Under Armour

Aunt Kelly gave my boy some of those "Under Armour" shirts.  Apparently, they're all the rage these days.  I had no idea. 

 

Upon trying one on today, he was immediately laying on the kitchen floor, flexing his abs to determine if his 6-pack was visible through the material.  It was.

 

He was suddenly inspired to work-out.  Sit ups, push ups, planks... that's when I suggested we ride our bikes to the high school track.  He chose to run the whole way there instead.  He felt pretty awesome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a hot afternoon at the track today.  Thank goodness for the moisture-wicking properties of that Under Armour Shirt.  As soon as we returned home, he asked me to wash it for him.  He wants it clean by tomorrow morning...

A Taste of Paradise... Wisconsin Style

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Family Vacation

Were Back

What a trip!

 

 Stay tuned, pictures will be posted soon...

 

Recipe

Maisie really wanted to cook something this afternoon...

She found a recipe and got started...

 

I can't decide what I like better.  The fact that her and I share the same passions, or that she reads cookbooks upside down...

Molly watched by the sideline with a bowl of stale Cheetos.

 

She doesn't care.

She did everything on her own...

She asked Molly and I to throw some 'love' into the recipe.  So we did. 

Amen.

Thoughts for Thursday

A few of my favorite quotes from the past week...

 

 

They just said 'dog food' on Clifford, and now I'm so hungry.

 

Hi Muffer.

 

In the morning my mouth tastes all nasty and kinda hurts when I can't get it all wetted up.

 

Do meatballs come from animals?  Well, I think I see the wiener in this one.

 

I'm smarter than a cookie you know.

 

Did you know that after Alex slipped in the bathroom and bumped his head he was crying and Molly pulled his wiener?

 

And to think, I could have missed it all....

 

 

Special Day With My Boy

Today was the annual "special day" for my boy and I. 

 

Our morning began with hot chocolate and the very last double chocolate chip muffin available at the local coffee shop. Were lucky like that. 

 

  We spent the next 2 hours on our hands and knees hunting crinoid fossils in a dirt path at Pammel Park. 

 

Crinoid Fossils

 

 

Yep, it takes over 2 hours to find this many crinoid  fossils on a dirt path.  I'm sure you were wondering.  I had no idea what a crinoid was until last week.  Feel free to Google it.  It's a buzz word at our house this week.

 

 

 

We dined on lunch at Montross Pharmacy, spent another 2 hours at the Madison County Historical Complex (a cross between Living History Farms and Pioneer Village) and giggled through a fierce game of tetherball on Grandma and Papa's driveway. 

 

 

Ross was attempting to pull scotch tape off a very tiny crinoid. (above)  The crinoid broke.  My favorite part of the day was Ross' response. 

 

"This crinoid just broke. I'm kinda glad though.  Now it has some character." 

 

 

Painting the Deck

I discovered Molly took the privilege of painting the deck this morning.  I'll let the pictures show the story.