A Promise for Tomorrow...

Yes, I have not been a good blogger lately. It's been days since my last post and even longer since my last picture update. I promise to get some pictures and other stuff up tomorrow.

-A

A Chance Encounter...

Last night, I was folding laundry and flipping through the channels on the TV. I like to have the TV on while I fold or iron clothes. I stopped on HBO. The movie Taking Chance was showing. I had seen it on the Tivo schedule a few times before, and I decided to watch it. Kevin Bacon stars as a marine who volunteers to escort the remains of PFC Chance Phelps to be interred. The stories of both the escort and the fallen hero have been documented on the internet and various news shows. http://www.chancephelps.org/ is a good place to start if you want more background.

This movie was incredibly touching, and I am glad I stopped to watch it. Layton watched the movie with Jay and me. At one point, I stepped into the kitchen. As I walked back into the den, I saw Layton standing in front of the TV saluting the casket as it was loaded onto an airplane. The silhouette of my three year old son saluting will forever be in my heart. Even at three, he was able to recognize the sentiment of the film.

I would strongly recommend this movie to anyone. Anyone.

Do Gooder....

Hadley is in the science club at school. For Valentine's day, the club stuffed backpacks with goodies for the clients of the Birdie Thornton Center. The top picture ( of the science club ) is from our local newspaper. The second picture is of Hadley (center) and two other students at her school. They were the winners of the annual environmental calendar contest. Their pictures were sent to Legacy to determine the winners from the whole state. A calendar will be made out of the winning pictures, and the profits go toward environmental conservation.

The Girls Taught Him...

In the photo posted with this entry, Layton is wearing a swimsuit from last year and a pajama top. The girls pull all of their clothes out and mix and match things to make crazy getups. Layton learned from the best. He got tired though and had to pass out. It's tough work playing really, really hard.

 

These are some more miscellaneous pictures from my computer.

 

 

 

 

Snow Girls...

The Jumping Continues...

Jumping...

Last weekend, we went to a friend's birthday party. It was at JumpZone. I had never been there before. It was really nice. Sadly, my dsl connection is crap right now, and this is the only picture I have been able to upload. I will try again later because I got some really, really good shots. I will also post some pictures from the snow. Ella loved it. Charsy loved it. She spent the night with us. They were the only two to play in it from our house. Anyway, more pics soon...

He Won!!

Layton came in first place playing Mario Kart last night. Neither of these shots is very good, but you can see that he was wearing his batman shirt (A Kat in Hat Design) while winning his game. I am looking forward to the weekend. We are having a birthday party for my mom. I will try to remember to take some photos to post. Later...

Crazy Clothes and Games...

Ella tries really hard to dress herself. She just doesn't understand the concept of matching.

Layton is still obsessed with the Wii...especially Mario Kart.

Sick. The children have successfully given all of their germs to me. Blah!

Just had to check out Hadley. She and Ella are both sick. They are watching a movie on the floor of my office.

Sick Child and the Ham...

Ella hasn't been feeling well the last few days. She has had a fever. She has also gotten attached to Layton's pillow. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Layton is a complete ham.

My Valentine...

Jay and I went to Nashville for Valentine's weekend. We stayed at the Union Station hotel; it was lovely. It is an old train station that has been converted to a hotel. The rooms are great, and the view is fabulous. We ate dinner on Valentine's day at the Watermark. It was one of the best restaurants I have ever been to. I didn't know what everything on the menu was, but it was sooooooo good. It was nice to have a weekend away.

2/2 reality now.