The Junk Drawer--part 1

Everyone has a junk drawer in their house. Or maybe a junk closet,.... junk ROOM even. You've been putting things in there that you don't have time to organize but you know that you will need them at some point. You just don't have the time or know just what to do with them yet. That's kinda how this post is. My online proverbial "junk drawer" of pictures and events that happened over the summer. I have so many so you'll have to brace yourselves.

And just like my real junk drawer here at home.....I don't really ever organize it completely. It just looks that way. So here are some of my sections of the junk drawer I've thrown in those little plastic dividers.

CHARLIE MY LITTLEST BABY OF BOYS TURNS 6:

Guess what the them was you gize. A personalized "legendary" Pokemon (whatever that means, I just nod my head and say "mmm hmm.....cool!)
Since the day after his 5th birthday until this very moment he'd been asking for a DS. Nothing else but a DS. In fact his birthday list looked a little like this:

"dee ess"

And surprising to us all, SOMEbody could read his own birthday cards. Papa was impressed.

FATHER'S DAY/MY BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA:

Complete with a special musical number from Riley to Papa (extra points who knows which song it was)

And his favorite gift was from me of course. A pic of us together!! (I'm his favorite you know - he told me so)

And lucky for me I got to share my birthday on that day too. AV was nice to make a cake to celebrate both occasions. (That's a LOT of candles)

You don't even have to tell me how cute we are....

BRAINS HAD MANY A SWIM MEET:

His besties were his biggest fans, often hanging around all day just to watch his events.

On the blocks

We call this one "The genetic rib"

(Papa's was on the left, right mom?
Mine is on the right
Brain's is on the left)

Homie's got back

BEST FATHER'S DAY GIFT TO SHED EVER!:

One of these cute harnesses!!

Jay Kay. I got him "Total, complete, all the way.." sky diving.

Do you remember when you were a kid and you had your own "yard sale" in the front and brought some of your old toys and books out to make money? What a genius you were! To make some other kid happy and give yourself a pat on the back and some kudos/money at the same time. But then, Shorty across the street walks away with (what you now realize) is your favorite Purple Pie Man (Strawberry shortcake, you gize, geez!).

This was kinda like that:

I changed my mind!!! Come back!

But all was well and before you knew it lookie here.

And to land in such a gorgeous place....full of....dirt and....smog!

By far the funniest part (for me) was seeing Shed stand up after landing and immediately looking like he was gonna lose his lunch. I could see th body language from 100 yds away. Priceless. His friend, Arn, didn't seem to have that problem tho.

Let's do a little compare and contrast.

Arn:

Shed:
(even greenish skin right?)

Ihave to admit, you gize, I couldn't stop lollerzing.