Five Or More Things That I Like About Daddy, by Meazi and Melese...

  

Five Or More Things That I Like About Daddy, by Meazi and Melese.

Meazi:

I like that he is brave.

 I like how alike Melese and Daddy are. (Melese pipes in “Because our birthdays are so close.”)

 I like that we have fart contests. (No one claimed we were highbrow over here and thankfully for you, no picture).

I like when Daddy’s work is over because then I get to see him.

I like how scientific he is.

  I like how artistic he is.

 I like how he teaches me crocheting and knitting. (Or Beekeeping).

Melese:

I like that he is shy.

He loves me.

 Because I love him and he gives me presents and stuff. 

I love when I jump into daddy’s arms. 

I love him because I kiss him.

 I like how he tricks me when he comes home like he says, “What are you having for breakfast?”when it is dinnertime.

 I like that he loves me, again. 

Introducing Meazi to the ocean.

Each year on his birthday, Steven makes a cake for Melese's birthday which is the following day. That was a really confusing sentence. The point is, he spends his whole birthday (Steven) preparing for Melese's.

She still looks at him this way.

How many men can feed the baby without putting their drink down? Remarkable.

Trash Truck Cake- Melese's 2nd Birthday.

Parenting Books.

Firetruck cake that LIT UP- Melese's 3rd Birthday.

Pumpkin Dremel-ling.

Helping M&m make their oath for citizenship.

Explaining the plight of the Jews to a three year-old.

Spending additional hair hours because Melese would like to look exactly like his big sister.

 Happy Father's Day to an incredible father.

Bloggity Blah, Trick or Treat

 You may have noticed a lack of blogging here. Want excuses? I'm spending a lot of time in the car. Two schools, two different start times, two different end times = lots and lots of driving. Did I mention that I hate driving? I hate driving.

Can one blog from an I-Pad? Anyone have an old I-Pad they don't want anymore? Maybe I could blog while driving. Or while waiting in a school parking lot for one of my little darlings. Seems like people with I-Pads have their shit together. Please send I-Pad stat to initiate more blogging.

I'm sure you are dying to know what M and m are for Halloween right?

Months ago Meazi told us she wanted to be Aphrodite. There is some disagreement about who suggested that Melese should be Eros/Cupid. I thought it was Meazi's idea, she said I suggested it. Maybe Melese decided himself, but Meazi hated the idea of being Cupid's mother on Halloween so she quickly chose a new Goddess:

Artemis the Hunter.

 Melese remains Cupid.

Sounds pretty highbrow eh? I bet your thinking, "See how bright and creative kids who aren't allowed to watch tv are?"

The truth is Meazi's very first costume choice, months and months ago, was Strawberry Shortcake.

We told her she had to pick something else.

Lucky for us, her favorite book at the time was this one:

She loves this book so much.

We went to the Getty Villa to get some additional costume details...

I'm just happy no one lost a finger this Halloween. Steven used a jigsaw to carve the pumpkins.

Have a Happy Halloween.

Wordless Wednesday

September 12th. Biggest Day Ever.

This Wednesday is a really big day for our family.

This girl turns seven...

 

This boy tries school again...

And the school opens.

In Kololo.

 

Wanna place a bet on # of ugly cries??

For the Ethiopian Team...

Introducing Dibaba and Gebrselassie.

Lijoch headed to a 'come as your favorite athlete' party thrown by some of Melese's new school mates.

Three Years Ago Today...

Three years ago we were at LAX, about to start our travels to Ethiopia. Armed with photos, passports, and nervous stomachs, we boarded the plane.

When I texted Steven at work yesterday to confirm the exact date, we had a brief exchange. He ended it with:


I've known them forever.

That Steven, he doesn't say much, but when he does...

Yeah, I feel that way too honey.