409 Days of Davis

We finally finished raking our leaves! That's huge for us, especially since we have 12 trees on our property. While raking, bagging, freezing - we discovered our son is a workhorse! We had to tear him away from his "mini" rake, little man hands with an iron grip, running away to get to sweet freedom with his new gardening implement... This bodes well for our future as tyrants. Maybe he'll big enough to do the gutters next year.

In Our Opinion...

Typing out our Christmas lists, I thought about how much I would love to get Toy Story 2 (hint,hint)-I think I was glued more than my niece and nephews when we saw it in the theater. Then I pondered, "was that one of the only sequels that was better than the original?" And then I remembered that I've had this debate before and that reminded me that I don't have that great of a memory anymore... So, after dusting out the cobwebs in my skull, the list of Eric and Jenny's "better/equal sequels" started to come back to me along with some newer ones as well (some of these are considered trilogies, for the technical people out there):
Empire Strikes Back
Gods Must Be Crazy II
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Shrek 2 (not "the Third")
Wayne's World 2 isn't bad for a sequel
Lord of the Rings - Two Towers/Return of the King
Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum
Ocean's Thirteen
not Pirates of the Caribbean

I know there are more out there. Please leave your opinions and suggestions - we can better our list only if you leave your comments...

Trypto-fan

I'm still not a little bit country...

But Garth Brooks puts on an amazing show. Beautiful, adventurous Miranda flew in from Florida for 24 hours to see cowboy Garth and his awesome live performance. Of course, this does mean that I am open to all kinds of scrutiny from country fans and country haters alike, but that's OK. There were a lot of cowboy hats, boots and twangs. But the Wranglers were the most interesting part. Some people should not wear these second-skin pants, it's a privilege not a right. Fun fact: Wranglers aren't just Wranglers 'cause they're tight - they actually don't have a seam on the inside so as not to chafe the wearer while riding horses, mechanical bulls, fences, etc,. But Miranda and I saw no horses or mechanical bulls parked outside the concert so I'm thinking Wranglers were worn for the "tight" aspect. The closest Miranda and I came to "cowgirling" up was the twang. It was like being around someone from London, eventually you take on a little British accent.

This brings up the topic that Kansas City has a new venue that just about everybody is coming to - Billy Joel, Dancing with the Stars Tour, Elton John, the Blue Man Group... So, if you find yourself with nothing to do and a hankering for some entertainment, you are welcome to come stay with us. Yes, we're talking to you Hannah Montana fans.

Boo

It's been a fun fall and the people around here change fast. Well, maybe just Davis. But here is a smattering of photos that I haven't had a chance to post yet.From the actual Halloween in our old neighborhood. Trick-or-treating=chasing Davis, chasing all the kids dressed-up funny. A little after school Daddy-son giggle. Who needs toys when you have a Dustbuster to drag around? But it has to be turned on and full of stuff that can be potentially shaken loose for it to be tempting...
Davis finally has a tie, and doesn't he look employable? His skills include dust busting (see above picture). He also likes to put his tie in everything - snack cups, water fountains, Daddy's mouth. I guess he's more like a monkey with a tie, and they're not so employable (Fact: I misspelled "employable" in a elementary school spelling bee. Not my finest moment. That will be Davis' first word.)

Davis' newest bear friend. We hope it sticks for now 'cause it's just too cute to see him hugging. But we don't think he's monogamous, since he lunged for the giant bear outside of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and would not let go. By the way, I highly recommend the Apple Pie Carmel Apple.