Charlie's 4th Birthday Party

We had such a fun day. Charlie and his friends enjoyed a bowling party. There aren't too many pictures because they were moving constantly. It was like chasing little ants.

They all had so much fun.

Robot Turkey

Charlie brought home Tom Turkey last week. As a family, we were supposed to disguise Tom Turkey so that he would not be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner. Charlie and I looked on-line and found lots of good ideas. He liked the clown, Thomas the Train, and many more, but he never settled on one. He just wanted to paint his turkey. He painted his turkey green and glued eyes on him. So from there, we decided on a robot turkey because Charlie likes to dress up like a robot.

Today was the day we took Tom Turkey to school.

Charlie: Mommy, I didn't tell anyone at school that I made a robot turkey.

Me: Good job, Charlie! Now, it will be a big surprise, and you kept a secret.

Charlie: Trey is going to have a robot turkey and Carter is going to have a robot shark turkey.

Me: Charlie, did you tell your friends that you were making your turkey into a robot?

Charlie: Well, yeah

Me: Charlie, I thought it was a secret because you wanted to surprise your friends?

Charlie: Well, I whispered it.

Who can argue with that logic?

We Can Fix It!

The past few weeks, we have had a run of bad luck. From Friday to Friday, first a deer hit Marshall's car, our washing machine died, and the compressor on the refrigerator had to be replaced. Everyone kept saying, "these things seem to come in threes." But, in our case, they seem to come in fours. Now our dishwasher has died. My daddy, Marshall, and Charlie tried to fix it and had it working, but it quit again two days later. They aren't finished trying. They have a plan. Keep your fingers crossed. We need a run of good luck this month.

Things I've learned:

1. You should vacuum under the refrigerator once a year to prevent the compressor from burning up.

2. A tiny plastic twist top off of the cheap plastic bottled drinks the kids like can float around in the dishwasher for months before it finds that perfect spot to lock up the motor on the dishwasher. (We only buy those drinks at the beach. We had a few leftovers that they finished off at home in June, and the dishwasher broke in October.)

3. Marshall's car acts as a deer magnet. (Not his first.)

4. I need a heavy duty washing machine.