Chock full....

Buddy was helping me set up for his birthday party tomorrow....well, he was helping me set up, until he decided we should have a family water fight.....

That boy is just chock full of good ideas! So all in all a super fantastic, where did all my helpers go, day!

Powerhouse......

This morning Buddy woke me up at the crack of dawn so we could put some finishing touches on his Tie Fighter...

We finished it in record time, so I went back to take a power nap and Buddy decided to just walk around the neighborhood pulling the Tie Fighter. Pretty certain if I were an 8 year old boy, that's what I'd be doing too. Anyway, he walked around a while till another kid broke one of the wings...... so we did a little remodeling (when I say we, I totally mean Shane and Buddy, because I don't do well with things being broken right after I spent hours putting them together... I'm human, I have flaws, pouting like a 3 year after someone broke my toy just happens to be a big one!). After the boys finished the remodel job, I did a remodel job on Buddy's face....

I think it turned out very well, that is,  if you're into the Darth Vader without a mask look....which we totally are!  I'm thinking it turned out pretty awesome if I do say so myself!

I loaded Buddy up and then we took a mile hike to the local park for a Halloween party with our ward (that may of not been my brightest idea every, because it was hot, and long, and full of fun hills, but it was a great workout if nothing else). Buddy melted so much that he immediately took off his bald cap,scars and most of the makeup had run onto his costume! Best laid plans, I tell ya! The ward was putting on a carnival so Buddy wanted to contribute by giving free rides!

Apparently Buddy is part horse from all the carting he was doing! Seriously, even the parents were amazed at his super human (horse) strength. Unfortunately, when the party was over it was my turn again. I'm voting next year's model be attached to something with a motor, but I'm pretty sure that's my biceps talking right now. So all in all a super fantastic, don't need to exercise for the rest of the year, day!

Early?

I let Buddy open his birthday present a little early (by the way, I'm officially going on present wrapping strike and from here on out using the lazy, put on an eye mask, method)...

Apparently he loved it...

He's had his eye on one of those things since he and his cousin Hyrum  rode one of these unsupervised down a very large hill! Of course, the fact that we could build around it to construct this....

makes me love it (that's a tie fighter for those non-Star Wars fans, or those of  you without imagination)!  We put a fresh coat of paint on it tonight, and in the morning, we're installing our laser beams, you read that right, laser beams! Of course, with Darth Vader's..... I mean Buddy's new ride, I foresee a lot of me lugging around a wagon for the next week! So all in all a super fantastic, sweet ride, day!

Pumpkin head.....

There must be some Beeder in that pumpkin, or pumpkin in that Beeder, because I see a strong family resemblance! So all in all a super fantastic, avoiding the fast growing mold, day!

Big confusion.....

Tonight, while the whole family was taking a drive in the car (OK, I know there are only 3 of us in the family, but it sounded cooler than just saying Shane, Buddy and I), Buddy said "when I turn into a Shane Sr. we are going to have some big confusion"! Buddy was extremely worried that Shane would be getting all of his mail order packages when he grows up (I think our family may have a mail order problem, I'll be looking into a 12 step program for that). According to Buddy, as soon as a Jr.hits 18 they automatically turn into a Senior. Makes sense to me, poor guy is going to be stuck as a Junior all his life, but while we were eating dinner, we were sure to mention he could improve his ranking if he could convince his wife to name one of their boys as  a III, then he can raise the ranks and be the II (which sounds a lot cooler than just plain ole' junior!). In other news, Buddy was avoiding bedtime by regaling a tale of how a kid was eating his lunch today at school.....

I'm hoping that kid was eating corn on the cob, otherwise that kid may have some serious eating issues (FYI-Buddy also mentioned this kid was foaming at the mouth, so I think my kid may have some story fabrication issues). So all in all a super fantastic, not confused yet, day!

Learning curve....

I'm glad Buddy could go to Cub Scout camp today to finally learn how to tie his shoes...

Hey, what can I say? We live in flip-flops year round around here! Anyway, he also learned how to make a goofy face....

Just kidding, he already had that skill mastered! So all in all a super fantastic, is it bedtime yet, day!

Board Meeting.....

Buddy had a board meeting this morning....

                                                         I'd say it went pretty well....

                               Actually, I'd say smashingly, knock you off the board, well....

                          So all in all a super fantastic, if only this were a paying job, day!