A long, busy day of FUN!

Today was busy, starting right away this morning when I got up with the kids so that Lance could gain some progress on the project that is now suitably referred to as The Great Ceiling Project '09. Poor guy had to repatch the area that needed repair and therefore had to re-puddy, re-sand, etc. So, no sleeping in for anyone. Before long, it was time for Morgan's second tennis lesson. Things went much better this time, in that I sat my freezing butt on the bench outside the court and chatted it up with a few of the other moms while she enjoyed her practice alone. Considering that she is not at all affected by the Tennis Wench, it's best that I don't hear the things coming out of TW's mouth.

After tennis, we rushed back home so that I could throw together a lunch for Morgan and I and head to the Girl Scout Thinking Day. It was a fun time with each Girl Scout troop in our association manning a booth that represented a country. Each table had a poster with facts about the country, an activity for the girls to do and one (or more) snack from that country. We started in Italy and literally ate our way around the world. So fun! Bruschetta and a gondolier race while in Italy, Swiss cheese and chocolate from Switzerland, dragon making in China, bookmarks from Sweden, and even lemon sorbet from France! The girls all had their passports and at each table, they got a stamp after they'd learned something about that country. Morgan really enjoyed seeing what kind of stamp each country used. I think Morgan's favorite country was Germany since they had built a big "castle" and the girls from the troop had decorated it with pictures of stories from Germany (like Hansel and Gretel) and animals that are indigenous of Germany. Guess her full bred German instincts are quite intact. :)


After Thinking Day, we headed home for a quick nap because Morgan was having her first official sleepover that night with her friend Kaitlyn. While naps were going on, I was busy chopping and simmering and preparing for our second "supper club" as Lance has coined it with the Alexanders. Last time we had dinner with them and it was so nice to come and just hang out and enjoy some good food and good company. This time it was our turn to host and I had to make my Dad's famous Cuban style black beans and rice.

While Morgan was having her first sleepover with her friend Kaitlyn, complete with McDonald's, High School Musical 3 and sleeping bags, we were having fun hanging out with a couple of crazy toddlers. They were so funny together! Here's a taste.