Goodbye Old Friend

This week we said goodbye to an old friend: our 1992 Honda Accord LX. Aahh, the memories. (Tears welling up slightly). This is the car that Tony bought when he got home from his mission. This is the car we drove back and forth to Iowa probably 10 times. We have eaten, slept, and practically lived in this car. She has been all over the country with us from Chicago (I think that is as far east) to the California and Oregon coasts. We have never had any real problems with her, except when the distributor had a problem starting in Laramie, WY until we got her fixed in Iowa (That is around 700 miles!). This car has been a constant through our marriage and it seems strange to have her gone. I am not trying to sound overly sentimental, but I will miss her. I am not sure why I think of her as 'she'. Anyway, we sold the car to a nice family who needed a reliable and affordable vehicle. I hope that she will be good to them. She only has 159,000 miles, gets 27 mpg, and still has a lot of life left even though she is 17 years old.

FYI...she has been replaced with another Honda. This time we got a Civic to use on the long commute from the University to our house. I like the new car...I can hook up my ipod to the radio and I don't have to worry about it falling apart while I am driving. I am not sure if the new car is a 'she' or a 'he'.

Lawnmower

Have you ever heard a word said so many times that it starts to drive you a little crazy?  Well, for me (and Tony), that word is now Lawnmower.  Yes indeed.  Our little munchkin is OBSESSED with lawnmowers.  He asked to use the lawnmower for an hour straight this morning.  Of course we couldn't let him because we mowed the lawn on Thursday, it was pouring rain, and we were trying to get ready for church.  We have to say goodnight to the lawnmower.   If we are on a walk he will point out every lawnmower he sees.  His pretend lawnmower won't do anymore, it has to be the real thing.  Some kids like trains. Some kids like airplanes.  But our child, he likes lawnmowers.  

First trip to Lagoon

Last weekend we took Jacob to Lagoon for the first time.  I was a little worried about how he would react on the rides.  He is not afraid of anything, but you never know what a toddler (17 months) is going to do when you put them in an unfamiliar situation.  We were lucky enough to be able to go with the Boyacks (Tony's sister's family), Grandma and Grandpa Peterson, and Brett.  The first ride he went on was the "Jumping Dragon".  We thought this would be a good choice because we could ride it with him....this is probably not the best ride for small kids because it goes pretty fast, but Jacob absolutely loved it!  He had a kind of confused look on his face when we were riding, but when the ride was done he did the sign for MORE!  This happened with almost every ride he went on and he would throw a fit nearly every time we tried to take him off of a ride.  I would say he like the bumper cars the least mostly because he didn't know how to work the car and he tried to escape once his car got stuck on the side.  Brooklyn and Owen were so sweet with Jacob and went on rides with him and played with him when the adults were going on rides.   My favorite moment of the day is when Jacob went on the flying aces with Grandpa Peterson and made Grandpa sick because Jacob insisted on controlling the ride.  It was a really fun day.

Here are some pictures

Jacob riding Bulgy with Owen.  I can picture Owen telling Jacob that he needs to hold on tight.

Jacob on some airplanes with Brooklyn

Just cruising with Brooklyn in the cars.

Three cousins in a helicopter.

Jacob asking for help so he can shoot his gun on this ride.