Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Sure Is Quiet

The weekend was a lot of fun, and everybody had a great time at Nana's birthday party yesterday. Lots of cake was eaten, and Nana made out like a bandit.

I am now very lonely, and it's only been 2 hours since I dropped Lori and the boys off at the airport. Lori will be gone with Christopher until Saturday afternoon, and Aidan will not be home until July 5th. Wow it's going to weird without any of them here, but I know they are going to have a great time at Nana and Pawpaw's Smokey Mountain Cousin's Camp. Thank goodness we have a camera phone attached to the computer. At least that will allow me to see them each night when I talk to them.

Thoughts and Prayers for Lori about now are appropriate, for she is currently in mid flight with the ornery screaming Rooster Boy. Just thinking about it sends me into a cold sweat. Hopefully it's not as bad as I think it will be.

More later,

William

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Blessings Counted

I have a wonderful family, and I am lucky beyond words. Thanks for making my day so special.

William

P.S. Happy Father's Day Dad. I miss you.

Fearless Leader, We Salute You

Since today is Father's Day I wanted to take the time to recognize William, as the wonderful man that he is day in and day out. He does not always get the recognition that he deserves. He constantly gives of himself to keep all of us happy, especially to keep me happy. I am extremely lucky and blessed in this regard. Whether he is taking care of the boys so that I can run, or taking care of getting the boys ready for baseball, he is always there without complaint.

William also takes every opportunity to try and teach the boys anything and everything to try and make them successful and find their independence. Not that our boys need a lot of help with independence, at least in their minds. I think both Aidan and Christopher are almost too independent in their thinking for their age. I know that eventually that will be a good thing, but I digress as I am supposed to be talking about William. William is always determined to take even the smallest thing and have Aidan, and Christopher to a degree, learn something to extend their minds and start them thinking. You can see the delight on his face when he realizes that the boys "get it".

One of the best things about William, aside form his large heart, is his zest for life and sense of fun. As he had still not fully grown up, (I am meaning this as a compliment) he always knows how to make things fun for the boys. Even when I am the "grouchy Mom" he knows how to break me out of it and make me laugh. How many Dad's would want a scooter that they could ride scooters with their sons? Probably not that many and he has been zipping along with Aidan ever since the scooter arrived. He also has some other antics that I don't think I will mention on the blog, that always make us laugh.

With all of that being said, we salute you William as a wonderful Father and husband and our fearless leader! Although he may not be so fearless when it comes to the little pterodactyl flying on an airplane or that really nasty blueberry poopy diaper, otherwise he is our fearless leaderThank you for always taking care of all of us and helping us all to enjoy all of life's moments. We love you.

Lori

Friday, June 19, 2009

Midnight Rider

So many things to do, so little time. Doesn't that statement seem like it's the general theme of each and every day now? Well, it is, and we cram as much stuff into the days as possible. Most of the time is a lot of fun, but sometimes it's a bit tiresome. Oh well, part of the joys of have two very active boys under the age of seven.

We are all giddy with anticipation for the arrival of Nana. She is coming into town today, and everybody is very excited. I'm quite sure that I will be hearing "is she here yet" about fifty times today.

Aidan is really excited because his Nana will be attending his last baseball game of the season tomorrow morning. Yep, it's gone by that fast. His last practice for the season was Wednesday afternoon, and let me tell you it was stinking hot. I'm talking Africa hot, and since Lori had to work, I had Christopher to entertain. Geesh, with all his whining, you would have thought it was a 100 degrees out there or something. Wait......um.....it was a 100 degrees out there, and I too was a bit miserable. After half the practice, I had to put Christopher in my truck and turn on the air conditioner. Luckily, the truck was parked within 20 feet of the practice field, so I could stand and watch Aidan's practice, while Christopher was relaxing in gelid comfort.

While Nana is here, we will be celebrating her birthday. It should be a lot of fun. We will also be celebrating Father's Day on Sunday. I have already gotten my Father's Day gift, and I am really stoked about it. I have been wanting to get one for some time, and I was finally able to find one that had all of the necessary features for a guy like me. "Necessary features" meaning "it will support my weight". Yep, and then some. So without further delay I present my XOOTR STREET scooter.


How cool is that? Aidan loves riding his scooter, and now we can go riding together. We went for a long ride to the other day. We did a little over two miles, and it was a blast. Talk about something that makes you feel young again. Woo Hoo.....you don't find those things very often. Super Cool Gift!

I will have plenty of pictures to post in a few days, so stay tuned.

William

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Oh Boy! Oh Joy! Oh .........#%*@!

We had great weekend, filled with runs(the jogging kind), ballgames, and birthdays. It absolutely flew by, as each day was packed with entertainment.

On Friday afternoon Lori took Aidan to his cousin Wyatt's pre birthday party. It was held at "Main Event" and all of the boys really had a lot of fun. There was plenty of things for them to do, and over the course of 3 hours, they wore themselves out. Because Aidan was so worn out when he got home, It would have made perfect sense for Aidan to go to bed early on Friday night. Yep, that would have been the "best" thing to do, but Lori and I, in our infinite wisdom, decided to let Aidan stay up late with us and partake in a rousing game of Monopoly. Oh Boy!

Aidan finally got to bed about 10:45pm with the firm intention of sleeping late. Yeah right, never gonna happen. Aidan must be part farmer, because that boy cannot sleep past 6:30am no matter what time he goes to bed. It's like he has to go tend to his cow or chickens or something. While other 6 year old in the city of Frisco is enjoying a peaceful somber at 6:30am on Saturday morning, Aidan is chomping at the bit to do something. Man it's annoying. The good news is that Lori was actually already getting up because she was scheduled to run in the Komen "Race for the Cure" 5k on Saturday morning. That meant that daddy was getting up too. Oh joy!

While Lori ran her race, I entertained the boys, and got Aidan ready for his 10:00am baseball game. Lori got home just before we were leaving for the ball field, and I was very grateful to have her home. Having her at the games really allows me to enjoy the spectacle. When she is not there, I am mostly chasing around Rooster boy, and I cannot really get into the game.

Well, like I mentioned earlier, the "best thing" to do would have been to have Aidan go to bed early on Friday, to be fully rested for his game. Nope, didn't happen, and it his lassitude on the ball field was painfully noticeable. It was completely our fault, and it will not happen again. He played OK, but he was not his normal "lights out" self. Lesson learned.

The rest of Saturday was spent doing mundane things like grocery shopping, and yard work. Woo hoo big fun. We all got to bed at a decent hour, and looked forward to an action packed Sunday.

Sunday was Wyatt's actual birthday, and he was having us over for a family only party. I snapped a few pictures at the party, and I thought I would share the glee. This one is of Christopher just as we arrived at Crickets house. I know this is just as we arrived, because he is still clean.


The same can almost be said of Aidan, so I snapped one of him before the craziness began.


Soon after this was taken, presents were opened, and delicious cupcakes that Lori made were being devoured.


Here is Christopher in all his ravenous glory.


Here is a great one of Aunt Cricket and the birtday boy Wyatt.


After everybody finished their cup-o-cake or two, the boys started playing with the toys that Wyatt received. While they were doing that, Cricket and I assembled the camping tent that we got Wyatt for his birthday. The boys wanted to play inside, and use it for the sleepover. While we were assembling, Christopher and Lori looked on with amusement.


Believe it our not, we got that bad boy done in about 5 minutes. I would like to say that it was our combined keen intellect that enabled us to get it done so quickly, but to be honest, it was by far the easiest tent to put together that I have ever seen. After it was up, the boys made a bee line to it, and it provided hours of enjoyment. That is, until somebody yelled BEAR! and startled Aidan out of his wits.


No not really. Actually I have no idea why he is making that face, but the Bear caption seemed to fit.

The party would start at noon and go for a couple of hours. That would be followed by a nap for the boys, and then a rocking sleep over was planned for a night cap. Yes, Aunt Cricket is a glutton for punishment.

Aidan and Christopher actually did take two hour naps, and they were raring to go. I stayed at home, and worked on a project while Lori and Cricket and the boys started round 2. I was sorry that I missed that, for it sounded like they had a really good time.

Needless to say, Aidan was a tired monkey today. He did get another nap, and he now looking forward to his next birthday party and his next sleepover. Next time though, it will be at our house. Oh.........#%*@!

William