March 9 - Goldie, Curly & Whitey

He made a pizza shirt for pizza day

I have been buzzing Luke's hair since he was a toddler so it was surprising to all of us when he started to grow it out this year and we discovered...he has curls! He's convinced it's because he twirls his hair when he's tired but nope-he's a curly q. He gets it from my dad and my brother Bryan, also curly q's. Several of the teachers at school compliment him on his hair. I've started to call him Curly while JD has started calling him the 'Backseat Bugger' because he peppers us with questions about everything under the sun whenever we are in the car. Luke thinks 'Backseat Bugger' is absolutely hilarious and loves referring to himself as 'Backseat Bug Man!'

In another surprise, Julia (aka Goldie) was placed in the sprinting group for track. Her first meet is a week from today and we're excited to see her run. There is a junior Olympic athlete on her team that she has to run against (Pattie is much faster) but it's great motivation for Julia to try harder.

Cookies for sale!

In fantastic news, Julia applied to the science magnet middle school and we found out 2 days ago that she was accepted! The downside? Her friend from swimming and robotics didn't get in and she doesn't want to go since she has no friends going. ARG. She has just over a week to decide to there will be a lot of discussion over the next week. 

Julia and I have also been busy doing cookie booths the last few weeks (we are heading to one this morning in an hour).

Our council increased the price of cookies to $5 a box and we thought it would impact our sales numbers, but our troop is still doing really well. Only 1 more week to go after this and we are done for the year. 

Meanwhile...little Jillian (aka Whitey) has really perfected her climbing skills over the last few days. She has Julia's speed and Luke's climbing ability, which is a dangerous combination. She cannot be left alone for any length of time! She also...hope I don't jinx myself, is completely potty trained during the day now. She's even stayed dry the last few nights. Fantastic progress!