/video/board games. I heard him tell Mimi "If you play the board games with me Mimi, I will let you cheat and win". What a man he is!

PHONE CALL WITH DAD

The girl likes to dial her own phone numbers nowadays. So almost everyday and phone call is made to dad at the offiice. Maybe for Christmas we'll get a web cam ya think????

MORE PICS FROM THE PARTY

SPENCER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Yesterday was the last of the birthday parties for the month of August. First was Owen's, then Xaunder and yesterday was Spencer's turn. What's a party without a pinata? That's Spencer's dad Jim pulling the string and big bro Zach in the background. Jim along with Derek will be Mimi's new soccer coach starting next week Wednesday. Besides the pinata Jim had set up a small soccer field in the backyard where the party was held and all of the kids had loads of fun playing with Jim and Derek. They played a bit of soccer of course and a bit of football. This was right up Mimi's alley.

FIRST PHOTO BOOTH PICTURE AT THE PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER

TELEPHONE CALLS

Within this past week Mimi has decided that she would like to make her own phone calls to Blake, Erin and papa. Mama wrote the numbers down on post it paper and gave her specific instructions that these are the ONLY NUMBERS that she is allowed to dial. I do not want to get any phone calls from Japan, China or Istanbul mama told Mimi. So far so good.

This morning's conversation went something like this:

Mimi: Mama, I'm going to call Blake's answering machine ok?
Mama: ok
(phone rngs, no answer, machine comes on)
Mimi: Hello Blake, this is Mimi Putney. Ummm, me and my mom are going to the park to see if my hat is still there (we forgot her princess cap at the birthday party) and want to know if you want to come with us, but since you are not answering I don't think you are home. Bye.

Mama was quite impressed, our Mimi sounded so grown up.

A little while later her conversation with papa went like this (mama was outside gardening):
(phone rings, Mimi answers from the office/computer room)

Mimi: Hello?
Papa: Is mama there? Can I talk to her?
Mimi: I don't think that is a good idea.
Papa: Why?
Mimi: Because I'm on the computer.
Papa: Please go get mama.
Mimi: Ok. (then proceeds to hang up the phone and go get mama)

Meanwhile mama who heard the phone outside, came inside to call papa. When the conversation ended. Mama and Mimi had a talk. Mama now has to teach Mimi that when someone calls (especially papa) that she has to put the phone down and not hang up on the person who is calling.

UPDATE ON YESTERDAY'S CHAOS

When Krista came to help mama with the dog situation yesterday afternoon, she seemed quite perturbed over the situation. Mama later found out that the dog was not a friendly one and at one time attacked Krista's two retrievers Ziggy and Marley plus the same dog also attacked Jess's dogs Beau and Giselle and these are some big dogs too. Mama was quite relieved that the dog did not attack any of the kids outside. It just occured to mama that good ole' Ollie was there not only protecting his home by chasing the dog clear down the street, but he was protecting Mimi and her friends as well. What an amazing cat we have!!! Gawd how I love that boy!