lunch at the park.

(in the voice of kip dynamite), "today was uh...probably one of the best days of my life."

here's what happened...

one. this morning, pratt took a 3 hour nap. allowing me to clean the kitchen, get all the laundry done, do yoga, shower and get everything ready for our lunch date with dad. oh...and pack a picnic basket for our upcoming trip to chattanooga!

two years ago, i couldn't have done one of those things in 3 hours. honestly. i was so slow. i'm like a ninja now. tis true.

two. upon checking out at the public library, i was told that my "hold" book was in! the hunger games! woot woot! i can't really give you any advice about it. other than that it came highly recommended by my good friend allyson.

it is also a ken stamatis recommeded book. for those of you who don't know dr. stamatis. he's a professor at harding. oddly enough, he was clint's english teacher one year at beebe. and he's the creator of literacy lab. all you teachers know what that is. the series is on his 2009 summer reading list.

and allyson...well, allyson is a sweet friend who loves to read as much...maybe more...than i do. she's extremely intelligent...and is a school teacher. the best job out there, in my opinion.

three. when we got to dad's office, he suggested we put the leftovers in the fridge, drive through and get lunch somewhere and eat at the park. so we did!

four. baby whitney was born and is doing well. so are mom, dad and big sister mary. we love you guys! and we can't wait to meet sweet baby whitney!

pratt had the best day ever. eating dad's chips, drinking mango tea (he only had a few sips), seeing a bunch of little fish in the pond and sliding down the slide THREE whole times with dad!

so thanks dad for a wonderful lunch date. we're so lucky to have you as our dad.

we love you.