Football, football, and more football...

Ok - I guess I am officially a soccer mom. But not really a soccer mom - more like a football mom, but I really think that still counts!! Thomas had his first game on Saturday and it was so fun! He is pretty good at this football stuff! Even though his team lost, Thomas did get the only touchdown for his team. AWESOME!! Anyway, we do have a few things to work on - such as flag football does not mean tackle (no matter how rude the other kid was), when the whistle blows the play is over and you cannot tackle the other kid (no matter how rude he is), and when the other team makes a touchdown - you cannot tackle the other kid (no matter how rude he is)! So, once we get the whole meaning of "flag" we will being doing good. By the way, Thomas was not the only one who was forgetting it was flag football, however, he was the one I was noticing because he was my child - and I think you notice your child more than others. So, for the next 5 weeks this is what we will be doing 3 days a week...and I love it!!

Everyone else is doing fine but me of course - I am sick, again! I got some nasty cold that has knocked me flat. I hate being sick because I am not a good sick person - I hate it when I can't get things done and I just get plain crabby!! Oh well, it is starting to go away and I am beginning to get my energy back.

Kate got her stitches out this last week - and again she didn't cry. However, when it was all over she looked at me and yelled at me. Told me that it did hurt and that it was my fault. Oh well, I can live with that...

Mattie - she wants to walk - I don't want her to walk. I am holding her back I know, but I am not ready for that one yet. I need her to be a baby for a little while longer - is that too much to ask??

Another Crazy Weekend!

We are now an official family with kids (whatever that means)- we have had our first incident involving stitches!!! However, it was not Thomas that experienced this great event, it was our dear little Kate. We were just getting ready to load up the car after our weekly trip to Costco, when Kate was running to help her Daddy and tripped on her own two feet and fell smack on the edge of the cart. Nice gaping wound about 1/2 inch from eye. We were very glad Grandma Helen was there with us because we gave her the other two kids and rushed Kate to the emergency room where they promptly gave her 3 stitches. I have to say though, that my little Kate is about the bravest kid in the whole wide world. She did not cry one bit when they were giving her the stitches. She let them bind her arms and she let them stick that nasty shot right in her wound and she did not even let a scream or fight them off. I was so impressed!! I kept telling her that it was okay to cry - but she held in there!! What a cool kid!!

On a better note - Thomas started football this Saturday. I tried hard to get him to play baseball or soccer but he was insistent on playing football (his cousin Jake plays football and he loves his cousin Jake) - so here we are. It was kind of fun watching these 1st and 2nd graders run around a field not knowing what the heck they were doing. Thomas caught on pretty quickly though and was grabbing everyone's flags left and right by the end of the event. Kind of fun - I think I could get used to this! It is so fun watching your kids excel at things they really love. Thomas with football - Kate with her dance. I really think this parenting thing get more fun the older they get.

The things kids say!

So Kate, Thomas (He is sick!), and Mattie were at Grandma Helen's today because our babysitter was out of town. Thomas and Kate wre playing basketball with some friends when Kate decided that she was done and wanted to play with something else - She also felt that everyone else there should be done as well. She started getting really angry when no one would follow her lead that she got off the toy she was playing with, stomped over to her grandma and promptly said, "They are ruining my life!" She than stomped her way inside. Holy Cow!! Where does she come up with this stuff. I have never seen a kid that comes up with the crazy stuff she does! I have decided that I am going to start writing this stuff down - because she will never believe me when she gets older!!

Anyway, I finally got some pictures from the fair - all I can say is that my kids are dang cute!!! (no biases here!)

Fair Happenings...

This weekend has been a crazy one as usual. On Friday we decided to take the kids to the fair. It was so much fun!! We brought our double stroller so Kate had a ride as well as Mattie and we spent a better part of the afternoon and evening exploring. We watched a really cool reptile show, a hypnotist, saw real tigers, went in a fun house, had fair food, watched a rodeo, and saw lots and lots of stinky animals. The kids were thrilled to be there and to see all the sights. On Saturday - Andrew and I finally had a much needed date night. We went to see the new movie Traitor and ate at McCool's. It was so nice to get out and just spend time with each other. All in all it was a great weekend. It was pretty relaxing for me which is definitely something I needed.

I do have pictures of the fair - but we are having difficulty with our digital card. I will get them posted as soon as Andrew figures out the problem.

1st day of school

Ok - where does the time go - does anybody know? I ask this simply because I just got back from taking my son to 1st grade. I cannot believe he is old enough to be going to school all day. I have to admit that when I droped him off - I cried!! I can't believe it - I didn't cry for kindergarten but there was just something different about 1st grade for me. He was so cute with his new clothes and new backpack - and I thought, "my baby is no longer my baby!" Maybe it was that realization that he is growing up and becoming his own little person that made me a bit emotional. He was pretty funny about the whole school thing though. We got to the fence for the school and he told me just to wait there and he would walk by himself - he got about 3 steps and turned and looked at me and said, "Mom - your not coming?" - in a very panicked voice (I guess forgetting he told me not to just seconds before). So I walk with him but he would not let me hold his hand!! He was worried other kids might see - I thought kids were older when they stopped wanting to hold your hand. That was probably the biggest bummer for me! He wants to be so independent but was not quite ready for it. He wants the moral support to make it to class - but just don't hold his hand (and heaven help try to get a kiss or a hug!) Oh well - I am excited for this new school year. He has an awesome teacher that I think will really help him grow even more. Most people don't realize how shy my Thomas is - but he sure was brave today! I was very proud as I watched him line up and walk in those doors with his other classmates to start his first day ( last year I would have to stand in line with him because he was so shy!) What a great kid!

What a day!

Well - my little Mattie has been sick for the last 5 days. High fever and just darn right ornery! We took her into the doctor on Monday and they said she had Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. Apparently pretty common among little ones, however, we were told there was not much we could do. Than yesterday, she began having these strange twitches which started wigging me out so I called her doctor and she said to take her to the ER - so off we went!! We got there at about 5:00 pm and they took us back to a room at about 7:00. We waited and waited and waited and they finally decided that they should draw blood - which they did via an IV (just in case they needed to give IV antibiotics, the didn't want to poke her multiple times). However, the IV didn't work in either hand (after multiple attempts which included multiple pokings) so they put it in her head! Yes - her head!! Did anyone else know they did this - it was not to pleasant for mom, however, Mattie didn't really mind after all the poking was done. Apparently that is one of the best places to put IV's for babies. Anyway, after all her pokings and tests - they decided that she has a kidney and urinary tract infection. The twitches were actually a symptom of the kidney issues. So that being said, we ended being admitted last night for observation and just barely made it home. Mattie is doing much better and is as feisty as always. Thanks to all those who pitched in with kids - Grandma Helen, Grandma Bonnie, Beth. You made life much easier the last 24 hours. I will post a picture of Mattie's head bow (i.e. IV) as soon as I have a chance to download pictures.

Summer is all but gone...

I came to the sad realization today that summer is just about gone. I can't believe how fast the last couple of months have gone. I was dropping Thomas off at Summer camp and his teacher reminded me that we only have one full week left and camp is over. Thomas was not too happy about that because he told me this morning that he is not "very ready to go back to school yet." I had to remind him that summer camp was just that - camp in the summer and when summer was over it was time to go back to school. So - because summer has disappeared so quickly - I have not even had a chance to buy any school stuff yet. I guess that is what we will be doing this weekend. Thank goodness for pay day!! I had some cute pictures of my now mobile Mattie but I can't find my cord to download them from my camera - so they will have to wait for another day. By the way - A'Lisha - Kate was so excited to get her birthday party invitation in the mail that she slept with it. I can definitely say that you made her day!!