Bits and Pieces

I am tired. Alot. Brian says that when I do get some energy, I go overboard in trying to make up for it. There is probably more truth to that than I would like to admit. I still love to work on my house projects when I can and there have been some fun occasions to break out the baking lately. Little McKenna graduated from Kindergarten and I thought she deserved some special treats to celebrate. I was hoping that the cuteness factor would make it okay that I was giving her sweets.... I also got to go to Little Rock, Arkansas with my friend and boss Stacey for a Rhea Lana's Conference. It was so much fun and I came home with a notebook full of ideas for our next sale! Caleb and Brian had a very laid back weekend at my parent's house and we were happily reunited after four days apart. Brian has been working the garage and on lots of paperwork odds and ends while Caleb has been keeping busy with playdates, Grammy and Pop days and splashparks. Not such a horrible start to the summer. At least it is still raining and has yet to hit 100! Wahoo!

Graduation Caps and Diplomas. Yummers!

Oh So Sweet Cuddles

Handymen

My dudes are handymen! Here are some pictures of us tackling the garage project. No finished picture yet, still working on the last decoration details. Caleb got to paint the walls with his own mini-roller and helpd prepare the concrete for the epoxy. He loves getting his hands dirty and learning from his Daddy.

Rainy Day Fun

Y'all. Do not let the rain stop you from going to the zoo! Unless there is thunder, lightening, tornadoes...then I would think twice. But a rainy day forecast did not keep us home on the last day of Brian's vacation in May. He took off a whole week and then spent the days recovering from surgery; he had a tumor removed from his hand. Thank you Lord that the test results came back cancer-free. We got my cancer news three days later.... Anywho, I digress. Again. I do that a lot. Brian was up for the outing at the end of the week and we decided the rain could only add to the fun. With umbrellas and a covered wagon in tow (thanks Heather!) we headed to the Fort Worth Zoo and had a BLAST!

Apparently nobody else checked the forecast. We breezed past large groups of school kids and chaperones huddled under little huts during the downpours. We kept dry-ish, splashed in the puddles with our rainboots and had a great day. The new MOLA exhibit (Museum of Living Art) is amazing and takes all of the oogies out of a room full of snakes and spiders. Do not let the rain keep you at home people! This was totally worth it!

Flamingoes still rank as Caleb's favourite animal.

Love this picture!

Caleb and an elephant taking a bath in the rain.

Keeping dryish. A happy crew!

Spiderman and Buzz Lightyear raingear? Check!

Such a goof.

OH NO! SOMEBODY HELP!

Caleb to the resuce!

Victory! Super Dude saves the day!

A bunch of bird-heads.

Highlight of the day? The train ride.

We take our picutre at this exact spot every visit. Love the Fort Worth Zoo!

In A Galaxy Far Far Away

Okay. So maybe not so far away. Caleb did a great job picking out his gift for Brian's birthday. He had no doubt as to where we needed to go for this occasion...Toys R Us of course. Once he saw the Star Wars Light Sabers he had no doubt that Daddy needed them. So that they could have sword fights together. With all of the Star Wars merchandise everywhere, Caleb has taken notice and started to comment on them. Brian and I have discussed many times when he would be old enough to watch the first movie....Anywho, I digress. Caleb was insistent and was very excited to present his gift to Brian. It was a huge hit and they are well broken in now! It is so cute to watch them together. Brian is a great Dad. REALLY GREAT! And this past weekend, we introduced Caleb to the original Star Wars movie. He has not seen it all yet, but he loves it. He ran to get their light sabers and they dueled and watched. My dudes are so much fun. Truly!

Daddy's Mini-Me

Caleb is his Daddy's mini-me. In every way...well almost. There is a bit of me in there too.... I have heard all about little-boy Brian lining up his hot wheels cars...staring down anyone that dared to move one, even a little. I woke up a few weeks ago to find all of Brian's and Caleb's shoes in a very careful line. Apparently Caleb saw Brian's shoes lined up and ran off to get his. So cute! I had to take a picture. LOVE MY BOYS!

And no. He does not have too many shoes. There is no such thing.

Rockstar?

Caleb's preschool choir had a spring musical at our church and we were so excited to see our rockstar spread his wings and fly. Unfortunately it didn't quite work out that way. It was the first time the four year olds at our church were going to be a part of a musical and they thought it was a good idea to put them through a full dress rehearsal an hour before the performance started. I don't blame them for thinking it would be okay. Really. I didn't think anything of it at the time. Since I dropped off our dude and was saving seats, I got to see him sing and smile and have fun. The problem is, most of those four year olds thought that was the performance. There were so many confused faces, singing to only a few people. Caleb kept mouthing to me "where is Daddy?" I knew we were in trouble when they filed in for the real performance and Caleb's countenance was less than enthusiastic. Despite the fact that both sets of grandparents, his cousins and aunts and uncles were there to see him, Caleb refused to perform. Brian and I did our best to encourage him from the sidelines...but he just kept mouthing to us that he was done, that he wanted to go home, that he didn't want to be there...it was kinda funny. Just wish everyone else got to see him enjoying himself earlier. He got to spend the rest of the day playing with his cousins though. He liked that....

A Trophy Made His Day

There is only one way to console little boys with broken hearts. Their season of soccer was over and it was critical to give them something to celebrate. A party should do it. Yup. That was the answer. So the Red Devils got together at GattiTown (a Caleb fave, so a good choice by Coach!) and had a little trophy presentation. There wasn't a sad face in the house that night. They had a great season and plan to play together again in the fall. Caleb's trophy is displayed in his new playroom and he is eagerly awaiting the chance to add another one...and score a few more goals.

GO RED DEVILS!!!!