Write it Wednesday

Over the summer I wanted to think of a way to encourage Adam to work on his writing, but also have it be something fun for him. So we made a list of different people that he could send fan mail, and he got to work.

We tried to do one letter a week, and called it “Write it Wednesday” (it rarely actually happened on Wednesdays, but I like alliteration). In addition to the letters, he sent each recipient a photo of himself (so they would know what he looked like), and either a picture he drew or colored.

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First up was Harrison Ford, Mr. Han Solo himself.

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Next was children’s author, and professional soccer player, Frank Lampard.

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Then Adam went on a “Cutthroat Kitchen” kick. It was his favorite show for a while and so he wrote to Alton Brown, and offered to help him host the show (but said since he’s a picky eater, he wouldn’t want to try the food). He made me sign a permission slip to include with the letter – so that Mr. Brown would know I was okay with it too.

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He also wrote to his favorite judge on the show, Simon Majumdar.

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Adam also wrote to one of the keepers at our zoo about the arrival of their new hippos.

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He sent a letter to Dav Pilkey, the author of his favorite series, “Captain Underpants.”

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And to LeBron James, congratulating him on his team’s championship win.

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Here’s another, to Mickey Mouse.

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Adam got his first two responses on the same day. One was from Dav Pilkey’s publisher. They sent him a nice note saying they were forwarding his letter on to the author and included a fun newsletter and a little activity book for his new series. The second was from Keeper Jenna at the zoo. She answered all of Adam’s questions and said we should try to find her the next time we visited the zoo.

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After he lost his first tooth, Adam wrote to Abby Klein. The Tooth Fairy had brought him one of her books (about a little boy losing his first tooth).

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Adam got a postcard back from Mickey and his friends.

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And we did find Keeper Jenna at the zoo. That was a lot of fun for Adam.

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He also heard back from Abby Klein, and I’m sure more responses will trickle in. He has more people on the list that he wants to send letters to, so I think we’ll start it up again once soccer ends.

It’s a lot of fun for both of us. I love seeing his thought process as he decides who to write and what to tell them. My favorite part though, is his tagline. He ends each letter with, “If you want to write back, I will write back on a Wednesday.”

Mishmash

Maggie found her dream car.

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We’ve got some pretty cute kids.

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Luke dressed like Batman for Adam’s soccer game (I was all for it).

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Maggie LOVES dance.

20160919_103553Luke got some happy mail. Mabel finished his blanket and sent it to him.

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So of course, we had to get a picture of everyone with their Mabel blankets. (I have two, but someone had to take the picture.)

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Adam’s spelling list this week came with pictures. So Luke has been quizzing him in the mornings while we wait for the bus.

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I gave Maggie some fancy hair for gymnastics.

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And we went a little crazy at the dollar store.

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And one last one of Luke at soccer.

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Quack! 2.0

We were able to make it to the Rubber Duck Regatta again this year.

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It was crazy hair day for Adam’s class. We both completely forgot about it that morning though, so when he got home from school, all three kids got fun hairdos.

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I did Adam and Maggie’s hair, and Adam did Luke’s.

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Seeing the ducks dumped in the river was just as impressive as it was two years ago.

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Still Kicking Around

It’s been all soccer, all the time here. Dave is one of the coaches on Adam’s team (which is why he insisted he needed a bright yellow shirt to match).

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Luke’s team just happened to be the same color. It does make it pretty easy to find their jerseys in the laundry basket.

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The kids have been all about cardboard boxes lately.

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I don’t question it. If they’re happy, I’m happy.

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“Look mom! It’s my name!”

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Maggie is not afraid to wear white after Labor Day.

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The boys got haircuts yesterday. We’ve got some nice looking kids, if I do say so myself.

2016-09-11-17-05-21Adam had another soccer game this afternoon, for the other team he’s on.  I haven’t been able to see him play much this year – I’m always with Luke and their games have been at the same times. I did see some of Saturday’s game and the game today. He’s improved so much since last year and it’s so fun to watch.