Fired Up

You never know what is going to come out of a child's mouth....

1) Amelia: It (acting terrible in a store) was all Everett's fault. He is the one who made me feel that way and I couldn't control myself.

Me: Made you feel what way?

Amelia: Made me feel all wild.

Me:  Well, you have to control yourself. Everybody has to control themselves.  If I act wild at work, they will fire me.

Amelia: Fire you?!?

Me: Yep

Amelia: Does that mean they'll kill you with fire?


While she was off on that language interpretation, she really impressed me with her math intuition...

2)  Amelia: Why do I have to go to bed now?

Me: Because you are 5 years old

Amelia: No, there's only 7 days in a year, I'm 100 years old.

Me: Uhhh, no. There are 7 days in a WEEK. 4 weeks in a month. 12 months in a year.

Amelia: 4 weeks in a month?

Me: Yeah, pretty much.

Amelia: (begins using her fingers to count to 7 ...and then does it again from 8-14...and then again...and again) that means 28 days in a month.

Me: Wow. That was awesome.

Pool Gear

Everett may love his Woody cowboy boots and his fire chief boots more than anything, but when it came time to go to the pool, the man had a single threaded focus on which shoes he should wear. It took a whole boatload of kicking and screaming before he finally gave in to the fact that perhaps Amelia's flower girl shoes were not the best match to his new bathing suit...or as he calls it, "baby soup"...

Father's Day

As usual, Father's Day was awesome.  We didn't do anything particularly special,  but I don't have to when I'm hanging out with my kids. They are instant enjoyment. If you don't have kids, try to find two tiny comedians and hang out with them for a day. Now, imagine those comedians love you more than anything and think everything you do is hilarious. That's how every weekend goes for me.  So, yeah, I enjoy all the attention and pampering of Father's Day....but, what I really enjoy is being a father.

Fire Chief

Big sister isn't the only one who got to dress up this weekend...

Graduation pt. 2

I finally had time to put up a few pics from Amelia's big day...

The Graduate

Amelia had her TK graduation tonight. Even though it was the first of multiple graduations in her life, it was still great seeing her up there. She was even voted "Class Humanitarian" by her teachers for being the student who cares the most for her classmates and tries the hardest to make sure everyone is doing well. Very few things could have made me more proud.

Pondering Life

Last night when lightning derailed our swimming pool plans, we opted to go to the park instead.  This wasn't the best consolation, but the kids were able to take a few moments to ponder life and realize there will be other pool days ahead...