Sid's Turn - Random Prayer Thoughts

So it was only a matter of time before the girl got in on the action...leading our prayer tonight before dinner, it couldn't have been any better:

"Thank you for this wonderful day, thank you for this wonderful meal, thank you for your support."

What is this...dinner prayer, or a Bartles & Jaymes wine cooler commercial? Gotta love it. Can't wait for the next one.

Random Thoughts, by Jaxon Baumgartner

So, the 3 monkeys often have some "interesting" phrases from time to time. Those that make you go: "hmmmm..." and those that just make you burst out laughing so hard that it feels like you'll bust a gut. What better place to track those and share with family than here - so look for the commentary to be added from time to time, whenever they come up with those amazing one-liners. Here's the first:

We're driving to get flu shots this morning and talking about what we're going to do today. We realize that the kids aren't very good about keeping the right DVD's in the right case (example, the one in the Snow White case today was not Snow White, but was in fact The Pacifier. Yes, close, but that doesn't count), so Lynn suggests that when we get home the kids need to go through every DVD and make sure the right DVD is in each case.

Amid some expected whining and sighing, Jaxon says with a completely straight face, "I would rather punch myself." Yep, that's my boy. He didn't laugh one bit, even when Mom and Dad busted up and almost lost control of the vehicle from laughing so hysterically.

Gotta love it. Flu shots went good (Sidney almost flew away from flapping her arms in "fear"), we got home and the did indeed check the DVD's. And to complete the story, Jaxon did not actually punch himself.

Halloween 2008

Some pictures we thought you'd enjoy from Halloween...Jaxon was the Fireman, Carter a Lion, and Sid...well, you can make up your own mind.  Free ice cream coupons for the best guess...

Sidney the....?!?!?!

Carter the Lion (with socks in hand)

Jaxon the Fireman

The 3 Crazy Monkeys

The Cedar Rapids Trip

The weekend before Halloween we traveled to Cedar Rapids to spend some time with Sandi, Dave, Hannah and Colin (pictures below).  It was a great time, but the weekend always goes so fast.  Especially this one where we knew the McDill's were going to be moving to Colorado Springs in the following week, and it would be awhile before we would get to see them again.

We got in late on Friday night, and spent some time swimming at the pool.  Sidney and Jaxon are getting better with practice, and enjoy every time that we get a chance to stay in a hotel with a swimming pool.  On Saturday, all the girls (Lynn, Sandi, Hannah and Sid) had some "girls time" and went to have their nails done and enjoy a lunch together.  The boys stayed around and played football and Star Wars, and had a Papa Murphy's 5-Meat Stuffed Pizza for lunch (this was the best!  Thanks for introducing us to this one, Uncle Dave!!)!

We toured some of the devastated areas of Cedar Rapids from flooding earlier in the year as well...what an incredible travesty and the remants of destruction were still there.  An incredible sight, for sure...ironically, I saw a news report when we returned home that showed them tearing down some of the houses we just saw the day before.

Sunday, we got up (swam again, of course) and joined the McDill's for a great Church service.  After Church, we headed to Ruby Tuesday's for a farewell lunch.  A quick stop back at their house to change clothes, our final good-bye hugs, kisses and a couple of tears, and we were on our way back home.  Traveling directly into wind that was literally 40-50mph on our way home was a bit of an adventure, but we made it home in time to get ready for bed.

We were so glad to have the time together with the McDill's, and will miss them being out of the state of Iowa.  The good thing is that they are likely on our route to drive down to see Papa Al, so perhaps we can make a swing through there sometime on our next trip to New Mexico.

UPDATE - the McDill's have made it to CO, and are settling into their new house and neighborhood.  We wish them well, and are praying that they will be able to sell their Cedar Rapids house soon!

Just the Boys

Colin and Jaxon - Goofin' Around

Just The Girls

Sidney and Hannah (Sid took this picture herself!  Nice Job!)