Today was my annual EMC vendor tailgate party, and this year it was the U of M versus MSU game. As usual the party was a blast! Lots of food, drinks, really fun people. Again this year I was able to get a couple of tickets to the game so Melissa and I were able to go watch it live. We almost didn’t make it though because we were unaware of a new rule that the University of Michigan put in place this year, they no longer allow any bags in side the stadium, this includes purses. Melissa, of course, had her purse with her and we were unaware of this new change until right before the game. Seeing as we didn’t have many options we though we try to go and see what happens, and once we got to the gate they told Melissa she couldn’t bring her purse in. Apparently we now have the option of going to Crisler Arena and checking her purse, she wasn’t thrilled with that option so luckily we were able to lock it in the truck of one of the vendors at the party that I know and trust. I guess we will need to keep this in mind for next year. Unfortunately U of M lost, but it was still cool to be in the stadium again, and seeing the flag and game ball parachuted into the stadium by the 101st Airborne Division was pretty sweet too.
Category Archives: Family
Fastening Seat Belts
Kylie and Mommy had gotten into the car to drive to school when Mommy asked her if she would like some help with fastening her seat belt. Kylie said no she can get it, so Mommy let her try to do it on her own. Kylie struggled for a bit, but eventually got the buckle to fasten on her own. Mommy was very proud and had said “Hooray” and Kylie responded by saying, “See Mom, I’m a grown woman. I can buckle up all by myself.” Mommy giggled slightly and said, “You are a big girl, but not a grown woman sweetheart.” To which Kylie replied, “Girls are women Mom.” Mommy thought it was so funny and so adorable. Sometimes Kylie’s logic is amazing and very quick too.
Family Dinner
Tonight was the big family get together over at Uncle Chris’ house for Great Uncle Gary being in town; Great Uncle Gary, Betty, Uncle Chris, Aunt Tracey, Delaney, Madelyn, Kylie, Daddy and Melissa were all there. When we first arrived at Uncle Chris’s the girls were being a little shy around Great Uncle Gary, but once they saw how open Kylie was with him, everyone warmed up real quick. The girls all had a blast playing and showing Great Uncle Gary all the things they could do, and he really enjoyed seeing all his Grand Nieces. After a bit of playing we decided it was time to go for dinner, and surprisingly the only place that could accept such a large group (6 adults and 3 kids) in a timely manner was Carrabba’s (other restaurants were telling us they wouldn’t be able to get us in for 2 hours). The majority of us had never been there, but you really can’t go wrong with Italian food, and this place was no exception. The food was delicious, and on top of that it’s all made fresh daily from scratch; the place doesn’t even have a microwave in the building! After having an incredible meal we all went back to Uncle Chris’ where we all talked and watched the girls play. Eventually it was time for us to go and we said goodnight to everyone and good bye to Great Uncle Gary, hopefully it wont be so long until the next time we see him, the girls were quit upset because they knew they were saying good bye and it would be a long time before we saw him again. It’s amazing how quickly these girls catch on and grasp things. All in all though it was a very nice couple of days with family and I truly hope I can find a way to spend more time with my brother and his family, because they live so near and yet we see each other so rarely.
Uncle Gary Visits
Tonight we had a special rare event, we got to have dinner with my Uncle (Kylie’s Great Uncle) Gary. He and his friend Betty are out here to go up and visit Mackinac Island and see the beautiful colors of fall in Michigan’s beautiful north. But first they stopped down here to see us and Uncle Chris and his family. Tomorrow we are planning on the entire family getting together and spending some time together and having dinner, but tonight it was just Kylie, Melissa and I. It was really nice to see him again and he really loved Kylie and Kylie really loved him too. After dinner we went back to there hotel for a little while so we could spend some more time catching up and because Kylie really wanted to see his “house.” It was real nice couple of hours and it will be even better tomorrow when we have the whole family together.
Lots Going On Today
Today was a fun and busy day for us. Seeing as I mainly only see Kylie on the weekends now due to her being in school and us living almost an hour apart, I generally try to make good use of the time we have. Each weekend I try to make sure we do some fun things and have a really good time together, today was no different. Today we started off the morning kind of casual, a little breakfast and some TV, then I announced that we were going to Jungle Java for lunch! Kylie loved the idea and was really excited to go again, Melissa was also really intrigued and looking forward to it as she had never been there before. The lunch was really good, and I hadn’t realized this the last time I was there because we didn’t eat anything there, but it was all pretty nutritious. Kylie had a hot dog (probably the lest nutritious thing on the menu) and Melissa and I both had wraps. Kylie couldn’t wait to run around and play with all the other kids that were there, but we had to eat lunch first, once she was done though she was gone! She had a blast running around and playing, and then it got even better because Melissa decided to go run through with her! Watching the two of them crawling through the tunnels, climbing the ladders and going down the slides really put a smile on my face. After about three hours running around and playing we decided it was time to head home, but the fun for the day didn’t end there. When we got home Melissa pulled out a surprise for Kylie and asked her if she wanted to help make some cookies. Granted they weren’t from scratch like Kylie is used to making, but it was still very fun and the cookies were yummy!
Caught A Butterfly
Kylie caught a butterfly tonight as they were leaving diving/swimming practice. The picture was taken with a camera phone so it’s not the greatest, but this was the first time she tried to catch a butterfly, and she got it!
A Day At The Library
Today we decided to have a quite day, which means no use of the TV or anything that requires it. We have had days like this countless other times during which we play games, color, read, or go someplace. Today Kylie asked if we could go to the library, so that is what we did. We went over a browsed through the books and after finding a few Halloween books that interested her Kylie asked me to sit and read them to her, so we did that for a while. Then she asked if she could play in the children’s area with a few other kids, and of course I let her. While she played for a while I sat in a rather comfortable arm chair and read my book. After what seemed like a few moments I looked up to see a man walking in with a beautiful white dog that I knew Kylie knew from pre-school, so I went to get her. When she saw the dog she looked at me with a big grin and said “That’s Storm!” Storm is an assistance dog that has come to her pre-school on multiple occasions; and apparently he was at the library to meet with more people today. Kylie then went back to playing with some new friends she had made while Daddy read his book. It was a really fun and relaxing day and the time just flew by. By the time we left we had been there for slightly over 3 hours! I love my weekends with my daughter.
Where A Kid Can Be A Kid
Today I decided we were going to go have dinner at a special fun place that 
I knew Kylie would enjoy. As a surprise for her we went to Chuck-E-Cheese’s, and man did she have a blast! She was so excited and happy when we pulled up and she saw where we were. We went in and ordered our pizza and got a bunch of tokens, found a table that we could sit at and off we went to play games and have fun. Melissa and Daddy even played a few games too, mostly skee-ball to help get some more tickets for prizes. When all the tokens were finally spent and all the pizza eat and soda drank, Kylie was able to feed her tickets into the ticket muncher and go pick out a few small prizes. It was a very fun evening and we all had a great time, in fact, Kylie is already asking when we can go back! I forgot how fun this place can be, so maybe with winter approaching, we will be able to go back again. It will be nice to have this as a potential place we can go to in order to get out of the house.
Dresser Dashing
A few minutes ago Tiffany called me to tell me that Kylie tipped over her dresser, and it just missed falling on her. They were preparing to go out and Mommy told Kylie that she should go get her sweater because it was a little chilly out. Kylie said “ok” and went upstairs to get one. A few minutes later Mommy heard a loud crash and Kylie crying; Mommy had no idea she could get up the stairs so fast! When she got up there she found Kylie crawling out from under her dresser! What happened was Kylie went upstairs to her room to get a sweater to put on, but she decided that she did not want to wear the one that was already out. So she tried to get a different one. Her sweaters are in the top drawer of her dresser, but she can’t quit reach them, so she needed something to stand on so she could see inside her drawer. The closest thing at hand for her to stand on was the bottom drawer of her dresser. She pulled out the bottom drawer almost all the way, then pulled out the top drawer a little less and stood on the bottom to look in the top. This offset the weight of the entire dresser and pulled it towards her, falling over with her under it. Luckily her dresser was close to her bed and so it partially landed on that, making a little cave that Kylie had fell into. When Mommy got to the room Kylie was crawling out from this little cave and crying because she was so frightened. Thankfully she was not really hurt in this accident, all that happened was a scrape on her finger. However, she did learn a very valuable lesson and will not be standing on her dresser again any time soon.
Kindergarten Already
I can’t believe this day has come already, Kylie’s first day of kindergarten; before I know it she will be graduating and heading off to college. Today was only a half day, just so the kids could all get to know the lay of the school and where their room is, also to meet their classmates and teacher. It was great to see how excited Kylie was about going to school and meeting new friends. Mommy, Daddy, and Aunt Sissy all had a great time taking Kylie to school for her first day; Mommy and Sissy had fun remembering about when they went to elementary school at the same school. After school was over we all went out to Red Robin for lunch and ask Kylie about her first day. Kylie said she had lots of fun and met lots of new friends, she is already excited about going back tomorrow! Pictures from the morning are up and can be seen in the September 2010 gallery.