Spring break plans

We told the kids they get to spend some time over on the Westside for their spring break. I went over the details of who and where they will be staying, then ended it with I'll pick you up and bring you home.
I look over and Jacob has double thumbs down. I asked, "double thumbs down? Don't you want to go?" He said, "Yes, the thumbs down is you picking us up."
I said, "What about Easter and all your candy? You want that don't you?" Jacob looked perplexed for a moment and then Jack, over his shoulder as he walked out of the room, said,"You can just mail it to us."

Weinermobile

Jack, Amelia and I made the front page of the Tri-City Herald the other morning standing in front of the Weinermobile. It was happen chance that we drove by it while running some errands that day. I decided to pull in real quick because heck you don't see the Weinermoblile that often. The kids got to look inside it and each got a little Oscar Meyer Weinermobile whistle.
The next morning Myrna and Justin called first thing to tell us our picture was in the paper. The kids didn't really think anything of it really but it's still a fun little picture and blurb.

Amelia

Amelia is now a confident bike rider. She still needs to work on starting and stopping but she can ride, ride, ride. Last night she rode all the way around the loop. What a gal!

Jack

I call home today:

answer: Hello
me: Hello?
Jack: Hi Mom! It's Jack
me: Oh hi Jack. What ya doing?
Jack: Watching the sink holes show.
me: Oh how is it?
Jack: Good. Do not move to Florida!
me: Florida huh.. is that were all the sink holes are at?
Jack: Ya
me: Can I talk to Dad?
Jack: He's outside cleaning the freezer.
me: Oh
(I hear Jack walk to the garage)
Jack: Daaad! Mom's on the phone. Bye Mom.

Although this seems like a normal conversation it is not to me. This is my guy Jack! Jack who is suppose to a little guy. He is now answering the telephone like a kid, when did this happen? I honestly didn't even recognize the voice that answered the telephone.
I hope in the future near and far Jack talks with me on the phone.

Jacob

For a while I had to ban the ipad in the morning because the kids were getting up super early to play it. They could play the ipad after they ate breakfast, brush teeth and got dressed. Usually there wasn't much time before the bus came to pick them up.
Well Jacob has solved that problem for himself.  The last couple of mornings he has gotten early made himself toast for breakfast, got dress and brushed his teeth. By the time I come downstairs he is on the ipad, ready to go for the day. I am pretty impressed that he will do all those things to play the ipad but it does show that he understands that he must do his work before he can play. I hope that trait continues on into his adult life.

UPDATE:
Jacob has now taken to getting breakfast for Jack and Amelia if they want him to. This morning I can down the the kids eating breakfast cookies and drinking milk. Amelia even had a straw in her up.

Amelia

Amelia rides her pedal bike just fine. She has been able to ride it for a while now. The trouble is getting her pedal, she just isn't motivated. Today I told her she could have candy if she pedaled all the way down the road. Of course she made it all the way home, not even stopping when she ran over Jack's foot. Oh motivation.