Engineer or Artist?

The other day I was watching Kade as the girls were taking a nap.  I was upstairs getting something from my computer and as usual...got a little distracted.  After about 10 minutes I noticed that Kade had gotten really quiet downstairs...and as you know that usually meand I am going to be spending the next hour fixing something.  Much to my surprise, I found Kade in the garage building something.  Here is the finished product - he had balanced a piece of wood on the handle of the push toy and put all his markert on top...not too shabby.  I wonder if this means he is going to be an engineer or an artist??

I would like to get Senor Kentucky Royal's Opinion On This One...

Yesterday I was in the cafeteria at my place of work.  I was having a discussion with a co-worker as we were waiting to get our afternoon coffee.  Mid-sentance I stopped cold.  My co-worker must have thought that I was having another brain-fart moment as he stood there looking at me with that WTF look on his face...but politely not saying anything.  Then I pointed and he saw what was so befuttling me:

That's right...chicken (Pollo) flavored potato chips!!  I was able to resist my natural "manly" urges (to try anything unusual)  for exactly one day.  This morning I had to go back and buy a bag.  My mind was racing.  What would this taste like ... Fried Chicken??  

The answer:  Yes...... 

Yes it tasted like fried chicken...but....it tasted like a mouth full of fried chicken skin/fat...not good. I only got about 10 chips into the bag before I started feeling nauseous (something not easily done).  It went in the trash.  Experiment completed --> Chicken Potato Chips are NOT good.  

Interestingly enough...there was another bag of chips sitting right next to the chicken chips...this one flavored "mayonnaise"...hmmmm...it's a good thing tomorrow is Saturday and I won't be able to give in to yet another bad creation.

Me and My Cellphone 2

It's been a while since my first "Me and My Cellphone" installment...and the pictures have been accumulating on me...so I better get back at it before I forget about it. Here is a picture of what caused me to be late getting home the other night. A rather bad day for the local delivery truck. I guess all those signs in the US warning about vehicle height limitations are worth the money.

Officially 5...but can she run for President?

Today the US State department hand delivered Avery's brand spanking new Passport and her Consular Report of Birth Abroad (I think they slang that into CRIBA somehow). I know...what amazing service the US Embassy in San Jose provides!! This means that she has claimed her US citizenship thus making the Cavagnaro clan officially 5 in the eyes of the US Goberment. Don't worry Obama...you will still get us for the same amount of taxes due to the phase-outs on the child tax credit...unlike the Octomom.

Anyway, as proof...here is her passport photo (looks a lot like Payton's) and a picture of her new US Birth Certificate - the famed CRIBA.

I have also attached the State Department letter which accompanied our delivery...really...click it and read it. I would think that Hillary would be proud of the work of Senor Kentucky Royal. I think he deserves a promotion...at a cherry posting...say...something like Malawi?? But seriously...I think this is a hoax. After all it is supposedly signed by someone named John T. Ice...but if you look at the signature it clearly states John S. Ice so I think the whole thing is a sham. I will have to ask Hillary about that sometime...or maybe Senor Stanky since he seems to pretend he knows something about this stuff.

Lastly...as a public announcement. Remember that March 28 is Passport Day in the USA. A little (ok a lot) less exciting than March 14th...but hey...this is the State Department after all...

On Saturday, March 28, the Department of State will celebrate “Passport Day in the USA,” a national outreach event to provide passport information and accept passport applications from U.S. citizens from coast-to-coast and border-to-border. Citizens should check travel.state.gov for official times. For this day only, appointments and expedite fees are not required for those applying at a Passport Agency.

From Jen...

Avery's 1 Month Checkup

Today was Avery's 1 month check-up. The doctor was happy with her overall growth...apparently she is right about 50th percentile in everything.

02/19/09: 7lbs 1 oz and 19 inches

03/18/09: 8lbs 8 oz and 21 inches

On a separate note, tonight we are packing for our quick beach trip this weekend (heading out to the Betz's condo in Jaco). I am hopeful we can get a picture of all three kiddos on the beach for next year's annual Christmas card...so I was looking at getting the camera ready.

As I scrolled thought the pictures that were still on the camera, I ran across these two gems. The first one is a picture that our maid apparently took of Payton after "doing" her hair. The second is a self-portrait by Kade...what a masterpiece. I have a suspicion it would be his Facebook profile picture if he had a Facebook page.