Justice League

Boydee with some old friends...

Buzz Beach Ball 2016

It was a wild time at Buzz Beach Ball this weekend! Thanks to Judy for watching the kids on Saturday, and to Adro for watching the kids on Sunday so I could go back!

We had a blast tailgating with Jess and Rosalina. And then I had a good time hanging with Joe on Sunday.

The Violent Femmes, Cage the Elephant, Eagles of Death Metal, Glass Animals... it was quite a two-day festival for Kansas City!

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Boyd's room is a mess.

It's so bad he looked at it the other day and told Adrianne, "Mom, we're going to need to get help to pick this up!"

She said, "You think?"

"Yeah... we need Evey, Dad... Grandma..."

"That's a lot of help!"

"Mom, we even need Memow to come over to help out with this mess!"

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We're about to lose our nice view here at the casa.

Since we've lived here, there's been two empty lots across the street, giving us a nice view of a valley/drainage ditch across the street.

Construction has begun! I'll post photos soon.

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Evey is excited lately, because I gave her my old iPhone. It's not a working phone, just an iPod now. 

She's changed the password, the wallpaper... she mostly just uses it for Pandora right now. But she thinks it's pretty cool.

She's such a good girl, she's having a good summer. She doesn't ask for much. I'm happy a little gift like that can make her so excited.

How much longer until we activate it, and turn it into a working phone for her?

Boyd's new toothbrush

Boyd has been really sweet + cute lately. Just now he asked me to take this photo and send it to his friend Jaxton Abasolo!

Summer cut

Making waves

4th of July

It wasn't as big as last year's party, but the same number of people were injured: ZERO! So we're calling it a success.

Grilled burgers and dogs, nice evening. Boyd actually asked his mom if it was OK if they called it a night.

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DURANT TO GOLDEN STATE HOLY &*$*@*#*@*@*#$&$&#&&&@*@*@@*@*$($)$%)%))$))$)$

(My mind just exploded!)

Bluegill!

Happy 4th of July!

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Boyd and I went fishing after work on Friday. Boyd caught two bluegill, I caught one. We could have caught more, but we were on a bad streak of fish swallowing hooks (2/3) and I didn't bring my needle-nose pliers... and at the end of the day, I hate hurting animals and didn't want to hurt anymore little fishies for no good reason.

We fished Lone Star Lake and found a nice little spot. We'll go back. With more gear, including the needle-nose pliers and a buck knife.

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Boyd has been pretty good this 4th of July weekend, really. He stuns me at how his eating habits flop back and forth; he's a good eater one day, a non-eater the next. 

I remind myself that here in a few years, he'll be eating me out of the house.

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Boyd's photo was in the St. John's newsletter this weekend! A cool pic of him smashing a confetti egg on top of Dexter's head.

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Evey and Adro had a "Girl's Night In" on Friday, when they watched Adventures in Babysitting, did make-up stuff, etc.

When Boyd and I got home from fishing, Evey said it was time for her and Mom to "put on their masks." Boyd shouted, "I'll put on a mask!" and then ran upstairs and found his homemade bear mask in his room.

Neither of us understood the masks the girls then put on...

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We bought some stuff today: a new stove, microwave, and a new bed for Evey.

Our little girl is growing quickly... feels good to spend some money on her, she's such a good girl.

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Ribs, corn-on-the-cob and baked beans for dinner tonight. Last night was fajita night. Tomorrow? gourmet cheeseburgers, with shredded cheese and bacon pieces inside. And if the weather clears up... the pool!

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Grandma Judy took Evey to see "BFG" on Friday, which stands for "Big FRIENDLY Giant," allegedly. 

I don't know, I haven't seen the movie yet.

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Bought a fresh keg of Boulevard Wheat on Thursday night.

I forgot what a Wheat hangover felt like, until this morning....