Bibleman

I've discovered a new favorite show for the kids and that is Bibleman. Now, I have heard of Bibleman in the past but really had no interest.

"Bibleman", really? That is just too corny and it is done by Buddy from Charles in Charge (Willie Aames)? Or, at least that is what I thought in the past.

But, when we switched to Uverse we got a new channel called Smile of a child and it shows Bibleman. So, one morning with nothing else on, I turned on Bibleman. When it was over I was wanting more.

Now, it isn't the best acting or best special effects or even the best writing but the message is really good. But more importantly the boys like it.

Instead of running around and being Power Rangers, now the boys are pretending they are Bibleman. What else can you ask?

Blue Eggs

On Father's Day weekend Pace Hartfield, our worship pastor, gave a message entitled The Blue Egg. This message was about how to worship but not just worshiping at church but through your daily life.

The blue egg was derived from some special value that was placed on finding the blue egg this past Easter at his house. The essence of the message is that God strategically places blue eggs for us to find through our daily life. When we find the blue egg we need to take time to experience it and then we need to acknowledge it to God. The steps are that we need to be Aware that Blue Eggs exist and to seek them out. We then need to Experience the Blue Egg when we find it and finally we need to Praise God for the Blue Egg.

This has changed how I am experiencing life. This past weekend I had several Blue Egg moments.

One was as I was mowing the yard, I looked up to see Chase mowing the yard with his toy mower. It touched me that he wanted to be like me.

Another was listening to Chase and Seth sing along with Martina McBride's song "Anyway." If you haven't heard it, it is a very beautiful song and even sounds better when my boys sing it.

Cowboys Stadium Update

These pictures were taken when the Musers, the morning show of the Ticket, broadcast from what will be Jerry Jones' suite.

Seth knows what he wants to be when he grows up.

Today Seth told me that he wants to work at the "red drink store" (aka QT) when he gets older. For those of you that know me or read this post you aren't surprised.

While it isn't a professional athlete, or a doctor or lawyer, if I can get a discount then I am supportive.

Peeing issues

Yesterday it seemed like the boys' day revolved around peeing.

Chase actually told Shelley that he needed to go potty and actually did it standing up for the first time. When he was telling me about it he commented "it didn't go very far." Don't worry little man, you will be shooting it out there before you know it.

Then there was Seth and his need to pee every 30 minutes. Shelley took him to the doctor to see if he had a bladder infection but the doctor said he didn't have an infection.

On our way home from the grocery store, Seth announced he needed to go to the bathroom again. We asked him to wait because we were almost home and he asked "can't I just get out and pee in the grass?" I was so proud.

Phil and Ted's Most Excellent Stroller

About three years ago we purchased a Phil and Ted's Stroller. We had previously had the standard baby stroller but needed something that offered more flexibility and it fit the bill.

It had nice rubber wheels so it easily went over most terrain, it had the ability to add a second seat for a second child and it folded up to be pretty compact for transport.

Well, two days ago I came home to find that Shelley had given it away. Apparently I had failed to notice we weren't using it anymore. Even though it was a good cause, I felt she had given away part of our boys' childhood.

This stroller had made numerous trips to the park, taken us around the zoo and traversed places like Sea World. Wherever our boys had gone it was always there.

It wasn't the loss of the stroller that bothered me but the loss of no longer having toddlers. While in previous post I have written about the joys of watching them grow up, enjoying racing cars with them and going to t-ball games, there is still a part of me that doesn't want them to grow up and them no longer needed a stroller is just a reminder that I can't stop the process.

I am going to issue this warning right now, I will be a wreck at their graduations and weddings.

Age Appropriate Toys

This past Christmas the boys got this race set from a friend of ours. On the box it said for 8 and up so I was unsure how the 4 year old and 2 year old would do with this new toy.

In the last few months we have played with it a few times and they have had troubles regulating the speed and keeping the cars on the track. But, this weekend, they finally got it including Chase. In fact, Chase and I actually had a competitive 45 lap race that I won but it was close (I did let him win the next one though).

So, what do they know, 8 and up. My 2 year old made it look like child's play, no pun intended.

Clothes are a wonderful thing

We joined our local public pool and last week was the first time I went with the boys. When you go to a public pool you realize that clothes are a wonderful thing. Everyone, including myself, just need to keep as many clothes on at all times.

John Stossel on Gun Control

This is a very good piece on the ineffectiveness of gun control laws.

If you can't see the video go to this link.

Happy Birthday Chase

Happy Birthday Chase! Today is Chase's 2nd birthday. We are so blessed to have him as our son and I can't wait to see what the next year brings.

And if you are wondering what the flag picture is about, today is also Flag Day.

Happy Anniversary

We met in a bar, we danced to Elvis and then she went home and told her friend she had just met her future husband.

Twenty-eight months later her prediction came true. That was eight years ago today.

Shelley,
Happy Anniversary

If you want to read another post about our anniversary, my Dadblogger post today is also entitled Happy Anniversary. Read it here.

Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun

When I was in college one of my jobs was as a photographer who took pictures at all the fraternity and soriority parties. I don't know how many parties I went to while I did this but it was a bunch. Sometimes I attended three or four in one night and maybe up to eight over a weekend.

Well, back in the mid to late eighties it seems that you couldn't be a garage band and not play Blister in the Sun. I heard that song thousands of times but over time I forgot who did it or what it was called. I have been trying to think of it for probably the last ten years and could never adequately describe it to anyone so they could help me.

Well, I finally figured it out this week and I am posting it on my blog so I won't ever forget.

If you can see the video then go to this link.

A Wiggly Party

We celebrated Chase's 2nd birthday today and it was a Wiggly Party. We had it at the Wiggly Play Center in Frisco. It is the only one currently in the United States.

It is full of all sorts of play equipment, bounce houses and all the Big Red Cars you can drive. Plus there is no shortage of Wiggles music being piped in as well.

Chase had a great time and enjoyed being the center of attention.

Watching Baseball

The Rangers don't have a very good baseball team and truthfully I haven't had much interest in watching them. That was until Chase decided he liked watching "Rangers."
Ever since we went to the game a few weekends ago he has wanted to watch baseball and that is fine by me.

He'll sit on my lap and ask "whose that" when a new player comes up to bat. I will then tell him the name and he will repeat it. My favorite is when he tries to say Mark Teixeira.

They are losing 10 - 0 right now and I am thankful that a 2 year old's attention span is just a few innings and I have a reprieve from watching this disaster.

I wish I had this book when I was a kid.

My brother bought this book for my boys and I wish I had it when I was a kid. It tells you how to make the perfect paper airplane, how to play poker, how to play marbles and how to build a go cart to name just a few.

Watch the video here.

Batting Practice

Today I took Seth out into the backyard and we started practicing hitting the baseball off of the tee. I then thought I would just try tossing him some underhanded and see if he could hit them.

Low and behold he could and he actually hit it better when I pitched it to him than hitting off of the tee.

Sharing

With a 4 year old and a 2 year old a major topic around our house is sharing. An hour probably doesn't go by that we don't say

"Seth, share." or "Chase, share."

Well, today they both tried to enforce this upon each other. They were in the backyard and a struggle over a baseball broke out and as both had a death grip on the ball, they looked each other in the eye and at the same time yelled...

"SHARE!"

Update: Right after I posted this the boys came home and Seth was proudly displaying some toy he got in a Wendy's Kids meal and Chase was yelling "Share!"

Seth looked him in the eye and said "I'm not going to share, you got one just like this."

Our "sharing" fun continues....

Paper plates and plastic forks

Our dishwasher has always given us problem. The biggest issue is that it would often leak. Well, now it isn't draining so we called a GE repairman. Upon inspection he notified us that our dishwasher was under a recall and posed a "serious" fire hazard.

Hmmm...

We were given a few options. One, he could repair the fire hazard for free but we would still have to pay to fix the drainage issue.

Or..

They could give us a significant rebate on a new one if we wanted to replace it, so we chose the rebate.

Shelley then went to Lowes and purchased a new dishwasher but it won't be delivered for another week so we are living off of paper plates and plastic forks.

The dishwasher is underrated appliance..