Smith Family Olympics

We have gotten really into the Olympics around here. On the day of opening ceremonies... I decorated the dining room with red, white and blue streamers, a red table cloth, red/white/blue plates napkins and cups. (The kids wanted to know what kind of cake we were having since they associate streamers and cake with one another... oops no cake... didn't know this association... will know next time). Anyway... I printed off some pictures of Olympics type things... The Olympic Rings, The Olympic Torch, The American Flag, The 2008 Olympics Logo, and The Olympic Medals and I set each picture at a place setting. Then, we headed outdoors for some family olympics... we ran relay races in the drive-way (which sent our neighbors streaming out of their houses to see what in the world we were doing... racing up and down the driveway... handing off wooden spoons to one another...), we kicked soccer goals, we ran sprints (and broke the tape at the end of the driveway that was tied between the fence post and the mailbox...) this was a hit! We rode bikes in circles (like the bike racers), we did some gymnastics (which they call 'nastics'). Anyway... lots and lots of fun games. Then we ordered Chinese Food (yes, of course we did!). We ate chinese food and talked about the pictures. So, now when they see the rings on t.v.- they say- "The rings... The rings..." And, they say the same thing about the medals, the torch, the little red logo/sport people drawings, etc. We really learned a lot! We have watched the Olympics everyday... they know who Michael Phelps is. I decided not to show them discus throwing- thought that might not work out well in our living room.... We do a lot of 'nastics' and have loved every minute of the olympics. When they see volleyball- they ask for Kelsey. We wear our medals from The Little Gym- which are brilliantly red/white/blue this semester with a gold medallion. They want to go there... meaning Beijing. Ha! Who knows maybe one day one of them will work at the Olympics like their dad did in Atlanta. Needless to say it has been very fun cheering for Team USA.
Then, today, I read the Sunday comics (yes, it is Tuesday... but we get to things when we can around here...). Thought this was particulary funny! Seems to sum up our house!

Anyway... go Team USA! and Team Smith!