Thursday, March 21, 2013

worth sharing

I do have words and pictures to share, but until I can upload and edit and transcribe and publish, here are some things on the internet worth reading and watching.  Warning: some of these posts may induce pooleyness- tears springing to your eyes- or maybe even a full-out trickle down your face.  (Or am I the only emotional one?!)  

Ann Voskamp's poignant (as always) post: After Steubenville, What our Sons Need to Know About Manhood

The Home Team: the sweet small town of Murray and the home town heroes of Murray State basketball.  

Brandon Hatmaker's post about the movement to improve the international adoption process.  

This darling, darling video of a boy and his brother: Caden and Conner (2012 Sports Illustrated Kid of the Year)

Fred Roger's acceptance speech for his 1997 Lifetime Achievement Emmy.  This was floating around this week because Mr. Roger's would've been 84.  His tone and cadence took me straight back to that giant old tv with channel-changing buttons of my pre-school age living room.  

This hilarious post on crazy holiday 'traditions' that aren't really a thing. 

Monday, March 4, 2013

coco, goats, and machu pichu

Last month Matt went to Peru for a week+ on a dental mission trip.  While he was on the beaches of Lima and the foothills of Cusco...



We were holding down the fort in Franklin with the help of my mom, who spent almost a week keeping me company and Bo on his toes.  I sure was glad to have her her!  And I think she enjoyed having some time with her #1 grandson.  

We went to the zoo... here they are looking at horses, of all things, but Bo thought the neigh-neighs were pretty cool.  

Bo's first time on a carousel and he got to ride a chimpanzee (ooh ohh ee ee, according to him). 


Standing like a flamingo:

The highlight was the petting zoo, which we've never been in but you would've thought Bo had been there a million times already.  He was all about the goats!  


He had no fear at all (unlike me) and ran right up to them.  He actually treated them like he does Moose, getting pretty excited, affectionate, and a tiny bit rough.  



I think this video is hilarious... when things are cute, Bo talks to them like you would a baby, kind of like he's saying "cootchie coo."  He does it to babies, stuffed animals, and... nanny goats. 


One of our other adventures was out to a science center.  It was so interactive and fun for him!  He loved each exhibit and would become totally engrossed in whatever he was playing with.  We had to drag him away from the water table, especially, so go see what else was out there.  Discovery Center in Murfreesboro for the win!  If only it was a little closer! 




We played outside on the one and only sunny day.  

And Coco spoiled Bo a little bit with ice cream and cookies.  (JUST what this kid needs!) 

We dropped my mom off at the airport Saturday morning and came back late Saturday night to get Matt.  Bo was super pumped about the balloons (now when we go to Kroger he thinks we're getting "daddy balloons") but even more excited about having his Daddy back.  I'm going to say that a kid in pj's at the airport with his bunny is the cutest thing ever.