Weekend with Kaylee...part deux

I had to pay homage to I love the 80's on VH1. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, it really doesn't matter. Anyway, I flew to Dallas this weekend with my niece, Kaylee. She has never flown, and man was I excited about that experience...really...I was. She is so funny and it was really cute. She had a great time, didn't freak out, and was fairly charming to those on the plane around us. Here is her picture as we were about to take off.
We had a good time. We had a connecting flight, where we just stopped in Houston and never got off the flight, just waited for new passengers to get aboard and head on to the next destination.
While in Dallas we had our eyes checked by Dr. Karen Summers ( my sister-in-law) and I was good, no glasses needed ( yet). She says I will need them when I hit around 40. Kaylee however was in need of glasses for reading and school work, so she will get a new pair of purple glasses in the next few weeks. I will post a pic later....she looks pretty cute. I like the way glasses look on me ( isn't it the way it goes, if you need them, you don't want them...if you don't, you are itchin to wear them. ) so Karen let me wear a pair that had a small prescription on Sunday when we went to the Fort Worth Zoo. OK, let me just tell you, this is ONE ROCKIN ZOO. I had a BLAST. Every animal you could think of, except Panda's, only in San Diego I discovered, and it was just a very NICE zoo. See pics below....



This is Kaylee in front of the male lion that we saw. He stood up while we were watching him and started to roar....yes that is what I said. I bet you are thinking...that is so cool, I wish I could have seen that. WELL....lucky for you, I had my video camera. I was SO stoked that I captured this majestic animal on film doing something most don't get a chance to see.

He sounds kind of wimpy on camera, but in person, it was pretty amazing and VERY loud.

Last but not least, the story of the weekend. Kaylee has a Barbie that her Aunt Karen got for her. She is like a beach Barbie or something, with a bathing suit and glasses and all that. First of all, she wanted everyone to wear the Barbie's glasses, including her, see picture below. Also, she named her. The story goes like this. We are all laying on Karen's bed watching Wonder Pets, which is a HYSTERICAL show if you get the chance, anyway, she says about her Barbie,
"Her name is Hannah." Which we think, ah, what a pretty name. Then she says ( with a strait face mind you), "that's her last name, her first name is Cockstube". Karen and I about wet our pants. She had been gibbering randomly earlier and apparently came up with Cockstube, and liked it. So also shown are some pictures with Karen and Kaylee and Cockstube Hannah. (notice how Cockstube Hannah is waving at you) Sorry about the red eye...my removal thing on my computer is on the fritz. Last but not least, the flight home, she looks SO innocent. Love it. I wish the people who sat in front of her that she inadvertently kicked most of the way home could have seen this. She really is awesome. You just have to take two breathes and remind yourself of it sometimes. : ) Five year olds are relentless and if you are a parent of one, or you teach Kindergarten (Tommie I don't know how you do it! ) let me know and I will pray for you often. : ) Have a great week!