Orders are in and we’re still going to Fort Bliss! I love it when it’s what you’re prepared for!
We are going as a family. After some pondering, it really didn’t make much sense to live apart – no matter how badly I want to be back in Central TX. When it’s right, it will happen, I know.
I’m going to go hope for some hot (but will settle for warm) water with which to take a shower…
The boys and I had the GREATEST time tonight! It ranks pretty high up on the “best nights list”!
Matt had a dinner with the German Exchange Students – part of the program in which he participated in November/December. So the boys & I went to see Playhouse Disney Live in Independence, MO. I didn’t tell them what we were doing until after nap time because the weather was threatening to snow and previous experience said to hold off.
We got in the car after nap and started our trek. When we got there, they pointed out ALL of the characters on the table skirts of the vendors and any where they saw the pictures. We grabbed hot dogs and had dinner (I know, it was a Friday, but my options were limited after we got stuck in traffic in KC…). We got some popcorn and drinks and headed to our seats.
Luckily it was a short time before there was entertainment. The show really tried hard at crowd participation. Jake did well; Nick had to observe for a while first.
We saw: Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Cinderella, Woody, Buzz, Jesse & the soldiers from Toy story. Every time the boys saw one of the characters, they got so excited. At the intermission, we finally broke down and got a Stuffed Woody for Nick and a stuffed Buzz for Jake. They both fell asleep with their respective toys tucked in their arms in the car. I haven’t peeked, yet but I’m sure they fell asleep like that in their beds, too!
They were really well behaved and had a BLAST! We talked about it almost all the way home until they started drifting off to dream land. Daddy was home when we got home, so he got a recap with the last of the energy the boys had mustered. It truly was one of the best nights I’ve had with just the boys.
The boys needed haircuts BAD! I finally got tired of looking at them today! After Nap, I got Jake in a barstool and took the scissors to his hair. I was so pleased with how it turned out, I did Nick’s too!
After Little Monkey Bizness we went to this really neat restaurant. You call on a phone to place your order and the food is brought out by the train. It’s the coolest idea and the boys really enjoyed it – complete with “engineer hats”.
