Vanessa, Jeff, Jakob, Juan and I got together at Mom's today for a Memorial Day BBQ. Juan and I went early to help Mom build a dirt box for Jakob. Then we laughed at Jakob eating a popsicle and playing in his pool. After the BBQ, Mom got out a new sprinkler for Jakob to play in. He loved it and we laughed hysterically as the water sprayed him in the face. He just kept going back to it over and over again. He absolutely loves the water.
Juan let Jakob try all sorts of new foods this morning. My favorite was the mango. Jakob took huge bites out of the fruit and then it was Juan's turn, then back to Jakob, back to Juan and so on. Jakob loved it and while it was definitely messy, it was super cute to watch.
Tonight was the first time that we babysat Jakob overnight. We had a great time playing. We don't have a crib so we brought over Vanessa's pack'n play for him to sleep in. He did cry when we put him to bed, so we let him sit on the couch and watch a cartoon. Then Juan took him back into the spare room and stayed with him until he fell asleep. Then at about 2am the neighbor jumped his fence in the backyard and the dogs started going ballistic. Their barking woke up Jakob; he immediately grabbed the soccer ball and started playing... we tried to put him back down but he was crying. I finally put him on my lap and rocked him in the rocking chair for about 30 minutes and then he went back to sleep. He woke up at about 8am happy and ready to play!
My daily commute in Dallas always includes bumper to bumper traffic. I only live 12 miles from my office, but it still takes me between 20-45 minutes to get home in the evenings. There is no way that I could stay a longer commute.
The cemetary by our house has placed 4,503 flags in the ground to remember the 4,503 soldiers who have been killed in "Enduring Freedom" for Memorial Day this weekend. It is a lovely display and touched me enough as I drove by to stop.
This evening, after work, Mom came over to go with me shopping at JoAnns. Then we picked up Juan and headed to Macaroni Grill for dinner. It was a great evening and we plan to do this again very soon.
Anyone who knows Juan knows that he has a love for all types of fruit. He will eat 1/2 a watermelon in one sitting. He cuts it in half, salts it, and then eats it with a spoon. The picture he made with his watermelon dinner was too hilarious not to use for my daily photo! I love you Juan!
Last time I was in Tulsa we stopped for corn dogs at Sonic and they forgot the ketchup. I made Angie pull through the drive thru to ask for some. She said that she had some at home, but I responded that I could tell a difference. That led to a full blown ketchup taste test during this visit. Angie gathered Heinz from a bottle, Heinz from Sonic and Heinz from Wendy's. I did not pick the sonic version the first time, but did the second. We laughed quite a lot!
As part of this weekend's festivities in Tulsa, we celebrated Shannon's birthday. Angie made her a fabulously delicious layered chocolate cake with homemade whipped cream and cherries on top. We ate almost the entire cake this weekend. I remembered Angie's mother making this cake for one of Angie's birthday parties when we were kids, wierd feeling of deja'vu. Happy Birthday Shannon!
Angie was supposed to make Shannon and I aprons, but this weekend she surprised us with the cutest cupcake aprons she found thru Avon. They weren't homemade, but I can totally understand how irresistable they were. Thanks Angie!
