Dr Michael

Come sit down and tell me about what has been happening.
How are you feeling?

Tell me more! You had a dream about what?

Well, in my expert opinion, it is probably due to unresolved issues from your childhood. Did your mother hug you enough?

Hm. Interesting indeed. I had no idea that kangaroos could spawn human children.*

*Courtesy of Kate, who has been telling me all day that her real mom is a kangaroo.

Kate Turns 5

Yesterday was a special Mother's Day because our darling little lady turned 5.  Hard to believe.
Brand New. We were so surprised that she was a girl. I was convinced she was a boy.

I don't have any good photos from her first birthday party because she was getting her first tooth and decidedly Not In the Mood. But this was about a week after she turned one:

2nd Birthday. She looks so much like Michael does now.

Third Birthday, in London.

Fourth Birthday, also in London.

At her 5th Birthday Party on Friday, still making silly faces for the camera.

 She is so tall and slim now, and looks so much like a little girl.

This is how Michael gives hugs. At full speed.If you don't brace yourself you will fall over.

Kate's letter to god

Dear God,

I am almost five. I don't like to take a rest or tidy up, but I really love broccoli.
Sometimes I pray for my brother Michael, that he will be able to poop on the potty. I guess you heard me, because now he goes in the toilet all the time.


Love,
Kate



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Sibling secrets

Don't you wonder what they are whispering about?

I have a feeling it involves jelly beans.

Put me in coach, I'm ready to play

Lucky for kate, Coach also goes by "daddy".

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Love and Maple Syrup Go Together

March is Maple Syrup season. The warmer days and cold nights make it prime weather for tapping the maple trees to extract the sugary, delicious goodness. There is only about a 2-3 week window that the trees are able to be tapped. Since we now live in New England, I figured this was one of the things that we had to go do.  (Yes, this post is about 5 weeks late!)

We drove about an hour to a small town that was holding its annual "Maple Fest". There were several sugar houses there, and more maple syrup flavored foods than I have ever heard of.
theSaevas do love real maple syrup-none of that Aunt Jemima stuff at our house-so we were game to try it all.  Maple Syrup snow cones, cotton candy, hard candy, ice cream, hot dogs, kettle corn, and of course just straight spoonfuls were all on the menu. Along with a tummy ache.

The trees all have these buckets nailed to them to collect the sap.



















Oh, and maple syrup on vanilla ice cream is delicious. Try it...you'll like it.

Happy Easter

Easter was unseasonably warm here.  From what I understand, it is not uncommon to have snow on Easter here,  so this Texan was very thankful to be blessed with a beautiful day.

Kate is glad that she doesn't have a sister, because I would always dress them in matching outfits. I have to make due with what I can muster up in boy-girl sets. Danny tells me this will stop when Michael turns 3, so we don't end up with a Von Saeva family.

Cutting Michael out of this photo was not intentional. At least I don't think so.

Kate and Cowboy Dexter





We went to an Easter Egg Hunt at a neighbor's house, and they have a menagerie of animals. One of them is a 3 legged Great Dane. He was very interested in what was hidden in those eggs.