Pictures at the Arboretum

Where Have All the Brain Cells Gone?

Just to prove that pregnancy/mommy brain is a real thing:

One of the websites I use for my weekly menu planning references a certain cookbook fairly often. So, I decided since I tend to like the recipes from this particular cookbook, that it might be worth adding to my "library." I go to amazon to see how much it costs. On the page for the book, I get an alert on the top of the page that says, "Order update : you purchased this book on September 16, 2006" WHAT! I already had it! And, sure enough, when I went to the shelf, there it was! Lanny was so glad to know that I had gotten such great use out of it for the last 2.5 years.

In other news, let me first say that I'm not really all that jazzed about the toy in the McDonald's meals right now. It is basically a cd that has songs that are meant for 16 year olds, sung by 10 year olds and sold to 5 year olds. But, Ben thinks they are so cool, and I haven't been able to manage to "lose" the cd yet. One of the songs on there has the following lyric:

Give me the beat, boys
Free my soul;
I want to get lost in the rock n' roll
And drift away.

So, Ben is listening to this song, and asks, "Mom, how do you get lost in the rock and roll?"

Random Fun

This past Saturday, we found out about a free "Saftey Training" day at our local police station. Ben got to meet several super heros:

(yes, Ben is in the picture with Batman, can you find him?) Whoever this guy is was Ben's favorite (Lanny says it is Flash Gordon)

Ben got to sit up in a real helicopter!

And, Lindley wanted to get in the helicopter too :)

The highlight of it all, though, was watching the helicopter take off and land. Ben thought that was so awesome! He and his friend were literally jumping up and down as it took off.

Lanny and I appreciated the free food :)

What a Happy Mother's Day

Lanny and the kids really did a lot to make me feel special and loved on Mother's Day, and that is exactly what I felt. My cup overflows...