Sushi! Yum!

Kevin and I have spent the day doing yard work and cleaning the house as Grandma Tutu will be here in a few hours. We still need to mow the back yard, finish the laundry, vacuum, and clean the kitchen. I think we can finish in time for her arrival.

Here's some cute pics of Jack eating sushi on the 4th of July. We decided to have a special dinner to celebrate our fantastic country. Hmmm, perhaps a BBQ would have been more American. Anyway, Jack loved the sushi, especially the shrimp. He ate three pieces which is pretty impressive for a tot. On a good day I can down 12, on a regular day only 6.

Before I go, I must tell you the most amazing and fantastic news of the year: They are releasing Twilight Barbie this November!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! It'll go for $87.99 and it includes Barbie as Bella and Ken as Edward. SQUEAL! I'm going to wait until after Christmas to buy her as I'm sure the price will go down after the New Moon movie is released and the holiday is over. Can you believe they are combining two of my favorite things?! AHHHHHHHHHH!

Hello? Buh-Bye!

Jack loves talking to his Aunt Jessica on the phone. He loves hanging up on her in mid-sentence even more. Whenever I finish talking to her, I always give Jack the phone so he can hang up on her. She doesn't seem to mind though. Thanks for being a good sport, Aunt Silly. We love you.

Bad, Bad, Blogging Mama

I have been such a bad blogger this week! Kevin has the entire week off for vacation so we've been doing a lot of family adventures. My sister was out of town this past week as well, so I was going to her house twice a day to take care of Muffin and water her lawn (I will never take an automatic sprinkler system for granted again!). While at her house, I got a nasty bee sting, my first bee sting ever actually, and called both of my parents crying. My dad and sister both told me they were surprised I didn't call 911. To be honest, I almost did call 911, until I called Kevin and he told me I was fine. I am such a boo boo llama. Anyway, it was a little bee sting on my arm, and within hours I was 99% better, and by day 2 I was completely healed.

We set Jack's tot pool up this week. He loves it so much! It's not very big, but he doesn't seem to mind as it is the perfect size for a tot. Now that soccer and swimming lessons are over, we will be going swimming at Juniper on our own at least once a week now. That also means we get to play in the water for longer then 35 minutes. And, it's only $5.50 for the two of us!

Jack had his last soccer lesson on Wednesday and I was blown away! Kevin went with us and Jack really wanted to make him proud, so he did exactly what his coach told him to. He walked backwards, kicked the ball, played with the other kids... he was such a good listener! Kevin was so proud of him and the two boys had a blast together. Now they want to buy slides, hula hoops, and noodles to set up their own obstacle course in the back yard. Yeah, that'll last about two weeks until they get bored with that. Boys!

Yesterday my friends Claudia and Brian came to Bend. Ok, so technically they are my brother Nick's friends, but he was at work and since Claudia is one of my Twilight Sisters, we had to hang out. We went to Lava Butte and Benham Falls. You won't believe this, but I really hiked 2 miles! Like, my siblings and Kevin didn't believe me, but I have photographic proof! It was a lot of fun, except for the part where the mosquitos ate us. It was really pretty and I definitely am taking Jack out hiking there sometime with Aunt Jessica (because it really takes two of us to keep him on the path.)

So, those are all of the updates for this week. I'll try to be better with my "daily blogs" then I have been. Teeheehee!

Happy 4th of July!

Jack striking a pose!

This is a dog hooked up to several weather balloons!!!!

This morning we took Jack to the Bend Annual Pet Parade. We got there a little late and had to park what felt like miles from downtown (although I'm sure it wasn't that far!). We finally got to the parade route where we got to see hundreds of dogs and even some horses. About half way through the parade, Jack had a melt down so we took him for a walk. He wanted to play in the river but it was so dirty and full of birds that we wouldn't let him, so he continued to have a melt down. We decided to skip the craft fair and booths to take him home. He fell asleep on the walk back to the car and slept the entire ride home.

We are starting to think we may skip the fireworks and just do sparklers here at home. I remember when I was kid and the fireworks scared me, and the last thing I want to do is scare my sweet boy. Also, it won't be dark until after 9:00pm and I don't know if Jack can stay up that late. I'll update you tomorrow on the rest of our 4th of July.

We hope you are having a wonderful Independence Day. And to all of my English friends who follow Jack's blog, well, thanks for an awesome war. =)

This puppy was so cute I almost traded Jack for him... but then I remembered puppies smell worst then toddlers.

Had to get a pic of the Kilimanjaro Safaris wagon! (I used to work there at Walt Disney World)

The pet parade wiped Jack out!

New Fish!

Kevin's vacation started today so I decided that I would go run errands while he and Jack got to spend the day together. The first stop I made was to Old Navy because I'm looking for a new bikini for my cruise to Alaska (I know Alaska is cold, but the ship has heated pools!). Old Navy had NOTHING for me, but I did pick up new swim trunks and a hat for Jack. I noticed Old Navy was really busy but couldn't figure out why. Then I walked over to Costco to pick up some laundry detergent and when I got to the front there were no carts. I thought that was strange... until I went inside and saw THOUSANDS of people. Then it dawned on me: It's the day before the 4th of July! Getting through Costco was a nightmare. I had two items I needed, and I got snapped at by several people for being in their way. Then when I got in line with my two little items, some woman yells at me saying I am blocking her way to a line on the other side she wanted access to but other people got there before her and it was MY fault. I just gave her the deer in the headlight look and she walked away. Then I thought of some witty come backs but she was long gone. Sad...

Afterwards I hit TJ Maxx, Target, Cost Plus World Market, and PetsMart. I bought two new fish for Jack. One is an algae eater and the other is a black molly with a yellow top. I've named the black fish Vala Mal Doran after one of my favorite characters on Stargate SG-1, and the algae eater is named MacGyver, after everyone's favorite secret agent who could make a bomb out of a paperclip and rubber band. See pics below of the actual characters.

Tomorrow is the 4th of July, so I don't know if I'll have time to blog. But I'll make sure to get pictures up as soon as possible of Jack at the pet parade. It just started to thunder, rain, and some hints of lighting outside, so hopefully that goes away by tomorrow morning.

Swim & Soccer Update

On Tuesday Jack had swim lessons. I'd say that it was his best lesson by far! He had a new coach and she really pushes the kids. He kicked hard in the water, went under and held his breath, and he even showed the other kids how to go through the waterfall and not be scared. I was so proud of my little guy. He held my hand in the parking lot, and he didn't cry when it was time to go home. I'm pretty sure aliens invaded my baby on Tuesday.

The only thing that happened on Tuesday that wasn't good (but not necessarily bad, just... different) was in the locker room Jack went up to a girl who looked around 10 or so, stared at her boobs (like nose to boobs!) and the laughed! I was so humiliated! I apologized to the little girl, but I'm pretty sure she is traumatized permanently.

Wednesday we had soccer practice. I thought it was the last class, but it looks like next Wednesday will be his final class. As soon as we got there, Jack threw himself onto the street and cried. Then once we got inside he was running in circles and tripped and landed right on his face. Blood came pouring out of his mouth. I was scared that he had broken a tooth, but after rinsing his mouth out, it looks like he just busted the inside of his lip. He had a good cry for 10 - 15 minutes. We went back into the arena to play and Jack just wasn't feeling it. So we sat on the sidelines and watched the other kids while he rested. Towards the end he was feeling better so he did the obstacle course and played the parachute game, but when it came time to say goodbye he had another good cry. Kevin met us at Port of Subs for lunch (I love free lunch coupons!) and Jack was so happy to see him. He just sat quietly next to Kevin and ate his lunch. Afterwards he got to sit on Kevin's motorcycle while I loaded up the car. He had a blast pushing all of the buttons on Kevin's bike. Then I had a mini heart attack because one day Jack will grow up and between Kevin and Jack's grandparents Lisa & Jay (Kevin has a Yamaha, the Lynch's both ride Harley's), I'm pretty sure Jack will have an interest at some point in riding/owning a motorcycle, and that just won't work for me... Unless he lets me wrap him in bubble wrap and styrofoam.

This morning Jack had his last day of swim lessons. He was awarded a certificate that showed everything he learned, and had a special note from his teacher about how much she liked Jack. He went down the duck water slide three times, went under water, and did a lot of swim kicking (as opposed to his kick-mommy-when-he's-mad-kicking). That boy just loves the water. We got to the locker room where he proceeded to stare at all of the naked girls with his mouth open. I reminded him that staring/snooping at girls is not ok and to pay attention to me, but he was in heaven. Nasty! Afterwards he fussed a little in the parking lot, but once we got in the car he fell asleep so I'm sure he was just exhausted.

Kevin has the next 10 days off starting tomorrow, so I am in the process of making family plans. We couldn't afford to do our trip to New Port, so I am trying to plan some fun local activities. Saturday is the big Bend Pet Parade, and if you remember my blog from last year, it's the biggest event in Bend. Thousands (seriously) of people bring their pets and dress them up in red, white, and blue and they have a big parade. Afterwards we'll hit the craft booths and maybe treat ourselves to a funnel cake. Then we have the big firework show! That's the only plans we've made so far though. =)

Sun River, Oregon

On Sunday Nick and Jess had a triathlon in Sun River. I didn't get to see them swim or bike, but I did get to see them run. Jack and I got matching sunburns but we have both healed quickly. The kids ran around a lot chasing each other, the runners, bugs, and their shadows. Oliver got to watch me booty dance to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean, which no one should ever have to see me do. He seemed to think it was funny though. Afterwards we had a celebratory Pizza Mondo dinner at Nick's. I would sell my left foot for a slice of their pizza right now. It is sooo good!

The two pictures of Nick and Jess together were taken by Laura. Gotta give credit where credit is due. =)

And before I go, I'd like to wish a Happy Birthday to Grandma Beautiful (Lisa Lynch, Jack's other Grandma!). We love you and hope you have a wonderful day!