The 4th on the 13th

Better Late than never. We always go down to the Shaker firework display for the 4th and we always have a great time. We make a day out of it getting there early, packing a dinner, and taking some music and games. Towards the end we always run into some other people we know and the kids always have a good time together.




I had to put this bottom picture in because even though we ran into most of these people by chance at the last minute I thought it was kind of cute that they all happened to be holding their furry little friends.

Date Night?

Two great movies. I was expecting "Handcock" not to get as serious as it did, but I still really enjoyed it. I am not an action movie lover at all, in fact I would not have considered seeing this movie even for a second had it not been starring Will Smith. I guess my point is that I would see any movie featuring this actor. I might have even watched "Star Trek" had will Smith played the roll of "Spock". The man is amazing is all ways. This movie was highly entertaining, a must see.

If your looking for a good rental I also really enjoyed "The Great Debaters", a movie that would typically be a little more up my alley anyhow. This movie was sad and disturbing at times, but also interesting and very inspiring. Definitely very different from the first movie, but still a must see in my opinion.

So go to the theater or curl up on the couch and enjoy a good movie this weekend.

Mixed Emotions

One morning while I was otherwise occupied, blogging to be more specific, my 21 month old got a fresh sippy cup out of the drawer, pushed a chair up to the kitchen counter where my 33 year old had left the juice out, and attempted to pour herself a cup of juice. This brings on many emotions. . .
Frustration, mainly at myself for not paying attention to my 21 month old. Frustration at my 21 month old for doing something she really does know is a "no no". Frustration at my 33 year old for leaving the juice on the counter instead of in the refrigerator with the refrigerator lock securely in place.
Exhaustion, it's early in the morning and as I'm down on my knees scrubbing the floors I can tell it's already going to be one of "those" days.
And a little bit of pride. You know she is a pretty smart and independent little girl to go at it alone without harassing me even once about wanting a cup of juice. Maybe I should just see this as a sign of a future CEO or at least someone who can support me in my widowing old age.

Creepy

Last night Molly had a dream that we had a huge spider web in our house and it was covered in tarantulas. Creepy. I promise I keep my house cleaner than that.

The kid can EAT

Dillon's Lunch (ravioli, applesauce, corn on the cob)

Dillon's Dinner (fish, shrimp, brown rice, peas)

Just so you know that I'm not messing around when I say that the kid can eat. This was only a small portion of the shrimp Dillon ate the other night ,and yes, he did come back to suck off the remaining meat left on these tails.

Sleep

Molly has been having bad dreams lately. She visited Kirtland recently and saw the video with Joseph smith being tared and feathered and was pretty concerned. Then Travis was telling them about the legend of the headless horseman the other night. She has seen the video before and heard the legend previously. She child lives for Scooby Doo, these things just don't usually get to her. I'm not sure what it is but lately she has just had a very vivid imagination and been very worried about "bad guys". She's been having a hard time getting to sleep and staying in bed. Last night she had a dream that our neighborhood pool got a new pet shark and forgot one day to take it out of the pool while the kids were swimming and it ate her friend Sophie. That would certainly be a pretty traumatic thing to experience. Tonight when I was tucking her in she was telling me that daddy said the thing about legends is that we just aren't really sure if they are true or not. I assured her that we ARE SURE that they ARE NOT true and daddy would be up shorty to confirm that. Man, I just want to sleep through the night. Isn't that what being done with having kids is all about?

Dear Santa

Today was a great day. We got to have a "real family day". Those are few and far between these days with Travis studying for the bar. Anyhow, I think he was in desperate need of a break so he took one and we used some free passes we had and went to the Botanical Gardens. We haven't been since we moved here and I had forgotten just how much I love it there. So if anyone is looking for a future gift idea for our family, let me just tell you now, before I forget, that I would love a membership to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens!