Friday, August 28, 2009
The Lake
So, there's a story behind it, but to keep it simple, we went on a boat with Jeff's sister and her husband this summer. Its an older boat and not THAT exciting, but since we've never really been boating, it's been a fun addition. It's been out on Deer Creek multiple times this summer. Jeff recently learned how to go fishing while trolling the boat, so he's also been out to Scofield recently and had a ton of fun fishing. Four people caught 60-80 fish in one day, so it was pretty successful. Thankfully they only kept five of those fish. Anyhow, my boys didn't know what to except in the beginning about the boat, but they've had a lot of fun. We have a two person tube and they've been able to ride in the tube, albeit always with an adult so far. They don't like to go very fast, but they do like to go boating. I haven't been a ton because of Addison, but I have been able to go a couple times.
We had a major break though the last time Nate and Zach went out at Deer Creek. My boys are chickens in the water and not big swimmers yet. They haven't really trusted that their life jackets will keep them up in the water. However, the last couple of times, Nate's been more prone to do swimming with his life jacket. The last time he went, he swam all the way from the boat to the shore and back, in his life jacket, without any problems. I think Zach might have, but the water was too cold at that point. Hopefully he'll get the hang of it soon.
Anyhow it's been a lot of fun. The boys love to just ride in the boat. When I asked Zach what he wanted to do the other day he told me he wanted to go boating. Hopefully we'll have fun with it for a while. I don't think anyone in Jeff's family has had a boat. My dad had a boat growing up, but I think I'd only been boating a couple of times before this. It's been a fun addition this summer and hopefully we'll have a lot of fun with it next summer as well.
We had a major break though the last time Nate and Zach went out at Deer Creek. My boys are chickens in the water and not big swimmers yet. They haven't really trusted that their life jackets will keep them up in the water. However, the last couple of times, Nate's been more prone to do swimming with his life jacket. The last time he went, he swam all the way from the boat to the shore and back, in his life jacket, without any problems. I think Zach might have, but the water was too cold at that point. Hopefully he'll get the hang of it soon.
Anyhow it's been a lot of fun. The boys love to just ride in the boat. When I asked Zach what he wanted to do the other day he told me he wanted to go boating. Hopefully we'll have fun with it for a while. I don't think anyone in Jeff's family has had a boat. My dad had a boat growing up, but I think I'd only been boating a couple of times before this. It's been a fun addition this summer and hopefully we'll have a lot of fun with it next summer as well.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Zach's b-day
My baby boy turned three last week. I made him pancakes in the morning and put candles in them to blow out. He thought that was pretty cool. He also got a two wheel scooter like his big brother and he thought that was awesome. He's dragged his scooter everywhere with him and man, he can ride that thing well. Great balance. We went to dinner for his birthday that night and the boys were great. Addison was great too. She was a happy girl who just smiled and kicked away while siting in her car seat.
On Sunday, we had cake and ice cream at our house for anyone who wanted to come. I am always touched about our sweet and loving family members who come to these things to celebrate my boys birthdays. Thank you for being the sweet people you are. It means so much to have such support. Anyhow, Zach had a great time. He loved spending time with our extended family, loved opening presents, and loved the chocolate cake and ice cream. I hope I can always remember how he says chocolate. It's adorable. I need to have it videotaped. He got a fishing pole, which he's excited about and tried to cast inside the house (not a good idea), a baseball and a bat (which he loved practicing with), a fishing game (which he loves), motorcycles, a monster truck and missionary money (fabulous!). He got a set of Lego's, which the next morning Nathan put the set together all by himself (we were impressed) and Zach had played with those and dragged them all over. We went to the store and he put them in a bag to take with him. I let him with the understanding they were to be left in the store. Zach also loved his birthday cards which are proudly sitting on his dresser.
For Zach's birthday, Grandma and Grandpa he also got this inflatable castle (on clearance for a KILLER deal) which is massive, and now sitting in my living room/kitchen area. The boys have had a ball with it and will run into it shouting "cannonball!!!". It came with two inflatable swords to "protect the castle" and are now being used as light sabers. It also came with 25 balls. It's crazy and massive (relatively speaking), but the boys have had a ball with it. They had a couple of friends over today and at one point, I had five kids sitting inside the castle eating pretzels and just hanging out.
I also promised the boys I would take them to the dinosaur museum or Zach's birthday, since with the discount it would only be $6 to get me and the kids in. However, everyone else loved the idea of a discount as well, so we sat in line for about 45 minutes before we were able to get in. Crazy. I asked the boys if they really wanted to stay in line and they said yes, of course. So we waited. And waited. When we were able to get in, they had a great time and really seemed to enjoy it. Addison slept for the most part and overall it was a fun morning. I'm glad they had a lot of fun.
So, it was the birthday that kept going on. And on. But we all had a great time. It's crazy to think that my baby boy is already three. In no time he'll be off to kindergarten as well. Sigh.
On Sunday, we had cake and ice cream at our house for anyone who wanted to come. I am always touched about our sweet and loving family members who come to these things to celebrate my boys birthdays. Thank you for being the sweet people you are. It means so much to have such support. Anyhow, Zach had a great time. He loved spending time with our extended family, loved opening presents, and loved the chocolate cake and ice cream. I hope I can always remember how he says chocolate. It's adorable. I need to have it videotaped. He got a fishing pole, which he's excited about and tried to cast inside the house (not a good idea), a baseball and a bat (which he loved practicing with), a fishing game (which he loves), motorcycles, a monster truck and missionary money (fabulous!). He got a set of Lego's, which the next morning Nathan put the set together all by himself (we were impressed) and Zach had played with those and dragged them all over. We went to the store and he put them in a bag to take with him. I let him with the understanding they were to be left in the store. Zach also loved his birthday cards which are proudly sitting on his dresser.
For Zach's birthday, Grandma and Grandpa he also got this inflatable castle (on clearance for a KILLER deal) which is massive, and now sitting in my living room/kitchen area. The boys have had a ball with it and will run into it shouting "cannonball!!!". It came with two inflatable swords to "protect the castle" and are now being used as light sabers. It also came with 25 balls. It's crazy and massive (relatively speaking), but the boys have had a ball with it. They had a couple of friends over today and at one point, I had five kids sitting inside the castle eating pretzels and just hanging out.
I also promised the boys I would take them to the dinosaur museum or Zach's birthday, since with the discount it would only be $6 to get me and the kids in. However, everyone else loved the idea of a discount as well, so we sat in line for about 45 minutes before we were able to get in. Crazy. I asked the boys if they really wanted to stay in line and they said yes, of course. So we waited. And waited. When we were able to get in, they had a great time and really seemed to enjoy it. Addison slept for the most part and overall it was a fun morning. I'm glad they had a lot of fun.
So, it was the birthday that kept going on. And on. But we all had a great time. It's crazy to think that my baby boy is already three. In no time he'll be off to kindergarten as well. Sigh.
First Day of Kindergarten
Today was the first day of Kindergarten for Nate and I survived. He's been excited about it for a while. I asked him a while ago if he was nervous at all and he said he was a little bit. We met with his teacher last week to do a one on one assessment. When we first got there, he gave his teacher a big hug. I've been trying to build up Kindergarten for a while and he did great at the assessment. He told me afterward that he thought his teacher, Mrs. Herman, was nice and he wished school would start the next day since she was so nice. It made me feel better. I've been the nervous one for a while.
Anyhow, last night I put him to bed without any complaints. We had him take a bath, lay out clothes for the morning, etc. This morning, I had to wake him up. He got up great and told me, "Thanks Mom for waking me up so I can go to school". Nice change from some mornings. He immediately got dressed and got ready for the day. I took pictures (we'll see if they ever get posted) and he posed and did goofy smiles in tons of them. We also had Dad give him a back to school blessing. Zach was jealous and, since he's starting preschool next week, he got a blessing as well. Nate also told me this morning, that he thinks his teacher will like him because he's awesome.
Because the boys slept in, we didn't have time to walk to school. I drove Nate instead and Zach had to come with. We did more photos, and I watched him line up with his class and walk in the doors to the school. Nate was excited, I was the one who had a really hard time. I've known for a while I would. It's just hard to see him grow up. It's hard to know that one phase of his life is over and we're going to the next. I'm sure he'll do great, but it's just hard. Sad, but great at the same time. I worry about what will happen when I'm not around, and worry that I can't always be there to protect him. I know he gets frustrated with me because he wants to be a big kid, and I don't always want him to have the freedom he thinks he's ready for. I just goes by SO fast.
Anyhow, I cried. The school had a breakfast for the kindergarten parents, which made things slightly easier. I'm just glad I've got two more kids at home because if it weren't for that, I would still be a total mess.
It sounds like he had a fun first day. They read the book "First Day Jitters", which we have. He's excited to make new friends. He liked recess the best. He told me he did the monkey bars at recess. I've always known he's a "monkey boy". He really likes his teacher. I think he'll handle the growing up great. I'm not sure if I will.
Anyhow, last night I put him to bed without any complaints. We had him take a bath, lay out clothes for the morning, etc. This morning, I had to wake him up. He got up great and told me, "Thanks Mom for waking me up so I can go to school". Nice change from some mornings. He immediately got dressed and got ready for the day. I took pictures (we'll see if they ever get posted) and he posed and did goofy smiles in tons of them. We also had Dad give him a back to school blessing. Zach was jealous and, since he's starting preschool next week, he got a blessing as well. Nate also told me this morning, that he thinks his teacher will like him because he's awesome.
Because the boys slept in, we didn't have time to walk to school. I drove Nate instead and Zach had to come with. We did more photos, and I watched him line up with his class and walk in the doors to the school. Nate was excited, I was the one who had a really hard time. I've known for a while I would. It's just hard to see him grow up. It's hard to know that one phase of his life is over and we're going to the next. I'm sure he'll do great, but it's just hard. Sad, but great at the same time. I worry about what will happen when I'm not around, and worry that I can't always be there to protect him. I know he gets frustrated with me because he wants to be a big kid, and I don't always want him to have the freedom he thinks he's ready for. I just goes by SO fast.
Anyhow, I cried. The school had a breakfast for the kindergarten parents, which made things slightly easier. I'm just glad I've got two more kids at home because if it weren't for that, I would still be a total mess.
It sounds like he had a fun first day. They read the book "First Day Jitters", which we have. He's excited to make new friends. He liked recess the best. He told me he did the monkey bars at recess. I've always known he's a "monkey boy". He really likes his teacher. I think he'll handle the growing up great. I'm not sure if I will.
Going private
I've decided I'm going to go private on my blog. We'll see if it lasts, but that's the plan for now. If you have any desire to read it, please email me at melhillhouse@hotmail.com and I'll send you an invite.
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