CU - F - 24hr Drive Thru

Going through the drive-through at McDonald's:

e: 24 hours drive through? It takes 24 hours to get our food? That's crazy!

CU - F - Daddy Daughter Dance

 

Our annual coordinating outfits puts everyone else to shame.

Catch up - February

Due to technical difficulties, an early spring and general laziness, please accept our apologies for the following catch up from 2016.

Birthday poem

Yesterday you were just two!

Oh wait. What can a NeeNee do

when time keeps ever flying faster

(plus her math is a disaster)...

I guess it's seven after all

it must be 'cuz you've grown so tall

and learned a lot

like how to fall and make your teeth

(two at a time!)

come out at once

which is just fine,

it meant more cash

for you to blow

at Chuck E Cheese for tokens, jeez!

"Gamblings" what your Mamma called it

well perhaps a smallish wee bit;

but let's stay with teeth a minute.

A dentist's chair? Well you're not in it

what's with toothpaste that tastes funny

gummy paste and drool all runny?

Oh the horrors of those X-rays

nix on them, their evil hurt ways

YOU knew that they made no sense

your teeth will ALL fall out and whence

that day will come when they're all new

they'll have to do a repeat: POO!

Enough of pain, let's move to fun!

Last summer surely was the one

to win all prizes for delightment

travels, places and excitement.

Magic Kingdom, Jungle Cruising

Lego Land - no time for snoozing!

(The Changing of the Guard however

what with waiting and bad weather

might have found a faster pace

but then it's called a "change" not race.)

My favorite was your Snow White line

you told a little lie but FINE,

it happens; so? It's smooth that matters

in amongst the small talk chatters.

Asked your favorite color you said

(NOT your favorite, blue and then red)

"white" and I am sure Miss Snow White

fell in love with you at first sight,

as we all did, as we do

with you who used to be just two,

and now you're not, in fact you're seven

(still brown eyes the size of heaven)

I'd be so wrong not to remember

the research you have done on gender,

you discovered girls poo faster

but peeing fast? The boys are masters.

Since we're talking 'bout digestion

should there still be any question

ketchup please on what's for dinner

it's surprising you're not thinner

(I'm not one to talk I know

since from my birth folks in the know

have told me popcorn's not real food

we know they're wrong, I think they're rude!)

As long as there's a sometime apple

French fries, cheese, there is no gapple

in your diet (or in mine)

we're good, we're healthy and we're fine.

Besides you drink your milk from jugs,

big gallon ones, they're hard to lug

but not when you are smart and strong

with glasses put in places wrong.

You caught a leprechaun this year!

I saw the trap I heard the cheer

and phooey on the ones who snicker

we have evidence: The Glitter

left behind so we remember

magic, hope and things as tender

as our Ewan; round cheeks going

like his hair that once was flowing...

in their place this short-haired Wonder

gads! His humor can't be funder

(watching Duck Tales, gales of laughter

at their waterfall disaster,

they are screaming at their bad lucks

you are giggling "But they ARE ducks!")

You like reading cracks in trees

Junie B. Jones (you still like her, PLEASE?)

I'm not surprised you like to read

with our family you will need

to keep a steady book stream flowing

I Pads, I Pods, me not knowing

all the things with words and showing

how the young ones do outgrow us

how the years pass, how it seems just

yesterday you called it "wheven"

now it's Ewan,

being Seven.

bigloves,

NeeNee

7!

Favorite color: Red. Or Blue. and sometimes White.
Favorite song: Country music
Favorite book: 13 Story Treehouse. And 26 Story Treehouse. and 39 Story Treehouse. And 52 Story Treehouse
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite candy: Kitkats and Whoppers
Best friend: Levi
Favorite YouTube video: Family Gaming Team
Favorite hobby: Playing Minecraft
Future career: Zookeeper

Birthday Poem

Nina's Nine

will be divine

it's clear to everyone,

she mastered eight, she's left the gate,

goodbye, it's done, she won.

The days of Monster High seem gone

who knows where Lego went,

thank goodness for the monkey bars

(which as we know were sent,

to torture grandmas, make us cringe

and wait for heads to dent.)

You started climbing things at one

and haven't stopped it since,

a tree, a playground or a gym

(and every time I WINCE!)

So THAT'S the same and I am glad

for skills that make you happy,

(I'm sorry for the word that rhymes

it happens to be "sappy.")

You jumped in leaves and got straights "Es"

and won for Wonder Woman,

Muppet Tunes in bars, Niagara Falls

(what else is 'comin?)

Oh wait. You know your beers already,

Mamma sometimes asks

if you'd please get her one

(it's on the list of household tasks)

One time she wanted green beer

but you had to say "I tell 'ya,

I'm looking in the fridge and

I can't find you any Stella."

You told your Daddy not to hug you tight

for this one reason,

"you'll squeeze sarcasm out of me!"

(I know you just were 'teasin!)

There never was a day, there never was and never will be

when Daddy hugs could squeeze this trait from you

it's in your fambly.

Besides he loves you madly

as the world does, look at you!

Miss Rising Star

Champ Student

Slam Style Poet

We all know it!

You made us cry with Lean On Me,

you sing and we're all putty,

we get to be that way because

we're all a little nutty.

You make up words (October's blog has the entire list)

lipurpose, blats and borls

of course the "furt" I know I've missed

the scope of its splendifernous

its elegant bespression

but then I play with language too

so this is my confession:

that few things make me happier or give me greater glee

than grandkids who have fun with words

to keep me company.

I love it when you paint my nails

my hair, my eyelids too,

also when you teach me dances

whips then Nae Naes (who?)

You're done with eight sweet girl

but tell me you're not done with purple,

it's such a lovely color and it rhymes so well with blurple.

(I know it doesn't sound good, like a burp right after dinner,

but I'm talking blue and purple hair

which I think is a winner.)

Who cares what others watch?

We have The Minecraft Diaries!

For goodnessakes a girl has rights

to her priorities!

You held a Baby Nona and a Baby Ada too,

some of us held Nina Nina so perhaps we're due,

a little sympathy or just a moment for a pause,

to put our breaking hearts together,

why? Well just because

our memories seem recent while you've left yours far behind,

we're slow to recognize how fast it's gone

and now you're NINE.

But it's okay, we'll celebrate

your Birth Day for forever,

your job's to keep on growing

we don't want to be a tether.

Nine will be ASTOUNDING

we can't wait to see you flying,

but just remember through our smiles

that some of us are sighing...

 for Nina of the Golden Hair

our little girl is growing,

the babe we held so long ago

still shining,

always glowing.

bigloves,

NeeNee

9!

Favorite color: Purple

Favorite song: No

Favorite book: Star Darlings

Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo

Favorite candy: Airheads or Jolly Ranchers

Best friend: Morgan

Favorite YouTube video: Minecraft Diaries

Favorite hobby: Playing Minecraft (with Ewan and virtually with Trevor)

Future career: Popstar, Doctor, YouTube videoblogger, Mom (Mamma says I can be all 4)