Titus is having so many firsts. Everyday something amazing is happening to him. He is my little explorer trying new things all the time. And he is so cool about it all. I mean, seriously he is just so chill about everything. He only cries when he is tired or hungry. The only things that scare him, besides loud noises in general, are applause, plastics bags and the lawn mower, otherwise he is good.
This particular episode is about his first trip to our local lake. Lake Oroville is such an awesome thing in our neck of the woods (especially since a highlight of our town is that we have not one but two Taco Bells... BOOYAH!). The lake is man-made with a huge dam. I am talking like the biggest dam in the US. Our dam is like 45 feet taller than Hoover. It is the 23rd largest dam in the World. Not too bad for a little town whose biggest recent news is that they just got their first Denny's and Applebee's.
My grandfather, Titus's great-grandfather, Herman Lackey moved here with my grandmother, Joan Lackey (Wilma) and two young children (My Dad and Uncle) to work on the dam. My grandfather said he did a number of things but mostly blasting with dynamite. I once asked him how he got that job, assuming that he would have to have some prior experience or schooling. He said that he just showed up on the job and they put him to work. He said he was blasting into the sides of mountains on the first day! WHAT!?!?! "Here son, you have all your fingers. There is a mountain, go blow it up!" Sounds about right. I have to go to school for 7-8 years earning my bachelor's and Master's to be an ordained minister in a local church and he gets to blow up the earth with little more than waking up and making it to work on time. And they tell me my generation is lazy.
This dam and lake are a staple in our local community and this video is about Titus's first trip into its murky, refreshing waters! We went with our youth group.
P. S. look out for Titus's new Roar. We have been calling it the dinosaur roar even though he doesn't know what dinosaurs or roars are. He is just too awesome.
P. S. S. here is a link to the same video above only better quality on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6dW2dDmBH8 &&& today is Titus's 5 Month Birthday!!!!
