Crazy Eights and the Elephant Walk

Did anyone else ever play that game?? I don't know why....but Crazy Eights was my favorite card game as a child. Did your deck have that happy/goofy looking clown on the Crazy 8 card? Mine did...wow, and I thought THAT was crazy! :) As of this past Saturday I am now CRAZY-38!! :-D I had one of the best birthdays ever! And instead of mourning the fact that 50 is less than 12 years away, I decided to enjoy my last 2 years "in my thirties". So, lets get this party started!!!

First, my parents took me and Kaden out for a pre-birthday lunch. :) Kaden really enjoyed the bluesy music and the ribs.


Then Mike took me out for dinner and dancing on my birthday. This picture (yea, I know....we're not totally centered due to the fact that I am holding the camera), was taken at PDK airport. Ring a bell anyone???

We went here on one of our first dates... :) you know....when Mike made HIS first move. :) (He would beg to differ on this point but he doesn't know how to log into this blog so I guess you won't here his opinion! :-D) Oh and for the dancing we went to one of our sister churches downtown(St. John the Wonderworker). They were having a Valentine's/Swing dance to raise money for a mission trip to an Orthodox Orphanage in Guatemala!! We couldn't pass up the chance to support these college students as they were sacrificing their spring breaks for a place that is very near and dear to our hearts! :) And I'm happy to report that Mike and I had a great time dancing and didn't pull any muscles! (I don't recall getting that tired in my twenties after only dancing about 5 minutes....hmmmm)

Today I dropped the K-man by my parents so I could go to a HUGE consignment sale at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. I did okay but it's tough to find nice looking boy clothes that aren't already very worn! Shocking...I know. So anyway, here's Kaden, play by play, on the way home. He *loves* his bunny that his Grandmother Jacobs gave him. They must have played him really hard though! We weren't in the car 5 minutes before he was totally sacked out! :)

I'm feeling verrrrrrrry relaxed....

I'm feeling a verrrrry relaxed crick in my neck....

Mommy, quit looking at me and pay attention to the road!!

And last but not least, my son gettin' down with the Elephant Walk! (This is a favorite Henry Mancini tune of my fathers.......can be seen/heard in the movie "Hatari" for the John Wayne fans out there) :) Okay, so I'm trying to upload this video but it's taking forever....hopefully it will appear soon...

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The Blue Moose is Dead

On the docket for today:

• The Blue Moose is Dead
• 3 months
• Tupperware party

The Blue Moose!
After 22 months the moose is finally dead! When we first got Fezzi he came with his favorite animal...the blue moose. It even made a cool moose sound....until he bit through the sound device, that is. Over the past almost 2 years we've given him other toys/animals, but they rarely last the day. Nothing has the strength of the blue moose! The blue moose has gotten Fezzi through many a hard day. You know it's such a dog's life these days. ;-) When other toys have let him down, lost their stuffing, or a leg or their head...the moose has always held on. But now look, it's guts strewn all over the floor. Poor fezziwoo. This is a sad day for our doggie. By the way,if anyone knows of where we can find a replacement moose, we have a fluffy doggie that would be VERY grateful. :) (The blue moose didn't come with any tags so we've never been able to track down where it came from)3 Months!
Wow, our boy has been home 3 months. That makes me smile. He's so much fun. How did we end up with such a sweet boy? Wow. I thank God every day for our boy but I am still in awe. This time last year we had pictures of him at 5 days old and 1 medical report and that's it. What a difference a year makes! :)

Fezzi conferring with the K-man on their strategy for the day.

Daddy showing mommy the optimum way to feed our son while spending quality time with the dog.

Did I mention that Kaden got a haircut? I finally had heard enough comments about his Hawaii 5-0 sideburns so I had my hair lady trim the sides. Yea, yea, he looks really cute but it made me sad. Where did my baby go??? Okay, no more hair cuts until he's 10!! :)

Daddy's hoping he might get a role in the next Rambo sequel. :)

Tupperware Party!
Kaden has finally discovered what any healthy toddler does....the tupperware cabinet!! At first it was no biggee for me. He liked to hold a lid, maybe a bowl...."oh that's great Kaden! Boy this being mommy thing is easy!" Ha! Now he has graduated to rearranging ALL of the tupperware across the entire kitchen floor. He particularly enjoys this past time while I'm cooking burning hot liquids and foods on the stove and in the oven.Mommy, why do you keep putting this stuff up when I'm not looking?? I had it all set out exactly as I wanted it....