Chaos Is A Friend of Mine

Happy Birthday Travis

Travis's birthday was a couple of weeks ago. He was out of town for work on the actual day so we celebrated a few days later. The boys went shopping for the perfect gifts and the perfect party hat for Daddy. Travis was such a good sport - he even wore the hat to the restaurant!

The boys were very adament about the gifts that Daddy "needed". West chose a tea kettle and Cash chose a fondue pot. (No, Travis had not ever mentioned wanting either one.)

We wrapped up our celebration with birthday cheesecake:

 

Valentine's Day Wrap-Up

On Valentine's Day we continued our tradition of consuming as many heart-shaped foods as we could think of. The day started with heart-shaped pancakes, lunch was heart-shaped sandwiches and dinner was heart-shaped pizza.

 

The boys got T-Rex hats from Travis and I. Travis bought me a super cute sleeve for my Kindle:

 

The boys made cards with candy on them for Travis:

Rob Thomas in Kansas City

Travis and I went to see Rob Thomas at the Midland tonight. It was awesome! Most of his songs were from his two solo albums. He also played Dear Joan from his Tabitha's Secret days - one of the most beautiful songs ever - and a cover of I Melt With You by Modern English. Carolina Liar opened for him. I'd never heard of them before but they did a pretty good job.

We had really great seats on the left side about 14 rows back. Our row was one seat longer than all the rows in front of us so there were no seats in front of mine - I was basically sitting in the aisle. Once again, Travis was heckled by the short girls who were stuck behind him for being too tall and not being into the show. I had no sympathy for them because they talked incessantly through Dear Joan. Sorry bitches - you're not a true fan of Rob if you can talk through that song.

This was my second time seeing Rob on a solo tour. The first time was at the Uptown and Anna Nalick opened for him.

I've seen Matchbox Twenty five times. I can't remember where all the shows were but I've seen them with these openers:

Soul Asylum (the best concert ever - my two favorite bands on one stage!)
Train
Shelby Lynne
Sugar Ray
Mutemath followed by Alanis Morrissette

Fancy Nancy

Travis's birthday was Sunday. Cash was insistent that he was going to get Daddy some "fancy clothes" for his birthday. He wanted to get him a fancy shirt, fancy tie and fancy vest (meaning sweater vest) and he could not be talked out of it. You should know that Travis doesn't have to wear a tie to work - ever.

So I took the boys to Dillards, one of the few stores with a Big and Tall department, and Cash picked out a shirt and tie with just a bit of guidance from Mommy. Luckily, he forgot about the sweater vest. Travis is a good sport but that would have been pushing it. Travis is SUCH a good sport that he wore the shirt and tie to work the very next day!

 

The boys also decorated Travis's birthday cake all by themselves. He turned 35 but they found that 30 candle in a drawer and wanted to use it.

 

 

Happy Birthday Travis!

When the Cat's Away, Part II

Travis took the boys to the car show while I was at a scrapbooking retreat this weekend. They had a blast and Travis said he "only lost Cash once for a couple of seconds." Great. How about next time making the goal not to lose our children AT ALL.

How'd you like to pass this crazy driver on the road?

When The Cat's Away

The last time I went away for the weekend Cash and Travis made this treasure box out of scrap wood they found in the garage:


I'll be away again this weekend - wonder what they'll come up with this time?

Whatever Gets You Through The Night

I had my book club this evening so Travis did the entire bedtime routine with Cash and West. At some point before I go to bed every night, I always look in on the boys. They look so sweet and peaceful when they're sleeping - a welcome contrast to their mania during the day. Tonight I go into West's room and he's asleep, wearing his "break wind" jacket - hood up and everything with a flashlight next to him. Then I go into Cash's room and he's asleep with a phone book and spatula next to him on the pillow. I don't think I even want to know what goes on when I'm not here.

Not A Morning Person

Travis wakes me up most every morning because he gets up earlier than me and I HATE waking up to the sound of my annoying alarm clock. He usually has to come back a few times before I get out of bed. Last night I told him to wake me up this morning at 6:30am. I must have been really tired this morning because I don't remember our conversation at all:

Travis- It's 6:30. Time to wake up.

Me- Today's my day off.

Your day off?

My day off from running.

I know that but you need to get up for church. What time do you want me to come back and wake you up?

6:30

IT'S 6:30 RIGHT NOW.

Oh. 6:45 then.

In the Beginning...

Who would've thought that some day these two crazy kids would have two crazy kids of their own? (photo December 1996)

***Sorry, it was 1996, not 2006. The boys haven't aged us THAT fast, although some days I wonder.***

The Ghost of Pumpkins Past

As promised, here are our previous pumpkins. (Keep in mind these pictures were taken before we got our good camera.)

First, the dumptruck pumpkin of 2006:

And the ghost pumpkin of 2007:

The ghost was from a template, but those templates are harder than they look!