Just another proud mom....

What is it about that first "art" your child brings home? It doesn't matter what it is, or what it looks like - as a mother your heart just beams with pride. I'm sure in time I will be cursing said art, when it piles up and up and I don't know what to do with it all anymore, but for now, I'm just another proud momma.

Growing

I have heard many people say their kids grow a lot over summer - maybe it's something about the sun, or maybe the long days of playing....whatever it is, I decided to measure my growing boy at the end of June. He was 36" tall. Exactly 3 feet. Today we measured him again....over 38"! Over 2 inches this summer. He looks bigger and he is really growing in every way!

Especially his vocabulary. I'm trying to remember and hold onto the cute names he had come up for things, because it seems every day he drops a few of them for the right word.

Hoohoo haahaa is now Monkey.

Awff is now Dog.

Moo is now Cow.

Yup. The list goes on and on....

I was sent an email about "Your 2 year old!" today. And there was a link to do a height estimation. How tall will your child be when he is 18?

The estimation: 6 ft. 2". Taller than John. It is so unbelievable to think about him that tall.

My baby boy.

Wordless Wednesday (it is Wednesday.....right?!)

Off he went...

My handsome little dude. He was so excited to go to preschool this morning! And off he went - ready as ever. "Bye Mom!!" he said as I left. And I was excited to, because I know he is going to just love it.

The first day is just a short hour, and though he was very happy to see me return, well lets just say after trying just about anything and everything (including bribery) to get him to come with me to the car - it ended in my carrying him (in one arm, baby in the other) all the way to the car....kicking and screaming. I guess he thought the hour was a little short as well, considering all the talk and anticipation.

The teachers said he did just great, and I am looking forward to bringing him back on Thursday =)

And tomorrow - I'm back in school. Nervous.

Hope school returns went smoothly for everyone today!

sister

I thought of posting a poem, or maybe a cute quote....

But nothing seemed to sum up the feelings I have for my sister.

My forever friend, my encourager, teacher, mentor, and closest friend.

She is generous and kind, loving and caring.

I never knew life without my sister...

I have been blessed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Need A Lift?

Have you seen this phone book booster? It is actually made of foam, and has butt imprints for more comfortable sitting for a little toddler. Unfortunately, the reviews for it aren't that great (quality of material wise). It really is too bad though....because it is so cute!

"Wook"

You know...where daddy goes during the day. Well we got to visit a few weeks back. Our sweet boy has never been before because it is over an hour away, but we were just up the street at my SIL house - so a visit to dad was a special treat.

You see, just outside dads office is a door, and it leads to....

A hanger with airplanes....needless to say, the visit was a hit. He got to roam the planes, and turn the propellers all he wanted.

So when I went to Manitoba last month on an airplane, C would always ask that "mom go bye on an airpane" again because he wanted to go back and have fun at "OpaOma's houf"

Well now its "Mom go bye on Dad's airpane." I guess he thinks his dad owns those planes at "wook".