Birthday Boy Blog

Up next, we celebrated out little man turning FIVE!!! YIKES. I cannot believe how fast five years has gone. I know, I say that about EVERY birthday the kids have, but this little guys first 6 months were LONG, and at that time, I couldn't imagine we were both going to live to see Birthday #5! God is good though, and we both survived and he blesses us everyday with his adorable personality and cuteness. I am thinkin' God knew that when he created him.... :)

We had his little friend b-day party early, before school was out, so we could make sure his friends were there before everyone scatters for summer break. He has been wanting to have a party at Scotty's playhouse (an indoor play area) for a while, so we got on the books. The night before, he woke up at 11 pm screaming in pain and we were up ALL night with a massive earache...hmmm...party in a few hours? I got him in ASAP the next morning, and sure enough, ear infection, and a nasty one at that. Well, as you know, thanks to good drugs, anything is possible and an hour before the party (and after a good nap), I drugged him to the hilt, and he totally enjoyed his party!! YAAAHHHH!

He wanted to have a BEACH party, which was fun. We found cool plates and gummy fish and cute treat bags.

It was really bright and sunny in there, so my pics didn't turn out the best, but it was fun! Even Kendyl got in on the action!

On his REAL birthday (which was, by the way, a little confusing to him :) ), we had family over and he opened his gifts from all of us...

Look at this smile...or Horton smirk as I call it:
He is really into these "big boy" Lego sets these days...

This was his FAVORITE gift this year...a new BIKE! Grammy bought this for him, and Grandpa and Grandma bought him a new helmet. The training wheels are off and he is cruising around like a pro already!

This is HILARIOUS! I love it!!!

And we enjoyed a yummy BIG cookie and ice cream:

All in all, a wonderful 5th birthday. Sigh, he will be leaving home soon. What am I gonna do then?

Proud Mommy moments

So I hit the floor running when I got back from Missouri, and haven't slowed down since. Summer was in full swing and I had to jump in! Had a WONDERFUL time catching up with cousins, laughing until my sides hurt (they know why:)) and getting NO sleep at all. It was super fun. Enjoyed meeting Doug and his boys, and the wedding was perfect! Best wishes to them!

BUT, let me catch up on what happened before I left! School came to a close, and the boys all had a great year. Jared got his academic medal...for his almost 4.0 all year long....

This kid works his BEHIND off for the grades he gets, and we couldn't be more proud of him!

Then, my little 2nd grader got his recognition. They had a small awards ceremony for just their class, which was fun. Their teacher gave them individual awards that matched a certain candy bar...Justin got a Cow Tail...SUPRISE! He and his teacher talked horses and stuff all year long. He will certainly miss having that connection with her. I bet I will find him in her room alot next year, chatting about horses.

And last but not least.....our BABY graduated from Preschool. AAAAAHHHHH!! Where did the time go? He is headed to Kindergarten already. Can't believe it. He had a great year with his wonderful teacher, and I will miss working with her and visiting with her everyday!

What a big boy. Oh, how life travels TOOO fast. My babies are moving up the ladder of life way to fast for me, but I am trying to savor each moment while I can. All I can hope for is that I have trained them well to survive in this crazy world and that they treat everyone they come in contact with with respect and love. But most of all, I hope I have instilled in them that God loves them more than anything, and that he will never fail them. Good job boys!