February 6, 2008

Our New TV - Bought solely for the purpose of the Super Bowl

We were so excited for the Super Bowl and we are still in mourning over it. Anyway, here are a few pictures from the big day. I made the kids shirts, we got all tattooed and Jim even bought victory champagne which remains undrunk in the fridge. But fret not, as we will probably drink it for our 5 year anniversary this Friday. Five long years gone by in a blink it seems! And we aren't sick of each other yet. Go us!

About halfway through the game Rhiannon took off her custom made shirt for an ever preferable dress. We joked with her that she was jinxing the team and to put it back on but she refused of course. At the end of the game, it was joked that they lost because she took off her rally shirt and she must have heard something about it. Well, it was so late and she was so tired that she totally took it to heart. She said to Jim, "Daddy, did the Patriots lose because I took off my shirt?" It was so sweet and she clearly felt like it was her fault. Jim assured her that she wasn't to blame but we all had a quiet snicker at that remark.

Jim and Josh

Steve and Sharon

What else is new this week? Well, I finally got a hair cut and it looks really cute. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures yet. Brad is slotted for his first hair cut this week as well and I am incredibly nervous about it. Rhiannon informed me that your food turns into poop and comes out of your butt, and she also expressed some concern for the pain of childbirth (don't ask me how she knows it hurts). She told me that babies can come out of your belly or your butt and that she didn't think she wanted to do that because it was going to hurt a lot.

Brad is on a path of destruction. Anything and everything he can get into, he does. He loves to pull the cup holders out of the couch console and has a favorite pizza pan he always pulls out of the cabinet and bangs around the house. Just this morning he took apart a picture frame and ripped the cover off the diaper wipes and proceeded to dump them all over the floor. And by rip, I mean he actually separated the seam holding the cover on. He is all about dancing and clapping, but he also loves to scream like a girl now. He screams to express his delight and loves to be chased and tickled. He growls in frustration and when we try to deter him from destroying things or from pulling Rhiannon's hair. He loves to wander when we go to the park and I usually spend the better part of an hour chasing/herding him. He could care less if he ever saw us again. I think he looks at it as an opportunity to escape from this crazy family. He is almost weaned from the pacifier. He only gets it a bedtime maybe 3 nights a week.

Jim is doing well in block 4 of his training. He has another test this week so he is pretty busy studying all the time. The countdown is on for call sign night when we get our assignment. We can hardly wait for March 7. That's about it from here for now. Keep you posted!