A Rising Star

There was a radio ad for open Disney auditions this week, call this number and be one of the first....So, I called. They are looking for kids from 6 t0 16. Zander has mentioned in the past how cool he thinks that would be to be on a disney show. When I called they asked a few quick questions and then gave me an audition time and location. When we go we are supposed to take a head shot (boom!) and a body shot. I called my friend Jaime (a really good amateur photographer) to come and snap a few.


Here are the results.

You know it's HOT when...

- you're dangly earrings burn your neck
- after taking the windshield shade down, you still can't touch the steering wheel
- your legs sweat
- the unheated swimming pool is too hot
- you'd give your right leg to go swimming anyway
- the plastic sunglasses you left in the car (but not in the sun) burn your ears and bridge of your nose
- the plastic drink cup melts around the top when left in the car
- you step outside and are sweating before you hit the sun
- you can't walk down the driveway at 10 pm without burning your feet
- you learn (somehow) that nipples don't have sweat glands
- you set your thermostat for 78 and feel chilled when first stepping into the house
- it's 90 degrees at 8:15 am, and 96 at 10:45 pm while posting on your blog...

We have a guest room if anyone wants to come stay with us....
maybe in October or November. =)

My Girl (Part 2)

On Saturday Sadie turned 2!! She is getting so big! She talks so much and is saying so many different sounds. She fights with, and cuddles with, her brothers depending on her mood. And she has many. Michael just did a great post on her so now I'm doing the year in review of Sadie in pictures. Here are some favorites from the last 2 years!

'My Girl'

It's been awhile since I blogged. I guess I got out of the habit.

Sadie is getting so big. Yesterday while Keagan was going pee Sadie pushed the door open to watch. I went in and pulled her out (kicking and screaming). I explained that Keagan was going to the bathroom. Later on I was at my desk working on a client's project and Sadie came in with no pants and no diaper. Shocked (more that she got the diaper off) - I said what are doing nakey pants? She pointed to the bathroom which is next to my office and ran to the toilet. I asked if she needed to potty. She lifted the lid and then stood as tall as she could up to the toilet! I laughed out loud and then no little girls need to sit. I put the seat down and put the kids Dora seat on and tried to sit her down. She screamed in protest arching her back until I set her down; at which point, she stood tall up to the toilet to pretend she would pee. See never did.

An article recently published about how iPhones are the new busy toy for kids. When I read it, I thought, that is so true. Rachel and I have plenty of games apps on our phones and the kids play them all the time, car rides, church, in the house. One game Sadie loves most is a learn to read app. It has you match the letters and then says the word and a sound when you finish. Sadie has become pretty impressive with the game.

Today while reading to her she closed the book and pointed to each letter on the Peekaboo book and pronounced the letters (no coaching) impressively clear. B-A-B-Y S-A-Y-S. Needless to say I was pretty impressed!

Keagan is learning write and read. He knows he letters really well and can spell pretty well certain words like, Batman, Spiderman, Ironman, etc. He has demonstrated this as he is the king of downloading new movies through Netflix. All of them superhero movies. Though he can type pretty well he still needs work on his writing skills. Yesterday I was working with him on writing the letter K.

This makes me wonder...will handwriting become obsolete someday as texting and typing becomes more and more prominent? Ender