Kaelan and Darian working on a recent science project.
Wanna know how to take your sullen-faced toddler out of her saddened slump?
Well, first of all, DON'T leave the tickets to an exciting show she is eager to see back at your house an hour away. Waiting never makes for a happy kid.
But if you do make this mistake, DO send dad rushing across town to get those tickets, because THIS:
....will lead to THIS:
A long time dream of Dad's was brought to fruition this week. Dad has eagerly awaited Kaelan coming of age to watch the original Star Wars Trilogy with him (or is it now called the final trilogy, or is it really 4, 5 and 6 in the series? So not a Star Wars nerd here....we'll check with the Jedi of our home about his later.)
After catching the tail end of one of these films recently on television, I realized they really were not that bad or violent and I agreed to let Kaelan watch them as long as dad fast forwarded through anything questionable. Seriously, I think Boomrang and Cartoon Network far exceed Star Wars in inappropriateness. I saw talking poop on CN while I waited in the dentist's office the other day. Ewoks and Star Troopers (or are they called Storm Troopers???) seem pretty harmless.
She had little indentions in her face for more than a day, because she refused to remove the mask.
Dad hopes to make this a yearly tradition, but I'm thinking it may lose it's magic come the 'tween years. I had someone at church tell me that Kaelan proudly spoke up about knowing some books from the Bible. The teacher was very amused to hear Kaelan list off the following:
Matthew
Mark
Luke Skywalker
John
Dad couldn't be more proud.
Each spring, we make the beautiful trek to Marble Falls, Texas for berry picking. This year was an exceptionally awesome drive with the gorgeous array of wildflowers in the hill country.
The recent rains made for muddy fields, but we came prepared with WalMart and Target bags abundant to cover up the little ones' feet. We mommies.....always thinking ahead! The bags actually worked despite the fact that they caked on mud and added about 10lbs of weight to each child. This did, however, help to slow them down and allowed us to keep up with them!
The animals are always a huge hit. There was the cutest little donkey baby this year! You can go here to see just how cute he was. (Suz, I will pay you royalties! Plus, this gives more people the chance to see "The Great Poop of 2010"!)
We hope to head back for blackberry season soon!
There's reds, greens and sometimes blues.
All different shades.
All different hues.
Sometimes fast,
Sometimes slow.
All different rates
At which they grow.
They're everywhere,
And all around.
But seem nowhere
When still in the ground.
They make you smile
As if on cue.
And then you realize,
You're a wildflower too.
The same principles
Apply to us all.
We all go to the same place,
As the flowers in the fall.
-Shelby Pollack
Mama and Dad are not usually so overdressed for the beach. They were waiting to go on an excursion and decided to take a walk on the beach. Here, mama is seen making fun of some Jersey girls posing further down the beach. Wicked hot.
No, mama did not ride on one of those big germ vessels (I guess we know who doesn't like cruise ships). The day mama and pops decided to go to the mainland and shop, they were joined by a couple thousand of their friends who just "stopped by". Mom told Dad to take a picture because this was the closest she was getting to a cruise ship. Did I mention she doesn't do cruise ships?
There were lots of nighttime walks on the beach after dinner. Dad's lack of photography skills catches the romance of it all, don't cha think?
There were boat excursions, spa visits, golf rounds, scuba diving, dolphin adventures and mostly...a lot of this:
