Atlanta Pics

"I had a Big Wheel!"

Did you have a Big Wheel? I did! I vividly remember riding around, flipping my pedals, trying to drive with the handle backwards, turning it over on its back and spinning the front wheel like a mechanics of sorts, scrubbing it with care alongside my parents as they washed their cars on a Saturday morning. If you had a Big Wheel you loved it. And you know it because every time anyone mentions them you must respond...... "I had a Big Wheel!" Big Wheel riders must express the love we had for our Big Wheels. And why not? They are awesome!























Tomorrow is Rose's third birthday and we stayed up tonight assembling her gift. We are excited to welcome her to The Family of Big Wheels tomorrow! So, give a shout out if you had a Big Wheel!

Acro-names

Kyra and I spent some time reminiscing on all of the letter abbreviated names of kids from the 90s.

A.C. (slater)
A.J. (Ben Affleck in Armageddon)
A.P.
M.J.
B.J.
C.J.
V.J.
T.J.
O.J.
P.J.
J.R.
D.J.
K.J. (52)
L.J.


(the dub family)
o-dub =)
p-dub
j-dub

Little Chef

Rose spends most of her play-time in make-believe. This is her zone...in her mind the cups are filled with feasts. When she plays she imitates her favorite show: howdini (got) com.

"If you want to add some cocoanut...dat's fine..if you don't want to ....dat's fine."

Last night she got an early birthday present from Gammy: an Easy-Bake oven =) Cookies were so good.

More chef pics to come!...

Atlanta Aquarium

Yesterday my mom came into town and we went to the Atlanta Aquarium

I got a hair cut especially for the occasion

I was afraid to touch the sting rays, but Kyra wasn't...

When in Rome

This guy invented Coke in 1886

Did you get tickets to the gun show?

Sign of a day well spent...

Leo Woods

Leo has found his passion.

Following behind us today, holding his "lioney" (stuffed lion) like a boom box, the young toddler was in his element: on the green.

The putting green - at Franky's Fun Park.

He got in for free, but he takes his game seriously. Flushed cheeks, stoic eyes, pacifier clenched in his teeth, he was a trooper even through the back nine. Sometimes slicing at both his AND his sister's ball, he made the holes look like vacuum cleaners.

Actually, he just whined a lot because it was really sunny. But we let him walk around a little bit so he was kind of a moving obstacle.

But Leo Woods...I like the sound of that.

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point." C. S. Lewis.

I looked up the word courage today. Here are the two definitions I found.

courage: a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear.

courage: the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, risk, uncertainty, or intimidation.

To me the ability to confront fear is very different than facing danger or pain and showing no fear. And guess what I found out, I was right! Turns out courage has been broken down and studied in many forms. The three forms of courage are physical, moral, and social. So the simple differing of definitions I stumbled across are actually defining physical courage versus moral courage

Physical courage: is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, or threat of death.

Moral courage: is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement.

I need courage. We all do. I am praying and seeking after the courage to love others. I'm being taught loving others doesn't mean much until you put it to action.

I hope.
I love.
I try.
I try again.
and again.
I hope.

Where is Zack Morris?

Dress Up

I was thinking. On many occasions when I dress in the morning I am dressing up like some one else. Let me show you what I mean:

jeans; frontier farmer
pea coat; navy servicemen
cargoes; outback adventurer?
sun glasses; air force aviators

Some other things that people wear:

cowboy hats
dog tags
cowboy boots
cowboy shirts
combat boots
fatigues
Vietnam jacket
air force jacket with the fur on the hood.
track jackets
moccasins
trucker hat
cowboy belt buckle
rock climbing shoes
deck shoes
hiking backpack (when you're not hiking and never will)
board shorts (when you don't surf and never will)
ballet shoes
...

Why?

Rose has been asking "why" lately.

You have to brush your teeth

Why?

Because there are "buggies" on them.

Why?

Because we ate ice cream today

dat was vewy NUMMY!

"How does it do that? What's that called? Why did you do, say, blink that way Mama?" When the questions are aimed at your own actions or expectations they actually serve as a type of "reminder shovel" causing you to dig up and remember 'why you are doing what you are doing'. A great exercise we all need to do. Example: "Rose sit down on your chair don't stand on it." A simple instruction we all would most likely agree upon. Right? "Why Mama?" This is where our reasoning may differ. Are you most concerned with safety? Are you worried about manners and social norms? Do you think it we need to take the best care of the things we've been given? WHY do you do what you do? I learn something new and great everyday thanks to Rose.