Surveillance photos of Payton's room show Parker making himself comfortable in the boat bed. On our upcoming cruises, Parker will for the first time sleep in a bed. He will be sleeping with his brother. We suspect that after successfully completing these training missions he will muscle his big brother out as Captain of the Boat Bed.         | Today starts the winter holidays for Payton's school. No school at all next week. Coincidentally the carnival came to town. How fortunate for us! It was a nice day, but a little on the cool side. Still, the sun was out and wind was calm. It was a good day to get out of the house. To get the fun started Payton took his little brother on a small coaster ride. Nothing to hairy, just right for Parker. They rode this a few times before Parker tired of it. Payton finished off the tokens by himself. Wondering what to do next, Kathleen suggested the bumper cars. Payton hasn't ridden bumper before so tickets were purchased and he and Kathleen stepped into the danger zone. Kathleen started out driving, but before long Payton was behind the wheel. He really enjoyed this ride. He was all smiles. After the bumper cars we headed over to the fun house. Payton always likes running through it. This time it had a Mexico theme. The thing always seems to look different at each appearance. The artwork on it was pretty good; with one part being a little inappropriate for the kiddies. This carnival didn't have the carny food you get in the States, but they did have cotton candy. We nibbled on the big hair ball while looking for the next thing to do. Payton again tried something new - bungy jumping. No, he didn't jump off a bridge. He just jumped up and down on a trampoline thing-a-ma-jig. He had fun with this, but he has a long way to go before he'll dunk a basketball. By now we had enough and it was time to head home. We'll probably hit the carnival again before it leaves. We have three unused tokens to the bumper cars! |
I love Photoshop. The other day Kathleen asked Payton to show her his meanest look. The picture of him turned out well. I made a few edits and ended up with a nice new wallpaper for my computer. Click on the image to enlarge so you can see his scar.
All the while Payton was feeling poorly, Kathleen was at his side caring for him. She still had time to snuggle with Parker.
Parker is right at home sitting on his couch. He reads books and magazines all the while watching the TV. Mmmm, why is it that kids always seem to read things upside down? They have a 50-50 chance of getting it right and get it wrong all to often. Or, maybe he was just showing the magazine to this photographer?
We had a nice Valentine's Day. Me and the boys each gave Kathleen a charm for her Christmas bracelet. We also got her a box of hamburger shaped candy which was actually quite good. There was an assortment of flavors - hamburger not being one of them.
Payton had his school friend Hirad over for playtime today. He was so excited for this time to come. Arrangements were made yesterday afternoon and he could hardly wait. The boys played well together and little brother Parker didn't bother them much. Hirad stayed for about 2 hours. Afterward Payton and Parker sat down to watch a movie, but they just couldn't hang.
