Random updates

Evey has lost her second tooth, now both lower front teeth are gone.

I think a bunch of Boydee's top teeth are going to come in all at once... his gums look like they're barely keeping these teeth at bay.

Boydee still isn't crawling but he can roll all over the place. That's his preferred way to travel.

Neuty came over and helped me put my fence back up over the weekend, and that was awesome. Big thanks to him.

The St. John's Mexican Fiesta was last weekend, but I didn't take any photos. We got there early and avoided the line for once. It wasn't too hot out, either.

Some photos from the Spring football game

Evey, Jett, Baby Jay and Marina.

Boydee and Aunt Jessica.

Jett, Kevin Young, Marina and Evey. Young was very nice to the kids.

Boydee's Godparents

Here's a photo of Boydee and his Godparents, Lindsey and Mike.

It's funny, I didn't get a great photo of the three of them together at the baptism. I assumed that they would be holding Boydee for most of the baptism and I'd be able to click away. But Father John never said anything about handing off the child to the Godparents, so it turned out that I held Boydee for his entire baptism.

(If memory serves right, at Evey's baptism, Lervik held Evey during her baptism.)

Recently we went to Lindsey's house for Sadie's birthday party, and it was really sweet, she wanted to get some quality time with Boydee. The two of them hung out for most of the time we were there. She even fed Boyd.

Solo hasn't had much of a chance to hang with Boydee yet, but we're going to fix that this summer!

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Boydee joined me and Evey today among the ranks of JEDI KNIGHTS.

We handed him one of the light sabers and he held on tight. We got a good laugh out of it. He was quite entertained by the light sabers. And he didn't try to suck on them (like he does with everything else) he just held on to them and looked at the lights.

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Thunder win game one. I like it. I'm taking the Thunder in six. Durant looks like the player of the future right now. Excited for game two. Let's go Thunder!!!

May the Farts Be With You

Evey's getting ready for dance class the other day. Judy is taking her. She strips off all her clothes to get into her tights. But then she sees a light saber, and she challenges her dad to a light saber duel.

Never one to turn down a light saber battle, I engaged my opponent, despite her level of dress. So we're doing our best Luke/Vader battle in the living room when --

phrrrrppp!!!

Evey's eyes get real big. I give her a look like, "you OK there, princess?"

She stops. "Dad!" she says, naked as the day she was born. "...pretend I didn't just fart. Because, in Star Wars... they don't fart."

"OK, Evey." She's right, after all.

The battle restarted. For about thirty seconds. And then --

"Dad! Also... pretend you can't smell the fart."

"OK, Evey."

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Lot going on over here at the Casa de Jones. We were in Roaring River State Park for about a week with Adrianne's dad two weeks ago. Then I was in Chicago and Indiana on business most of last week. Good to be back home now.

Evey lost her first tooth last week when she bit into a peach. She was quite excited about the visit from the tooth fairy, who left her a $2 bill.

Boydee is doing great and has two lower teeth now. He's gaining weight quickly, it seems. Just like his dad.

Sleepy sleepy sleep

Adrianne's Dad and his family are visiting from South Texas tomorrow. So that means the house is Cleaner Than Normal.

Evey is sensitive to this phenomena. Adrianne was outside watering the plants on another top-10 Kansas evening (we're almost out already, aren't we?) while I stayed inside with the kids, coaxing them to sleep while I watched the Heat/Pacers game.

Boydee was almost out in my arms, tired of the Heat dominance (he stayed up late to watch the Thunder defeat the Lakers the night before.) Evey walked up to me and whispered, "Dad... can I read a few books in the living room, if I promise to put them away when I'm done?"

Any time "reading books" is the request, my answer is "Yes." But I thought it was sweet that she wanted my permission to bring some books from her Cleaner Than Normal room to our Cleaner Than Normal living room.

Evey grabbed about five books. Then she grabbed a pillow. And a blanket. Got comfortable on the floor. And commenced reading.

Five minutes later, both kids were sound asleep.

Man, I wish I could bottle this moment in my kids' lives. Evey 5, sweet as can be. Boydee, 7 months, coolest little guy in the world.

Photo is of Boydee staring at Glo-Ber in his crib, a month or so ago.

It should be noted that Boydee regularly sleeps through the night now.

I can see clearly now

Today is my one-week anniversary of having 20/20 vision.

I got LASIK last Thursday afternoon. So far... AWESOME.

I had an eye appointment this morning, and I'm seeing 20/15 right now. My eye doc said my eyes responded even better than he anticipated. My left eye is a little dry at times, but otherwise, my eyes are GOOD.

I'm told I was 20/2200 (although Adro doesn't believe me) 20/200 is legally blind. Now I'm 20/15. Good times.

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The above photo is of Marina, Boydee and Evey, taken on the evening of Boydee's baptism. I guess the kids had a good time, as my sister and mom watched them that evening. This was taken right after bath time, right before bed time.

I have a good Evey story coming, but it requires the use of the scanner... and I don't have the energy for that right now. Why? I just finished a 2,600-word cover story for Golfdom. I'll sleep well tonight, my friends.

I can't drive 55

Sent from my iPhoneSnapped this pic a few weeks ago... Put 88,888 miles on the Z28 recently. Notice how fast I'm going at the moment...

The Camaro has been a good car for me. Still running strong. Still fast as hell. More dependable with the milder winters (the Camraro is worthless in snow.)

And yet, the Z is on borrowed time. Eventually we'll get a new car, and guess who's getting traded? Two small children and a sports car don't add up.

The Z is a 2002. It's held up nicely. And I'd say 88,888 is low miles. I remember the day I bought it, a friend at work told me I was crazy. And it was a little crazy. But me and my dad both dug the ride, and I was 25 at the time. Young enough to still be crazy.

The Z reminds me a lot of my dad. There were times I regretted buying it, but overall, I'm glad I took the risk. I still get a lot of pleasure out of the car. My next car will be boring in many ways, i'm sure. It's hard to argue with the 10 years of fun I've had in the Z.

Boydee meets the extended fam

A few weeks ago we took Boydee to Wichita to meet my Grandma JoJo. While we were there, we had the good fortune to run into my Uncle Vince and my cousin Nichol.

 Nichol just cracked Boydee up, he was giggling and loving her to death.

Uncle Vince? Scared him shitless. Just like Uncle Vince scared me shitless in 1978.  

Good job, Boydee.

Wonder Woman!

Sent from my iPhoneEvey had her dance photo taken recently... Here's my quick shot from my phone.

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Me and Boydee, Sunday afternoon.

Boydee's big day

Great news! Boydee had his baptism on Saturday! The whole thing went off without a hitch. We were worried the it would get complicated, trying to get so many people from out-of-town in Lawrence at the same time. But everyone went out of their way to be there, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Father John baptized Boydee. Father John also baptized Evey and married me and Adro, so he has "hit for the cycle" for the Jones family.

Two other kiddos got baptized at the same time. It was a good crowd at the church. All three kids were calm and cool during their individual baptisms. Boyd didn't cry or scream, he just chilled out the entire time.

Boyd's Godparents are Mike Abasolo and Lindsey Kaminski. They both drove a long ways to be there for Boydee. They are already proving themselves to be great Godparents, just by being there on time on a Saturday morning!

After the baptism we all went to Longhorn Steakhouse for lunch, and then to the spring football game. It was a great day. 

Before and after

Evey said goodbye to 8 inches of hair today!

You can tell she loves her new short hair, as she keeps flipping it, maybe in disbelief.

I know we're going to love it tomorrow morning when it takes half the time to get her hair ready for school!

For the record, me and her mom really love this new look for Evey too. In fact, Adro said it made her want to get her hair cut short, too.

Me and Boydee were mildly impressed. And then we laughed, said "girls!" and rubbed each others short, no-combing-needed heads, while we watched NBA.

Boydee on the Terror Dome

When we first put Boydee in his "Circle Circus" he'd scream and freak out. So I renamed it "The Terror Dome."

Now he likes it. But we still call it the Terror Dome.

Boydee Measures Up

 

Boydee had his 6-month appointment on Friday, and did pretty well. He got three shots, and he HATES shots. Screamed like a banshee. His sister used to frown for a second, then she'd get over it. I don't think she cried once over any of her shots. It was pretty crazy, actually -- I remember writing once that I wondered if Evey lacked a sense of pain, because she never seemed to cry about anything that should have hurt, from shots to falling down.

Anyway, Boydee's appointment. He weighed 15 pounds, 14 ounces, putting him in the 23rd percent. He's a lightweight. He is 27 inches long, which puts him in the 73rd percent of boys his age. And lastly, his head was 17.5 inches in circumference, putting him in the 80th percentile.

So he's tall, skinny, with a big head and cries easily. Just like Dad.

Happy 6th Month Birthday Boydee!

 

We celebrated tonight with brownies and even birthday candles! We'll celebrate tomorrow with shots! And not the kind daddy likes!

Here's a pic of Boydee chillin' at the hotel in Vegas.

It should be noted that Boydee seems to be saying the word "daadaa" with regularity. Sorry, no "mama" or "Evey" or "sissy" yet!