The Hackney Four

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Party time in Indy

The Rock and Worship Roadshow was stopping in Indy yesterday. 7 bands, $10 a ticket, plus all the Super Bowl activities going on downtown.....family day! We bundled up and loaded up and headed into the action. I'll have to admit that parking was my major concern, but we had no problem parking in the Fieldhouse garage. We spent the next 4 hours trekking all over the downtown area. We weaved our way through the Super Bowl village (aka Georgia St.), waved at the people enjoying the zipline, and took advantage of plenty of photo ops.

That's right...we're Colts fans. We cheer for the Colts and whoever plays the Patriots!

Indy cars lined up down the street. One for each team decked out in the team colors.

....and this is as close as we'll be getting to the Super Bowl!

Dusty hoists the Lombardi trophy

After all that fun it was back to ~~Bankers Life Fieldhouse~~ the stadium formerly known as Conseco Fieldhouse for the concert. The roadshow is a lot of fun because of the mix of bands. A mash up of different styles and types of music. It was Rachel's 1st concert and she was excited.

After 3 1/2 hours of music it was back to the garage and home we go. But not after a quick trip through the McD's drive thru for a 10:00 PM snack. A day full of "super" family fun makes a person hungry!

Friday, January 20, 2012

Paging the Tooth Fairy!

So the tooth fairy had to take a detour last night and make and unexpected visit to our home. Rachel managed to trip over the pillow she was carrying, slide in her sock-feet, and wipe out on the kitchen floor. Immediately she looked up at me and said, "I'm OK!" The words were not even quite out of her mouth when her top tooth fell out and bounced on the floor. "Whoa! Your tooth!" Those words were not quite out of my mouth when the wailing began. She had a bloody mouth and a bit of a swollen lip. But she's $1 richer! :)

And tonight since there may be sleet and ice, we're staying in. Take the following ingredients and you have the Hackney Family Pizza & Movie night

2 pizzas from Papa Murphys

2 - 2 liters from Kroger

Bag of chips

4 movies from Family Video (probably won't get to all of them tonight)

and 3 varieties of baked goods from Delish Cakes...Yea for Preston!

Happy Weekend!

Monday, January 16, 2012

I hate cancer

Cancer stinks and I hate it! There's no graceful way to say that. Usually this blog is dedicated to photos, goofy stuff my family and I happen to do, and updates for the grandparents. So if you will permit me a serious moment I'd like to ask that you pray for Heather, one of the best friends that a girl could ever hope to have. She's having surgery tomorrow as a result of being diagnosed with breast cancer. It's stage 0...it was caught extremely early...the prognosis is great! Pray for a quick recovery and that the cancer is ~~removed~~...totally eradicated, never to return. Heather was vigilant and it was caught early. So to be delicate...do whatever you need to do to keep track of your health! OK, since I really don't try to be to deep on this blog I'll stop here.

Note to self: The photo was when I was about 30 lbs heavier than I am now.....need to start eating better or I'll end up back there!

Friday, January 13, 2012

We've got Eagle Pride

Rachel was selected by her teacher as an Eagle MVP student this quarter. Which according to her certificate that she received at the ceremony today means she is Safe, Polite, On-task, Responsible, and Truthful. :) We all agree...and are proud of our Eagle Pride student. Way to go Rachel!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Wii Party Night

Friday night game night with Wii Party. Let's just say by the end of the night Aaron and I thought someone had slipped something funny into Dusty's root beer. I have a photo, but it's a little too disturbing for public viewing. Needless to say my side still hurts a bit from all the laughing.