kurtis' birthday

today is kurtis' birthday. it was alot of fun. we started it off by going to lunch at Wings To Go. kurtis and i love wings. it wasn't as good as we thought it was going to be, but we got full. then, lauren suggested bowling. such a great thing. the bowling alley just so happened to be having their grand opening today. everyone bowled FREE!!!! so awesome. they also got to play in the arcade and win a ton a tickets. they found this one machine that was just spewing tickets. luck was with us today. well, after that, we were all tired. so we went home and geared up for the birthday dinner. i called around and found that TGI Fridays has the best birthday deal. they let the kids spin a wheel and win a prize and they get a dessert. i also recommend the "brownie obsession" for all the adults. it's too good for kids. it was a really fun day all in all. well, almost. while we were getting into the car, blake was on his side of the van. i told him to go ahead and get in. i was on the other side buckling jared in and kurtis was already in and buckled. i looked out the window and i saw the top of his head, and there was a lady there kinda blocking the way of the van door opening. he got the door opened only about 3 inches and i heard him tell that lady, "get your butt out of my face." i of course died. then i told him in the most mad stern voice possible, "get in the car!" well, sadly, he still couldn't get the door open enough. so, he impatiently looked at the lady again and said, "get your butt out of my face!" this time there was no doubt that she heard him. poor lady had this embarrassed, shocked and forced uncomfortable smile on her face. she then moved and he proceeded to get into the van. i immediately had him apologize and then i apologized. it was horrible!! you know, i had this relex feeling...that i'm sure all you parents have felt...to beat your kid!!!! but i, and lucky for blake, resisted. i did lay into him pretty well. needless to say, he will be having no fun tomorrow. he had to come right home and wash his mouth out with soap and go to bed. i've just had it!! i now know that whatever it was that i was doing to teach him...wasn't working. we are knocking it up a notch on discipline and punishments. but other than that incident, it was a really great day....and kurtis got his new bike! he was really happy about that. his party is this weekend, he's looking forward to that.