The Happiest Place on Earth

A friend of mine once had to conduct an experiment for a class, so she decided to test a hypothesis about where people were happiest/friendliest. She tested the hypothesis by tracking what proportion of people smiled or said hello to her at a grocery store, a college campus, and a recreation trail. The friendliest place was the recreation trail, and the grocery store was the least friendly place. I remembered that experiment yesterday as I was running on a trail near our house, when I couldn't help smiling despite the tortuous run. The sky was incredibly blue after a few days of rain, and the smell of fresh cut grass was in the air. Sometimes it doesn't get better than that.


I may have to go all Mythbusters on Disney's claim using that same experiment to see if it holds true. My guess is the recreation trail would still win out. However, Disney does provide some great backdrops for a photo. Here's the fam from our trip last week.

Batman and Pebbles

Kieran's in a Batman kind of mood these days. He wants to wear his Batman pajamas everywhere--pre-school, church, the playground, and, of course, bed. He's quite distraught when they actually have to be washed. I already bought him a green dragon costume for Halloween, but I'm thinking Batman might slay the dragon Halloween night. Some cute things he's been saying lately is "that's what happens," which is his very philosophic response to any unfortunate thing that happens, "polk-a-nuts" instead of "polk-a-dots" and "gee-cano" instead of volcano.

Haven is our blonde Pebbles Flintstone. She has a favorite stuffed toy, "Lambey," which she uses as a security blanket. She also loves to sing, especially to herself in her bed.