Yeah our dining room light is super pink...

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Hanging out in neighbor's backyard driving many dogs insane.

April Update

Since I am a slacker for both taking pictures of my children and posting updates to this blog I thought I'd share some of Carrie's artwork from her Fibers class. Fibers is her favorite art class and she works hard at it.

In other Watkins related news; Maya scored her first soccer goal this weekend. She had been wanting to do this since the fall.

Pinewood Derby was also this past weekend. Cale had a Thor-themed car and raced other Bear scouts. Maya had a Muppet-themed car and Aden had a monkey-car. They raced other scout siblings. How did they do? Well not so great but they didn't seem to mind. I think I was more bothered by the poor performance than they were. I have a Masters of Engineering so I feel as though I should be able to help the kids build amazing cars. Of course my degree really has very little to do with actual engineering so that might explain it.

Finally, we have a brand new car. A 2013 Mazda CX5. It's awesome. Now that we have two cars I still plan to ride my bike around but reserve the right to take a car when snow, rain or wind create tough conditions.

Spring Break in Colorado Springs

This week was spring break so of course that meant it was time for the Watkins family to drop in on one of America's most right wing, fundamentalist cities. I mean we didn't want Colorado Springs feeling too safe. After some time spent looting, vandalizing, and placing Dennis Kucinich bumper stickers on random Hummers we decided to visit some of the local attractions.

On Monday we went to the Cave of the Winds. The tour through the cave included many tight passages and a brief demonstration of what it feels like in total darkness. Later that day we took a drive up to the Florissant National Monument where we saw 40 million year old fossilized red woods and a brief demonstration of what is like to be a 40 million year old fossilized tree.

On Tuesday we finished are break with a trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Maya was obsessed with the orangutans. Aden loved all the various monkeys and lemurs. Cale, always striving to reach a higher level of individuality, declared the naked mole rats to be his favorite animal at the zoo.

Maya's Letter to the Tooth Fairy

Less than 48 hours ago Maya had a loose front tooth just hanging from the gum. Yesterday at breakfast she noticed that it was no longer there but she did not recall when or where it went.

To rectify the situation she wrote the following to the Tooth Fairy:

Dear Tooth Fairy,

I lost my tooth. I have no idea when I lost it. I think I swallowed it but can I still get some money?

Love Maya

Artists

Enjoying grandma's blankets