What JJ's do best.....

Conversation last night as JJ burst through the door and picked up a paper bag, scissors and tape:

Mickey: What are you doing, JJ?

JJ: I am being creative....it is what JJ's do best!

A Sneak Peek

We had our family pictures at the Arboretum last week as an early Mother's Day present to Minnie. Here is a sneak peek!

Friendy-Girl!

That is our nickname for Jessie.

Now, we know she is brilliant, but she continues to wow us with her brilliance! Did you know she rings a bell when she needs to go outside and do her business? What a dog!

Well, she has a new skill now....alarm clock! Right before it is time for Arthur to start in the mornings (JJ HAS to watch Arthur every morning), I say, 'Go wake up your brothers' and she runs up the stairs and jumps up in Billy's bed and starts licking his face until he wakes. JJ is on the top bunk, so she cannot get up there yet (just give her time though, I bet that can be her next trick...climbing ladders) but all the commotion wakes JJ up too....just in time for Arthur!

Here is a picture of her and Billy yesterday after the wake-up call....cuddling on the red chair....and watching Arthur!

Where it all began.....

We re-visted the hike where Billy and JJ was born (the blog that is, not the actual boys) on Easter day. Besides seeing a snake and JJ getting something in his eye (we have decided this is a bad luck hike for JJ...last time he fell and cut his leg badly), we had a grand time. Mostly because Jessie joined us....and we discovered she is probably the best hiker in the family.

Happy Easter!

Spring Break

Billy and JJ spent spring break in Ohio with Mom Mom and PA. Most of it was spent in Ohio, but the last two days they visited Rio Grande and worked on Smalley's farm. Which, as you can see was very fun for them. The whole week was action packed! Here are their top five lists of things they liked:

Billy:

5) YMCA
4) Circus
3) Visiting the weatherman
2) Smalley and his farm and the bonfire and tractor rides
1) visiting Whit's every night

JJ:
5) YMCA
4) Weatherman
3) My birthday party in Rio Grande
2) The bonfire
1) Smalley

According to Billy and JJ (and Minnie)....

The best Dr. Suess book is.......

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Followed closely by: Horton Hears a Who, If I Ran the Zoo and Gerald McBoing Bong!

This was a scientific study conducted with little room for error. We read all the books during the month of March, and drew this conclusion through a tournament format!