Up

I recently took Kaden and my niece Tarah to see Up. It was a really cute show with a good message and I recommend it to all. It was in 3-D so we got these spiffy glasses. Kaden wouldn't wear them nor could have, honestly, because they wouldn't stay on his face. We did get him to wear them long enough to take a picture when we got home. It was a photo op too cute to let pass by.

Camping

A friend of mine invited Kaden and I to go camping with her family a couple of weekends ago. The thought of single-parent camping made me a little hesitant at first, but I decided to give it a shot. I knew Kaden would have fun and he certainly did. He had a great time with the dirt, sticks, bugs and fire. There were other kids there for him to play with and the guys even let him "play" horseshoes with them. He had an absolute ball. Boy, did he play hard. One night, he was so beat he fell asleep in his camping chair by the fire. I had a good time too. It wasn't as difficult as I thought, in fact, it was so enjoyable I'm looking forward to camping more.  Thanks Tiffany and Leon for inviting us!

A dirty face, cold beverage and a seat next to the fire - what else does a kid need?

Leon took Kaden for a little 4-wheeler ride.

It was too difficult to ride his bike on the rocky dirt path so Kaden gave up and carried it.

Roasting a marshmallow.  Yum!

Happy Birthday Travis and Tina!

Happy birthday to my dear brother and sister, Travis and Tina. There are, of course, many, many, many memories and here are a few:

*Me getting in trouble for pulling the cotton out of your pacifiers. For some reason Mom didn't have regular pacifiers for you two (maybe we were too poor or maybe they weren't invented yet). You guys sucked on bottle nipples stuffed with cotton that was secured by surgical tape on the bottom. Yes, it is completely odd that I have this memory considering I was only two and a half.

*Babysitting ourselves when Mom and Dad went "out" which always involved sliding down the stairs, making a bowling alley out of the hallway, and making up our own shows to christmas records. How we ever got by without putting a hole in the wall, I'll never know.

*Playing in the Jeep in the orchard at Grandma and Grandpa Bailey's.

*Simple pleasures, like swimming, were the most fun. Hello...stinky, mosquito infested Saratoga!

*Name calling and beating the crap out of each other.

*Lagoon every summer. It was great having an even number of us so we always had a built-in partner with whom we could ride rides.

*Trips in the camper.

*Bonneville Raceway every Saturday in the summer. Yes, it was so W T!

*Watching Grease, Grease 2, The Pirate Movie and Xanadu over and over and over.

*Tina - the KO days. Thank you for bringing me in to what turned out to be a couple of the funnest years of my life.

*Travis - the free Mac Shac dinners and discount Chili's dinners. And of course, the kick-ass wedding catering!

*Growing up to be friends.

Thank you for being such great siblings. Tina, thank you for being there for me and taking such great care of Kaden. I couldn't have made it without you.

I love you guys!