Getting Old?

On the way to church yesterday, John asked me some random question.  At the moment, I don't remember what the question was, but this was our conversation.

me: I don't know, John.

John: Why not?

me: Because I'm getting old.

John: You're not old, Mom.  Daddy's (pause) not old either.

me: Oh! Well, that's good to know.  Thanks, John.

John: But Grandpa is old!  Not Grandpa VM or Grandpa-Great though.

me: (trying to control my laughter) Why don't you think Grandpa VM or Grandpa Great are old?

John: Well, they don't have holes in their pants and shirts.

(If I hadn't been laughing so hard, I should have responded by saying that John must be old too since he keeps getting holes in his jeans.)

Science Center

Can you believe it?  I'm actually posting something original on my blog!!!!  WOW!  I'm at our church craft night and am hoping to schedule a few posts for you the next few days, but we'll see how much more I get done.  Anyway, I took the kids and my dad to the Science Center today.  It was sooo busy...partly because of the rain and partly because of school field trips.  Oh well, the kids still had a blast.

John's Scrapbook

Emma's Scrapbook

I used the Fangs for the Memories kit by Summertime Designs.

John's 4th Birthday Party

John was blessed to have many family and friends at his birthday party. We had pizza and homemade cutout "cars" cookies at Village Park. Although it was cooler than most August days, we were pleased that it wasn't rainy.

The kids sat at the table to eat...at least for a few minutes

Emma Rae with her messy face, John opening presents

Tommy, John, Madison, Emma K

Bella and Grandma W, Drew

Great-Uncle Wes, John, Great-Aunt Arlys

Grandma-Great, Grandpa-Great, John, & Julie

John, Scott, Judy & Leon Thompson

Lauren and Blake Whitaker, John

Gpa & Gma W with the kids, Gpa VM & John

Alyssa & John, John & Grandma VM

Trying to get a picture of our family at the end of a long day proved to be challenging.

Our First Horse Race

After dinner at the Triple Crown Buffet (at Prairie Meadows), we went out to watch the horses. Our timing was good...we only had to wait a few minutes to see a race. Number 6 was the winner.

Aunt Jackie, Emma, Uncle Matt, John, Grandpa VM, Scott

Getting into the starting gates

Just about to the finish line

The winner

John's First Golf Outing

Grandpa Van Manen and Uncle Matt took John with them for their golf outing at Copper Creek. John had a lot of fun, even though it was a warm day. John took the last two pictures.