Photos on the Road

I love it when Will sends photos of Abby and Daniel to me when I am on a work trip!

Yesterday Will sent me this picture of part of an essay Abby was working on for school. (Will is a GREAT dad and spent a lot of time with Abby -- teaching her about the structure of a well-crafted essay and patiently encouraging her to write neatly).

And my sister sent me this photo of Abby with a gorgeous border collie puppy.




And today Will sent this adorable picture of baby kitty Daniel.



It's fun to see these photos when I'm away from home!

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USTA National Championship Tennis

We've had a great time at the USTA National Championship Tennis Tournament. I was just looking at USTA's web site and found a fun photo of Will. Click on the following link and fast forward to photo #20 -- http://www.usta.com/2011-usta-league-35-adult-nationals-day-1-action/.

Our Champion

Last night we enjoyed the players party that kicked off the tournament. Will plays his first match this morning and again this afternoon. Wish him luck!

Silly Stotts

Daniel has been so incredibly silly this trip and keeps us all laughing!

The Beautiful Desert

Yesterday we spent the morning at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The drive there was GORGEOUS! Who knew a desert landscape could be so incredibly beautiful?

Look closely at this mountain. It is COVERED in cacti. A forest of cacti is pretty darn cool!

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is currently highlighting raptors -- birds of prey. I particularly LOVED this common barn owl that can be found around the world. (Check out those talons!)

And I'm pretty fond of this lucky photo I took of a great horned owl flying.

In case you didn't know, deserts are REALLY hot.

One-Eyed Jack -- Or Why You Should Always Listen to Your Parents

We call him One-Eyed Jack right now. Wednesday night Daniel was having his bath and kept standing up. I told him not to stand in the bathtub. Abby told him not to stand in the tub. And Will told him not to stand in the tub. Well, he kept doing it and fell down. He has a cut on his eyebrow and his eye is quite swollen.

Airplanes and Buses

Daniel (and Abby) were quite excited for our trip to Arizona. Here they are looking out at the luggage being loaded onto our plane in Minneapolis.

When we arrived in Phoenix, Will and Abby took care of getting our luggage.

Daniel was delighted when we took a bus to get our rental car. He told people sitting by us that he thought the bus was going to Starbucks!

Another Abby Outfit

I forgot to get photos of the last couple of days of coordinated looks. But to sum up, you missed a really nice black and white ensemble coordinated with a black and white kitty and a blue, red and yellow outfit coordinated with a spectacular parrot.

Today's look was brown on top and white on the bottom -- just like a Springer Spaniel!

Daniel's Airport

I am well aware that one of my jobs as Mom is to believe that my children are geniuses. But I must confess, "My children are geniuses!!!"

This morning, as we were getting ready for the day, Daniel called to me, "Mom, come look at my airport! I made an airport!"

I wasn't expecting much, but was really impressed when I entered the living room and saw the airport Daniel had made combining his two favorite things - airplanes and an egg box!

So with no further ado, I give to you the genius that is Daniel Min Jae Richard Stott...

How cool would it be to pull up to a translucent, egg carton-shaped terminal? Pretty cool, I say!

Abby's Fashion Look Book -- Outfit Number Two

Today is school photo day. Abby paired her new sweater dress with her rainbow dolphin.

Abby's Fashion Look Book -- Fall Outfit Number One

Abby has a newly discovered interest in fashion. It involves getting dressed and then choosing a stuffed animal to coordinate with the look. Here is what she wore to school today.