first day of school

Today was William's first day of school. This is his second year of preschool. There were a lot of new kids in his class. This year is gong to be fun and full of new experiences. First off is going to be learning about the child in the wheelchair, Christopher, and this is a good experience I feel. He has never been around a child like that. What a great learning experience about helping and compassion that can be. Next is just making new friends. The first one he met was Hayden, who also had a Bumblebee backpack and Optimus Prime tennis shoes, and they managed to show off their stuff to one another. Mrs. Owens is his assigned teacher this year although he also has Mrs. Beiser again. They are in a combined class with both teachers in there. It's a good experience. I can't wait to see some of the projects they make, songs or stories they learn, field trips they go on, and friends made. It's going to go fast and with William turning 5 in just a few months, Kindergarten is right around the corner. Oh they grow so fast!

Fair and sunburns..

Ahhh today was the day of the fair. The day that William has been looking forward to for a few days now.. It was awesome. We started out the morning meeting up with Melinda, Justin, and Baby Allie. Allie was in the cutest baby contest and won in a few categories! I'm so happy for the proud parents because that little girl is absolutely beautiful!


The boys weren't interested at all over the baby contest and soon it was off to ride some rides. We started off with The Spider. I love that ride. William, however, doesn't and mentioned as the ride started going that he felt like he was gonna throw up. Luckily he held it all together and made it through the ride, however, I will never be able to get him back on it. We rode several rides and the boys had a blast. Too bad the tickets just didn't go far enough. The rides were very expensive.

We had a good time looking through some of the booths. The boys got their faces painted like Spiderman and they both looked super cute. When it comes down to the food we enjoyed some traditional and not so traditional fair food. We enjoyed Hawaiian ice and sno-cones, almost had a hot dog (it ended up on the ground), funnel cakes (yummy), and pan fried noodles with chicken and teriyaki sauce. All of the food was good and even though William wasn't happy about the hot dog falling on the ground he did end up eating about 1/2 of the funnel cake.
After we were all outta tickets Julie, Marcus, William, and I were getting ready to have our picture taken to have it put into a large button (kinda cheesy, but hey we wanted them) and all of a sudden we hear Anna scream. For the second time in 3 days she was stung by a bee. The first time was on her back.. this time was on her finger. After calming down enough to only have tears streaming down her face and us having finished the picture taking part of the process we told her to go get her hawaiian ice and go to the car where we'd meet her. She went and we got out buttons. However, she didn't get far, we ended up catching up to her and just left the fair at that point. We all had a great day and we've all come away with some pain either self inflicted or bee inflicted.

Which leads me to the second part of the title.. Sunburns.. As a mom I should know better. If you are going to be out in the sun remember to put sunscreen on, especially if you know you burn or are more prone to burning. Today I didn't think about it and I have to say that I probably got the worst of it. William is ok, Marcus just fine and Anna too outside of her bee sting. Julie is a little darker and has a slight sunburn, but me... Well lets just say I've learned my lesson.. At least for now I have.

Thank You's to God...

There are times where William just melts my heart.. Tonight was definately one of those times. After reading him a bedtime story twice and tucking him into bed, he gave me hugs and kisses and said that before he fell asleep he needed to say his 'Thank you's" to God. I said it was fine to say those while he was laying down and he soon started in with those "Thank You's". As I stood there listening to my son it was clear that he knew exactly what he was thankful for today. The one line that melted my heart the most was "Thank you God for bringing me home where I belong". To hear a 4 1/2 year old say something like that is just amazing in a sense. It's something that can melt a heart, he definately melted mine tonight, and made me feel so blessed and happy to have him as my son. He's asked from time to time why God gave him to me and I have to say that on nights like this I can truly say it's because He knew I needed William. He was just right for me. :)

I'm thankful for my sweet little guy, even when he's not so sweet, and I can't imagine life without him. After him being gone for 4 days I am glad to have him home.. I just wish he didn't sound so grown up each time he comes back.

countdown begins for school days again

And the countdown begings again for the first day of school. William can't wait and is definately looking forward to going back. Me, on the other hand, am getting irritated at the lack of certain school supplies being available. I never knew trying to find 8 oz bottles of Elmer's school glue and Avery brand Glue sticks, plus Crayola watercolor paint sets would be so hard. Everyone is either out or doesn't carry them at all. :(

This year is the first time I've had to go out and buy things other than supplies and well socks. I actually am having to due some clothes shopping. And what breaks my heart is that hes no longer in the toddler section for some clothes.. Pants being the biggest thing. And well, hes' also gone up another size... My little guy who isn't even five is wearing a size 5 from the big boys section, however it's just for the length, but it's still a size five.

This summer has just flown by and the next few weeks are sure to do the same. But before school starts we are going to cram in as much fun as we can. I'm so glad he's going back to some good friends and a classroom with teachers he loves. They are awesome and I'm just so blessed to have a happy boy who loves his school. I'm sure this school year is gonna fly by just as fast as this last one, I just hope that this time he doesn't catch everything going around and that they don't have an extra week off due to weather. I'm looking forward to seeing some more growth in William as the school year progresses. I'm looking forward to meeting new friends, seeing new projects, taking more pics, and lots more field trips. I think I'm just as excited as he is. :)

Mohawk

Well its official... William has a mohawk again! What brought this change about??? Well two things brought this change about, he needed a haircut and well I think he's adorable like this!!! Thanks to Julie he looks wonderful and, well, just look at that smile. How can you resist that face!? He loves it and so do I. It's amazing what one little haircut can do.

What does boredom + sleep deprivation + restlessness get ya??

It makes for one very grouchy mama and one very moody little one. The combination is not a very good one.. Poor kid is bored out of his mind since school ended and running out of things to do and there is only so much tv one can watch. For me, however, there is a different reason for the grouchy attitude.. sleep deprivation... Lately I've found myself having a hard time sleeping and so what do I do.... I spend time online... Talking to friends and then I find myself exhausted during the day, but unable to fall asleep. All the restless activity is disrupting the normal flow of life.. My usually worn out boy has way too much energy and it translates into some less than ideal behaviors at times. I'm dealing with a child that doesn't always wanna listen and wants to talk back in the headstrong nature of his, because he wants to play instead of go to bed.

I think that build up of energy he has is disrupting me as well.. I find myself feeding off this energy.. Exhausted as I may be.. his restless behavior has me feeling restless, needing some time to myself to relax and it's just becoming clear that school really made a huge difference. For the last several nights it's been at least 10 pm or later before he's asleep. I really do need to find a new activity for him to do that will wear him out.. The lack of sleep is really starting to get to me.. When I wanna sleep I can't, when I shouldn't sleep, that's when my body decides it's nap time.

So my plan is to spend as much time outside during my vacation as possible (as long as its nice outside) and see if that wears him out at all.. Maybe if I can keep him active enough he'll fall asleep sooner, so mommy can go to bed sooner.. Just a small experiment to see if I can get him (and me) back on a schedule before school starts up again in just a few short months. Hopefully it will work and in a week or so I'll be back to my usual, not sleep deprived, self.

End of School...

And my poor son is bored outta his little mind. School officially ended on June 8th. The week prior to that was filled with loads of fun stuff for them to do.. It included some child/parent activities.. The best being the music program.. I only wished my son had sung more. He got stage fright with everyone there and only sang during the first song. It was really a cute program. Before the program we had a picnic. It was fun meeting some of the other parents and kids in the classes. It was also funny to see the little girls chase him, hug him, and well call for him.. hehe.. I've got a heartbreaker on my hands.

just a few pics from the show

They ended the school year by the kids helping to clean up and pack up the classroom. Giving them the closure for the end of the school year they needed. The final day was games and fun stuff.

Since school ended he's been bored.. He has made one big trip. He went with grandma to visit great grandma and family. And he's done great. I'm so proud of my boy.