Veggietales LIVE!

A perk of working for CFA came to us last night. Fred's boss gave him 4 tickets to go see the Veggietales Rockin' Tour Live last night.

A week ago Bob & Larry (courtesy of the local Christian radio station KSBJ) came to do a promotional of the show at Fred's CFA. All the kids loved it, and it was crowded with little people. Truitt had his picture made with Bob & Larry, which I haven't gotten from my friend yet... and Aidan passed (mostly because he's "too cool" for Veggies now). During the mayhem, I commented to the boss's wife that I had wanted to buy tickets to the show, but hadn't had the extra money or time to have done it just yet. She made the comment that she had hoped the radio station would've given them some tickets & left it at that. Well, yesterday Fred calls me & asks if we had plans, & I said no. He said Mrs. K had given him 4 tickets for that night's performance. I think I was more excited than the kids were! I asked him to be sure & get the camera so we could get some photos & he said okay. Later he called and said the tickets said "No photos or videos allowed". Well, bummer.

We didn't tell the kids what our "special treat" was. The first guess was Astros tickets (we wish), and then they went though the list of movies & going to the park... you name it. It wasn't until we pulled into Sugar Creek's parking lot that Aidan clued in to why we were there... and it wasn't until we were INSIDE that Truitt caught on (I'm not sure he understood that yes, we were there to see the show). We went in, looked around, visited the CFA booth & won some free chicken coupons on the "Wheel of Chicken" as Aidan called it, and then we headed in for our seats. The tickets were great, better than what I had looked at buying a month ago, so I feel we were really blessed. We no sooner sat down & they got the announcements/welcomes going by the children's ministry leader of SC when they announce "No FLASH photography or videos allowed". Ugh, we could've turned the flash off and gotten some pictures! Oh well, when I got online today, I decided to go look for some stock photos at the Big Idea website that I could download. I figure I can always print these out & use them for Truitt's scrapbook (whenever that gets done). Here are a few pictures of the show....

The whole gang... minus Mr. Lunt... The costumes were great, the eyes moved & the mouths moved up & down as they sang/talked. I was quite impressed.

The famous Larry the Cucumber, Bob the Tomato & Junior Asparagus.

The show was quite entertaining. They came out and sang many of the songs from the shows, as well as a lot of Larry's silly songs. They of course had my two favorites... "The Cheeseburger Song" and Boyz in the Sink came out to sing "The Bellybutton Song". Larry Boy made an appearance as well, as a 'real person' sang the Larry Boy Theme song. They had about 5-6 real people that were dancers/extras to help add to the Veggies singing. Aidan was impressed with the 2 guys that could do back-flips and such during the performance.

All in all we had a lot of fun. Truitt stayed glued to the stage the entire time, and it was neat hearing all the kids (and their parents) singing along with the Veggies (they encouraged this at the start of the show). Hey, who can't help but sing along to "Oh whereeeee is my hairbrush?"

Nope, he's a frog.

Well, I spoke to soon (or just 'spoke' for that matter). *Sigh* 3:00 last night I had the frog back in my bed again. I had taken him back down to his room, only to have him show back up after 10 minutes (yes, he was asleep when I left him). Oh well... I made it a point to stick him next to Fred, rather than on my side, so maybe he would wake up and go put back in bed... it didn't work. Truitt was still snoring when the alarm went off at 5:30.

Maybe he's a puppy?

Okay, so as soon as I post about Truitt being a frog in MY bed, things change.

I've been scared to post this new occurance (out of fear that maybe, just maybe it will all end). I think Fred got tired of hearing me complain about the "in stereo" snoring & constant elbowing that I was having each night, so last Saturday he decided after Truitt was asleep to go put the t-shirt he had been wearing in the bed with Truitt. He said he covered him up with it. His logic "Maybe he will smell me, and think he's in bed with us." Okay, so this little tactic has worked... for 4 nights now. Hmmmmm... is he really one of those new little puppies that likes the smell of his momma/new owner?

Hey, "whatever works" is all I've got to say.

Frogs & Names

Frogs
Why, oh why, sweet Truitt must you come in every night around 2:30am and climb in bed with me? And why, oh why, must you stick your bony elbow in my back/arm pit/bulging baby belly. And why, oh why, can't you sleep quietly like this...

rather than like a sprawled out frog that has been smooshed by a semi on the side of the road. sigh

Names
So last night as we are driving along, Fred asks the boys what they think would be a good name to call the baby when it is born. Of course we get the normal names that belong to all of our favorite friends, and even middle names of our immediate family. We explain how we would like a name that someone else doesn't already have, much like Aidan (back before the rest of America decided it was a "cool" name) and Truitt (haven't found another one of these yet, thank goodness). "Ohhhh" they say in unison, only to be followed by this list:

"Mr. Spongebob Squarepants!" yells Truitt.
"No," Aidan replys, "Tony Hawk is much better."
"Smash Baby!" yells Truitt.

Fred & I look at each other "Smash Baby?" I say. Fred responds with "YEAH, let's call it Smash Baby." GREEEAAAAT is all I can think. Truitt begins saying it over & over in his best heavy metal, head banger growl "Smaaaash Babyeeeee, Smaaaaash Babyeeeee, Smaaaaash Babyeeeee".
Now I remember why we don't discuss names with anyone. I'm not sure if "Smash Baby" is better than the "Alligator" that Aidan wanted to name Truitt, or not. sigh, again

I'm still not sure exactly why I decided to do this. I mean really, who cares to hear my mindless dribble? I must say it has to be from the 'addiction' I have gotten from reading blogs that belong to various friends, not to mention I'm thinking it might be a good way for others to keep tabs on where we are going in life.

Many of you know that we are expecting kid #3. It's been a ride that I've often told Fred will be the last time I take this ride. Although, I won't take any drastic measures yet to insure that it won't happen again. Ask me again in another year or so if I'm done, or if #4 will be added to our family. Now to answer all the other initial questions many of you may have...

• yes, the boys are excited (well Aidan is, I think the verdict is still out for Truitt)
• no, we aren't going to tell you the name we have picked
• I still don't know if we are going to find out if it's a boy or a girl
• no, we don't necessarily want a girl because we already have 2 boys
• yes, I will be returning to work after the baby is born (Chick-fil-a doesn't pay that much)

In addition to adding information about us I hope one day to use this blog to share updates on our venture to obtain our own Chick-fil-a store (hence the title... Cuddle Cowz, from the famous Chick-fil-a Cow advertising campaign). Many know that we are currently working towards this final goal; and I hope that after the birth of our Pumpkin Pie (the nickname that I've given #3 for now) in the fall, we will be closer to submitting our application to the Corporate Office. The operator that Fred currently works for has told us it can be about a year after the submission before we are awarded a store. I'm hopeful that this will happen for us, we have really come to love CFA & the things this company stands for.

So anyway, feel free to come back & check in on us. Grab a lemonade or sweet tea from CFA, and be sure to Eat Mor Chikin.