Okay, so my original goal in starting this blog was to write once a week or once every two weeks. I am have been slacking, and this post is my official acknowledgment of it. Since school is out, did you catch that, SCHOOL IS OUT!, I hope to do better. This is not to say that I will have more free time, but I do hope to refocus and reorganize my time.
May was an awesome awesome month.
Will is now CRAWLING! He is so mischievous. Tom and I both fight the urge to say that he is going to be bad. He will do things like pull up on John's chair and turn around and look at you with the look on his face of, "Yeah, I know I shouldn't be doing this." He is hilarious though because he gets so excited that he can't contain himself and he starts jumping up and down or kicking his feet wildly. He is a precious little mess with a smile that just draws everyone in.
John is going to be in 3K. (how did this happen? he is getting waaaay too close to kindergarten!) He finished up 2k with the fabulous Ms. Lori; she is the miracle potty trainer! He loved every minute of being with her. He brought home a bag full of great crafts and work. He even let me pick one to take to school and hang up for my students to see. It is a flower made of his handprints.
John experienced a first this month. He ran in his first race, and in our family, this is a huge milestone. It didn't go as well as we would have liked since the air horn at the start just about scared him to death, but John is a proud finisher of the Zoo Run's Chicken Cha Cha. He is already talking about next year's race and how he is going to win.
I also ran in a race at the zoo, but I don't have the excuse of the air horn at the start for why I didn't win. :). I am running though, and I am happy enough about that...for now at least. We did have a family day at the zoo after all of that running, and it was a blast. Their new Africa exhibit is awesome!
Quote of the Week:
I have heard so many funny things since my last post, but sadly, I can't remember a good one right now. I will leave with this exchange because after all, it is time for a quote about Will. Here is the necessary background information: at 7 months Will has practically NO hair. The tiny little bit of peach fuzz that he does have is snow white.
Waitress at Jim N Nick's to Will- "Look at you looking like a marshmallow with that head of yours!".
Friday, May 27, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Fast...
Fast is pretty much the best word for the past two weeks. The weeks went by quickly, so that is part of the reason I would use that word; however, there are several other reasons.
The tornados from last week destroyed so much so fast. We were unbelievably lucky and did not have any damage. A house two doors down had two massive trees fall on top of it. We never even lost power, and for that and everything else, I am thankful. The Day School where John and Will go to daycare lost power on Thursday. The quote of that week pertains to this power outage.
I am currently blogging from the bus on the way home from the state track meet. Growing up, I went to state meets to win it all with my amazing teammates. Now, as a coach at the second smallest 6A school, I do not have the same goal. We take it event by event and hope for personal bests instead of championships. This meet had some wonderful bright spots and FAST moments. Our two-miler surprised us and got second. Then...our "supa" fast sprinter won three events and set two new state records. So fast! It is so amazing to watch him run and hear people talk about how fast he is. I think the only way I could be prouder of at kid is if I were his mom. He does refer to me as his second mother by the way. :).
My children have enjoyed a spoiled rotten weekend in Scottsboro. I am looking forward to seeing them tomorrow for my first Mother's Day as a mom of two. John and Will and Tom got me an awesome Coach purse that I picked out at the outlets in Foley.
Fast is not the word to describe track season. I have been practicing after school since January 24th. I am very excited to be able to pick up my babies from school again. There is nothing like when John sees me, yells "mama!," and runs to me. Yay for my family afternoons and the quickly approaching summer break!
Quote of the week #1:
Me: John, baby, you can't go to school today. The power is out at school.
John: Mom, what if we just get Ms. Monica some new bulbs. Can I go to school then?
Quote of the week #2:
Random girl who has never actually spoken to our insanely fast, going to be famous one day sprinter: Oh my God! You're my friend on facebook! Will you take a picture with me?
My sprinter in a desperate attempt to not be rude: (blushing) Ummm, yeah, sure. (cuts his eyes at me, rolls them, and shakes his head)
The tornados from last week destroyed so much so fast. We were unbelievably lucky and did not have any damage. A house two doors down had two massive trees fall on top of it. We never even lost power, and for that and everything else, I am thankful. The Day School where John and Will go to daycare lost power on Thursday. The quote of that week pertains to this power outage.
I am currently blogging from the bus on the way home from the state track meet. Growing up, I went to state meets to win it all with my amazing teammates. Now, as a coach at the second smallest 6A school, I do not have the same goal. We take it event by event and hope for personal bests instead of championships. This meet had some wonderful bright spots and FAST moments. Our two-miler surprised us and got second. Then...our "supa" fast sprinter won three events and set two new state records. So fast! It is so amazing to watch him run and hear people talk about how fast he is. I think the only way I could be prouder of at kid is if I were his mom. He does refer to me as his second mother by the way. :).
My children have enjoyed a spoiled rotten weekend in Scottsboro. I am looking forward to seeing them tomorrow for my first Mother's Day as a mom of two. John and Will and Tom got me an awesome Coach purse that I picked out at the outlets in Foley.
Fast is not the word to describe track season. I have been practicing after school since January 24th. I am very excited to be able to pick up my babies from school again. There is nothing like when John sees me, yells "mama!," and runs to me. Yay for my family afternoons and the quickly approaching summer break!
Quote of the week #1:
Me: John, baby, you can't go to school today. The power is out at school.
John: Mom, what if we just get Ms. Monica some new bulbs. Can I go to school then?
Quote of the week #2:
Random girl who has never actually spoken to our insanely fast, going to be famous one day sprinter: Oh my God! You're my friend on facebook! Will you take a picture with me?
My sprinter in a desperate attempt to not be rude: (blushing) Ummm, yeah, sure. (cuts his eyes at me, rolls them, and shakes his head)
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