Weekend Fun

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit last weekend, to hang out with Dexter and to babysit for us while we went to a wedding.  We were cute:

As were these two boys - perhaps two of my favorite grown-ups ever.  Adam, by the way, is a brand-spanking-new Dad.  Congrats!

Dex went to soccer on Saturday morning, and everyone went to watch, and fall on the ground peeing their pants with laughter when he did jumping jacks.  Oh, my lord.  The funny.  I did not get a picture or a video.  But trust me.  Hysterical.

A little dribbling during warm-up

Click above for video of Dex scoring a goal.  I was not filming when he went up to the goalie and, instead of kicking in the ball, he just hugged the goalie instead.  He's a lover, that one.

After soccer Dex went to a free festival with Grandma and Grandpa, where he did a whole lot of jumping on a moon bounce.  Or three moon bounces.  And then dinner at Applebees.  And then fireworks at Fireworks Wal-Mart.  It sounds like a lovely time was had by all.

Sunday we had a tree to remove.  Grandpa brought a chain saw and a tow strap, so we could try to pull it out with the truck.  The tree, however, had other plans.

John would like one of these chain saws, please.  It's only (gulp) $600...

Dexter checked out the stump to see if it would make a good drum.

Then he got his shovel so he could help Daddy

And then he used the stump as a drum while Daddy shoveled.  He is tremendously helpful.

Also, cute.

We brought the truck around and made an attempt at pulling out the tree.  The tree didn't budge, but we made some nice mud marks in the yard with the truck tires.  So Dexter decided he would push buttons in the truck while Daddy and Grandpa dug some more.  Unfortunately, this killed the battery in the truck, so pulling trees out was no longer a possibility.

Don't tell the child, though.  He was insistent - let's hook up this rope to the tree!

One doesn't need a working battery to push buttons in the truck.  With the dog riding shotgun.

Who needs a truck when you have Daddy and Grandpa?

Dex helps fill in the hole

Grandpa comes over to help out.

Front of the house with no tree.  Ahhhh.  Much better.

No progress on Operation Baby Girl Norman.  Today is my due date and she remains firmly implanted in my belly.  Ultrasound still looks good, non-stress test is fine.  Everything is fine.  And apparently the ultrasound says this is gonna be a big old baby.  She might kick her brother's ass.  Or, hopefully, the ultrasound is wrong and she'll be cute and tiny and will slide right out no problem.  We'll have to wait and see.