Tevis Austin

Lift Off

We didn't actually see the space shuttle this year.  Instead we stopped off at the Kennedy Space Center. This will probably be Brendon's highlight of our trip.  Brendon got to hold Jupiter at the kid's show.  Of course, it was too big to hold. I thought for sure it was going to roll away from him.

Megan loved the astronaut.  She kept running up to him to shake his hand and give him five.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is Brendon just before he boarded the shuttle.

Brendon and Megan took some time to pretend they were landing on the moon.

Brendon bought his own space shuttle and rockets, but he fell asleep playing with them.

Waving Goodbye

Here is a picture that you don't want to forget.  As I was leaving this morning, my kids both stood on the front porch waving bye.  It was one of those pictures that I wish would last simply because kids grow up way too fast. 

Megan finished up her last gymnastic class for the current session today too. Here she is being so graceful.   

King for a Day

It has been a couple of weeks since I have blogged.  I definitely have wanted to blog, but things have been very busy around the house and with work.  I will blog about some of that in the next few days.  In the midst of the busyness, last Thursday was "Dad's Day" at Brendon's preschool.  I was invited to spend an hour with him in class.  We were the first to arrive, and we arrived early.  In fact, soon it was past time for class to start and only one other child and dad had arrived.  I could hear the teachers wondering where everyone was.  I simply pointed out that it was the dads bringing the kids to school rather than the moms. 

When we arrived, Brendon immediately introduced me as Tevis rather than dad.  I was caught off guard a little bit.  However, I then watched the teacher ask all the other kids who came if they knew their dad's name.  We had an hour to work at various stations.  We made a paper weight that I never got to keep because Brendon insists that it is his even though it says "dad" on it.  The big highlight for Brendon was when he got to give me the crown he made for me.  All the dads were told that we were "king for a day."  I was happy because it at least wasn't something that said "world's greatest and best number one dad" on it.  I have tried to make it clear to Tami to steer away from those kinds of things.  I only wish royal treatment really came with the crown for a day.  I am pretty sure the fine print on the inside of the crown said, "This is not a real crown.  It may rip.  We take no responsibility for how it may look on you."