Well, today is Audrey’s 6th birthday. We went to see Shrek the Third at the movie theatre, and then I let her choose where we went for her birthday dinner, and she chose…
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So for some reason Kate thought it would be a good idea to wear a diaper on her head and pose for some pictures. I’m not sure why.
and this is how it went down…
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So I took Michael and Audrey to last nights Hawkeye Womens Basketball exhibition game and Audrey had to use the facilities, so we went in to the mens restroom and entered the big handicap stall so we could all fit in there. Michael and I turned around while Audrey did her thing, and Michael said, “Dad, f*** Iowa State”. I immediately turned around and yelled “WHAT DID YOU SAY?!?!?!!?” He pointed to some writing on the stall wall that said “F*** IOWA STATE”. Then I had to explain to him that that word is not one that we use because it is a bad word, and I told him I wasn’t mad at him about it.
So today was Michael’s first Hawkeye Football game. We started off the morning by getting a ride from Kate to the train “station” on the Hawkeye Express. It took about ten minutes to get there. We got off and went to a tailgate party at the Hawkeye Village. There they had brats, “barbeque” beef, marinated chicken, pork cutlets, potato salad and pasta salad. There were also brownies and carrot cake, as well as pop and water.
While I was googling my name earlier, I came across this Geocities page, which was the first web site I ever created. I did it in October 2000. It’s a piece of crap. Check it out!
As my wife posted on her blog, our pet fish Nemo has passed away. I won’t bore you with all of the details; if you’re really interested you can read Kate’s entry.
It must have been sometime on Monday that it happened, but we didn’t notice until the kids were already in bed, so we didn’t say anything. I meant to tell them sometime Tuesday as soon as they got home from school, but I forgot. It wasn’t until we sat down to eat dinner, and I was munching on my fishsticks that I remembered. I wasn’t sure how to bring it up, so I said “Hey, did you guys see Nemo?” They ran over to look at him and thought he was playing like he normally did, but I told them he wasn’t. They didn’t believe me for a minute, but then they realized it was true, and they started going nuts, Michael especially. He said he wanted a get a new fish that night, while he was bawling. I hope when I die he waits a while to replace me.
Today, the day we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Audrey Elizabeth, I say to her, Happy Birthday.
And to my wife, I say this:
Thank you for awakening me during my slumber that August night. How fortunate that the specific seed which fertilized your ovum was able to find the correct fallopian tube, for any other of my seed would have produced a different child. Thank you for nurturing her during the nine months of gestation. And thank you for the work of labor, in which you pushed this child through the birth canal and into the world.
Tonight, to celebrate, we shall have Red Lobster, and cake!!!
So yesterday Michael was in the MLB Pitch, Hit & Run Competition in North Liberty. The name of the competition says it all. Michael was one of 8 kids in the 7/8 year old category, but he was one of the younger kids there. In fact, there was only one kid that was smaller than him, and I always thought Michael was a little big for his age.
Anyways, so Michael didn’t do so well, but he had fun. He was so nervous because he had to go first in each of the three categories. He was really disappointed that he didn’t do better, and I was really afraid for a bit that he was going to cry about it, but suprisingly he didn’t. I’m so proud of him because of how well he was able to deal with it, and for doing his best, even though he was scared.
So today, 02 May 2006, is the 6th anniversary of the day Kate, Michael and I were sealed together as a family in the Chicago Illinois Temple. I remember the day well. Michael was about 15 months old, and he looked adorable all dressed in white. I’ll never forget the day, kneeling at the altar, making commitments to each other to be together as a family for all eternity. And even though Audrey wasn’t there, I hope she wants to be a part of that too!
So today, on the anniversary of our sealing, I am making a new commitment to try and be a better husband to my eternal companion, Kate, and a better father to my children. It’s not going to be easy, and it’s not all going to happen at once. But I’m going to try really hard, because I love them so much.
