As I write, my kids are dancing around me like wild Indians...sorry, Native Americans. They request Garth in the evenings so they can dance. Actually they request Garf, but being the in-tune father that I am I understand that they mean they want to hear "Against the Grain" or "Callin' Baton Rouge." They also like the Newsboys' song "Shine." They hold up their hands like they are holding imaginary drum sticks and wait until the drum part starts, at which time they play their air drums with as much enthusiasm and vigor as John Bonham. He was usually on speed but they are just being kids.
As you can imagine, my life right now revolves around my kids. I'm not going to lie and say it's been easy, but it is alot of fun and at times it has definitely been funny. I cannot imagine life without them. So, for my first post here I am going to give you a little window into my life - the kinds of things I hear every day.
Soon after Emma started making sentences Melissa and I began writing down some of the funny (we think they are funny anyway) things that our kids say. They usually say something funny every day, but we record only the best of the best. So, without further ado here's what we have so far:
June of '06 - Melissa asked Emma "where does milk come from." With a look that said "I can't believe you don't know that at your age" she replied "from the refrigerator, Momma."
August '06 - Lance and Donna were visiting and we were eating dinner. Emma was potty training at the time so her little potty was in the dining room (possibly with some pee in it). Johnny walked by with a piece of bread in his hand that looked wet. Trying to catch him before he took a bite I said with a sense of urgency "Johnny, let me smell your bread!" In my life at the time it seemed so normal, but the Loopers about fell out of their seats laughing.
Emma - "friggin' Maggie" (Our dog's name was Maggie. She recently got eaten by coyotes.)
September '06 - We were all sitting at the dinner table talking about why God sent Jesus. Melissa and I started singing "Jesus Loves Me." I guess we were singing kind of loud because Emma said "kids, kids, hush!" I wonder where she has heard that before.
Sept. '06 - On the plane to Michigan Emma looked at me and said with a sassy voice "Dadda, I peed OK."
Oct. '06 - Jared (one of our friends here) was letting Emma ride the horsey (his knee). When he stopped and said "the horsey is tired" she promptly asked "well, then can I ride the cow."
Oct. '06 - Andrew (one of our other friends) was riding with us somewhere and Johnny was whining pretty bad. After several failed attempts to make him stop he asked Emma if she could make him stop. Emma, like she says it all the time, said "Donny, do you want a candy bar?" he stopped whining and said "yes." That was the last we heard of him the rest of the ride.
Well, I have several more, but I will make a new post with them sometime soon. As they get older Emma will probably not dominate the quotes so much. Johnny, Annie, and Anderson will be bigger players in years to come.
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Donna and I just got back from vacation after a great bit of rest and relaxation. We hit New YorkCity first, where Donna's sister Salli lives with her husband Dan. Highlights from this leg include a five hour delay that put us in NYC at 4 a.m. This at first was a little annoying but we had the city pretty much to ourselves for a couple of hours.
We visited the American Museum of Natural History and laughed our way through Spamalot. We also ate our way through the rest of the weekend, spending roughly $134,834 on food.
After New York, we went to Baltimore where my college roommate Jason lives with his wife Shannon, their son Rich and an army of dogs that includes a Great Pyranese, a Basset Hound and a Boxer. We watched the back-ups for the Ravens beat the snot out of the back-ups for the Eagles in a pre-season football game and visited the National Aquarium. We also learned the spiritual divinity of Johns Hopkins Lacrosse.
Here are a few of the 87 pictures we took:
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