Day 3
1615 miles down – 900 more to go
Today was lots of this:
Nate
On the road again…still
Fundatory + Road Trip
Today was the official start of our vacation! So after getting the car all packed and ready to go, there was just a little matter of mandatory fun for work first – the annual pig roast. We had a little lunch,
saw some wildlife (if only I’d brought the better camera with the telephoto lens),
and watched/played a little volleyball.
With the obligations out of the way we got on the road. Before we got too far we came upon someone who was having a REALLY bad day.
The car fire was so hot it felt like it would melt the windows when we drove passed, and emergency crews arrived the same time as us (everyone was okay).
Turns out we were taking our trip the same weekend as the Sturgis Rally – we saw a lot of this.
Video games help you with real life
All those hours Nate spent playing Tetris as a child was actually time spent developing an essential life skill.
We rented a trailer today to get some of the big things over to the new house, so we could start “living” over there. Nate is very good at fitting things into the trailer around, and with, what else is in the trailer so it is a secure and full load. No empty or wasted spaces.
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Happy Happy Birthday Daddy!
It’s Nate’s birthday!
(This is the best picture he would let me take of him)
Gavin and I, and the twins, went to pick up a cake today as a surprise (I even paid in cash so he wouldn’t know I had bought one). We hadn’t ordered one so we went to see what they had – adults just have to like what they get, only the kids get a special order. There were only two cakes that were the flavors that Nate likes, a 1/4-sheet princess cake or a 1/8-sheet bright blue cake……we went with the blue one.
We had a babysitter come over so we could go out to dinner. I fed the kids dinner before we left and Solvei and Nels were just finishing up when the doorbell rang.
We went out to the Iron Chef steakhouse again, since it’s the best place that is also close (we don’t want the babysitter over too late because she has a curfew too). We finished dinner right at the kids’ bedtime so we told the babysitter to let them stay up so they could have birthday cake.
Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you!
The trouble with blue frosting….it makes everything blue – lips, tongue, teeth, fingers, and is pretty resistant to toothpaste.
POPCORN!!!
They are definitely Nate’s children. All the kids LOVE popcorn.
We got an air-pop popcorn popper (say that three times fast) and I am really glad we did, it makes much better popcorn than the microwave bags ever could. We ate dinner a little early today so when we were watching cartoons with the kids this evening we made popcorn.
I think it’s funny how the big kids, while still eating popcorn, are pretty fixated on the TV, but the little kids are fixated on the popcorn bowl. 😉
Happy Snappy!
Nate needed what the military calls a “happy snap” for work. I just happen to have a nice digital camera, so we did it ourselves. I was quite pleased with the photo so I thought I would share (incognito of course). Doesn’t he look good in uniform?
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Happy Birthday to Mommy!
Saedi and Gavin love to make birthday cards, it’s the part they get most excited about for anyone’s birthday. They have each been to birthday parties this last month that the other was not invited to, but they both made cards for both occasions.
On school days Saedi and Gavin usually get themselves dressed in the mornings and then wait for me to do hair and make breakfast. This morning I didn’t want to get out of bed so I was a little late, but when I came out of my room they had both made me birthday cards – Gavin was dressed but Saedi was still in her pajamas. The thought was very sweet, but now we were really late. Saedi barely had time to eat anything before we had to leave for the bus. Also, I usually take the babies to the bus in their pajamas and get them dressed when we get back. Today Solvei’s diaper leaked and Nels was stinky so they had to be dressed before we left and we were really, REALLY late. We did make it just in time though, so at least I didn’t have to drive Saedi to school.
Even with a not too good start, the day was pretty good. Gavin invited the boys from around the corner over to play in the morning and we just hung out at home. After Saedi got home from school I got a delivery of flowers and another “card” made for me.
Knowing that Nate had to work today, possibly late, I arranged for a babysitter for after the kids went to bed. So Nate and I could have a dinner for just us. I made the kids their dinner, which they finished just as Nate came home, and we hung out a bit more, then read some Harry Potter and put everyone to bed.
Nate and I took the recommendation of a neighbor (glad we did) and went to the Iron Chef Japanese Steakhouse for dinner. It was really good.
So, I am now 30.
Being born on a zero year makes it easier to conceptualized decades. I actually remember thinking when I was in elementary school that it would be so weird when it got to be 2010, not so much that I would be thirty but that it was SOOOO FAR in the future and with a number like 2010 it sounded important. But it’s not weird, it is a good future and I am not ashamed or afraid to be thirty.
What Daddy’s are made of
Nate always makes the comment that he’s made of sugar and will melt in the rain. The big kids think he’s silly. Today when I made peach cobbler, Gavin saw the sugar on the counter and asked what it was for. I told him I had to put it in the cobbler and he asked why. So Nate told them that he was made of vinegar, and “mommy has to put sugar in things to sweeten me up.” To which Gavin replied, “No you’re not, you’re made of bones!”
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Another play day
I love taking pictures of Nate with the kids. Nate had today off (YEA!!!) but Saedi had school so we were hanging out at home. I got some good ones during post-breakfast cartoon watching.
Nels and Solvei love to give hugs, they even do the little pat while hugging. Today they discovered that they can give hugs to each other. Nels got upset over something at lunch so Solvei leaned over and gave him a hug, and he hugged her back. SO CUTE! I got them to do it again….twice. =)
Solvei and Nels have taken over the jelly bean jars that Saedi and Gavin got a few years ago, and love to play with them in the kitchen. They take the tops off and fill them with things (usually fridge letters because they’re nice and loud) and then either put the lids back on and shake the jars or dump out the contents on the kitchen floor where they can scatter noisily. They play so well together while doing this, as long as they both have their own jars.
Categories: family pics, Gavin, hugs, Nate, Nels, playing, Solvei
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Cute photo idea…
Warning! This first one is NOT the cute photo.
Nate came up with a cute photo idea today, so I went and got the new camera. I had him hold the camera while I was setting it up. So, if you give a man a camera what does he take a picture of?
This is the cute photo. Solvei and Nels in Nate’s ruck sack. They look ready to go with him, don’t they?
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