The Adams Family Blog

We blast off in 15 minutes to Salt Lake City. Well, our car leaves in 15 minutes…the plane takes off in a few hours. We’re going to visit the family for the holiday weekend. We’ll be back on Tuesday night. This will be the 4th or 5th time the boys have flown (I’ve lost track!). Each time it’s hard with the traveling, time change, and upsetting their ever-so-important “schedule” (all you mom’s know what I’m talking about). So, I’m hoping this trip goes better than the last one over Memorial Day.

Well, off to check the bags and make sure I have enough snacks & toys to entertain them on the plane. I hope all of you have a great holiday weekend!

Tonight Brady & Tyler fell in love with Ronald McDonald. Yes, we knew the day would come. Doesn’t it for every child? I take them to McDonald’s often and they love to eat Chicken McNuggets, French Fries & Chocolate Milk (a kid’s dream meal, right?). And they love to drive the car in the plaything (thank goodness they haven’t fallen in love with actually roaming through the plaything and getting stuck yet).

BUT, tonight was a whole new experience at McDonald’s. Dave was gone all last week and again all this week on business. So I take the boys somewhere every day & every evening. Tonight I chose McD’s. I figured I can kill two birds with one stone by getting them dinner & letting them play. Well, I didn’t realize that Wednesday is Family night and kids meals were only $1.50. On top of that, Ronald McDonald himself was there! Double bonus!!!

The boys had their very first Happy Meal ever. And in their box they collected all their goodies. Ronald personally gave them a frisbee and a little book. And they got a Ronald McDonald toddler toy. It cracked me up to see them sit with all the other kids & watch very intently while Ronald did his magic show. And yes, I was the mom who took out her cell phone camera & took pictures of her boys entrance into the childhood fascination with Ronald McDonald & Happy Meals.

I’m sure they will dream about Ronald McDonald tonight as they take their Happy Meal box with all their Ronald McDonald toys in it to bed with them. I’m serious about that too.

New Word: Ok, confess! Who taught my boys to say the word “mine”? They only say about 6 words now and one of them is the nasty word “mine”! I can’t imagine how they learned that word. Where have they even heard it? I don’t think I’ve ever said “that’s mine” to them. Sometimes I say “that’s mommy’s” when they reach for something they shouldn’t have. But never “mine”. The other day they must have said it about 100 times. Now they are down to about 25 times a day. They sound like bratty little boys! Darn!

TraveI: I just finished booking final details for a couple of vacations. Dave & I are going to Hawaii in November (Maui) and asked my mom (and Mark when he’s not working or deer hunting) to watch the boys for us. In return, I’m taking mom on a cruise to the Bahamas in September as a sort of thank-you. Dave will watch the boys for that. Did anyone else just do the math? I ended up with two vacations myself!! Well, Dave is going to Vegas in October to see Aubrey & Family….I’m staying behind for that one. And all 4 of us are going to Utah over Labor Day. Here’s hoping that goes easier than it did in May.

Traffic: I was driving somewhere yesterday and caught a glimpse of the highway. I realized that I rarely drive on the highway anyway. I just drive around town, mostly Brighton. (Sounds like I’m a good candidate for a hybrid car, huh?) Anyway, I also had a flash back about traffic jams & construction. I spent most of my 20’s battling the rush hour traffic in Atanta (ugh!!!) and then 1/2 of my 30’s battling the traffic in Detroit (almost as bad as Atlanta…definately more construction). I just had one of those weird moments yesterday realizing that I haven’t driven in rush hour traffic for nearly 2 years.

2 years: Which brings me to the thought about 2 years. The boys will be 2 next month!!! Ok, so it’s the very last day of the month. But still, it’s next month!!! WOW!

So, with that, I’m off to get ready. A few of us mom’s and toddlers are heading to the petting zoo at Domino’s Farms. Enjoy your day!!

PS…..Aaron, I miss having you here and talking to you every day!!!