lazy again...

I haven't gotten my big camera out for a while again.  Just the one birthday photo of Alex has been it.  I promise I'll have it out tomorrow though!  :-)

Cell phone photos again...

Clara didn't have school last Wednesday and I made the poor girl get an eye exam.  Actually, she desperately wanted an eye exam because she thinks she really wants glasses.  No glasses this time, but a referral for eye therapy to strengthen her right eye muscles.  She did have to get her eyes dilated...

... she was not a happy camper... especially when it didn't wear off in the three hour time frame they told us it would.

I think I mentioned it before, but the Battle of the Books team Clara is on made it to the citywide finals!  Here she is with her finalist medal...

Saturday morning, Jeff and Alex had a Bat Mitzvah to attend, so we celebrated his birthday at dinner.  We took him to Texas de Brazil...

We did family presents when we got home that night.  The friend party will follow at a later date (I still haven't booked it).  He polled all of his friends last week and the unanimous choice for his party was laser tag. I just have to figure out if any of the dates we have available mesh with any of the times that the venue has available.  Looks like he'll be celebrating his birthday for about a month :-)

On Sunday, he rode his bike to the Cubs game with a friend and his family!  The last weekend they were at the White Sox game together and this weekend they were at the Cubs game together.  While at the game, they hatched a plan to build a soccer ball bazooka in the alley.  As soon as they got back, Alex started gathering supplies.  They got it built, but never got it to fire (thank goodness!). 

And finally, the cookie cake Alex picked out for his birthday celebration at school...

... turning 12 seems pretty good, don't you think?