This ain’t Duran Duran’s Rio

Posted on April 16, 2011 by parksway

Duran Duran may have been the only Rio of my parents’ generation, but not mine. My generation has Rio the movie. Daddy and I went to see this movie and we loved every minute. We didn’t do the 3D version because daddy says he isn’t quite on board with wearing cheap sunglasses (shout out ZZtop) in a movie. Plus, I get tired of wearing them so no reason to see the 3D version.

Anyway, the movie was plenty funny. Daddy and I literally laughed out loud several times – birds dancing and shaking their booty, funny faces, birds bouncing off booties, a bulldog that drools like my papa Kolias’ dog, etc. There weren’t any real scary or loud parts so nothing made me really jump except once when something jumped out I wasn’t expecting. All the colorful animals and colors of the Rio de Janeiro setting really kept me interested so I think it would hold the interest of most kids my age . It did have a little romance, but not quite a chick flick so my rep is intact of being a boy’s boy.

Overall, we gave the movie two thumbs up.

P-out!

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Catching up….part 2

Posted on April 10, 2011 by parksway

So after mommy and daddy came back to rescue Grannie from me, we went camping at Tyler State Park. We decided to go here on a recommendation of a friend of ours whom happens to be named Tyler.

Daddy showed he has some camping chops by getting our tent up in no time. He kept telling mommy that he use to go camping all the time with his dad when he was a little boy, but mommy had to see it to believe it – she still thinks he may have been a little lucky. After the tent was up, we realized we couldn’t put the cover on because the wind would collapse our tent. It was warm outside so we figured no big deal. That nonchalant, carpe diem attitude faded when the sun and temperature dropped, at least for mommy and daddy. I was fine because I was in the middle and had plenty of warmth, but they said they had their booties hanging out from the covers. It’s all good though – no one got frostbite or anything.

So we camped, hiked, fished, cooked over an open fire and even had a surprise visit from Tio – it was all a great time.

BTW when mommy was giving me a piggyback ride, daddy kept making Dagobah System jokes and talking in a Yoda voice – I don’t get it.

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Catching up….part 1

Posted on April 9, 2011 by parksway

So the last week has been a blast. Both my folks were on vacation so that meant a lot of family time. They did skip out for a quick little trip to Galveston with some friends, but they said they were just resting up for time with me. I pretended to be sad that they were leaving, but I knew that with them gone it was going to be me and Grannie  – and she didn’t stand a chance…

Grannie put up a good fight for about 10 minutes and then I laid down the law that it was going to be all about me. We went to the Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park. While the aquarium wasn’t so great because it was small, we had a blast. We rode some big paddle boats that looked like swans and because I am so small, Grannie had to do all the pedaling for the two of us. I kept telling her to suck it up and that this was good for her heart.  She said some choice words (and even taught me some of those words), but she survived.

One of the conditions of spending time with Grannie is that I have to take several hundred pictures while I’m with her.

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March Birthdays

Posted on March 26, 2011 by parksway

I wanted to acknowledge some of my March Birthday peeps – they also happen to be my family.

Aunt Tami – March 16

Uncle David – March 25

 

 

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A walk in the park

Posted on March 25, 2011 by parksway

So I’ve been on a bit of a health kick lately. I’ve tried to eat more lean meets and fish, eat more fruit which I love, and reduce my empty calories although anyone who has had Skittles will tell you that those calories are loaded with flavor – experience the rainbow – Hungrybear9562 would dig it I bet. I’ve also talked my folks into walking with me every day – not because I idolize Forrest Gump or anything, but so I can get my cardio in and they can look like responsible parents by making sure I get plenty of exercise. We usually take a different route every day so we can explore and see what else is out there. Yesterday daddy and I were roaming the streets of of our hood with our best west side walk (not quite a Crip Walk, but still gets you noticed) and we came across a new little park in one of the nearby neighborhoods. It didn’t have swings or anything, but it did have slides, tic-tac-toe, and mulch I could play in and make a mess. Needless to say, I will be going back.

P-out!

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Spring has sprung

Posted on March 20, 2011 by parksway

So it’s been a little while since I posted last. Apologies, but I’ve been kind of busy with school, the fam, X-men training, etc.  – my bad.

So the first day of Spring is here and Spring Break is over so that means it’s time for me to plant my flowers – my spot is around the tree. Daddy’s not one for yard work and says that we are doing this by choice and to be zen, not because we are giving into the man – whatever that means. Anyway, Grannie picked me up on this beautiful day so we could get the right ones to complete my vision. Pickins (said in my best country twang a la mommy) were slim since everyone was thinking the same thing as I was, but I think I got the perfect ones. Now, I just have to remember to water them so they don’t die the first week….again.

This is my mean old flower pulling face

Diego yard gloves - can you dig it

Fruits of my labor

BTW here are a couple of other pics I took since I was out of communicado.

my silly face after picking a nice yellow flower for mommy (yes it's a weed)

Me @ the X-men Training Academy - this is Wolverine 101

P-out!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANNIE!!!!!

Posted on February 24, 2011 by parksway

Today is my Grannie’s birthday. She absolutely rocks and I love her so much – 199 times.

This is some video of her co-workers singing to her. They know she’s special, too.

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Can I get an AMEN?!

Posted on February 17, 2011 by parksway

Here’s part of my nightly routine – that includes pulling out all my books to see which ones I want to read so pardon the mess. While I may not be John the Baptist or anything, I am getting better at saying the big words of the Lord’s Prayer. I may also get distracted in the middle, but I am only 4 years old so shiny things interest me.

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