They lasted 14 days!

I decided that I wanted a family outing this long weekend and really wanted to take the boys to the zoo.  We have only been there once as a family (and Babe's never been) and knew LG and Babe would love it, especially the train, but its 105 degrees.  I'm not exaggerating - its for real 105 degrees outside, so we are not going to the zoo. So it was to the aquarium.  The boys have been there like a 100 times with our family pass, but its probably been a good 6 months since we've been and Babe didn't remember it.
Watching him was amazing, he ran from exhibit to exhibit with such enthusaism and awe.  It was wonderful.  LG of course acts like a tour guide and tells everyone around him, what he knows about certain fish - that's funny too!

 We also went out to lunch and both Babe and LG were acting very tired and didn't want to eat. Seriously an hour after leaving the aquarium they both had fevers.  Babe took a nap and when he woke up at 3:30 he was burning up - so off to Urgent Care I go with both Babe and LG.

3 hours later, I'm home with a very sick Babe whose has a fever of 103 and strep throat! and LG with a fever of 100 and an ear infection, but I also believe he has strep (they didn't do a test)!  They made it to school 14 days before getting sick.  That might be a record!
LG will likely return to school tomorrow, but Babe will not!  They are both feeling better today with the antibiotics in them and Mortin and are begging M.E. to play legos, so I need to go! Here's to the adventure!

Saturday

LG's not feeling great today and I even think he has a low grade fever, poor little bugger. So we hung out around the house all and did very little.
The Man wants to show you his duck.

 He shot this duck last season or maybe the season before that and its beautiful.  I've seriously got to learn how to use my camera so I can take good indoor pictures. The coloring on his head and wing feathers are unbelievable green and purples.  He's very majestic and is currently hanging on our bedroom wall, but the Man says he is going to take him to work on Monday!
And speaking of duck and hunting, the Man has been obsessing about this year's duck season.  He and two buddies have leased two different pieces of property way out in the country that they think are going to be prime duck ponds.  They have been out there scouting, planting millet and now have decided to Dove hunt until duck season starts (still 2 months away).  Its been quite the adventure so far.  And he has even got Buddy into it.

 Yep, Buddy in full camo!  They are going for real Dove Hunting on Monday morning with a bunch of guys and other little boys!  I pray they are safe! And I have to admit, Buddy looked pretty cool in his camo!

And here's a random pic of Babe being silly!

 

Getting Ready for the Weekend

We love Friday's around here!  Its a chance to not worry about going to bed before dark or getting up early.  

As you can see, we don't like getting up early! I'm loving Friday's because the Man has agreed to take the big boys to school for M.E. and Babe doesn't have school so I can stay in my pajamas til 2PM if I'd like - not that I do! (okay, some days I do!)

This Friday was even more special because LG was having his first afterschool playdate. He was so excited. He made and hung up decorations. He lined up the wii games and movies he wanted to play/watch. He even told M.E. what pizza he wanted ordered and said that they must make cupcakes.  So afterschool, we did just as he planned. 

They played the wii for an hour, ate a bunch of cheese pizza and then helped M.E. make the best cupcakes, I've ever ate. Seriously, they were sooooo good. They finished the playdate with a movie.  LG had so much fun.  
In the meantime, the Man took Buddy and a friend to the local high school football game, where they ran around and acted like big kids and watched little football. 

Unfortunately LG started sneezing about 7:30 the time his allergy medicine wore off and had a pretty serious bout of sneezing, coughing and drainage.  Maybe it was the dust from the hurricane - but whatever it was he had a pretty rough night. At least he waited til his friend when home!

LG's a Cub Scout

Last night LG signed up to be a Cub Scout. Buddy finished his run and decided not to move on to the Webelos do LG got to go to the rally be himself! They made paper rockets and latched them high into the air. He loves it!

How Quickly Time Goes By

I can't believe I didn't blog all week. I had every intention. but excuses, excuses. Here goes...

 The first day of preschool, Babe fell asleep in the Man's arms on the couch.  How sweet is that?  He has been so worn out from school and actually sleeping at night. yay!

 Buddy and his friends at the school back-to-school picnic last Friday. 

 Buddy and LG on the diving boards at the 4th grade party.  Yes, that's Buddy flipping in the air.  He is amazing at what he'll try and can do. 

 This guys is just hilarious.

 

Yesterday morning, I woke up after a full night's sleep.  Twice that's happen this week. Wow!  I immediately went straight to Babe's room and he wasn't there and so I headed straight to Buddy's room and sure enough - all three of them were piled in his bed.  Love it! 

Another busy weekend ahead with a sleepover, College soccer game, and a soccer scrimmage. 

Random Thoughts + photos

We are back into full swing of things with school underway and everything filling up the calendar yet again.  I may complain sometimes, but I do really like a full calendar, full life and having experiences with the kiddos.

I realized I have several photos on my phone that I've not shared, so here goes.

 A week ago Friday, the temperature here in our corner of OK actually dipped into the 60s for the first time since probably April.  We (or rather I) had hoped to get out and go camping, but with school activities ramping up, that wasn't possible, so instead, the Man took the big boys to the drive-in movies.  This is Buddy and his good friend from school (whose practically an honorary family member) in the back of the Man's truck.  They had a really awesome time and didn't get home until 2 AM. Yes, that's right - they watched a double feature and got home well after Babe and M.E. were asleep.

 That same weekend was LG's back-to-school party.  It was at a local church gym where the kids could run, play basketball or roller skate.  LG made one loop around the carpet and called it quites although he was actually doing pretty good toward the end.

 A small snapshot of him and some of his classmates.  I can hardly believe he is in 1st grade. Oh my!

 Fruit Salad has been a favorite the last few weeks.  Babe really like using a toothpick more than eating the fruit.

 At the doctor office for LGs 1st grade physical.  It sometime a major reality check for M.E. to know that I am raising three big boys.  Wow.

 Noteworthy... I some times have good luck. Last Tuesday, in the rush to get LG to speech right after school (which was the first day of school) and to get Buddy to the library to get a Book-of-the-Month Club book and to have an early supper before soccer practice, I decided to call in for pizza. As luck would have it, they made a mistake on my order and I got a whole second pizza for free.  It was rather nice in amongst all the chaos of the afternoon.... and then Buddy's practice was cancelled due to lightning in the area.  (secretly that's more good luck for M.E.)

A sign he's growing up!  Last week for whatever reason I can't remember Buddy was since to his room to chill out for a bit.  Normally this would result in whining, trashing his room, pouting and any number of acting out behaviors, but instead this time he cleaned and organized his top drawer into three nice sections - underwear, sports socks and school socks.  It was such a moment that I indeed did take a picture and am now blogging about it. 
Moving on....
On Saturday, I attended the Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Convention.  And let M.E. just say I had been planning this day and saving my money since May 6 (the day I registered).  I was so excited for this to be my day, but you know what, I was disappointed.  I got a lot of cool stuff and the kits from my classes are fantastic and worth every dime, but the classes themselves were extremely basic.  I had some women in the class ask what Kraft cardstock was and another ask how to cut a 7x5 and a 7x7 piece of cardstock from one sheet of 12x12.  I know I get impatient, but seriously if you are a scrapbooker, these things should be done in your sleep.    That's all I'm going to say about that.  But my products and purchases are fantastic and I can't wait to really dive into them and makes stuff.
In the meantime, the Man had all the boys and his first stop was soccer practice with Buddy.  And while there it began to rain, much need rain for us.  Anyhow, he put LG and Babe in the van to wait and stay dry until practice was over.  Believe it or not, my van is clean, well not technically clean but there's nothing in it and the floor were vacuumed a week ago, but that's not the point. The point is that Babe managed to unearth a sharpie from somewhere I neglected to clean.

Thus I now have a nice mural on my drivers seat.  I'm calling it "A Late-Summer Rainshower"  - if you use your imagination I think you can see the hills and the rainbow and the eagle flying by with perhaps a lightning strike and a star.   He's talented that one!

Well, that's whats been going on and as always its an adventure worth having!!!!!!

First Day of PreSchool

The Babe is officially a Bunny!

 He was very excited about the big (hand-me-down) backpack.

 It was a little heavy.

 I just can't believe how big he is and how quickly time flies.

He was so ready to play and quickly put his things away and headed to the toys.  He even forgot to hug M.E. goodbye, but did! 

Hope he likes it and that he has a good day!