Nimble

After a nap and a diaper change, it is a fun time to suck on your big toe.  Try it sometime.

Yours truly, Braden Bauer

TV on Tuesdays

Kyle went to play bridge/poker some kind of man card games, so I watched a little TV tonight.  The first program I watched was Glee.  I think I used to like it better.  The episode was about teenage drinking and it was just a little odd to mix that with singing.  I did enjoy the song at the first of the episode with the friend of Kurt's, Blaine maybe?, and Rachel sang - "Don't You Want Me?"

Then I switched over to NBC to watch the second half of Biggest Loser.  These people lose fantastic amounts of weight, but I don't know what the statistics are with them keeping the weight off.  Kuddos to anyone who will wear a sports bra and spandex shorts and get weighed in front of national TV.  Especially since the chances of an individual really getting the big money isn't all that great.

I will end the night with Parenthood.  I like this show about an extended family and their trials and tribulations.  One interesting thing I read was that Adam Braverman and Sarah Braverman (brother and sister on the show) are really boyfriend/girlfriend or whatever you call involved people now.  There are just a lot of different situations and the show tends to focus on different people on different weeks. 

It is all just a warm up to tomorrow night with The Middle and Modern Family.

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!  Braden and I made cookies and then we took his picture to add to the cookies.  When I got to Ray's, I made the photos, then checked out the Valentine's options.  They had the cutest option of a page of valentine's cards.  There were eight on the page and all I had to do was cut them apart and tape them to the cookies.   They were wallet sized if anyone thinks that would be a super idea too.

We had a great weekend and a busy one.  We had a play date at Sara's on Friday, then set up for the middle school dance after school, and sponsored the middle school dance.  Saturday we ran errands, and Sunday we went to church, took a walk, and had the pictures made.   Then we went back to Manhattan, and Blake and Tamara got home at about 9pm.   We are both feeling a little like Braden's picture below.

It was a fun weekend and he was a very good boy. 

In the Rat Hole

Back to a random picture from the past.  I chose this because Braden is the age Blake was in this picture.  Kyle always let the kids sit in the "rat hole" even when they were big, well maybe not after high school.  I am pretty sure this picture was taken right after lunch and Kyle was getting in a nap and I was cleaning the kitchen.  I am sure many of you are having feelings of jealousy over not owning a floral couch like this one.  We no longer have it either.  We also don't have the lovely crocheted pillow I made to go with the couch.  The best part about it was that it was cheap.

A Birthday and A Baby

We had a great time celebrating Abby's birthday.   These are the ADPi friends who were able to be there on Thursday night.  They were appreciative and we had fun "roasting" Abby with stories from her childhood. 

Braden made an appearance, the girls oohed and aahed over him, then he had to leave to take a bath and go to bed.  He was already needing his thumb.

First cousins and good friends.  It is always good to see Jenna.

Derek was a good sport about being there with a bunch of girls and Abby's family.

We love the crazy picture.   Even though Paige is looking a little wild, she was drinking water all night long. 

This weekend is Blake and Kyle's annual poker party.  Tamara had meetings in Tulsa, so Braden came with Dad.  He liked his new jumperoo.

He also liked his new bath seat.  I had to put more water in the tub than I had thought about needing.  Now I need to get some bath toys.  The chair makes for very discreet bath photos!

Happy Birthday

Happy 21st Birthday, Abby!  A little K-State fan is now a jr. at KSU.  Her dad and I will host the traditional "buy for an hour" at the establishment of her choice.  It is hard for me to believe my baby is 21!

Almost 7 - Cotton Bowl 1997

First Car

I've been in a bit of a blog funk lately.  There doesn't seem to be too much going on, so I am going to do some flashbacks into the past. In honor of Kyle's birthday (Jan. 24) here is a picture of his first car.  It is a 1973 LeMans and it is the car he wishes he still had.  The interesting thing to me is the gold truck.  It was fairly new then and recently has been more inclined to blow dark smoke out the back with iffy brakes.  Anyway, the report I get is that this car was fast although I never personally rode in this car.  Also notice the CB antennae.   It was the thing to have at the time.

This is the first car I remember - the Monte Carlo.  We drove this after graduating from college too.  I really liked this car, and the hood seemed to go on forever.  Kyle is standing in front of the trailer we bought to move to Morganville to be our first home the hottest year of the century - 1980.