Seems like there is always something going down in Agritopia..... especially along Hobart Street. We have opened our door to "ding dong ditchers" more than once to find old pumpkins, our porch decorated for us goodwill style, or the good ol' standby TP.
Most of this chicanery happens during what we agritopians call the "night patrol" run. Something we do around here is go for evening bike rides, cruising around our neighborhood looking for anything out of place or unusual. But mostly we do it for social reasons. Its a great reason to stop by a friends house and ride together. So Matt throws on his biking jersey and off they go. Check out that head lamp... cool huh? This is our latest drop off. Festivus for the rest -of-us.
We know.. we know... this will not be the last we see of this tree....
Today was the day... rain or sunshine... it was time to take date night out.
We had yet to take her for a spin outside of our neighborhood since the remodel.
So with her new paint color we headed out for a lunch date.
It was raining... not hard.
This was the best I could do to give you a snap shot of us on board. Come on.. we are hilarious. I'm telling you.. people just smile.. and sometimes laugh at us going by. We don't take ourselves serious.. I promise. WE are laughing the entire time.
Sometimes it will take an extra "kick" to get her going. But let me tell you.. she runs Great!
We cozy right up to the window to enjoy our salads and great view. Check out that new seat compliments Mom and Dad J..... awesome.
This is our route there.. I pretend we are in Italy.. driving through the olive trees and vineyards..
I get to squeeze up close to James, I have not heard any complaints from him :)
Wind in our hair... we can't be stopped. Nothing better than a Vespa date, even on a rainy day.
So today we picked up Matt from school, and in his classroom while the other students are laughing, trading cards and being silly. Matthew is writing a list. Very serious. So James walked up to him and looked behind his shoulder to see what was so important. Well, Matthew told him it was his "to do list" for the day.
I am rubbing off on him :)
So play of course.. no brainer. Dinner, very important. The scratched off item of the day?
Something special....
A trip to Polar Ice to go ice skating. So, this was easily negotiated because of his 5 star day. Off to the ice we go.
Watch closely for the little boy that appears from the right upper corner of video. I ask you this... Is this skating? Or is this running?
Watch out Dan Jansen, and Apolo Ohno... there is a new speed skater in town.
We were able to participate in this great event called Hoops of Hope. Started by a student that goes to the school Matt goes to. All money goes to an orphanage in Zambia. It was a great time for the boys, and a great cause. Its similar to a walk-a-thon, but they shoot hoops. Matt wanted to "pin up his shirt on the wall" to remember. Man did they get sweaty.
Welcome to
The Coffelt Flying School. James purchased a new flight simulator game for "the kids". His idea was to open their minds and interest into flying. Its really challenging and pretty fun to watch. I can not operate the fake plane. My hands start sweating
immediately and once I loose control its all over with. The little boys would prefer the option to "bomb things" or be engaged in a battle. Even Grandpa Jensen is hooked.
I'm just hoping this schools pays off... we do have a neighbors window to repair now due to a soccer ball that was kicked by... not Matthew... not Gen... not Ginger....not
einstein...
So today Matt put the finishing touches on his Dad. I'm pretty sure James wishes it was dress up career day. Not the real thing.
Today is Career day for spirit week at Matt's school. So this morning we turned Matthew into a pilot. Wings, tie, hat and black suit case. He looked perfect. And he LOVED it. Very proud of his get up. He told me I should take some pictures of him for my "diary".
Done.
Could this be our future?
