Skating away

I took the kids ice skating today. Sadie had never been. Soen had been once, last winter. When I mentioned it this morning he asked if he could get that "magic gum" that he had last time. Figures that the one thing that would stick out in his mind would be the candy he had that day. He said, "Please, Daddy? It will be just like old times."

Anyway, we went, we had fun, and the kids even had some "magic gum." (This turned out not to be gum at all, but a jawbreaker. Its ability to change colors was apparently "magical" to the Soen. Sadie tired of it after about five minutes and spit it into my hand.) Sadie enjoyed it. I think she even fared better than Soen did, who needed to take a few breaks from the action. He's not the toughest guy I've ever met. Then again, neither was I.

A man and his butterfly

We took a break from the indoor water park we were visiting this past weekend and went to the Charlotte Museum of Natural History. Soen found the butterfly exhibit. Note that one butterfly isn't enough. He eventually had two.

Halloween

Sadie as "Woman Woman"