Father's Day

Bob had to work in the evening, but we were lucky to have him in the afternoon and go out o lunch with him! It was a nice time at a restaurant in town we hadn't tried yet! And after that, we both went to work. At least we got to spend a bit of time together!

Thomas the Train at Tweetsie RR

At the beginning of June, Thomas the Train made his way back to Tweetsie Railroad, our local theme park. It is always something that Bobby, and this year Amaryllis, look forward to! When we got to the park in the morning, I thought that Amaryllis was going to fly out of her car seat! She was so excited, her arms and legs where going a 100 miles a minute! We have to pass the park every time we go to the next town and every time we pass it, Amaryllis starts yelling "CHOO CHOO, Mommy, CHOO CHOO!!!!" It was so nice to see her so excited. Bobby on the other hand? I wasn't sure if he was getting to old or what, but I knew my answer as soon as we pulled up too! He screamed, no... SQUEALED like a teeny bopper at a Jonas Brothers concert! I couldn't beleive that that sort of excitment was still held for Thomas, but very happy!

After entering the park, we heard Thomas coming and got in line to ride the next train!
After riding the train, we went to meet Sir Topham Hat. Amaryllis was not a big fan, so I had to be in the picture too, but at least she doesn't scream as long as I am there. Well, doesn't scream, until I ask her to give them a high five or something! HA!
Thomas was just pulling out of the station when we were leaving, so we walked to wave to him as he left.
The kids got their tattoo's and Bobby saw some friends from school, so we got to hang with them for awhile and ride some rides.
After some rides, we went to the Thomas bounce house and then headed home! What a day!

SUMMER?

So I am a little behind... ok, I admit, I am REALLY behind in updating this blog! Summer is the busy time for us! As most people are off relaxing and enjoying summer vacation, the Miller family goes into OVERDRIVE!! The theatre is open and producing show after show. That means Bob is taking care of a million and one things. Tonight that meant that he was closing one show, cleaning the lobby and doing some of the numbers of how the show actually did compared to his predictions. Then he was welcoming in the choreographer and director for the next show (and actors later in the week), and he had to clean the rental houses that some of the actor's are moving out of so that the new ones can move in! Ahh, the glamorous life of theatre people!

Me? Well, after having Bobby in school this past year, he is home full time, and I have to admit that I really do love it. I was kinda scared cause I got so used to him being gone for most of the day, but he is just so funny to be around! And then we have to add in that the coffee shop is open full time, which wouldn't be so bad, except that the kidscome along with me 98% of the time! That means that I have to have plenty of stuff to do and snacks on hand! Thanks goodness for the lap top and DVD player! The kids have been so good considering that they really are cooped up at the shop about 5 to 6 days a week for about 4 hours each day (sometimes it's 8 hours though). And then we have other things! Last week I taught a theatre camp. Bobby was in the camp with me, and one of the sweetest people I know took care of Amaryllis for me. The camp was half day, so we would come home, eat lunch, Amaryllis would nap, and (3 out of 5 days) go to the coffee shop for 4 hours! FUN!? Not really.... And next week I start rehearsals for the show that I will be in this summer at Bob's theatre! Thank goodness for awesome friends and grandparents who are gonna watch the kids during that time, for the most part! That will be my relaxing time!!! Hee!!

Well, I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer! I have enjoyed the time that I actually get to spend at home with the kids and whatever time allows Bob to be with us (which he works very hard at spending any time that he's not at work with us!) I will try to update on the things that we have been able to do this summer, and the cute pics of the kids! Here is some fun we had today, playing on our front porch in the sand and water table!

Fastest Person and new phrases

This morning as Bobby and I were walking to school, Bobby asked me who the fastest person was. I told him that I wasn't sure, it was more of a Daddy question than Mommy, since Daddy knows more about sports than I do. Then he tells me how he thinks that the fastest person is "Lucky Charms". I asked him why he thought that, and made sure that I was thinking about the same Lucky Charms as he was, we were. He told me that Lucky always gets away from the people and no one can ever catch him (except for one time, he added) so he must be the fastest person! How funny the thoughts of a 5 year old!

Amaryllis is also starting to talk away. She has a handful of words that she uses all the time, plus she is starting to repeat words that you ask her to say. Recently we were in the car and she kept repeating the same thing over and over and over again, to my amazement, I finally figured out she was saying "Awe man!" It was so funny! Now whenever she falls over, or really anytime, she says "Awe man!" She also loves to sing that how the wheels on the buss go "round and round" and whenever we get outside she wants "bubbles"... she will be telling us off any time now!