Ahhhhh......

It's articles like this that make me totally see why an old roommate from Norway thought Texans were crazy...or really anyone from the midwest/south!!

TV...Education...hmmmm....

A friend of mine brought this to my attention...what!?!?!?!?!? Glad we paid taxes!

The Mind of a 3-yr-old

I am really looking forward to preschool being out for John just so I can have more days like today! One of John's little buddies (Spiderman) came over today to play for awhile and they were cracking me up with their little tiffs, discussions and competitions.
The first tiff/competition was over who was eating their macaroni the correct way. One was convinced that the only way was to stab it...the other was to scoop it.
Then we had a discussion about captains...this began when John's buddy wanted dessert and I asked him to eat his lunch first...he responded "Ay, Ay Captain." John was quick to tell him that his Papa is the Captain, not me. Then the discussion began about who is the right Captain and even included a call to Papa to clarify who was correct.
Then we had a light sabor fight between Spiderman Anikan (sp?) and Luke Skywalker. John doesn't understand in the movie Luke shouts "DIE" or "NO" or something like that when he's fighting Darth Vader. Well, John think he's says "DODGE" so all I hear from the other room is "DODGE" and then the sound of clanging light sabors. So funny!!!
And Jacob is very intrigued with all this going on...he just watches them, laughs and runs over to wherever I am. Someday it's going to be a madhouse here!! ;)

Hill Country Flyer

We rode the Hill Country Flyer last Saturday and had a great time! It leaves Cedar Park and travels up to Burnet. The boys had a great time with the family and when we got to Burnet, we went to Teague BBQ and it was delicious and worth the walk. They also had a gun show after lunch which we started watching and promptly left as John totally lost it when the men started waving their guns around in the air. We boarded the train and headed back home.

The Delirium

When we returned from our trip, we had a long day of traveling...from the hotel to airport in Cancun (1.5 hrs)...wait at the airport (3.5 hrs)...flight (2 hrs)...getting baggage and going through customs (1.5 hrs)...drive to our house from the airport (30 min). By the time we got in the car, the boys were giddy tired...this is what ensued:

Viva Mexico!!

Here's the slideshow from our trip. We had a GREAT time!! I actually came back more rested...which was so nice! The airline was great too...VivaAerobus...totally would recommend it to anyone. We stayed at the Grand Sirenis Mayan Beach Resort...it was amazing! It had several pools...even a kid's wading pool...a lazy river...the beach (complete with it's own coral reef)...great food and it was so open...lots of trails for walking around. We ventured into Playa del Carmen one day and the rest of the time, we just stayed at the resort. The boys loved the sand and all the swimming. Good times :)

All things good and wide

Well it's been an eventful weekend for the Allen clan. It started on Thursday with a trip up to Dallas for me and the boys. It was the start of the orthodontic work for me. It all begins with the expander:
(this one is not mine, just a pic I found, but mine is very similar). This lovely contraption will push my upper jaw out over the next couple months. I've got 7mm to go and it takes 2 weeks to move 1mm. We'll see how it goes. The braces will come in probably 6-8weeks depending on how my jaw is moving. The nice thing is right now my 3-year-old enjoys making fun of how I talk now that I have a hunk of plastic on the roof of my mouth, lisp and drool a lot! Let's just say that I'm tired of saying "Shoes," "Sure" and "Supervisor."
Think wide thoughts for me everyone!

While the boys and I were in Dallas, Mark was very busy with work and a youth Temple trip. We did manage to squeeze in a date on Saturday night to go see Ironman with some of the people from my capoeira group. It was a great movie...we had a good time...it's been a LONG time since I've been at a movie where people clap at the end!
Lastly was the visit to the San Antonio East Stake conference on Sunday. They ended up creating a new stake (The Kyle Stake) and Pop is the new Stake president over the Kyle Stake. It was a great conference and a great day with family! The boys did a great job and looked ever so handsome in their little ties!