Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Updates.....
Big updates (again!) Start with the first November post & I promise not to be too wordy ;-) To be honest, I don't remember enough about that long ago to BE too wordy!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Seinfeld!
It was my friend Stacey's birthday & her husband got Seinfeld tickets. They invited Scott & me to go, so after William's party, we rushed home, pulled a few gifts out of their packages, changed clothes, and hurried off to dinner and then Seinfeld.
What a great night! Seinfeld was as funny as ever and we had a great time. Thanks so much, Petes for inviting us along :-)
What a great night! Seinfeld was as funny as ever and we had a great time. Thanks so much, Petes for inviting us along :-)
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| From Seinfeld |
The party!!
William's present was a bit delayed (translation: Mommy and Daddy didn't get it ordered quickly enough for it to be here ON his birthday, darn those close-to-Christmas birthdays!!), so it showed up earlier this week. Look at that HUUUUUGE smile:
He's been whipping around the block and cannot wait until the snow melts and it's a little warmer so he can ride it all the time!
Today was his party at Oro Partyland. It's basically a smaller, cleaner version of Chuck E. Cheese. He'd been talking about having a party there since September when we went to a party there for one of the boys in his class. Another mom and I teamed up since her little girl and William have very close BDs and they both wanted to have their party there. Thank goodness we got on the schedule when we did because today was the last day it was open. I guess their space has gotten a little small, so they're moving farther away and this location that is pretty close to us will be closed :-(
William wanted a train theme, but I couldn't find any generic trains, so back to Thomas it was! Ava had a My Little Pony theme:
There were lots of things to ride:
CHEESE!!!
Including bumper cars, which are William's absolute favorite!!
Party guests:
Luke Simmons:
Luke Bautz:
Will Bautz:
The Birthday Girl and Boy:
The Birthday boy and his cake:
He truly got some fabulous presents and couldn't wait to get home and open them all up. Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to his party!!
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| From William party |
He's been whipping around the block and cannot wait until the snow melts and it's a little warmer so he can ride it all the time!
Today was his party at Oro Partyland. It's basically a smaller, cleaner version of Chuck E. Cheese. He'd been talking about having a party there since September when we went to a party there for one of the boys in his class. Another mom and I teamed up since her little girl and William have very close BDs and they both wanted to have their party there. Thank goodness we got on the schedule when we did because today was the last day it was open. I guess their space has gotten a little small, so they're moving farther away and this location that is pretty close to us will be closed :-(
William wanted a train theme, but I couldn't find any generic trains, so back to Thomas it was! Ava had a My Little Pony theme:
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| From William party |
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| From William party |
There were lots of things to ride:
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| From William party |
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| From William party |
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| From William party |
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| From William party |
CHEESE!!!
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| From William party |
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| From William party |
Including bumper cars, which are William's absolute favorite!!
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| From William party |
Party guests:
Luke Simmons:
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| From William party |
Luke Bautz:
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| From William party |
Will Bautz:
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| From William party |
The Birthday Girl and Boy:
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| From William party |
The Birthday boy and his cake:
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| From William party |
He truly got some fabulous presents and couldn't wait to get home and open them all up. Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to his party!!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Playdates
William has a new best friend from school. He's been begging for Luke to come over for a playdate, so after the holidays, his mom and I finally got it all configured. Luke rode home from school with us, the boys had a snack, and then played Wii for an hour until his mom came to get him. Doesn't sound super-exciting, I know, but for two little kindergardeners, it was quite the afternoon!! They even made a foray into the backyard, but since there is still snow all over the ground and the temps are around 20 today, that didn't last long AT ALL! It took me more time to get them into snow gear than they spent outside :-)
Now, the begging has started for a sleepover......sigh!
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| From January 2011 |
Now, the begging has started for a sleepover......sigh!
Monday, January 10, 2011
My Baby is 6!!
I'm not sure what happened--he's six today?!?!?! And, what a grown-up 6 he's turned out to be! He's such a little mix of sweet on-my-way to grown-up and impish little boy. As headstrong as can be, but as sweet as can be, too!! He's halfway through his kindergarden year and doing very well in school--reading like a champ and starting to have spelling tests once a week now that he's finished all of his sight word tests. Recently, he's gotten very interested in all things anatomical, so I guess I'm going to have to pull out all of my old Anatomy and Physiology texts and give myself a little refresher. In true William fashion, every question leads to another until I find myself trying to explain exactly HOW your intestines take all of those vitamins and nutrients out of the food!! Most days now, I thank the good Lord for my PT background so at least I have SOME knowledge of how these things work. Otherwise, I'd be spending a lot of time on google.com!!
Keeping our newly-founded tradition alive, the kiddos got to have cupcakes for breakfast this morning. Apparently William took great note of Daniel's "party" back in July--we drug out blowers and hats since Scott was deployed and he'd decided to delay his party for a few months until his daddy and two best friends came home. I'd never considered pulling all of that out this morning since William's party is going to be next weekend, but he looked at me all excitedly as I went into his room to tell him to get dressed and said, "Mommy, I can't wait to see all of the party stuff downstairs!" OOPS!!! Mommy had to make a mad run down to the basement to grab a bunch of stuff & thankfully, the day was saved. PHEW! Here are the snaps:
And, since Maddie and Allie ride to school with us, they even got in on the action!
Happy 6th Birthday to the William-man!!!!
Keeping our newly-founded tradition alive, the kiddos got to have cupcakes for breakfast this morning. Apparently William took great note of Daniel's "party" back in July--we drug out blowers and hats since Scott was deployed and he'd decided to delay his party for a few months until his daddy and two best friends came home. I'd never considered pulling all of that out this morning since William's party is going to be next weekend, but he looked at me all excitedly as I went into his room to tell him to get dressed and said, "Mommy, I can't wait to see all of the party stuff downstairs!" OOPS!!! Mommy had to make a mad run down to the basement to grab a bunch of stuff & thankfully, the day was saved. PHEW! Here are the snaps:
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| From William BD |
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| From William BD |
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| From William BD |
And, since Maddie and Allie ride to school with us, they even got in on the action!
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| From William BD |
Happy 6th Birthday to the William-man!!!!
Monday, January 3, 2011
DC, kid-free
The Tuesday after Christmas, Scott & I left the boys at Nana and Grandpa Sam's and flew off to DC for the wedding of one of our good friends. We met Jay when he and Scott were stationed together in Columbus, MS, and have kept in close contact for all these years. Jay is stationed at the Pentagon right now & his fiancee Kristen is a nurse who has a pretty high position there, too. They are both Majors and have both been married before (Kristen has a couple of very sweet pre-teens!), so the Washington Post even did a write-up of the wedding!!! Apparently, they were featuring military "blended" marriages and Kristen and Jay fit the bill to a T. The article was fabulous & I know they were so excited to be featured.
The wedding was amazing--very small with only 50 or so guests. Kristen and Jay personalized the ceremony right down to their pup bringing the rings up in a Crown Royal bag, LOL!! Lots of touching moments (and darn the pregnant woman for forgetting Kleenex!!) including their vows they wrote themselves, passing around the rings to be prayed over by every guest, Kristen's children saying a special prayer over the rings, Jay giving his new stepson a pair of wings to symbolize his new "wingman", and all four of the new family members pouring colored sand into a glass vase to symbolize their new blended life together! Since it was New Year's Eve, the reception was quite the party. Great time seeing old friends and meeting new ones!!
Here are the four "boys" who hung out all the time back in the day--Jay, Corey, Scott, and Ryan (otherwise known as "Landmann" or "Uncle Ryan" to my kiddos):
Me and Dawn before our ghost tour of Old Towne:
Me & Scott at the wedding--New Year's Eve!!
Dawn and me:
Scott, Corey, and Ryan:
The "boys" again:
Me and Dawn with the beautiful bride:
And, the four Muskateers:
It was an awesome time and a nice little mid-winter getaway! Thanks, Mom & Dad for making it possible :-)
The wedding was amazing--very small with only 50 or so guests. Kristen and Jay personalized the ceremony right down to their pup bringing the rings up in a Crown Royal bag, LOL!! Lots of touching moments (and darn the pregnant woman for forgetting Kleenex!!) including their vows they wrote themselves, passing around the rings to be prayed over by every guest, Kristen's children saying a special prayer over the rings, Jay giving his new stepson a pair of wings to symbolize his new "wingman", and all four of the new family members pouring colored sand into a glass vase to symbolize their new blended life together! Since it was New Year's Eve, the reception was quite the party. Great time seeing old friends and meeting new ones!!
Here are the four "boys" who hung out all the time back in the day--Jay, Corey, Scott, and Ryan (otherwise known as "Landmann" or "Uncle Ryan" to my kiddos):
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| From Jay & Kristen wedding |
Me and Dawn before our ghost tour of Old Towne:
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| From Jay & Kristen wedding |
Me & Scott at the wedding--New Year's Eve!!
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| From Jay & Kristen wedding |
Dawn and me:
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| From Jay & Kristen wedding |
Scott, Corey, and Ryan:
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| From Jay & Kristen wedding |
The "boys" again:
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| From Jay & Kristen wedding |
Me and Dawn with the beautiful bride:
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| From Jay & Kristen wedding |
And, the four Muskateers:
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| From Jay & Kristen wedding |
It was an awesome time and a nice little mid-winter getaway! Thanks, Mom & Dad for making it possible :-)
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