Phineas & Ferb

I have a secret shame that is just welling up inside of me...I...MUST...SHARE.

Phineas & Ferb is awesome!

*off in the distance a cricket stridulates*

Come on, I can't be the only adult that loves to watch this show. It is extremely creative in my opinion. If you haven't seen it; the boys are on summer vacation from school, they come up with new adventures/inventions everyday, their sister tries to get them in trouble all the time, and they rock out on a regular basis.

I didn't ever think anything could fill the hole in my hear from the afternoon lineup I use to watch (Tale Spin, Tiny Toons, Rescue Rangers, Duck Tales, and Rescue Rangers) but this show tops them all.

Please let me know if I'm the only one with this secret shame.

Sucker Punch

I had many friends tell me not to watch this movie because it was such a waste of time. What did I do...I watched it. Why? I couldn't tell you.

I didn't like it. I felt like I was watching a video game. The best part of the whole movie was when the girl (I already forgot her name) started fighting these guys in the picture below.

Poor acting, poor screen play, poor story line. This movie was almost as bad as "Biker Boys". I kept wondering when the movie was going to start or when a haruspex would show up.

Do yourself a favor and take some time jamming needles under your fingernails...at least you would feel something besides boredom.

Please share your opinion of Sucker Punch. I'm curious to see if anyone loathes this as much as I do.

Park Hoppin'

What a beautiful day...for allergies! At this moment I have a HUGE sinus headache.

As I perpend on my days as a kid, I remember going to parks with huge metal slides. I would stand at the top with my short John Stockton length shorts and tube socks to my knees. This hugely fashionable style provided little protection against the pain I was prepared to feel for a moment of glory. Starting down the slide I would feel the air blowing against my face and the molten lava temperature on my thighs. The slides by the tennis courts east of the Centerville cemetery were the best, longest, and fastest.

This evening for family home evening the kids and I (we left Sarah home to let her relax) went to "the big park" by our house. Just like club hoppin' we moved on to a smaller park for the rest of the evening. I do remember going from one club to the next as a 20-something teenager but I don't ever remember park hoppin' as a kid...do you?

9/11

Where I was during 9/11:

I had an early morning business calculus class that I was late for. At that time of the morning I'm not very perspicacious. As I passed the TVs of the lobby I glanced up and saw the first tower flaming and thought,"I wish I had time to watch this trailer cause I'll bet this is going to be an awesome action film." After the class was let out the lobby was quiet but packed with students. Every one's eyes were glued to the screen. The first tower had fallen and the second was about to go. Classes were cancelled, at least I thought they were. Most students gathered at the Student Union building to watch the horror unfold. I kept thinking to myself that last time I was there the tour guide asked me how many people lived in my little city of Farmington. I responded with just over 18,000 not really knowing the correct answer. She responded saying there are about 50,000 people that work in those two buildings. One of those buildings has more people in it than my city. Wow! And they just came down...I hope a lot were able to escape unharmed.

The aftermath was gruesome. No one really knew what to think. I was scared at the time...mostly of the unknown.

Sunshine Radian XTSL

What is the deal with car seat laws? Why would we force an 8 year old kid to be strapped into a seat like a little monkey named Bubbles? I remember the good old days when we would pile me and 10 of my friends in the Grocery Getter (station wagon). I feel that this outrageous attempt for car seat manufacturers and car makers to earn a quick buck is turning a lot of us to a life filled with contumacious outbursts. I'm partly kidding, I realize it is extremely important to keep my kids safe and if this will do it...I will abide. 

Typical car seat is about 2 feet wide. A lot of my friends have turned to purchasing 8 passenger SUV's and minivan's for their 2 kids. I have decided that since most cars were made to fit 5 passengers that I would accomplish this. Behold, the Sunshine Radian (only 17 inches wide). With this $230 (on sale) beauty we can and will fit 3 car seats across the back seat of my car.

Thank you Sarah for helping me avoid spending $17k+ on a problem that was solved with a very nice, very expensive throne for Princess Lyla!

Family Pictures...

...of the Hales :) Haha were you confused??

We did take some shots of us to...

The camera man in front of the camera.

Sarah had to hold Lyla in between pretty much every shot

Emma and Jack

Our crazy family

They have way to much fun together!!

Jack's New Bike

We bought Jack a new little bike, that doesn't have pedals, to help him get ready for a "big boy bike." He loves it, he rides on it all day and is actually getting very good at it. Although he does ask me a lot why it doesn't have pedals!

Of course Lyla can't be left out!

Me and my big belly at 30 weeks.