Christopher A. Wheeler

So before I write about what happened tonight, I want you to read my post from last year: Last years Pinewood Derby recap. Go ahead, I’ll wait, just come back when you’re done…
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and this is how it went down…
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So I took Michael and Audrey to last nights Hawkeye Womens Basketball exhibition game and Audrey had to use the facilities, so we went in to the mens restroom and entered the big handicap stall so we could all fit in there. Michael and I turned around while Audrey did her thing, and Michael said, “Dad, f*** Iowa State”. I immediately turned around and yelled “WHAT DID YOU SAY?!?!?!!?” He pointed to some writing on the stall wall that said “F*** IOWA STATE”. Then I had to explain to him that that word is not one that we use because it is a bad word, and I told him I wasn’t mad at him about it.

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So today was Michael’s first Hawkeye Football game. We started off the morning by getting a ride from Kate to the train “station” on the Hawkeye Express. It took about ten minutes to get there. We got off and went to a tailgate party at the Hawkeye Village. There they had brats, “barbeque” beef, marinated chicken, pork cutlets, potato salad and pasta salad. There were also brownies and carrot cake, as well as pop and water.

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So yesterday after the Pitch, Hit & Run Competition that Michael was in, we took a drive to the Amana Colonies and the Iowa Renaissance Festival while Kate stayed home and studied for her Brain and Behavior final. Michael and Audrey got to enjoy their first funnel cake (an authentic Renaissance treat) while we we waiting for the Joust to start.

The Joust was fun, if not a little WWE’ish. The “knights” were performing wrestling moves, like clotheslines, and one of them stood on top of his horse like it was a turnbuckle and jumped onto his opponent who he had knocked on the ground with his lance. OK, so it was kinda lame, but also still fun at the same time.

So yesterday Michael was in the MLB Pitch, Hit & Run Competition in North Liberty. The name of the competition says it all. Michael was one of 8 kids in the 7/8 year old category, but he was one of the younger kids there. In fact, there was only one kid that was smaller than him, and I always thought Michael was a little big for his age.

Anyways, so Michael didn’t do so well, but he had fun. He was so nervous because he had to go first in each of the three categories. He was really disappointed that he didn’t do better, and I was really afraid for a bit that he was going to cry about it, but suprisingly he didn’t. I’m so proud of him because of how well he was able to deal with it, and for doing his best, even though he was scared.

So Michael lost a tooth last night. I went into his room after he was asleep to check and see if the tooth was still there but I couldn’t find it. If I couldn’t find the tooth, how was the tooth fairy supposed to? So I had to wake Michael up and ask him where it was. Luckily he fell right back to sleep, so I’m sure the tooth fairy left him some money.