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New toys!!!

2011-06-04T21:49:00.001-05:00

The boys have some new toys for the summer! Water blasters! Why doesn't mommy have one? Well, there's a story here....I bought these off Amazon and started with 2 of them, to see if the "big blaster" would be too big for J Skye (reviews suggested that it would be) and if it was, I'd buy a smaller one for him. As you can see from photos, he seemd to manage the big blaster just fine! I went to buy annother 1 for me and they DOUBLED is price! Can't decide if I'm disappointed that I'm not getting one or if I'm excited that I got such a good deal on the first two?????? J Skye (sweetheart that he is) said we could share his, then I explained that if I had his, daddy and I would be getting him with ours...he then decided (rather quickly) I could use daddy's. That kid is a smart one!
How fun are these things?????

And for those of you who know what a nedi-pot is, I have to ask - is this J Skye's version of a nedi-pot cleaning for daddy?

Let's play ball....

2011-06-04T21:05:00.002-05:00

J Skye may start T-ball in August, so before signing him up, we thought we'd try playing a little to see if he even likes baseball. Now granted, he likes any excuse to be outside, run around, chase things, play with other kids, etc. But still wanted to see if it kept his interest. He seemed to have a great time, mommy (on the other hand) realized it's been a long time since she's played softball and was glad daddy was the one chasing Skye around the bases!

Catch - throw, he seems to have that down!
You'll need to click on the below image to animate, until I can figure out a better way to display it...

Running the bases....

Field Day

2011-06-04T20:54:00.000-05:00

So this year's Field Day was J Skye's last day to attend as a "visitor," because next year he'll be attending as a kindergartner! What?!?!?!?! Wait, when did that happen???? I still remember (barely, I admit) when J carried J Skye around Field Day in a baby sling! Too fast, too fast....
This year J Skye got to hang out with Jordan, something he was really looking forward to! And he got to see Eddie Eagle! Our FLU friends even joined in for the day and like the rest of us, had to spend the weekend recooping from the wonderful chaos of Field Day! Overall, it was a great day...

How we "Camp Out"

2011-05-17T21:41:00.001-05:00

We love the weekends, but something that makes them even more fun - CAMPING OUT!
Obviously, we don't believe in "roughing it." At least, not yet...maybe some day????
For the weekend, we blow up an air mattress and J Skye camps out in our room. It's a special treat for all of us, but this past weekend we learned that we'd need to be careful if getting up for anything during the night. We captured the above sleeping position just before J and I went to bed. Didn't capture the middle-of-the-night position when he was sleeping next to the bed and J about stepped on him. Hum, maybe we do rough it some?????

Sweet dreams J Skye....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

The joy of dressing one self...

2011-05-17T21:35:00.000-05:00

J Skye and daddy were going for a bike ride, so J Skye ran upstairs to get dressed and down he came...in his pj's top, shorts that fit "just perfect," argyle "Hardy Boys" socks - pulled all the way up, Star Wars sneakers and his Spiderman bike helmet. Bless his heart :-) How do you tell a 5-year-old that he just doesn't match? Or maybe, in a way, he does? Regardless, he was going somewhere with daddy, so I didn't have to give it much thought, but I did have to take a few pictures!

Spring bunny

2011-05-01T22:05:00.000-05:00

The Spring Bunny came to visit J Skye! It started with his finding this treat in the frig, with a note and egg. The note told him to find 5 BIG eggs by following the clues...that the clues would lead to a spring surprise! J Skye slipped into "detective" mode and off he went on the hunt, even daddy joined it to find the eggs! About 10 minutes later he found the hidden spring basket! I have to admit, I was proud of his detective skills! That Spring Bunny was tricky with the clues (cleaver little bunny), but J Skye did great!

Science Project

2011-05-01T21:55:00.001-05:00

Science project, excuse to make ice cream, whatever...all I know is it was hot out and ice cream sounded good and to call it a "science project" means we can have ice cream on a non-special treat day! And look, I'm even being creative - does that count as "art?" It was fun and easy and tasted GOOD!
Recipe:
in a small ziploc (freezer kind) put the following: 1cup milk, 1tbl sugar, 1tsp vanilla
in a large ziploc (freezer kind) fill it 1/2 way with ice, 6tbl salt and the smaller ziploc
shake for 5 minutes, put in the freezer for a few minutes, pull it out and EAT!
FYI - it makes a lot more than you see in the pictures, it's just that I wanted to eat my ice cream first, then take pictures...so J Skye didn't have much left by then.

Kato

2011-05-01T21:43:00.000-05:00

Honestly, I have no idea if I am spelling this right, but it's something my boys like to do. Me, I call it wrestling. But these two have adventures and travel to worlds unknown, so I don't ask. If they call it Kato (sp?), then it's Kato (sp?). When I'm told I'm a princess and that a dragon is about to capture me and they are here to save me, I'm a princess (I like this game!). When I'm attacked by lightsabers, I defend myself...usually because I'm mad that I'm not a princess anymore and now a "bad guy." And when I say "leave mommy alone, she's not playing right now," they shrug and run off to new adventures.
Life is good...especially when I get to be the princess!

J Skye and Kat

2011-05-01T21:31:00.001-05:00

I'm not too sure if Kat is having fun here, but seriously, how cute are they????
Kat is actually not that big, she's just very fluffy and a "healthy" eater. Recently, J Skye has been carrying Kat around the house and I had to capture the moment before this game either turns real ugly or J Skye no longer wants to carry her around.
Granted, no one has asked Kat what she'd prefer, but she looks like she's having fun, right?

Please put me down

The Land of LEGOS

2011-05-01T21:24:00.000-05:00

We have ventured into the Land of LEGOS. I have been fighting it, because seriously, all those pieces all over the house! You lose 1 piece and all chaos could break out! Or imagine Kat choking and out comes a lego piece. Nothing about that sounds pretty. So even though all those warnings are going off in my head, I bought not only 1, but 2, lego sets (this is because the "bargin shopper" in me could not resist the BOGO 50% off sale!). And not any sets, but small sets, with small pieces...figure I mind as well face all the "legos fears" at once. And guess what, it's not so bad. We're actually having fun and Kat could care less, hasn't tried to eat a single piece. Let the LEGOS adventures begin!
Just don't expect a trip to LegoLand any time soon!!

Oh HAIL!

2011-05-01T20:59:00.001-05:00

In trying to make light of a situation, we had some amazing hail recently - to which I say, "Oh hail!" Honestly, it was pretty scary sounding hitting the roof. Wind was said to be between 70-90 mph, storm was moving 55mph and the hail was golf ball size, larger at some points. Sounded like elephants running across our roof. Once it was all said and done, we will need a new roof, new fence, new garage door, 3 new windows, siding fixed, gutters replaced, new carpet and some new screens. But, thankfully, we are all OK. When you see all the lives lost and damage that has recently happened with the newer storms, I am extremely thankful! I love our home, but it's my husband and son (even Kat and Jumping Bean) that make it my home...and they are all doing just great!