I was just back from the gym and needed to shower before taking Annie Bea to school this morning. To keep her occupied, I turned to Netflix. Me: Ok, what do you want to watch? Annie: Barbie! Me: Uh uh.…
Category: The Girl
Bowling
Me: Guys, guess what? You’re going on a bowling field trip tomorrow at camp! Won’t that be fun? Grady: Yes! I love bowling! Annie Bea: Uch, I don’t want to get sweaty. I’m on Team Annie. I hate bowling almost…
Michael
We spent the weekend in the Keys celebrating my birthday. It was awesome. Jason has really figured out what it takes to make me happy. A lounge chair, a book and a drink. The family around me was nice, too.…
Piñata Crisis
We celebrated Annie Bea’s 4th birthday yesterday (a week early) at Chuck E. Cheese. The kids had a really great time. The parents… well, you know… it’s Chuck E. Cheese. You do the math. Anyway, it’s wonderful to have a…
Annie-isms
A few recent comments by Annie Bea: Annie: Daddy, how old are you? Jason: 42. (She stares blankly.) Annie: What does that even mean? (Setting up a play store. I am Annie’s first customer.) Annie: Here, mom. You can buy this…
The Mother-Daughter Thing
This picture popped up on Facebook today. A memory from 3 years ago. Wow. 3 years of Annie Bea. Coming up on 4 years. Makes me think about life before I had a daughter verses life now. I’m not gonna…
HAYDIDDIT
If you were of sound mind and body during the 90s, you watched and loved In Living Color. Annie Bea, born in 2013, could easily have been part of this sketch. Without any guidance, she has the 3-point-snap and the…
YouTube Videos
Do your kids watch YouTube videos of other kids (and sometimes grown adults) playing with Barbies or Legos or any toy? I don’t get it. Grady and Annie Bea HAVE these toys. They’re actually sitting about 2 feet away from…
R. Kelley
You ain’t seen nothin’ til you’ve seen two white girls (one in a carseat) roll into a preschool parking lot in a Honda Pilot with all the windows down groovin’ to R. Kelly’s Step in the Name of Love. Annie…
Practice What I Preach
Annie Bea just proved to me that I need to practice what I preach and let her “run her own race.” I was so worried about her fitting in on Bike Day at school tomorrow. Would she be the only…