Ode to Legos, among other things

Some happenings from the last little while.

Aaron had a birthday. Here is a picture with Aaron, Frank and Elise at our "party".


Next up, an ode to Legos. Is there a cooler toy for kids? I get so happy when I think about all the cool things Frank can learn from Legos. For starters, he has learned to follow printed directions, beginning at step one. He has learned to study two pictures and determine what the difference is between the two (and likewise to turn his model from one picture into the next one). Initially he could follow directions, but had no idea how to create on his own, but now he makes creative cars and things all on his own. He has learned all about symmetry, and is now fairly adept at making all his cars perfectly symmetrical. At the same time, he understands when symmetry is not important, and can apply those principles as well. There are loads of other things I'm sure, but I think I'll get off my Lego soap box for now. Here is one of Frank's latest car creations:


In other news, Frank has had his first injury requiring medical attention. It's pretty much a miracle that it's taken almost five years for that to happen. Unfortunately, there is no cool story behind the injury. He just fell off the rocking chair and hit his head just right. It took approximately 2 1/2 hours to get the three stitches. What a great way to spend a Friday night!!


And finally, I got a hair cut. I had other errands to run, so I had the girl style my hair. This is what she came up with:
Ummm, I don't think I've ever had hair this big in my life, and really the picture doesn't even do the size justice. While she was doing this, I was pretty speechless. I didn't want to hurt her feelings, and I always shower after I get a haircut anyway (short hair cuts = being covered with little bits of hair). Mostly I kept thinking about how she was using more hairspray on this hairstyle than I generally use in an entire year. Now I know I should probably spend more time paying attention to my personal appearance. I could occasionally style my hair. It would probably be good for me. But I really don't think this "Bozo the Clown" hairstyle is the answer. The circumfrence of your hair should not be twice the circumfrence of your head... it's just not natural. When I picked Frank up from preschool, he said,"Mom, what made your hair so weird?" I felt totally self conscious the entire two hours my hair looked like this, and I never feel self conscious. What exactly does that say about me?

I think that's about enough for now.