Madison started her art camp this morning, which was a great idea for her to get involved in all kinds of new creative activities. Basically, there are three sessions where the kids engage in some painting, sculpting, drawing or just creating - and in between there are breaks for food and running around. This is all at the Quinlan Art Center, which now represents the second time Daddy has ever been there. It's a place in the middle of Gainesville, and it might actually offer some creative courses for Mommy too. We were talking about the discounts to these classes given to members - and the thinking is that we could go ahead and become members. Suddenly, we'd be patrons of the arts. This sounds so incredibly stuffy, doesn't it?
Madison was a bit hesitant to leave us in the morning, but any fears she had proved to be unfounded. She was talking about making her artwork, a picture of a dolphin. She was also talking about touring the gallery and looking at the pictures - I guess to study them!
Here we are in our standard Ferris Bueller pose. Note the pirate picture to Daddy's right (your left). All the pictures have a theme of water in them, all over the four walls of the "large room." That's where we were told to meet at the beginning: in the "large room." They probably need a name for that room.
So we dropped Madison off for camp once again. If you're keeping score, this is her third camp this summer, and more than likely her last. She had Summer Xtreme one week, and then ballet camp another week. Daddy was hoping to find a Karate Camp, or maybe a Space Camp! Mommy actually found online a Mermaid Camp down at Weeki Wachee. It's already full, but odds are we weren't quite ready to send Madison to learn how to be a mermaid quite yet. Still, the idea of going to Weeki Wachee has been building - maybe within a month we'll be there!
Today was July 8th, which is always a big day for Mommy and Daddy. It's our anniversary! We're looking back thirteen years now - it's very easy to count the number of years we've been married. It's 2013, therefore we've been married 13 years. See how we did that?
Anyway, we didn't do much today, which is how we wanted it, really. This morning after Madison was dropped off for camp, we played Scrabble for a while. This is one of Daddy and Mommy's games that we've always played - we set up the special edition version on the kitchen counter, and went to battle. Actually, it's a nice relaxing game, where Daddy tries his best to keep up with Mommy's scores. We did okay today, getting over 300. That's apparently a little above average - but nowhere near the highest score ever, which is I think over 800. Yikes!
Anyway, we've played Scrabble for so long. Daddy got a version of it on the Kindle for Mommy just today, so that'll be a neat surprise for her. She's big into learning new words like "ka."
For the evening, we took Madison over to Nana and Ye-Ye's house where she could play with Hannah for a while. That's when Mommy and Daddy went off to see a movie together, a "date night," according to Madison. We went to see this movie here:
It was a good movie, actually. Certain parts were a little shocking on the violence level, and we always sympathize with the plight of the Indian people (Daddy has a tiny part Cherokee in him). But the action scenes were way over the top, and pretty funny - particularly the last runaway train sequence. That was so over-the-top, especially when you heard the William Tell Overture playing. Mommy liked the movie, as did Daddy - and there was one thing in particular that we both loved quite a bit: the scenery. It's all pretty much filmed in Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. Mommy has never been to the American Southwest, and suddenly Daddy is longing to take her there with Madison. That might be our "Brady Bunch" trip, where we head off to the Grand Canyon. For that first trip, we'll just stick to Arizona and New Mexico with so much to see: Canyon de Chelly, Petrified Forest, Hoover Dam, Chaco Canyon, Meteor Crater, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, Tucson, Saguaro, Monument Valley and more.
We went back to get Madison, and all of us went to bed early tonight. It was a great day - a great anniversary. We almost made it through the entire day without rain, but the storms came anyway. During the movie, it rained outside so that when we emerged from the theater, sure enough, it was raining again. Unlike the desert spoken about above, the rain has been constant for us this summer. Every single day in July, in fact: rain, rain, rain. It hasn't affected us in a negative way yet, but it's been very interesting to say the least. You never know what to expect with the weather!
Madison was a bit hesitant to leave us in the morning, but any fears she had proved to be unfounded. She was talking about making her artwork, a picture of a dolphin. She was also talking about touring the gallery and looking at the pictures - I guess to study them!
Here we are in our standard Ferris Bueller pose. Note the pirate picture to Daddy's right (your left). All the pictures have a theme of water in them, all over the four walls of the "large room." That's where we were told to meet at the beginning: in the "large room." They probably need a name for that room.
So we dropped Madison off for camp once again. If you're keeping score, this is her third camp this summer, and more than likely her last. She had Summer Xtreme one week, and then ballet camp another week. Daddy was hoping to find a Karate Camp, or maybe a Space Camp! Mommy actually found online a Mermaid Camp down at Weeki Wachee. It's already full, but odds are we weren't quite ready to send Madison to learn how to be a mermaid quite yet. Still, the idea of going to Weeki Wachee has been building - maybe within a month we'll be there!
Today was July 8th, which is always a big day for Mommy and Daddy. It's our anniversary! We're looking back thirteen years now - it's very easy to count the number of years we've been married. It's 2013, therefore we've been married 13 years. See how we did that?
Anyway, we didn't do much today, which is how we wanted it, really. This morning after Madison was dropped off for camp, we played Scrabble for a while. This is one of Daddy and Mommy's games that we've always played - we set up the special edition version on the kitchen counter, and went to battle. Actually, it's a nice relaxing game, where Daddy tries his best to keep up with Mommy's scores. We did okay today, getting over 300. That's apparently a little above average - but nowhere near the highest score ever, which is I think over 800. Yikes!
Anyway, we've played Scrabble for so long. Daddy got a version of it on the Kindle for Mommy just today, so that'll be a neat surprise for her. She's big into learning new words like "ka."
For the evening, we took Madison over to Nana and Ye-Ye's house where she could play with Hannah for a while. That's when Mommy and Daddy went off to see a movie together, a "date night," according to Madison. We went to see this movie here:
It was a good movie, actually. Certain parts were a little shocking on the violence level, and we always sympathize with the plight of the Indian people (Daddy has a tiny part Cherokee in him). But the action scenes were way over the top, and pretty funny - particularly the last runaway train sequence. That was so over-the-top, especially when you heard the William Tell Overture playing. Mommy liked the movie, as did Daddy - and there was one thing in particular that we both loved quite a bit: the scenery. It's all pretty much filmed in Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. Mommy has never been to the American Southwest, and suddenly Daddy is longing to take her there with Madison. That might be our "Brady Bunch" trip, where we head off to the Grand Canyon. For that first trip, we'll just stick to Arizona and New Mexico with so much to see: Canyon de Chelly, Petrified Forest, Hoover Dam, Chaco Canyon, Meteor Crater, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands, Tucson, Saguaro, Monument Valley and more.
We went back to get Madison, and all of us went to bed early tonight. It was a great day - a great anniversary. We almost made it through the entire day without rain, but the storms came anyway. During the movie, it rained outside so that when we emerged from the theater, sure enough, it was raining again. Unlike the desert spoken about above, the rain has been constant for us this summer. Every single day in July, in fact: rain, rain, rain. It hasn't affected us in a negative way yet, but it's been very interesting to say the least. You never know what to expect with the weather!
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