Thursday, February 24, 2011

Collin is 4!

In our family it seems that birthdays go on and on. For the BIG 4th BIRTHDAY we had lots of fun planned! On the actual day  we told Collin he could go to breakfast anywhere he wanted. Of course he picked...Waffle House! He loves Waffle House, me, not so much.




We were invited to Ella's Baptism so we went to Amy and Ems house for a little celebration. Collin and Ella are just getting to know each other but I'm sure they are going to be very good friends!

Everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to Collin and he got to make a wish and blow out his candles.


I have to wonder what a 4 year old wishes for, if anything? He seems to understand the concept but I have no idea what he might wish for in that young interesting mind of his.

We had intended on taking him to his favorite Chuck E Cheese to celebrate that evening but everyone was tired so we decided to hang out at home instead. Noni and Pop came over and we had pizza, opened gifts and Collin got his special cake from Mama.



Putting his new stethoscope and magnifying glass to work making sure the dart board is okay.


And his new remote control truck!


This year was Tow Mater from the movie Cars, one of his favorites. I saw the idea online and thought I had to try it. It didn't quite turn out like the picture but it was fairly close. I spent a fortune on all the items needed to decorate Mater and I think he ate about 4 bites. But, it was cute and I think he liked it. I think next year will change the tradition and let Collin decorate his own cake.




The next night we went to Chuck E Cheese and Collin played his favorite game "Dino Dash" aka Running Dinosaur. It is amazing how much he has improved as far as his coordination. He also played other games instead of just playing that one game for hours on end.






We had to push his actual birthday party back to the next weekend so the party continued!
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy