Once upon a time my nephew left the following note on top of his suitcase before a family vacation.

Translation: "Do not put this book in the suitcase. Love Brady"

Sop kaks! Best new word for a suitcase in the history of cool new words.

Kids equal funny.

Birthday Party

In September this little guy, who is no longer little, had a birthday. We went to Pirate Island which is a pirate themed restaurant slash center of fun.

I love my nephew.

He is probably going to invent something incredible for the construction industry one day. He is genius in the ways of Bob the Builder.

This is his pirate face.

His little brother could not resist getting in on the pirate look either.

Killed it.
Thumbs up to Pirate Island.

Why? Because they have paper hats, skeeball, and the timed hoop shooting basketball game.

I like to try and beat my both of my brother's scores.

It is called sibling rivalry. We have a touch of it...or maybe I just have a touch of it.

Somehow I am always a few points behind in sporty spice-ness.

It is okay though, because look how happy we are being pirates.

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah's

Fun. Fun. Fun.

Modest Mouse

I have wanted to see Modest Mouse live since I was in high school. That dream finally came true, and it was worth every penny of the overpriced ticket.

I cannot explain it, but my life changed that night. It was like things from the past melted right out of my body onto the floor. Thank God and good riddance.

That moment was years in the making.

Pre-show with the greatest friends.

Roller Derby

Once upon a time in the summer of oh nine the three of us went to see a roller derby match. The experience was like nothing else I have ever seen. Everyone should experience it at least once in their life.

Yep. Belly Dancers.
Girls beating up girls via roller skates.

After the match I tried to do a trick off of a cement wall. Injured myself. Then I tried to ride this bike with the weird handle bars. I managed to stay injury free on the bike. Apparently the key to staying injury free is not to do tricks. B.O.R.I.N.G.

Later on in the night I met Matti, Dave, and Moriah. Two new friends, and one old friend. I laughed all the live long night at our winning conversations. It will forever be known as the pony and peach night in my head.

Farm Day

Reason 203948230984 why I love my Daddy. He will spend hours driving catering to the kid's requests to driving the tractor. Very honorable. Kids can be demanding little &%"$'s, but we tend love them and their whiney ways no matter what.

Nice farm face.
My Aunt and Uncle stopped by unexpectedly. They brought my cousin's kids with them. You know those times when you do not see your extended family for years, and then you are reminded of how much you miss them? This was one of those times.
I miss being little and staying up laughing all night with my cousins.
Ahhh. To be under 12 again. No responsibilities and no cares in the world.

Hogle Zoo Wine NIght

Hogle Zoo hosts a series of wine nights in the summer. Sometimes they include 7 course meals, and other times it is a wine and cheese testing. We chose the latter.

Let me just tell you that it was an incredible experience.

I was all sorts of soaking up the culture.

Next year I want to go to all of the events. The snacks are delicious, and so is the atmosphere.

It kind of looks like we are dating in the photos below. Hahaha. Too bad I do not swing that way. Right Sooz? Tee hee.

Animals just roamed the event like the little guy below. My favorite was the armadillo, but somehow I missed getting a photo.
Such a great night. I highly recommend it.