Halloween 2011

That was a blast!

The weather was perfect and Adro -- dressed as a witch -- came with me and Evey to trick or treat for a while. Mom went back home to give out candy (Boyd, dressed as a pumpkin, stayed back with Judy and Virginia) while me and Evey kept going on.

We must have hit 30 houses! It was just so nice out, and everyone was so nice and liked Evey's costume ("You're the only Spider-Girl we've seen!" was what we kept hearing) that we just kept going and going.

Evey's biggest concern -- and she kept asking me -- was, "Dad, are you SURE you know how to get back home?!?"

I'll post photos later, after they're downloaded.

Evey's Halloween costume

She's going as Spider-Girl! Her idea! Love it!

Sent from my Samsung Epic™ 4G

Three weeks and a day

This is bullshit, Boyd has been around for three weeks now and I have more Peking Taste coverage on the blog than I do cute baby photos.

Sorry, son. When you get older, if you get the pleasure of enjoying Peking Taste buffet, you'll understand.

"Sonny," as we call him, is doing great. This photo was taken two weeks ago, so it's not the most current pic ever, especially when you're talking about 22-day-olds. But, he still has all his hair, steely blue eyes and an occasional smile. He's sleeping well, too.

I guess there's just not much to report on a three-week-old when it comes down to it.

And, in hindsight, I didn't start blogging about Evey until she was, what? Two months old?

Peking video gets some local coverage

Well then... while I didn't see that happening exactly, I was somewhat prepared for more than just the blog readers to see my video.

In case you missed it, on Tuesday morning the LJWorld.com posted the below bit about my video, along with a link to the video itself:

As I mentioned, the store is going into the former Pizza Street location, which of course, is a buffet business that is no longer with us. (Rest in peace mashed potato pizza.) Well, there appears to be one Lawrence resident who takes his buffet eating at Peking Taste very seriously. A colleague of mine found this video on YouTube and I’ve decided to pass it along because it was spurred by information first reported in Town Talk. The video was uploaded by Seth A. Jones, according to the You Tube information, and he says he is speaking on behalf of Concerned Citizens for Peking Taste Buffet. He goes on for about five minutes over his concerns that when Peking Taste reopens in the Louisiana Purchase shopping center that it will no longer have a buffet. Among some of the highlights from his impassioned plea are:

1. He said his wife compared Peking Taste no longer offering a buffet to Southwest Airlines no longer offering flights. “My wife is an accountant. If she starts making analogies, something is wrong here.”
2. “When I come to Peking Taste, I want all I can eat,” Seth says. “I want broccoli and beef, all I can handle, hold the broccoli.”
3. Seth says he doesn’t eat crab rangoon because he thinks it's gross, but his friends like it. “Don’t limit my friends on Crab Rangoons. They’re good people.”

Anyway, the entire video is here. 

Pretty cool to get your name in the paper sometimes, and this was a fun one. Almost unanimous positive reactions, which is a surprise. Almost 300 views on YouTube as of this writing.


I did get a call from my pal Copy Jesus about it... he told me he posted the link in the comments section somewhere on LJWorld.com, and that's how they got a hold of it initially. "I hope you don't mind," he told me.

Heck no I don't mind! I want CNN to come cover this story!

Concerned Citizens for Peking Taste Buffet UNITE!!!

Peking Taste Manifesto

It's been almost two weeks since I've posted, so............

'I've got the kids'

We were finally discharged from the hospital. The nurse led us to believe it'd be happening around noon, so I had the room and car packed. It didn't really happen until 3 p.m., though. So there was a lot of sitting around and waiting.

When we finally did leave Lawrence Memorial Hospital, we only had a few things to take with us. A vase full of flowers from Adrianne's grandma. A diaper bag. A cell phone charger.

And, for the first time, two kids.

With one hand I lifted the car seat carrier. With the other, I held Evey's hand.

"Ready?" I asked Adro as she was escorted out in a wheelchair (a formality). "Ready," she replied.

Then I said something I had never said before.

"OK... I've got the kids."

Introducing...

Boyd Atticus Jones.

We're very excited, even if he isn't.

baby boy jones

Video shot last Thursday, 9/29/11

Jones Family Update

No baby yet.

Adrianne is doing well. Had a doctor's appointment on Friday, doc said everything sounded good. The boy is doing well, he's just not ready to celebrate his birthday yet.

I took the above photo of Adro on Thursday. As I said today, she's never been this pregnant before... with Evey, by this time, we had a two-week-old. So this is a different experience for us, this anxious waiting. Last time it was an unexpected, quick finish. With the boy, he's making us wonder when he'll show his face.

No baby, yet I have BIG NEWS.

Evey had her first multi-goal game on Saturday. She scored two goals!!! So exciting!

I hate to admit that missed both goals. My cousin Melissa was flying in from Louisiana, so I left Evey's hour-long soccer practice/game about 20 minutes early to pick up Melissa. I was on the road for about 10 minutes when my phone rang. Caller ID showed it was Judy, my M-I-L. I instantly thought, "Oh, shit, BABY!!!" I answered the phone and all I heard was shouting. I was like, "Holy crap, are they delivering right there on the soccer field?!?" Then Judy came on and shouted, "Evey scored a goal!"