We laugh. We cry. We laugh at each other. We cry because of each other. Despite it all, we love each other.
6/15/2008
A Father's Day Tag
1. What is your dad's favorite food? Beef Enchiladas
2. Who is his favorite team? Alabama Crimson Tide
3. What does he do at work? Work on valves
4. If he could have any job, what would it be? a principal
5. What do you and your dad like to do together? play football
6. What does he do when he is not at work? watch TV
7. Does he snore? yes, very loud
8. How does he make you laugh? by tickling me
9. What is he good at? playing the guitar
10. What is his dream vacation? taking us to Disneyworld
11. What would he do with $1 million? buy a motorcycle
12. What is his favorite TV show? Ninja Warrior
13. What did he study in college? science
14. Who is his best friend? Jerry Kirby
15. How does he comfort you? by hugging me
16. What is his nickname for you? boogerhead
17. How long does it take him to get ready for work? about 30 minutes
18. How much does he weigh? 125 pounds
19. What are his hobbies? playing video games, playing football
20. If he were a superhero, who would he be, and why? Superman, because he is strong
21. What is one thing he can't live without? his family and diet coke
22. What makes him happy? presents and Dreamland ribs
23. What are his bad habits? watching TV
24. What is his favorite snack or treat? honeybun cake
25. How do you know he loves you? he comforts me and plays with me
I am tagging: Riley Benham, Payton, Hannah Parkes, Ross Jordan, Ariel Odom, and Emily Kimball.
6/13/2008
Another pit stop
Good friends mean good times
My girls are in love with Lyla/Baby Juju. She is quite the princess and such a good baby.
The Mitchells are big OSU fans. Arin's brother will be starting for them next season. Hayden found this OSU helmet and put it on. I had to take a picture of her for Bryan. Taylor asked Dianne if they rooted for Alabama or Auburn. It was cracking me up, because it is a strange idea to Taylor that someone could like a team other than those two. Dianne had the best mix for wheat pancakes. I didn't tell my kids they were wheat and they gobbled them up and asked for seconds. Hayden and Aidan were nice enough to help in the preparation. My kids were introduced to a whole new way of eating pancakes and it is now their favorite: spread with peanut butter. Maybe we are the only ones who had never had PB on our pancakes, but now they won't eat them any other way. Arin's sister was so nice to let the girls swim in her pool. I think a little recreation helped make the last two days of driving more enjoyable.
While all the kids are playing in the pool and having a squirt gun fight, Aidan was busy trying to wrestle Bradley, trying push Arin in the pool, and taking a break for some skittles.
We were sad to leave them and Dianne said Aidan was sad we left, too. I am definately looking forward to seeing them again on our way back home.
6/12/2008
Road trip - must haves:
Crayola Window Markers - these provide endless amounts of fun. Just be sure to have a generous supply of Windex wipes on hand, also.
Bottled Water - just don't freeze it the night before. This results in you having to keep bottles in your windshield all day to thaw them.
A couple of fun stops in between - Our choices were one of the Cherokee Trading Posts/Tourist trap in Oklahoma and the Capulin volcano in New Mexico. (more on these two in future posts.)
Leapsters (with headphones) MP3 player - preloaded with all your favorite tunes and the necessary gadgets to run it through your car stereo. I am done with the days of constantly changing CDs.
Crayola Model Magic - minimal mess, easy clean-up and tons 'o fun for everyone.
A mascot - a beautiful project from the previously mentioned model magic. By the end of the trip we had an entire family complete with a baby, a dog, and a few pieces of furniture.
Great friends to stop and see along the way - I highly recommend the Mitchells!! (more about them in another post)
And last but not least, an awesome destination! (more about that in MANY more posts)
Hayden finally turns 5!!!
The day continued with a trip to the mall. Hayden decided to do that instead of having a birthday party. We went to all of her favorite mall stores and she got to ride the carousel three times in a row. Instead of "just looking" at the Disney store, she was able to pick out whatever she wanted (within reason.) When we went to Petrie's she saw a three part Best Friends Forever necklace set and wanted to spend some of her birthday money on that so she could give each of her sisters one of the necklaces as a surprise. After several other stops, we headed home totally exhausted. The day wasn't over though. She got a visit from Grandma Jeannie along with another birthday present.The day ended with her getting to pick anything that she wanted for dinner. She had already decided weeks before that she would have her birthday dinner at the "computer McDonalds." She spent her first day being five, doing exactly what she wanted to do. She was so happy and I can't ask for anything better than that.