contest winner

We were delighted to get the phone call today that Dennis was one of the winners of Winn Dixie's Memorial Day coloring contest. He won a dozen cupcakes and he was beyond thrilled!

We had a real family day today. We were home for most of the day, building Lego planes in Dennis' room with him and doing some light housecleaning. Tonight, we cuddled together on the couch and watched Star Wars: A New Hope, Dennis' first Star Wars movie experience. He loved it, of course, and he shot his hand up into the air and yelled "YES!" twice as the Empire's ships were destroyed. He had a few questions, sure, but they became less and less as he watched more of the movie. He really wanted to know "why did Obi-wan let himself be killed by Darth Vader?". Perceptive of him to notice that he just let it happen. Like me, Dennis loves R2-D2! He can't wait to see the next movie.

Today's excuse for not wanting his nap: "I'm going to put on a dance show in my room to raise money for the St. Jude hospital for children and I can't do it if I'm taking a nap!". He gets points for creativity and generosity for that one!