3/13 - Darth Maul commandeers my new desk

We went to check out my new desk, and Darth Maul tried to fly it like a spaceship!  (It would not start.)

6/04 - Dad Alien wants a new ride

He can’t decide which cute spaceship –er – car he wants to drive.  Which one do you like best?

8/30 - Dad Alien thinks he found his spaceship

He was ready to go home to his planet, but the spaceship was really a fire hydrant… So he’s still here with me at work.  Zorp.

We had lunch with new work friend Kari today. She has a cute little doggie at her house named Fido!

Kindy update:  The twins are still loving school!  Yay!!

4/18 - Space Guy finds the number of yesterday. And a puddle.

We found this number by the motorcycle parking.  Space Guy* wanted to go for a ride, but he couldn't reach the pedals -- or the handlebars!

Later, he visited the Planet of Giant Food.  "They have broccoli here that's as big as a tree!  And pita bread as big as a car!"

* Not sure what Space Guy's real name is, but he comes from the Fisher Price Imaginext Space Shuttle.  So does Alienist.

2/10 - Green Alien wants to send me to Mars

The movie poster says "Mars needs Moms" and Green Alien tried to get me onto the spaceship.  Silly me -- I took the train into work instead.  (I would miss you guys too much if I went all the way to Mars!)

Illegal Green Alien has gone native.  She says, "I'm a Californian!  I have the sticker to prove it."  Next, she'll want to run for governor...

Sad note:  My BART station is in the middle of the highway.  When I got there tonight, there were a bunch of police cars surrounding someone covered head to toe in a tarp.  Life is short -- sometimes shorter than you intend.  Hug your kids and the people you love every chance you get.

Update:  RIP Lawrence Findley.

1/22 - Robot/Space Party!

To celebrate the twins' 5th birthday, we had some of their friends --and ours-- come over for a Robot/Space Party.  Aside from putting the wrong address on the evite (whoopsie!), it went well.

Menu:
Broken Glass Jello

Spinach Dip
Veggie Queso
Mint Chocolate UFO's from Trader Joe's
The usual kid snacks:  goldfish crackers, alphabet cookies, craisins, juice boxes
Rocket Cake and Ice Cream

Games:
Space sticker project
Jet Pack Race

Pin the Astronaut on the Moon

Rocket, Rocket, Rocket, Blast Off!!

Prizes:
Wind-Up Robots

Robot Lollipops

We were lucky to have great weather (60's and sunny), so kids could run between the house and the back yard.  They even played an impromptu game of tag/hide and seek, which was very cute. The backyard has all of 2 (obvious) hiding spots, so everyone either piled in under the trampoline, or hid behind the stunted orange tree.