Saturday Arts & Crafts

I had to make a late-afternoon Michaels run so I could finish up my craft for Sunday morning & The Boy? Well he haaaaates craft stores Mommy until he remember that Michaels had the cool wooden stuffs and I can paint! He was in luck - Tempra Paint was on sale. So Saturday night we partied it up Big & painted after dinner. The artist made a huge mess, had paint all over the floor, his hands & his pants - but had a most fabulous time so very well worth it.

He's already talking about painting ornaments at Christmas so it's sure to be a fun time in November after Halloween when we put up the tree. But we shant get ahead of ourselves. For now, we'll just enjoy painting fun little wooden things from Michaels. Because crafts aren't all bad.

Adios Karate. Adios.

Today was our last day of Karate. We went out with a bang, getting a time-out for horsing around and not paying attention. That's okay - no one noticed since all the other parents were watching a Balloon to see if there was a kid inside! Thankfully we ended our Very Last Day with the 2nd best thing to the trampoline - nunchuks! If you're looking for a place to give karate a try, we have a recommendation for you. We enjoyed our time there but are just thinking Now Isn't The Time for Us. The Boy wants to give soccer a shot in the spring so that's what we're aiming for now. But, hey, he made Karate Look Good, no?

Worth Noting.

Wednesday's Going to School Attire:

The Boy insisted he needed goggles for school - deemed them Driving Goggles and wore them that morning. At least they matched his shirt, right?

And Wednesday's After Sparks Attire:

We Got Our Vest! Looking forward to filling it with jewels and badges in the weeks and months to come.

OT: How We Roll

Since The Boy's Occupational Therapist had to miss his appointment last Wednesday due to Early Release day, she blessed us with a Fat Ton of homework to work on for the week. Okay not really a Fat Ton but Man That Was A Lot of Letter Writing per all the complaints fielded from the one writing.

This is how we roll with our OT - it's helping us with our grasp and our fine motor skills but not doing much for the whole One Of These Kids Is Not Like The Other bit what with all the get-up

In case you are an inquiring mind, here is how it breaks down:Thankfully we finished it up tonight and can turn it in tomorrow, just in time for Ms. Sam The OT to visit at 2:30 in the afternoon!

IHeartFaces ~ Excited!

So very excited about this week over at IHeartFaces where everyone is showing off exciting photos with excitement in the faces! The Boy was quite excited himself to get to feed the ducks (er, geese) this weekend at the local park. It's quite the juggle, breaking bread, keeping an eye on overly-aggressive ducks & trying to capture those little moments of Duck-Feeding. I was thrilled excited to find this photo when looking through the camera after we got back home!

Make sure to check out all the other exciting entries over at IHeartFaces this week!

Well Hey Y'all

Yes, yes. I know it's been a long time since I've updated. Sure, sure - as much dust here as there is on the fans throughout my house. I get it. But in my defense, we've been B.U.S.Y. Between homework, karate, sinus infections, typing reports, cutting grass, hunting, scratching fleas and getting in the trash? The members of this house have barely had time to say Cheese for the camera. Shocking, I know. I mean, I haven't even shared We Have Our First Loose Tooth

Barf, gag, barf, gag - loose teeth make me want to hurl. But we're excited about it nonetheless.

Saturday we made time for saying cheese after finding an entire pack of hot dog buns in the bottom of a crate. Said buns were flattened and had just passed the Sell By date - perfect for feeding the ducks at the park ~ ahem, the word ducks used Very Loosely as I believe there were more geese than ducks but I digress . . .

The Boy was Beyond Excited for this adventure, but I'm unsure if it was just because he got to throw bread at ducks or because he was feeding the ducks. Shoot, I'm still not sure

We had a good time, once we found some calmer "ducks" - the first batch were, shall we say, aggressive and chased after us. Demanding little boogers wanted all our bread and we had to take off for the hills! But this little gathering was much more appreciative and we gave them all we had. The Boy was a great shotLet's zoom in on that one - See?
Looser goose missed it though and the one hiding behind him said SCORE! Shortly after we ran out of bread, a sob-fest was had because we had because (1)feeding the dogs was over and (2)I said No Playing On The Playground In Flops. All that drama aside, fun time on a Saturday afternoon. We might try it again sometime soon - but The Boy says Next time we are wearing tennis shoes cause I really need to try that playground