"Claire's World, Claire's World...Party Time...Excellent!"

I got to party with Ellie and Devon the other night.

Mommy and Devon entered the Toddler Juggling competition! I think Mommy is winning.

Devon was reading a book to Ellie and me, but like that kid in the back of the room, I decided it was time to mess around while the "teacher" wasn't looking at me.

"No, no...a right triangle has a 90° angle. This is isosceles!"

Here I am, the life of the party! Wokka, wokka! I'm so hard core that I'm strumming my air guitar with a stuffed kitty! Excellent! If there was a lampshade within reach, I would have put that on my head, too. Eventually, they cut me off from the apple cider.

PS: "No me world, Elmo's world!"

Flying Lessons

I went to Ellie's house and had my first flying lesson.

Ellie and I listened to our ground instructor very carefully before springing into action. Ellie gave our instructor a respectful salute in acknowledgment of the instructions. Had I realized that this was a military operation, I would not have worn pink. People will think I'm Sue Parrish or something.

Here, Ellie is getting ready to hand-prop the airplane. It is often said that this should be done with an experienced pilot at the controls. Unfortunately, neither of us was particularly experienced, but I had at least flown in an airplane before, so I saddled up in the cockpit.

Here I am soloing the little airplane through the living room! Daddy is right, you never forget your first solo. Moments later I brought her back in for a landing so Ellie could take her turn. When Daddy learned to fly, he shared the airplane with Ellie's Daddy, so it only seemed fitting that I share with Ellie. Well...that and the fact that the airplane actually belongs to Ellie. But that's just a technicality.