Man with the hat

Exciting things going on around here. Will's birthday was yesterday. Happy Birthday! It was uneventful. That is a good thing around here! It was just the four of us and we ate chicken wings and played in the yard. We played football, soccer, and blew bubbles with the kids. Note to self: Don't wear crocs to play soccer with Will. He is ruthless. We celebrated with his parents tonight and it was a nice visit.

The kids and I are going to the beach next week with my parents. I'm so excited! I look forward to this every year. I may have mentioned that this means serious packing challenges for my dad. He is super organized and a master packer. I actually caught him measuring the back of the van with a yard stick on Saturday. (made note to blog about it) He was happy to inform me that we may be able to get three tubs across the back of the van instead of two. He has just the right tubs and I'm going tomorrow to pick them up. Just for fun, I suggested taking the kid size card table and two chairs for the kids to use. The look on his face was priceless. I totally could see him repacking the van in his head. After he thought a minute he said confidently, "We can do it."

Call me crazy but I was one of the 92,000 plus people that went to A-Day. I took the kids and met my parents and brother. Will didn't go. I still can't believe I married a Yankee that doesn't like football. I justify it because he is a good husband and father. I still don't have the heart to tell my friends at the Bryant Museum (where I worked in college) that I married a man that didn't care for Bama football. Anyway, Saturday was crazy. Victoria and David wore their Bama uniforms. Victoria was a cheerleader with a hounds tooth hat and David had a Jersey. We were walking into the stadium when Vic saw the statue of Coach Bryant. She said, "I want to get my picture with the man with the hat." I was so proud! I guess she noticed they had the same hat. I think I see my next Christmas card!!! We only stayed for the first quarter. It was too packed to get a seat so we waved to the cheerleaders, Big Al, and watched the players for a minute and went to lunch. I took my digital 35 mm and it brought back memories. I was setting it up to take some photos and it reminded me of being on the sidelines in college. The energy was the same. This time, I had two kids in tow and a much better camera but with a horrible view of the field. I know the kids are too little to understand now but this is a part of my history and I was proud to share a little of it with them.

Took David to the doctor today and turns out he has an ear infection. I am so glad I took him in today. I hope he can get over this and have fun at the beach next week.