Avery and Me

Over the past year, Lauren has developed a very special friendship with her classmate, Avery.  Avery will be in a different preschool class this year, so we spent this past weekend getting in as many play-dates as we possibly could.

We made home made pizzas with so much cheese that they weren't even edible.  Even by Mom.

We used "Bubbles" fish aquarium as the Barbie swimming pool (Bubbles will likely be in heaven by week's end).

We used Mom and Dad's closet as a playhouse, and then proceeded to use Mom's white/dry-clean only jacket to drag each other around the house.

We stole the neighbor's car (Barbie Jeep) to go hot-rodding around the neighborhood.

We put "Hello Kitty" stickers on Opus the cat.

And when our weekend of fun was over, we both cried huge crocodile tears this morning when we couldn't be together at school.  Best friends!

Back to School

Today, Lauren has officially started back at the Goddard  School as an Alligator!  The Alligator class has two lead teachers and about 20 of Lauren's closest 3+ foot friends.  This year we vow to be quiet during story time, to not hit our friends on recess, and to learn how to write our first and last name with fun colored crayons.

What a difference one year makes!

First Day of "Elephant" Class - 2013

First Day of "Alligator" Class - 2014

Go Fish

Please welcome the newest member of the Thomas family..."Bubbles" the Goldfish.

Daddy won this fine fish at the County Fair this past Friday, and it was love at first sight for Lauren.

Turns out goldfish can't just be put in a bowl of tap water any more (anything huge change from the 1970's).

Now your $3 goldfish needs $40 worth of rock, food, special drops for the water,and a princess castle in order to live more than 48 hours.

So far so good.  Or at least until Opus the cat discovers it...