The Chomper Monster is Back

Anneliese has taken over the tradition that was once Ethan's of warning me to look out for the Chomper Monster each morning as I head out the door to my car.  It's very cute.

Anneliese has also picked up another gem from mommy:

"Are you serious?" --Anneliese

Father's Day Minigolf

For some reason I decided that for Father's Day I wanted to take the family miniature golfing for the first time. What could possibly go wrong with a five and two year old, right? Other than chasing them around a bit, nobody got hurt. Ethan impressed by making it into a windmill on one shot!

Ethan Scores a Goal

In the waning minutes of a controversial soccer scrimmage, shortly after the purple team's only goal had been nullified due to it being scored after an out of bounds by the same team, Ethan ended up breaking the 0-0 tie by scoring the only goal as time expired!  Looking at this photo I'm not sure why all these purple jerseys were sitting around but credit Ethan for navigating through 'em and getting the goal.

Ethan Graduates! (to kindergarten)

Ethan graduated with the Long Beach Christian Daycare Sunshine class of 2011.  As usual, they did a performance with fun songs.  Ethan had to tend to some nasal hygene during the performance.

Laundry Machine Debacle

Well, our front loader washer died a horrible death and it turns out it was premeditated murder. After much web research, I've discovered that the stainless steel drum and the aluminum spider bracket are known to be corrosive with water and detergent. What a lame thing for a manufacturer to do. After luckily finding and emailing someone who actually cares at the company, I was able to get a decent repair deal. I took the liberty of degreasing and painting the new spider bracket with engine block primer and sealer in hopes of making this one last longer. Sure smells like a class action suit to me.

Wrestling with the Kids