Well, Hello Again!

So ya see, I was all set to keep updating and staying on top of things and, well, then? I got bronchitis. I know, right? Crazy. And this was after my annual Putting Up The Tree, of which I STILL have no photographic proof. I blame the multi-colored lights I did for TheBoy. Just.Not.Feeling It. But it's up and it's staying and there is always next year for the return of the white lights.

But I digress.

I've been busy with work, which is a given. And busy doing homework with the scholar, another given. Plus there's the whole Reading Books To Get Ice Cream for The Boy. And The Husband trying to kill Bambi's mother but only succeeding thus far in killing time - send deer his way the freezer is empty! AND THEN? There is the tiny.little.bit about our alarm tripping Every.Single.Night. because the stinkin phone goes out between 3 and 5 a.m. without fail. Nothing gets the blood pumping like your house alarm blaring. And we are SO easily able to go RIGHT back to sleep after that. Meaning we are all just especially rested and all. So yeah. Blog? Not updated.

You will forgive me now, my few faithful readers, because I am going to post photos. That always puts me back in good graces, right? Right. You will note how GROWN he looks and politely ignore how badly he needs a haircut, mkay? Thanks.

We're gearing up for some time off next week. I shall strive to do better with posting to this our little family blog. There are sure to be fabulous adventures over Thanksgiving! For now we just need to make it to Monday. The countdown is on!

Wanted.

You'll forgive the lack of updating since I've got Arts&Crafts for you. The only thing that would make this better would be graham crackers and apple juice, right? So forgiven. Good. Especially since I've been sick and in bed since Thursday of last week. I appreciate the forgiveness. And strive to do better this week. Now - to the wanted.

WANTED: Tommy the Turkey for Thanksgiving Dinner

But we've not seen any Tommy the Turkeys around here. Nope. Not us. Because our homework was to help with a disguise. And disguise we did!

We opted to make Tommy That Hero!He even has a cape!
Posing with the finished product after Mommy & The Boy worked super hard. No Thanksgiving dinner for this turkey!

That's What He Said.

The Boy: Hey can I have some of these Skittles from the trick or treat bucket?

Me: No son - those are for the trick or treaters.

The Boy: Well, I guess I will just have to trick or treat at my own house then.

Upon having his tooth pulled, The Boy looked at me and asked, "Do babies have eyes in their mommy's tummy?" I paused wondering Just Where This Was Going before replying Yes. He then doesn't miss a beat and says, "I just can't remember what it looked like in there - was it gross seeing all your insides?"

I.Am.That.HERO!

Happy Halloween! We started celebrating early with our Fall Festival on Wednesday. The Boy was BEYOND thrilled at the prospects of a Night Of Inflatables

He was especially psyched about this beast

With a little help he was able to make it to the top and was Pleased As Punch when he made it down the slide.

The little stinker spent the entire night going from inflatable to inflatable, playing Zero games and getting absolutely No Candy when he opted to jump instead of TrunkOrTreat! Fabulous time had by The Boy

And then tonight was Trick or Treating - Larry Boy, the greatest super hero EVER.

Followed by two minutes later The Boy insisted The.Paint.Must.Come.Off. So we obliged

And even though it rained on us, The Boy had an awesome time TrickOrTreating in the neighborhood!

A Big Night!

January 20th, 2005: The Boy gets his first tooth.

October 29th, 2009: The Boy loses his first tooth.

Pop Quiz

While working on learning our verses for Awana Sparks for tomorrow night, I asked The Boy if he could name 3 other names for the Word of God

Um no but I can name 3 ships Christopher Columbus sailed on - The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa-Aria.

Pumpkiny

We bought a small pumpkin - oh we are we kidding it is probably just some large squash or something - at the grocery store today. The Boy has been jonesin for a pumpkin as we are one of the only people in the cul de sac without some jack-o-lan-tern-festive-ness on our doorstep. Our initial plan was to break out the beloved paint but when Daddy came in early from the woods we were able to carve an honest-to-goodness Jack'o'lantern!

The finished product was Pumpkiny - she's a girl, if you couldn't tell by her lipstick. The Boy can't wait to put a candle inside and see her in the dark outside.

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

Fun with Cousins

The Boy was psyched to get to hang with his "cousins" this weekend. After his insistence he hadn't played at their house in "thirty years" and counting down the minutes until time to go, he was THRILLED to play outside and inside and have pizza and a pretend birthday party and camp out and all the other fun stuff with Cason & Kayla! A few tears on the way home, as he feels it will be "another thirty years" before we play together again. Such a drama queen sometimes, no? Regardless we had many laughs, enjoyed some good company and hope to do it again soon!

Brought to you by our local artist.

Tonight was the opening of a special exhibit at the local museum featuring artwork by local students. It's an "Exceptional Student" gallery and The Boy has a painting proudly displayed. We headed by tonight to sneak a peek and snap a few photos along with BigMama & Papa. The Boy's Race Car will be featured for the next 30 days - stop by and check out all the fabulous artwork if you get a chance!

IHeartFaces ~ Blue

I spy with my little eye something BLUE over at IHeartFaces this week! Lots of fabulous photos all around the color BLUE!

For us? Boy In Blue Jeans Wearing Blue Vest Sitting On Brick Road Appears Blue and Bored Over Bazillion Photos By MomBut Man Does He Not Rock The Hat, right?

Go Spy even more Blue Awesomeness at IHeartFaces!

First Field Trip? Two Thumbs Up!

Today was The Boy's first field trip of Kindergarten. The class loaded up and headed to the Planetarium. I'm unsure just what went on at the Planetarium, as all I've learned is there was a movie about your backyard and it was really very dark.

For, you see, the main thrill for this field trip? What brought a smile to the face of The Boy? What had him up bright and early raring to go?The Boy Got To Ride On A School Bus. And he was going to be the quietest. And I didn't let Mario get me in trouble. Plus it was my favoritest part

Field Trips Rock - he already wants to know if he'll ever get to ride another bus for another field trip! Sounds like a plan to me . . .

Mad props to BigMama for snapping photos at the field trip!

IHeartFaces ~ Completely Candid!

What a fun week over at IHeartFaces where the theme is Completely Candid! And boy was it hard to narrow down what to enter for the theme. Seeing as I'm rarely without the camera during those Little Life moments I have a bazillion trillion candid photos (side story: my son once asked my mom do you want to get your camera as he rode the carousel outside of the grocery store - see? rarely without the camera). I let David help me pick which one to post this week and we decided this photo snapped earlier this summer in the backyard was So Very The Boy having a blast in the backyard playing in the sprinkler

You may notice the Boots With Bathing Suit - that's just How We Roll.

Make sure to head over to IHeartFaces to check out all the other fabulous entries for the week!