Mr. Big Man

Sam went for his tuxedo fitting yesterday. (You may remember the story about his requested service as ring bearer for our friends Ben and Rebecca.)

He was very cute-- standing like a big man and letting them measure him all up. Of course, I had to take pictures, which I think he thought was ruining his cool-guy image.

Perhaps the funniest part was how interested our little friend Miss Elizabeth was in his tuxedo. "When will you get it? How did it look? Did you get to pick it out?" As we came out of the store, she had her arm around him and was acting quite chummy. I think she's trying to get her dibs in on my handsome little man for the day of the wedding. He'll be hot stuff, I tell you.

OOF!

Took the kids to Oceans of Fun for the first time on Monday. We went with Tonya and her two kids, 3 O'Donnell kids, and another friend of Tonya's and her two kids. It was quite the crew.

Ah yes, nothing more relaxing then a lazy day by the pool. Chasing toddlers, comforting crying preschoolers, passing out raisins and juice boxes to fend off sleepiness and grouchiness. Don't forget swim diapers. Whoever thought of those things was a genius-- convincing pools that just because the diaper covers up the stink or soaks up the pee that it doesn't all just mix into the lovliness that is pool water. Don't think about it too much-- chlorine fixes everything, right?

Although not relaxing, it was fun. I told Sam to walk tall over to the big kid slides, because at 45", he's just shy of the requisite 46" required for big sliding. It worked. He had a great time.

Kate did well too. She's become a little water-in-the-face shy in the last couple of weeks, so I let her ease her way into activity. (I think she doesn't want to mess up her hair. At least that's my reason.) She did fine in the kiddie pools, or as my sidekick. She really enjoyed playing with big kid Becca O'Donnell-- preferred that to Mama even! By the end of the day, she was going down those kiddie slides like a crazy woman. It was a successful trip! I think I'd even try it again sometime.

Crash

Kate has a new nickname. Unfortunately, it's appropriate. Janet dubbed Kate "Crash" last night after she continued to walk into doorframes, trip over her shoes, and bump into corners. She's so busy going, going, going that she fails to watch where she's going and just bumps into things. Plus, her fearlessness puts her in regular contact with dangerous situations, like last Saturday when she fell off a suspension bridge at the playground because 4 5-year-old boys were jumping on it and she bounced off and landed face down in the woodchips. Good grief.

Super Lunch!

We had a fun time this weekend. My parents were in town, so we went to the Legends on Friday night. Papaw and Daddy took the kids to see "Kung Fu Panda" (or as Kate says: Kuh Foo Pana) while Mom and I shopped. Saturday we went to Sam's t-ball practice and followed up with Lunch with Superheroes! at Hyvee. It was pretty silly, really. A bunch of teenage baggers dressed up in costumes, but Sam thought it was pretty neat. See the picture above. Kate wanted no part of the picture. I think it's that scary Wolverine that she doesn't like.

We also had Nanny over to watch some sprinkler fun in the front yard and to eat tacos on Saturday night. I think it was nice for her to get to spend some time viewing the animals, I mean great-grandchildren, in their natural habitat!