Monster Truck Rally

Collin with his earplugs in

Well, here they are finally, our monster truck pics. We had so much fun and it was a good distraction considering what our family has been through recently. The night started out with the timed monster truck races. Then a whole line of locals and amateurs tried their luck on the jumps. Only one got big air and you can see him on the video. He had to be hauled out on a board because his back hurt but he was okay. Gutsy though. Next came the motorbikes. I looooved watching their stunts. They weren't out for long but it was the highlight of the trip for me. They did some more monster truck racing and T-Maxx took the prize. The last event was the freestyle. It was time to smash some metal! The first truck out lost his wheel, another one tipped on his side, and others smashed, jumped and spinned for the judges. Collin was so excited he could barely contain himself. (Trust me, I've got a bruise on my knee from his excitement.) We didn't get out of there until 11:00 that night but we thought it was worth it. It's not something we get to do very often and I'm sure Collin will remember it for a long time.

Daddy and Collin *** Collin, me, and mom

Nice jump *** My favorite-the Cadillac monster truck

Collin loved it when they hooked up a chain to get this monster truck back up

Giving out rides (wish we were on there!)***Rock on!

The motorbikes were the best for me!

The amateurs were funny but it got a little long...bring out the pros!

Who was Collin's favorite monster truck? Bigfoot!

Here's a little bit of the fun that night:

Daddy's Boy

Daddy with his mini-me

When daddy asked Collin who his favorite person was he replied, "You daddy." Eric was surprised that Collin picked him over all the Granny's and Grandpas, his Auntie Mandy, Katie-Kate or even mommy. Collin loves his daddy! Collin went on to say he loves mommy, Carlee, Granny Brewer, and everyone in the whole wide world. That's Collin. As his grandpa Jensen says, "He's a loving boy." He just loves everyone the little sweetheart!

My Baby Always

Today my sweet Collin pre-registered for kindergarten. First his daddy had to bring him up to the clinic where I work for the dreaded immunization update. He kept on asking us, "How many shots am I going to get?" and "Why do I have to get shots?" I could tell he was really nervous. He wasn't the only one. I HATE seeing my babies get shots. The nurse's at the clinic hate giving shots too. They always complain when I schedule any kid for a well-baby visit because 95% of the time they are going to have to stick some sweet child and hear them scream. Sometimes they even weasel my boss into sticking the tiny ones. So today Collin was double-teamed because neither nurse on duty wanted to give him a shot. They decided to get it over with as quickly as possible and each took a leg (with Collin in his inside out underwear as usual). Poor boy. It was very upsetting for him. They were even out of one shot so he has to go back in for torture once more.

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Daddy got Collin into the car after all the trauma. Now they were ready to go pre-register at school. I hugged Collin goodbye and he said, "I don't wanna go to school!" Well, Collin I don't want you to go to school either. It just hit me that yes he is growing up and yes he will be heading off to school this year. I'm not ready! This is embarassing to admit but I had a few tears in my eyes as I headed back to my office. He's still my baby and always will be. The months before school will fly by and then my little guy will be a school boy. I know he'll be okay. It'll probably be more traumatic for mama than for him!

Wordless Wednesday

Sweetie Collin Comments

Lately Collin has been saying this phrase alot. "I'm gonna cry because sweet things and sweet songs make me cry." Isn't he cute? He usually says this when watching a sad part in a cartoon. He leaned over to me while watching Barnyard the other day when the main character loses his father. "This is going to make me cry..."

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Then came his other comment. "Scary movies don't even freak me out. Ummm...sometimes they freak me out. Like vampires and skunks get next to you and they spray and if a vampire gets next to him he'll spray and then go SPLAT." (I had to write this down right after he said it so I could get it word for word.) We weren't even talking about anything like this. It was just one of his random comments.

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Also he pulled me aside the other day and said he had to tell me a secret. He said, "Don't tell anybody, but I love girls! Shhh." Not girls already! He also told me not to tell daddy. Oops sorry Collin but it was too cute to keep to myself!

Wordless Wednesday

Cupcakes for Dinner?

April Fools!

This is my first year since the kids have been born to really do anything for April Fool's day. I wanted to trick Collin with his food so I disguised meatloaf and mashed potatoes as cupcakes. I also made french fries out of bread sticks and sugar with a side of seedless strawberry jam ketchup. You can check out the recipes on my new food blog by clicking the "My foodie blog" link on my blog roll.

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Collin thought it was soooo hilarious that I tricked him. Look out Collin because I'm going to get you again next year!

The kids love to eat with their hands...

Carlee in a Box

From cute...

...to grumpy!

Come on People!

Racial? Really?

This photo has been tagged as "perpetuating racial stereotypes". Lebron James is likened to King Kong and model Gisele Bundchen is likened to Fay Wray. They say it makes him look dangerous and domineering but it's really just his game face. I get tired of people who look for controversy. Are they really that bored? Quit making mountains out of molehills people! The photo was meant to be fun and was even prided for being the first African American male on the cover of Vogue. I don't even read Vogue but I saw this and just thought it was plain ridiculous.

Just a little highway humor.

To get me in a better mood I thought I'd share what one of the local DJ's posted on thier website. I'm glad I'm not the only one that sees heads on the highway!

This is what he wrote:

"Have you noticed when you're driving away from the sun, your car creates a shadow that looks like Shrek? The side mirrors become the ears and the two people in the front seat become the eyes? hmm... maybe it's just me but once you see it, you can't un-see it." John Riggs

Now everyone who reads this will see Shrek heads on the highway!