JAYDEN THE GOLF PRO- ho ho ho

Friday, September 18, 2009 At 3:30 p.m. I picked Jayden and Bailey up at their school and took them to Corey’s work. From there they were going to Camp Bow Wow Salt Lake City Dog Daycare & Overnight Boarding Kennel to pick up Buddy. He has gone there a couple of times for the day to get used to it for when the family goes to Disneyland next week and he will be there the whole time they are gone. On the way from their school to Corey’s work, we passed the Ranches Golf Course. Jayden saw a hole in the fence and said, “I wish I had brought my golfing bag. I would run over there and start golfing. If a worker comes I will do an evasion. I will throw up (something) and make a white smoke causing a diversion, then I will hide me clubs and say, ‘I wasn’t golfing.’” Just before we got to Corey’s work, the kids and I stopped at Taco Time and got them burritos. Jayden got a chicken one and Bailey a bean one. They each got a coke. After meeting Corey, they had time to kill before Stacey got off work so we all went to Yoshi’s Japanese Grill on 123rd and we ate sushi. Jayden, like his father is a bottomless pit. After that we bought Jayden a new backpack next door at Kohl’s, to replace the one he had stolen from him.

SILLY GRANDKIDS

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Niki called and asked if I wanted to have lunch with her and Alexa and Gavin. I said ok. We met at Café El Lago and had a good visit. I sat next to Alexa who was perhaps sillier than usual if that is possible. She had me scoot my chair up against hers and then had me slide over right next to her. For a while I had one butt cheek on each of our chairs. She laid her head on my shoulder and had me lay my head on her; sometimes on her shoulder and sometimes on her head. She got eyeball to eyeball with me and giggled. Then we got our puckered lips all but touching and we giggled some more. At one point she grabbed the bowl of chips, pulled it up next to us and said she was sharing it with me but not with Mama. I asked her what she would do if Mama took one anyway and she said, “I would tell her I’m not proud of her!” At 3:30 I picked Jayden and Bailey up from school. We saw Izzie walking down the sidewalk. Jayden asked me if I wanted to meet her parents. I said yes then he said "she is going to her grandparents". He never did explain the “meeting her parents” thing. I don’t know if he lost his train of thought or what. He said that one of Nate’s friends is writing love letters to Izzie but they don’t know who it is. He just signs the letters with “dot, dot, dot.” Jayden didn’t act too concerned. He said that the other day Izzie had a sore butt. (Whatever that had to do with the story) I guess later they were goofing off and Izzie tried to kick him in the butt. He jumped out of the way. She missed him and they both fell down. He said they landed with “our lips so close that we almost kissed.” Jayden said that Izzie doesn’t wear high heals, suggesting that he is glad. (She is way taller than him.) He said that the other day another girl kicked him “in the nuts with high heals”. Ouch! At Corey’s suggestion, I took Bailey and Jayden to Corey’s work then he left a little early. Stacey picked up extra shifts today and tomorrow

WALT DISNEY WORLD - in Orlando

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Last night Judy and I returned from five days, four nights at WDW in Orlando, Florida. The weather was mostly nice though we experienced a little light rain. Worse than the rain was when the sun was out and beating down on us but a good share of the time it was overcast and nice. We got there by flying to Phoenix having a 2 ½ hour layover, taking the red eye to Atlanta, having a 2 ½ hour layover and then flying into Orlando. At the Orlando airport we took the Disney Magical Express to the Saratoga Springs Resort where we checked into room 8236. It is next to a staircase leading to the pool which we could see much of from our room and was a short walk to the main building, it’s pool and Animator’s Palate, it’s restaurant or rather fast food outlet. Even better, our room was only steps away from Saratoga Springs first shuttle bus stop so when we came back on the bus from wherever we had been, it was off the bus, step into the elevator and boom we were “home.” We were also not far from the boat to Downtown Disney. The first day we spent at Hollywood Studios where we ended the evening at Fantasmic, their laser light show. It was very good. I’m kind of lost as to what we did when but while we were there we went to Epcot twice, Animal Kingdom once and of course the Magic Kingdom. Other than a bleeding toe from too much walking while wearing socks it was a lot of fun. We went to our little pool twice and the main pool once. That on the last day while we killed several hours from when we had to be out of our room at 11:00 and catching our Magical Express but back to the airport at 2:30. We only ate one sit-down meal. That was at the Morocco Pavilion. The rest of the time we did fast food at the Animator’s Palate and of course a lot of places in the parks including Mexico, Japan, Great Brittan and others in the Animal Kingdom and the Magic Kingdom. I don’t remember eating at Hollywood Studios. We did a ton of rides. Judy is really into the fast scary rides and I enjoy them too. You’ll have to ask her for a breakdown on all the rides though we did the Tower of Terror, the back lot ride, Kilimanjaro Safari, the Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, the train around the Magic Kingdom, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Country Bear Jamboree, Swiss Family Tree House, The Haunted Mansion, Impressions de France, the movie at the France Pavilion, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros at the Mexico pavilion, Sorin’, Spaceship Earth, The American Adventure, Expedition Everest, Kali River Rapids. At Epcot we saw IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. I’m sure I missed something including seeing several of the Resort Hotels including The Grand Floridian and the new Bay Tower Resort. For more detail, talk to Judy. Coming home we were able to take a non-stop and even got to sit together in seats 16 E & F. The next adventure is in a couple of weeks when we take a three night cruise out of Miami to Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's private island. All this to get us a better rate when we sail on them next winter/spring in the Mediterranean.

THIS AND THAT

Thursday, September 03, 2009 Yesterday the pool was 95 degrees. I tried to do my thing but gave up after a half hour. It was too hot. I wanted to leave at 10/15 minutes. Chris is in town. He called Judy and asked if she wanted to have dinner at Macaroni Grill in Murray. She called me and asked if I wanted to join them (Judy, Chris & Sierra). We had a nice visit and I ate too much. I had the balsamic glazed pork chops. It was good but I think I would have preferred it sans (without) the glaze. This morning I went to the Temple. After the temple, I met Niki, Greg, Alexa, Gavin and Corey at Chuck-a-Rama for lunch and again had a good visit. It seems that every other time I go to Chuck-a-Rama I’m not impressed and the other half the time I like it. Today I liked it. Interesting. Niki took the kids to the zoo yesterday and Alexa got a gorilla mask. She calls it her monkey mask. She brought it to lunch today. She put it on and made funny noises, then she had me wear it and I did my “monkey” impression. We kept taking turns doing this for some time. We were a pair. Of monkeys that is. Gavin was cute. When I helped him out of the car I went to set him down. He made a jester and sounds letting me know he wanted his blue blanky. I grabbed it and set him down. The blanket was so long it dragged along the sidewalk behind him. He was barefoot. He kept walking on small pieces of gravel and winced but he wouldn’t let us carry him. At the table he grabbed a large chunk of watermelon, twice the size of his fist and shoved it in his face and in time managed to get it all down. That is except what was on the front of his orange shirt.

TEN YEAR OLD at The DOCTOR

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Last night Corey and his family met Judy and me at Appleby’s in at American Fork for dinner. During the conversation they told about Jayden’s and Bailey’s doctor appointment earlier in the day at Alpine Pediatrics. I asked Stacey to e-mail me telling me about it. The following is her response. (Posted with her permission.) Well let’s see; it started with the milk. The Dr. asked how much milk they drink and I told him "about 3 servings a day". He said "That’s good you don't want more then that, 3 cups is good, 4 is too many...but no one drinks that much, its impossible" …and both of my kids eyes went right at me because I drink about 6 cups a day and that’s not including the 2 yogurts I have.... Then came the “boy test” for Jayden. The Dr. asked him if he wanted me and Bailey to leave and he said very uncomfortably "yes." After it was over we went to the car and Jayden looked very upset. Of course I asked him if he was ok, to which he said ...“NO”... I told him that every boy like Daddy, Grandpa, and Uncle Greg, has to go through that and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about. He said "it’s not that, I know I have to do it, it's just”...(There was a long pause)… I said again to him "it’s just what?” He quickly said "I wanted the girl doctor to do it, it felt wrong having the boy do it ...besides girls are the only ones that are suppose to touch you like that; you know when you grow up and get married its suppose to be your wife" . I jokingly said “Oh, so when you and Issie get married?” and he just smiled and said “yep but not till where really old like you and Dad.” At this point I was in tears from laughing so hard!!