A Lesson from the Professional

My brother took some time yesterday morning to give Owen a drawing lesson. It is something Owen loves to do, and I think there is probably no better way for him to learn than to work with someone who makes his living as an artist. And he's is probably one of the most talented artists on the planet. I'm sure I'm a little biased, but take a look at my link to his website if you want to see what I'm talking about.

I Love a Good Movie

Most of the people who know me, know that my all-time favorite movie is While You Were Sleeping. I watch it about once a year, and if I had three little girls instead of three little boys, I'm quite certain I would have been able to wear down Corey's resolve, and he would have let me name one of them Lucy. I think it's a wonderful name; Corey, not so much.

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Anyway, Corey took me to a movie last night that ranks right up there with my favorite. The Proposal is EXCELLENT. My favorite movie of the decade for sure. (I realize that I risk raising someone's expectations by saying that, and they will go to the movie and completely disagree, but oh well.) It is not often that you can go to a romantic comedy that is clean and funny. Aside from a few comments here and there and a really humorous scene that shows a fairly significant amount of flesh, it was clean as can be. There were a lot of great moments and one-liners and physical silliness, and you end up loving the characters. I'm not a movie reviewer, but I definitely recommend this one. Only a small handful of movies make it to my "Worth paying the full price list." This is one of them.

Ready to Put Out a Fire on a Ski Slope

It is virtually impossible to discipline a child when you can't keep a straight face while looking at him.

This Ain't No Love Train

There's a new girl in town, and she has been a recent object of jealousy in my life. She is a beauty, and she steals the stage each night at VBS. I'm talking about a shiny new 24 (?) foot train that overtook my garage and my husband's spare time this last month. Between building it, painting it and driving it around on a trailer on the back of his truck to get video footage for VBS skits, the "Boomerang Express" is getting more quality time with him than me, and I can handle that temporarily, but that doesn't mean I'm not jealous.

Don't get me wrong, VBS has been wonderful, and the dramas have been a hit! The kids love it, and are excited to go each night. The gospel message is clearly presented. There are lots of people loving on my kids. That makes me happy. But the train. Oh, the train...Let's just say, once it leaves the station, I don't want to see it again.

The Harms Pool is Open

Corey put the pool up yesterday and today everyone took a dip. Here are some fun pics from our day.

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Three Boys on a Boat

The big boys were good sports and went on a bunch of the little rides with Lewis at Adventureland. Here they are on the Infant Ocean.

ADVENTURELAND

Yey! My kids all three loved Adventureland. That means we can be an amusement park family. They all went on ride after ride. The Raging River (above) was one of the first ones we went on. It took a little while for Owen to be talked into going on the Dragon (because it goes upside-down), but after he tried it, he and Carter went on it three times in a row. There was no line, so they didn't even have to get out. I made it on the first two trips with them, but my body told me to get off the ride before the third time.

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A boy after my own heart! Cotton candy has always been a favorite treat of mine. It is also a favorite of Carter and Owen. They both devoured a bag pretty quickly.

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Always adjust the mirrors before taking off.
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Lewis loved this little ride. He would have just stayed on if we had let him.
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The boys all took a trip on the merry-go-round at the end of the evening. I'm confident we got our money's worth. We were there shortly after the gate opened and left a half hour before it closed.
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Grandma and Grandpa Nelson went with us, which was wonderful, because it allowed Corey and I to go on the roller coasters with the boys while they hung out with the little man. Grandma and Grandpa can also be thanked for the frogs in the photo. Owen was determined to play a game. We found one that you win every time you play. They all got colorful frogs. These ones are much cuter than the toads in my garage.

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What a wonderful day trip! Next stop Disney!! Well, maybe not "next stop" but I am getting pretty close to halfway to my goal on ebay of making enough money for a Disney trip.