Bring on the Ladies

Brad and Jen's wedding Dec 2006
Look no training wheels.

"Bring on the Ladies"

These are the words I recently heard A say as he was getting into the bathtub. He is becoming quite the ladies man like his father (pre-me stage). I thought maybe my husband had taught him this pharse but no . He said he learned it from Oliver on Hannah Montanna. They pick up on these things quickly. M loves Hannah, therefore, A gets to hear and watch her. A likes the Jonas Brothers and so we here lots of them too. In fact, if you misssed the concert with both groups, then head on over to our house for your personal show. Be warned, you need to bring money because they charge admisssion here in our house too. R and I wrapped up our holiday weekend with a show costing us 11 cents each tonight (only the Jonas Brothers, I guess that is why it was so cheap). I know Brad and Jen will be sad that they had to leave before seeing the show. Maybe next time!

We stayed busy this weekend with company from FL. Another one of my cousins and his wife. Since we had visitors, we headed downtown for more sightseeing. We are discovering more of downtown with each set of visitors. I learned a very important fact while on a tour- Thomas Jefferson had red hair. The weather held out and we all had a good time. The kids even had time to introduce them to Wii. He took all the pics from our outings so once he sends them to us I can post them. They headed off to Maryland and Delware this AM as it is their plan to visit all 50 states.

We decided not to venture that far but to head to a nearby lake. The temp was 64 this am and there was no way we were going to stay inside knowing the next day would be a high of 43. We had our first family bike ride (outside of the neightborhood) with no training wheels. Both kids did great with no complaints and no running over any of the many walkers. We saw 4 deer on the trail but I am not so dedicated to bring my camera so we have no shots of them. As we were leaving, we ran into a family we knew from Altus but had not yet seen since arriving here. It is always nice to see a familiar face. The kids are excited for warmer weather so we can ride our bikes more, fish and rent a small boat. I know it will be beautiful once all the trees have leaves.

Not much else went on during our week. A got to attend M's Valentine's party and was proud to say he acted like a first grader. That was after he had been to his own party just hours before. M has been busy at school- they celebrated 100 days last week and this Fri she goes on her first fieldtrip here.

BRI: Workplace hazzard: Beavers sometimes get crushed by the trees they gnaw down.

Skip this fact: The first leap year was in 46 B.C.

Honest Abe

Here is our guest all the way from CO. You may recognize her as Flat Stacey.
A with Washington Monument behind him.
M reading the info at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. She was interested in reading ALL the info and A was interested in hearing NONE of the info. Makes for an interesting mix in seeing the sites. We picked up the flyers in hopes she can save some of her reading for later.

This week we had an unexpected guest arrive. Her name is Flat Stacey. She's a thrifty individual since she arrived in an envelope vice a plane, train, or automobile. She wanted to do some sightseeing and was pretty insistent. Since the weather was great this weekend ( sunshine and high of 56) we took her out on Sunday. We were glad she was pushy since that made us get out and see some sites. We went downtown and saw the Lincoln Memorial, WW II Memorial, the Reflection Pool , Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and the Washington Monument. We had a great time and the kids and R even got some soccer playing in. We didn't actually get to go up into Washington Monument because the elevator got stuck 2 trips before our turn. We were glad glad we weren't the ones trapped for who knows how long with lots of people crammed into the elevator.

When we started walking back to the van, we saw 3 helicopters flying over and headed to the White House. We saw Marine One land at the White House and lots of staff outside waiting for him to get out. We were far enough away that we couldn't see him get out and figured by the time we tried to get closer it would all be done. I mean what luck, and timing, for us to to see Marine One land at the WH.

We did all that and still had lots of time to get home before the Super Bowl started. Finally,at least one advantage of being on the Eastern time zone. We welcome more visitors so we can see even more sights.

Also, I am planning on learning how to place the pics where I want them not just at the beginning. But I am not quick on the computer thing, so bear with me. Plus, most of you have realized that the part that says my info is a pic of R; when you are the Mom, you take the pics and you are not in them.

I am also planning on ending each post with a fact from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader. You will see soon where R learns all his little known facts.

"What do Abraham Lincoln and William Shakespere have in common? No living descendants."

Here's another as we think about tax season: "Could be worse: Denmark has the highest income tax in the world. Rates start at 42%."