The Chicks Dig Me..............

Funny story that happened the other night.........I did get permission to Share....

The kids and I were eating at CiCi's Pizza the other night. There was a group of giggly teenage girls a few booths down. Andrew came back from the salad bar and in true Napoleon Dynamite fashion said "hey, I think those chicks dig me, they're looking at me." Anyway, Shay directs my attention to Andrew......The chicks were looking at him all right.....he had pizza sauce smeared all over his face..PRICELESS.

We did tell him.

Alexander's Awards.......

Today was awards day at Irwin Middle School. Alexander did a wonderful job this year!

He got: A-B Honor Roll, a Golden Mustang award (citizenship award), two Math awards, a Band award (he plays sax) and the coveted Mustang Pride award, this is a teacher chosen award. He also received the Presidential Academic Achievement Award.

Shaving Cream Fun!

Today was water day at school. Abby spent the day, playing with bubbles and shaving cream. Yummy watermelon finished out the day. She didn't like the seeds. And yes, she made the shot!

Abby's Water Day

The Culotta Clan

Piano Recital

Tonight was Melissa's first piano recital. She has been playing for almost a year. She played "Fur Elise" and "Celebration" and did a WONDERFUL job!

We Belong in the Zoo

Tackling the Mountain

We had a pile of dirt dumped in our back yard to fix some of the holes that Dirk has dug. To Jacob the dirt pile was a mountain that he needed to do some serious repelling on! He played for hours.

The Butterfly Painting

Fly Little Butterfly........

Abby's class has been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly........if you look real closely on the second picture, you can see one of the Butterfly friends flying away. They shouted ......."HIP HIP HOORAY ........FLY AWAY"

Muffins with Mom

Abby's Kindergarten class had Muffins for Mom for Mother's Day.

Abby gave me a tissue paper corsage. She was too cute.

Tom Sawyer

Tom went on whitewashing – paid no attention to the steamboat. Ben stared a moment and then said: “Hi- yi ! You’re up a stump, ain’t you!”
No answer. Tom surveyed his last touch with the eye of an artist, then he gave his brush another gentle sweep and surveyed the result, as before. Ben ranged up alongside of him. Tom’s mouth watered for the apple, but he stuck to his work. Ben said:
“Hello, old chap, you got to work, hey?”
Tom wheeled suddenly and said:
“Why, it’s you, Ben! I warn’t noticing.”
“Say – I’m going in a-swimming, I am. Don’t you wish you could? But of course you’d druther work – wouldn’t you? Course you would!”
Tom contemplated the boy a bit, and said:
“What do you call work?”
“Why, ain’t that work?”
Tom resumed his whitewashing, and answered carelessly:
“Well, maybe it is, and maybe it ain’t. All I know, is, it suits Tom Sawyer.”
“Oh come, now, you don’t mean to let on that you like it?”
The brush continued to move.
“Like it? Well, I don’t see why I oughtn’t to like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?”
That put the thing in a new light. Ben stopped nibbling his apple. Tom swept his brush daintily back and forth – stepped back to note the effect – added a touch here and there – criticised the effect again – Ben watching every move and getting more and more interested, more and more absorbed. Presently he said:
“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”

Abby and Friends

Abby and Alexander

Abby has decided that Alexander is her new best friend. If she is playing down the street, I can scream for her until I'm blue in the face and she would not come home. Alexander on the other hand, says "Abby, time to come home", and she's right there. Alexander is charging me 25 cents each time I use "his service". Great.

Pinewood Derby 2007

Today was the 2007 Pinewood Derby, Jacob's first one. In the first heat, Jacob's car came in first place but after that the heavier cars took over........but that's OK. Jacob won an award for the Most Original Design, his car was a black pirate car, complete with skeletons and bombs. He also got his Bobcat award today, as well as a Recruiter Badge. Way to Go Jacob!

Guard Duty........

Yes Dirk was guarding the Easter Baskets, as soon as he got his, he grabbed his bone! He also kept trying to steal Melissa's pair of socks!

Bowling with Abby

She bowls, she puts her hands over her eyes, SPARE! Good job Abby!

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