Car Hop

Cruise Night proved to be a spectacular night to view some classic cars.  For those that have a love for classic cars, beware -- this photo might make you drool!  The night involves driving Main Street and taking in the sites of cars from back when.  This was the perfect nostalgic throwback evening.  Enjoy!

Five Months

Chillin' on the couch and enjoying some cooler summer weather was the story when this five month photo was snapped!  Baby "K" has learned some new tricks this month too, and is jabbering new sounds each day.  Some of the latest accomplishments include:

*Sucking on his big toe.
*Spitting - favorite thing to spit: cereal!
*Lots of drool, which means teeth are on the way.
*Rubbing his own head.
*Flipping himself and the bouncy seat while at daycare.
*Now officially wearing 6-9 month clothes.

We are looking forward to enjoying more cereal, more family visits, teeth appearance and, hopefully, rolling over from back to tummy in the next month. Who knows, crawling might just be around the corner?  Mr. Fixit better get to those baby gates on that to-do list!

New Chair

The weather has been atrociously hot, and Mr. Fixit has been looking for some indoor projects to keep cool.  I suggested that he work on the highchair assembly project.  Mr. Fixit did a fantastic job, and our sturdy little chair is ready for a very active baby boy!

We sat him in the chair for a test run, and then served him a meal of cereal.  He enjoyed sitting up and watching all the activity.  I stashed some towels on either side, by each arm, to keep him seated up straight.  As the picture shows, Baby "K" needs just a little help to sit.  It won't be long though, and he will have enough muscle development to keep himself balanced.

This week will be filled with more cereal practice, visits to the homes of many family members and friends, and a busy work schedule for Mr. Fixit and I.  Blog posting will be a little sparse for awhile, but we will be back after our jam-packed work schedule has been completed.  Stay cool!

Wave from the Window

Ready, set -- cruise!  Mr. Fixit was excited to finally take his finished '58 Chevy out on the town for annual Cruise Night!  His Mom was ready to mark the occasion with him, and is ready to roll in the passenger seat.  The weather was hot and sticky, but the town was still buzzing with activity.  Have fun!

Cruise Night

Mr. Fixit was itching to take the '58 Chevy home for Cruise Night.  This is an annual event during which folks with "old" cars can take them down Main Street for an hour and a half.  For those of you with high school memories of dragging Main -- this is pretty much the picture!

Entries pay a $2 fee, and then, well, you just drive up and down Main Street to your heart's content.  It was hot this year, around 100 degrees.  Even when we were driving at 8:00 p.m., the temperature was still quite warm and sticky.

Mr. Fixit loaded up his Mom, and headed down first.  Baby "K" and I hung out at Grandma's, but I snapped a picture first before they headed out.  Later Baby "K" and I joined him for a few rounds down the street.  I also snapped some shots of cars we saw along the way.  Lots of folks sat in their lawn chairs and just watched the cars go by.  I would describe the experience as a never-ending parade!  We had a great time, and are glad that the calendar allowed us to participate this year!

Pig Spotting

I am not exactly sure where this pig came from, but in my eleven years here, it has certainly made its rounds throughout the office.  I honestly can not tell you who started hiding this wooden piggy.  I also am not certain what the original purpose of this pig was.  Perhaps a cutting board?  Maybe a stall card holder?

Anway, the pig was spotted, by our receptionist, on her desk when we returned from fair.  She decided to do a little cleaning, and that is when the pig was spotted.  She gave it back to our ag co-worker, who chuckled and really did not say much.  Aha!  Guilty - of being the pig "hider!"

Our receptionist left, for the day, and we (my ag co-worker and I) decided that it was time to hide the pig once again.  So, because it was such fun the first time, the pig went back to the receptionist's desk.  Giggle, giggle, smirk, laugh!

Just for the record, it had been hiding on her desk for four months before she found it.  I wonder how long it will take her to find it this time? =)

Daycare Digest

Think your day is interesting?  This is a roving report from a day at daycare.  Your roving reporter for the day is Baby "K."  Well, he is not really roving too much yet, but he does flip over every now and then!  So, back to our story.

Today we arrived the same time all other daycare buddies arrived.  Four cars were parked in front of Sweet "J's" house, and we were sure the neighbors were wondering what was going on at 7:45 a.m. that morning!  Today was a big day - it was the last day that two buddies would be at Sweet "J's" together, because one buddy was starting preschool next week.

Once we entered the house, we discovered that Baby "L" was sleeping in his carseat, Sweet "A" was showing off her new earrings, CL and CA were talking about cars and Baby "K" was taking it all in.  Sweet "J" started frying some bacon, the boys started squabbling about whose turn it was to play with the cars, Sweet "A" was crying because she did not want to share the puppy toys she brought, Baby "L" received a chin tickle from one of the boys and was contemplating waking up, and Baby "K" spit up. 

It was at this time that Sweet "J" put up the baby gate, flipped the bacon, moved Baby "L" (still sleeping) a little further away from the action, cleaned and placed Baby "K" in the bouncy seat, handed a book to Sweet "A" and turned on some type of educational show on public television.  All with one hand.  And she didn't even burn the bacon!

Baby "K" was so mesmerized by all this excitement, that it required a nap.  So, I am not certain what happened next!  Stay tuned for the next issue of Daycare Digest!