The Crib

A while back, I posted about my bumper pad dilemma. And about my wonderful MIL - "Mamasan". Well, she is here now to help with the "Big boys" while Phil & I are at the hospital welcoming Cody. She also brought/shipped all the stuff we needed to make bumper pads for Cody's room. It took ALL day Tuesday, she worked so, so, hard (and I tried to help)... Anyhow, I am ecstatic to report - I LOVE them! We went shopping a few days later for sheets to "match" and to our great surprise came home with brown! (Phil says "How will we know if we need to change them?") But I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how everything turned out!

Thank you Mamasan! =)

Oh, and we ended up having to buy a new crib - which, I also LOVE!!! Especially in combo with the cool bedding!

School

Well, it happened.

School started again. The summer has ended. I lost my sweet, funny wonderful Matt. Again. To 4th grade. Where did the time go?

(Matt, getting ready to leave for Meet Your Teacher Night)

And, as if having Matt go back wasn't bad enough... my little Nolan started school too. ALL DAY KINDERGARTEN school.

(Nolan, getting ready to leave for Meet Your Teacher Night)

I miss him so, so badly...

(Meet Your Teacher Night)

I miss playing "lumps" on clean sheet day.
I miss holding his hand as we cross the parking lot on grocery shopping day.

I miss his constant story telling.
I miss his toys all over the floor. (I know who'd a thunk it...)
I miss his random hugs & "I love you!"s
I miss seeing his adorable face any time I want.
I miss our lunches together.
I miss him "helping" me with whatever I'm doing each day.
I miss having to check out the Lego aisle every time we go to Target.
I miss my buddy.

(Getting ready to leave for Kindergarten Transition Day)

But isn't he so cute with his ginormous backpack (and handy-dandy lunch box...)

(Nolan coming out of school after Kindergarten Transistion Day)

He is having fun - and learning new things - and discovering his independence. He is getting to share his little light with lots of other people now. I guess I should have known better than to think I could keep him to myself forever...

I hope the teachers at the school realize how lucky they are... They have my babies - my most valuable treasures.

(first day of school)

Here's to a great school year Matt & Nolan! I hope you love every second and learn all you can. (And may Christmas, Spring Break and Summer Vacation come in rapid succession...)

I love you my sweet boys!

Kid's Day 2009

Due to being a lame mom, I forgot to bring a camera to any and all activities on Kid's Day... but trust me, we had a blast!

We had carmel rolls (ONLY!) for breakfast.

Went to a local kids science "museum" complete with
-mini golf
-water play
-NASA type flight simulator
-marble "mazes"
-CSI like lab
-slides
-brain teaser puzzles, and lots, lots, more!

Ate lunch at a fun crayon themed restaraunt

Checked out a cool Lego exhibit

Saw a laser show at the planetarium

Did LOTS of walking

Had cereal for dinner

Headed to our neighborhood pool for an "after hours" swim party with just our neighbors

Ate lots of junk food (cookies, brownies, etc.) at said party

Swam until 10pm

Showers & bedtime

I am so thankful for my boys & the family tradition we have of an annual "Kid's Day" - here's to next year, when we'll have 3 boys to celebrate with! =)

Cody update!

Went to the dr last week... he says if Cody's not here by September 4th we will induce that day! So, there you go - September 4th or bust!!! =)

The Blind Side

We read this book for book club earlier this year...

and now the movie is coming soon!

I LOVED the book - and I cried watching the trailer. Definitely a must see!

Driving Range

Last Saturday the weather was beautiful, so we tried to think of things to do outside... we decided to give the driving range a try. It was Matt & Nolan's first time going there and they thoroughly enjoyed it! Phil hit a few, and even I hit 2 (it was not pretty - but I'll throw a picture in for humor's sake.)

Take Down!

Phil, Matt & Nolan were "playing football" a couple weeks ago - Matt was the QB, Phil was the (stationary) receiver and Nolan was the pass rusher. It looked a little something like this...