Smells of Superman

I must tell you about my son Tucker. He is so imaginative. Tucker loves his older brother Kevin and longs and pretends to be just like him. About two weeks ago, Tucker came in saying "Smell my Arm Pits". Whenever anyone tells you this, you want to run, unless you are a junior high boy, but as a good mother, I "pretended" to smell them. Tucker was so proud. I asked him what he did, and his reply was, "I put on my yogurt." I was quite confused until he revealed to me his brother's deodorant. Somehow in his little mind, "yogurt" and "deodorant" are very similar. This was not the end of this fascination with smelling good. Today he came in all dressed in his little Superman Undies (on backwards of course, because he cannot see the big pictures on the back if he has them on the right way- note to Fruit of the Loom). He yelled at Darren, "SuperDad", "SuperDad", until Darren recognized his new name. "Smell my armpits!" Tucker again revealed his brother's deodorant and informed SuperDad that it was his "Fresh Collection." I am not sure if he has watched too much TV or been to Bath & Body too many times. I think Tucker might have been influenced by marketing......

Summer, el fin!!!

Where did the summer go? I always thought that once I was out of school, I wouldn't get that sick in my stomach night before the first day of school feeling. This isn't true... I got a break for a few years, but now that Kevin is in school, I have that feeling again. He on the other hand is very excited to go to school. Summer has been wonderful, but way too short. It seems just like last week that we were planning everything we were going to do. Now it has come and gone. Summer began with Christin Taylor coming to visit. How fun!!!! Memorial day started time at the lake, jumping on the trampoline, skiing, attempting to wakeboard, watching Kevin and Darren successfully wakeboard, jet skiing, and just sitting soaking in the sun. I do not know why God planted me in the middle of Indiana. I am for sure a warm climate person! June was the Tree of Life annual Lake Day. It was the coldest day of the summer, but still tons of fun. June flew by with the setting up of a new store at Cornerstone University and then 4th of July had already arrived. Fireworks on the lake is always a huge highlight of the summer! The stomach flu visited our family for 3 weeks, which was not very cool. On a much better note, Sam & Rosie & Eisley and Todd came to visit!!! It was so great to be together again. For sure a highlight. There was a family trip to Chicago and several trips to Grand Rapids. Kevin's 8th birthday arrived and we spent the day together in Indianapolis and of course visited Chucky Cheese (oh, my!) Darren's family came last week and just left yesterday. For sure another highlight! Why does time go faster and faster the older we get? The ultimate invention would be to have a time rewinder and just revisit the hightlights. Well, summer vacation is over, but I guess offically, summer is still here a few more weeks. If Kevin is happy to go back, then I should be as well. I still have that night before school sick feeling, though.