I have no idea what the quote is or who said it or maybe it doesn’t even exist as a series of words, but there is a thought out there about seeing the world through the eyes of a child. I know there is. Something about how everything is new again, when seen through the eyes of a child.

If that isn’t a quote by someone famous somewhere then I claim it:

“The world is new again when seen through the eyes of a child.”

And today, I rode the bus for the very first time because Damon and I took Fuller on his first city bus ride.

I had a dentist appointment downtown early this morning. Fuller was going to spend the time at Damon’s office. So, instead of Damon riding the bus to work and then Fuller and I following in the car about 30 minutes later, we all got on the bus together to take the ride downtown.

Fuller sat up very straight in his seat and stared wide-eyed through the gigantic windows to see the scenery fly by. He was amazed that he was riding the bus and kept saying, “bus? bus?” over and over. When we arrived downtown and got off, he said “Thank you!” to the driver and then gave a cheerful, “Bye!”

After my appointment was finally over and we had lunch, Fuller kept asking for the bus. He just got so much enjoyment out of being such a big boy taking public transportation. It was an obvious thrill and I was glad to take him home that way as well. He wasn’t that thrilled to get off when we arrived at our stop, but since we were the only ones on the bus it wasn’t too embarrassing.

I look forward to experiencing more of the world for the first time again, just because we have Fuller in our lives.

Damon is constantly thinking about his Auburn Elvis venture and what he can do to make the experience more enjoyable for those who see him at the different games. He gets stopped a lot to have his picture taken and we always thought it would be fun to have folks email us their pictures. So last SEC tournament we gave folks business cards with the website and a logo for folks to learn more about Auburn Elvis and where to email the pictures.

Well, we haven’t received one email from one of those “fans” and now Damon has been rethinking his strategy. I told him he needs to get swag to hand out, along with the business cards.

A website like Gimmees.com is a great place to get swag printed up with whatever logo or slogan that he wants to come up with. It covers all kinds of products from company promotional items to cheering and team spirit. They have hand held casino games to foam fingers, mugs to calendars, all imprinted with whatever you desire.

The prices are really reasonable, which makes them a great place to order from. And I like that they have products that are environmentally friendly, which is something that Damon and I try to practice in our everyday lives.

Auburn Elvis lives, we just need to figure out what his swag would be.

We had a lovely playdate this morning. So many folks showed up to have fun with Jeanette and Ellis. I got to meet some other moms and kids from the neighborhood who came out of hiding to hang with the gang from Philly. We got some sprinkles of rain, but we just watched the kids run around getting sweaty and excited.

Fuller was extremely sad when we left at noon, but we had other things to do this afternoon! But it was a fun morning with new friends, good chatter, and fun picture opportunities.

We are still in begging mode for any friends/ family/ or readers’ unused Coke Points. Damon is hoping to collect about 1500 more points in order to qualify for tickets to the Auburn vs. Georgia football game next season.

The 15 digit alphanumeric codes are in caps or on the cardboard ends from the fridge packs. If you know us and want to just hand them over, then we will be happy to arrange pick up. If you want to email them, go ahead.

We appreciate your efforts so far to help us along.

Friday’s trip to Ikea was actually the start of a family obstacle course through the busyness of this week. From playdates with out of town friends, to appointments, to regularly scheduled programming… it is quite daunting to look at what is going on from minute to minute. It isn’t that every second is scheduled, but it seems that we will go from one activity to getting ready for the next item on the agenda. And that doesn’t even include the things I wish I could do this week like get a pedicure before Brian’s American wedding reception.

Tomorrow has the lowest level of activity, which might be a good thing since it involves the dentist for me.

The highlight of the week will be Friday when Austina brings her birthday self down south to hang out with us and her friend Allison (who was at my house for lunch yesterday).

But the finish line is not too far off in the distance, with the sweet reward of 8 days at Lake Martin, with no schedule to even think about. We will make it.

This post sponsored by Luggage Universe where you can buy Brian and Hellen luggage for a wedding gift!

Damon swiftly put together the new TV bench last night and then we got busy putting together a new home theater thingy. We decided that if we were upgrading our furniture, we had to keep it looking nice and the old stereo wasn’t going to cut it. So, we used up store credit we had at Best Buy to get something with smaller speakers. It just happened to be a new DVD/ CD/ five speaker set up. And it is sweet.

Three years ago Damon told me he wanted an XBox. However at that time it was a bit out of our price range. Now, after the advent of newer technology, the XBox (plus two controllers and a game) is ours for a great price. And it is what drove me to wanting something more substantial to organize the technological entertainment in our home.

The trip to Ikea was really fun and setting up the furniture has been just as fun. And now we get to organize it all. More pictures here.