What money can buy

Nathan wanted a picture of himself holding the table decoration at Jack in the Box.   Uh...okay.

Nathan also said tonight that he wanted to grow up to be a Dentist.

"Okay, that would be great so you could make lots of money so your dad could buy lots of Transformers." I said.

"No, Dad, I need to use that money to buy furniture.  And a wife and kids."

Mom & Son Night

Sharon & Nathan's school had a special Mother-Son night with games and activities they could share together.  Here are a few of the highlights:

Lazy Day at Lazy 5

Today we took a spontaneous trip to the Lazy 5 Ranch, which actually is just a few minutes from our house.  The safari drive was good as always, but we were really pleasantly surprised at how much better the "zoo" part of the park had improved.  We ended the day with some very good homemade ice cream just as the storm clouds rolled in.

Taking a risk

Tonight we took a risk. The game RISK that is. After discovering my Transformers Edition RISK games the other night with some friends we had over, the little guy insisted that we play. Well, since this game is only recommended for 10 & up, and he is six, I made up a simple version of the game for us all to play together and it actually worked out pretty good. We took the concept of the RISK game and made it more like "WAR" the card game where the person who rolls the highest dice in a battle wins and takes over their opponent's neighboring square. No cards, no rolling six dice at a time, etc. The champion in the end was the little guy, who conquered three areas, Sharon got two, and me a measly one.

I'd like to buy a vowel...

Today we went down to Dale Jarrett Ford in Indian Trail, NC with my dad to audition for Wheel of Fortune. Basically, we went down, filled out an application, stood in line, and then waited to see if we were one of the 10 or so groups of five they called onto the stage at a time to play a speed round of Wheel. Well, although everyone around us seemed to be called up, Dad or myself were never called - sigh. Still, it was fun watching the other contestants in their games, and the "Pat" and "Vanna" that were there were very entertaining. We actually still have a chance of getting called back, as several random "not appearing on stage" applications will be selected for callbacks.

Here comes Peter Creepy Tail.

Something about this bunny just gives me the creeps. Judging by Nathan's expression, he may feel the same way.

Egg Hunt 2010

Here's some pics from this year's egg hunt at the church.

Cat Chess

Our new checkered area rug allows us to play a fun new game I call "Cat Chess." It looks as if Molly has just moved Hunter into checkmate.