Saturday, August 15, 2009

Keeping up with Collin

Collin's Top 10-in no particular order of course!


APPLES


YO GABBA GABBA


SUPER WHY-THE MAIN CHARACTERS NAME IS WYATT-LOL


HONEY BEAR-COLLIN IS OBSESSED WITH THE HONEY BEAR AND HONEY


PEANUT BUTTER AKA PEA BUBBER


KAI LAN


CARROTS-LOVES THEM!!!



BASEBALL



WOW WOW WUBBZY


PUZZLES
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Favorite Foto(s) Friday-Family
I just couldn't pick one!



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Waffle House








It's funny how kids let you know what is going on in their lives without really telling you. I think that daddy has been taking Collin to Waffle House (Daddy's favorite-WTH???)much more than I had suspected! While in NC last week, we were driving along and out of nowhere Collin announces "Waffle House" plain as day. And what do you know...there was a Waffle House. He continued to point them out the rest of the trip. It seems there is an Awful Waffle on every corner in the south.I don't recall him ever stating the name of a restaurant before. He may say "num num" and he loves Chik-fil-A but he calls it "Moo Chicky". I think that daddy and Collin hit the Waffle House and flirt with girls while mom is at work! No wonder they always say "hi" when we walk in !!
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North Carolina

Last weekend Collin and I went with my parents to return the girls to my brother in North Carolina. We stayed a few days and had a nice visit. The kids had a great time. It was a pretty relaxing trip-as relaxing as life can be with 3 screaming crazies running around! We hung out at the pool, the kids played on their new pool in the backyard, we cooked out and hit the drive in movie, something I haven't done for years. It was nice to have some time to have Collin all to myself. He was very clingy and seemed pretty "out of his element" but he had a great time. I think he was just afraid I was going to leave him there so I could never leave his sight!

Crashed at the drive in-my mom is OUT!!


Collin sporting one of his cousins robes. We were calling him Hugh Hefner!


A cute pic of my niece I couldn't resist posting. Those eyes are just so stinkin cute! Even with her new haircut, compliments of her big sister, she's still adorable!


Buckethead Collin- I remember being called that a time or two. Unfortunately I wasn't 2 1/2!!!


Nothing better that a bunch of little naked kids running around having fun without a care in the world! Absolutely no inhibition-those were the days. Oh-and of course the blackmail material for future use!!
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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