Epiphany

Nathan has been proficiently drinking out of a sippy cup for about two weeks, but only a specific kind. I was wondering why he has been so slow and so particular. Finally, I realized why Nathan hasn't been as quick to pick up using a sippy cup as the other two. Daniel and Joshua had juice starting around 7 months, and Nathan got his first (diluted) juice today at only a week shy of 11 months. Nathan is also better with a regular cup than the other two, but I think the major factor is the juice.

Somebody's getting Married

Congratulations to Uncle Jon-David (Jorgensen), who is officially engaged and will be marrying Becky on Oct. 11th. I think it's awesome they'll be (Jon-) David & Becky just like my parents. We're excited to be able to go home to meet Becky and celebrate with them. We're thinking about what gift(s) to get them, so reply to this post with your favorite wedding gift (given or received) to give us some ideas.

Soccer Time

Daniel had his first soccer game Saturday. He had a lot of fun and spent most of his time playing goalie. He got scored on once, but his team won 3-2. Thank goodness for a great defender (yeah Alex!) and some surprisingly good team work for a bunch of 6 year-olds. Thanks to the binoculars from Aunt Holly and Uncle Drew, we had a prime view of the (clumpy) action. We were glad his game was at 10:00, because it was 90F when we left and only getting warmer. He was surprised by the number of snacks after the game, and felt that it was only appropriate he share with Joshua, which he generously did.

Tasty Treat

Nathan loves to play in the bathroom and he loves to snack. Today he combined these two loves:

He'll try anything once, even fresh off the roll toilet paper. Notice the lid is down, for obvious reasons we are grateful Daniel and Joshua have learned to do this pretty consistently.

Clorox Family Fun Day

Joshua came into our room Saturday morning at 6:30, asking "is today Six Flags Day?" Yes, it was and in only three more hours we could leave to get there right when the park opened (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo CA). So, to say the least the boys were excited. It was a lot of fun to be appreciated by the company. Not only did they give us free tickets, but also a parking pass, lunch, and midway games complete with prizes. Having a real job is awesome. During the lunch we got to play midway games. Daniel and Joshua both got blow up swords, even though neither of them rang the bell. They both got stuffed whales at the fishing pond, but only Daniel won a football in a tossing game. I felt bad for Joshua and decided to try my skill. I was able to get two throws in the net, so Joshua chose a football too. We didn't let Nathan win anything and avoided the games with huge stuffed things to win. The whole family (minus Nathan) came away with Clorox t-shirts, what a haul. The boys had a really good time riding rides, and we pretty much just enjoyed watching them. Sure, Thomas the Tank Engine is exciting, but somehow it just isn't the same as a roller coaster. Nathan is big enough (if not old enough) to ride a few rides, which he thought were tolerable, but he really liked getting out and playing in Bugs Bunny's play yard. I personally enjoyed seeing a couple shows. We saw the Pinnipeds of the Carribean (Sea Lions) and the Shouka Celebration. The later was a showing for Clorox employees only, but it wasn't their best version of the show. The one we saw in June was much better. We made a special effort to see the Walruses, Sting Rays, Penguins, Sharks, and Butterflies. As Daniel and I were riding our last ride, Nathan took a nose dive while trying to escape the stroller I had failed to latch. He was pretty roughed up. All in all a pretty good day, but boy were we all tired when we got home. No, we didn't stay for park closing.