Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
The Tooth Fairy came to visit John overnight. John appeared in our bathroom this morning at 6 am to show off his $5 bill. After waking up Daddy to show him, John placed the money in his allowance envelope. Then, at breakfast, I watched John start voraciously wiggling loose tooth #2…
We began the day at the Salute to Veterans Memorial Day Parade in downtown Columbia with Rachel and Alia. The kids loved watching the US Army’s Golden Knights jump into the different intersections and they were even more excited when the members walked down the lines to give high fives and shake hands with the kids.
After standing out in the sun for about an hour for the parade, we stopped at Baskin Robbins for ice cream on the way home. It was while John was eating ice cream that I noticed that his loose tooth was actually starting break free. Once we got home, John and I sat down and worked on pulling the tooth. There was no way he could eat an actual lunch with the tooth because it would have come out and he might have swallowed it. After about 20 minutes of wiggling, John gave one final pull and lost his first tooth! He was so excited that he was jumping up and down. Looks like a Tooth Fairy visit is in order tonight!
After lunch and all the excitement of the three-day weekend, John laid down on the couch to watch some television. It was not long before he was sound asleep. Laura joined him a bit later and she also fell asleep.
With the kids sleeping, Andy and I enjoyed a quiet, relaxing afternoon. We woke the kids up about 4:45 – just in time for dinner – and had a typical “Sunday” evening. Memorial Day weekend was busy, but very fun, and it was a great opening to summer!
Today was our annual Memorial Day weekend barbecue. I have no idea how long we have been doing this, but it seems to get bigger every year. We invited all the usual “crew” along with some new people. As usual, we asked that everyone bring a side dish and whatever they wanted to drink. I was a tiny bit concerned that we wouldn’t have enough food, so I made Ranch Potatoes and Rhubarb Cake too. You would think I would know better at this point, but I have a short memory. We had more food than we knew what to do with. Literally, every inch of our kitchen counter was covered and the grill was completely full too!
It was such a fun evening! We enjoyed really great food, drinks, and friends. The girls played a lot.
The small boys played a lot.
The big boys played a lot.
And the adults played a lot. “Cards Against Humanity” is a really fun game although it might lead you to seriously question the people you chose as friends!
Some of the kids fell asleep and others (Laura) were still awake when the evening wrapped up well after midnight. I foresee a long day tomorrow, but it was well worth it. Another great barbecue with great friends!
We attempted to go to the 26th Annual Salute to Veterans Airshow today. I say attempted because it started raining right about 10:15 and did not stop for a while. However, the Kansas City Dawn Patrol planes were flying as we arrived and we got to watch the US Army’s Golden Knights jump. I got a few decent pictures before I put the camera away to avoid it getting wet from the rain.
After attempting to wait out the rain in a hangar and, then, monitoring the rain cell on my phone KOMU app, we finally left about 11:30. We walked back to the truck in the rain with only some complaining from John. Both kids perked up when we drove through Lee’s Chicken for lunch. We spent the afternoon relaxing and Andy mowed the yard after the rain stopped.
We spent the evening at the Creech Household for a barbecue and fun. It occurred to me about halfway through the evening that the day has come; we only saw our kids when it was time to eat. They spent the rest of the time playing with Reagan and Wil. All of us had a great time and the adults did some beer-drinking damage – 21 bottles to be exact. Hey, it’s a holiday weekend and the “unofficial” beginning of summer!
It was a nice, relaxing start to our Memorial Day weekend – drinks on the deck for Andy and I, an easy dinner, and movie time for the kids. Let the weekend begin!
Both Laura and John are celebrating their “birthdays” at school this week. Laura took Jolly Ranchers for all of Unit B today and John is taking Rice Krispie Treats tomorrow. John was excited to help make the treats for his classmates this evening. Originally, I was going to deliver the treats to school and be there for his celebration, but he decided he wanted to be a big boy and not have me there. These kids… They think they need to grow up or something…
I’m wiggling my tooth Mommy! Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle!
