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Saturday and Sunday Evening Activities

Over the summer, the tickets for Broadway's The Lion King went on sale. We jumped at the opportunity to go (purchasing the cheapest tickets possible--ending up on the very last row in the balcony). The production was last night, and boy, it was incredible. Because the INB Performing Arts Center is not very large, our back row seats were actually perfect (except for Rhett who got to sit behind the lady with the spiky hair). The production was incredible, and so many times, I had to remind myself that the animals were actual people in costumes. The hyenas were amazing, the giraffes--unbelievable, and everything else was just as great. It was one of the best Broadway shows we have ever seen. And thanks to our great friends, the Swansons, we were able to enjoy the evening without chasing a little one up and down the isles or stairs or hallways. We didn't worry one bit when we left her with them, to put her to bed and to chill at our place till we got home. Thanks so much Liz and Brian!

The Crew:

And today, our Sunday evening activity before bedtime was coloring. Summer crawled up on the table (which for some reason, we actually allowed this time), sprawled out, and started scribbling away.

It was so fun watching her get into different positions to do different scribbles. Here she is, trying to be like Heather, and tracing her hand. (Today in RS, she sat on Heather's lap while Heather traced her hand, then she traced Heather's. She just loves Heather--and has even said her name a few times!
And I don't know what she's conniving in this picture, but I'm sure it's naughty!

4 Weeks = 2 Weeks

I've come to a serious realization.

This baby is due in FOUR WEEKS . . . which means that if history repeats itself, then she's here in TWO WEEKS.

Does that get anyone else's heart racing, besides mine?

The moment you've all been waiting for . . .

Here are the Halloween pictures. Costumes were so good this year that I wish I had normal pictures of everyone so you could see how well they pulled off their costumes. I've linked a few blogs so you can see what they actually look like.

The Greens--dressed as redneck trailer-trash (click here to see their blog)
The Swansons--dressed as H1N1 (they won the scariest award)
The Harris'--the inevitable couple (click here to go to their blog)
The Days--Night at the Museum characters
And finally, the Superhero Barneys--
I just have to say Rhett is amazing at pulling costumes together. Last year, it was Goodwill and a needle and thread where he used his magic. This year, we couldn't even afford Goodwill, so we went through our closets and put together these getups--which was about 30 minutes before the party started. I'm proud to say we didn't spend a penny for these awesome babies!

We had a great time at the Massey's party. Greg and Julie did a great job putting it together. Thanks you guys!

(By the way, the little object next to the B on my costume is a superscript 2, in case you can't read it.)

In the mean time . . . (Part II)

As we anxiously await the awesome Halloween pictures, I thought I'd post one of my favorite poems. I read it in my English Literature class, my freshman year at college. I loved it so much that when my mom came up for the weekend, I had her read it too. There we were, sitting at some booth at Fong's Chinese Restaurant, and I opened my Lit book and had her read it. She started crying, and of course, I started crying too. (I'm almost crying now as I think about it! Darn pregnancy hormones!)

To a Daughter Leaving Home

When I taught you
at eight to ride
a bicycle, loping along
beside you
as you wobbled away
on two round wheels,
my own mouth rounding
in surprise when you pulled
ahead down the curved
path of the park,
I kept waiting
for the thud
of your crash as I
sprinted to catch up,
while you grew
smaller, more breakable
with distance,
pumping, pumping
for your life, screaming
with laughter,
the hair flapping
behind you like a
handkerchief waving
goodbye.

Linda Pastan

In the mean time . . .

So when I say this little one inside is active, I really mean it. It's like this almost all the time. (Sorry about the lighting. Hope you can see it okay!)

Post-Halloween Posts

In my few moments of shoveling bites of my lunch in while Summer sleeps, I've checked a few blogs and realize we are a bit behind--we haven't posted our Halloween pictures. We will, and believe me, it will be well worth the wait. I just have to wait a few days before the big moment of uploading the Spokane clan's pictures. This year was killer on the costumes--EVERYONE'S! So keep checking back!