Happy Birhday!

After MUCH debate we had AJ's birthday party a few weeks ago at the local children's museum. It was perfect and tons of fun. Best of all for me, no clean up when it was done (:

Here's some cousins on the bike path:

Grandma with the balloons: the only thing AJ asked for was Batman balloons, plates, cups, "basically anything with Batman, mom"

AJ being Rosa Parks. They also had a Martin Luther King Jr display for picture taking. AJ insisted all day it was George Washington. Who can argue on a birthday?

I have told AJ his entire life that he couldn't have pop until he was five. I guess I thought five was "so far away" I would not ever deal with it. AJ remembered. "I am five, Mom! I can have pop!" My new guideline is no caffine pop until he is 10. Are there rules somewhere that I am missing. I don't think he really likes pop, it is just the novelty of it.

Notice in this picture: AJ trying to eat the entire piece of cake at one time.

Reflection

I failed to realize the amount of time that lapsed since my last post.... many more to come. I am hoping to post updates of what we have done the last year with the house.

This post is more to reflect on AJ. Sometimes you see so much of yourself in your child that it almost kills you that you are the way you are. AJ recently turned 5, but acts 15. You know, moody and argumentative, always knows he is right and I am wrong. Most days I don't have the energy to argue... he'll find out one day the truth, right?!? Lately he hates school.... he says he is so bored, nothing to do. (I hated school my whole life, not a single school I enjoyed.) He likes to stay to himself, much the opposite of my outgoing daughter, who consistently is seeking interaction with anyone! AJ would be happy to stay in his room reading books or playing the Wii. The real kick in the pants for me came at dinner tonight. I gave TK her dinner and asked AJ if he wanted the same thing. He teared up and said, "I don't want turkey. I don't like to eat animals and turkey is an animal." I promise I do not preach my vegetarianism to him, both notice what I eat, but with Mark a carnivore we always have endless options. I didn't have the heart to tell what was in the bologna sandwich in his lunch today. He never has liked any meat much, except bologna and hot dogs! That's my boy (:

quick thoughts

I have been negligent in taking my camera places so this update lacks pics.


Recently we took the kids sledding for the first time! I thought for sure AJ would have no part of it, once he realized it involved a climb up the hill. Boy, was I wrong!! TK liked it, but was ready for hot chocolate after a couple of trips..... an hour and a half later Mark had to convince AJ that indeed it was time to go. By this point it was dark, everyone was cold, but AJ kept going down and marching right back up all by himself. I did pull him up a couple of times, but that was it. That kid weighs almost 50 lbs.!!!

TK is so funny! I really need to post some videos. The girl loves to dance and constantly says the silliest things. She goes to preschool twice a week. Everytime I pick her up and ask about her day she says, "I made the kids laugh, 'cause I'm such a joker." I'm thinking she just might be the class clown as she gets older. She is so smart though, and definitely loves school as opposed to AJ who tells me, "School was boring I still didn't get to play much."

Merry Christmas!

We will be finishing shopping tomorrow, but for tonight we strung popcorn and cranberries. AJ was so excited to do something "dangerous" (using a needle is in the dangerous category for us)

They love to pretend they are statues.

TK with her "string". I think she actually put three items on and then said, "mom, you can finish it, I want to draw."


Who can resist this smile!!

WHEN did he get so big?

Little Trip

We spent some time after Halloween in a great state park. We went at such a beautiful time of the year. Can't wait to go back!!

No need to bother with that homework

As parent's we are required to sign when AJ reads his homework. AJ is bored with it and would rather not bother..... so, on the way home from school, he went ahead and "signed" my name so we wouldn't have to do homework.... wonder what his teacher thought.

Halloween

Slightly over due....

Here are some Halloween pics....

TK was a cupcake maker ~ only cupcakes with frosting on top I was informed.
AJ wanted to be a ghost. He had watched "Wubbzy" and he was ghost, so AJ wanted to be one. Let's just say mom's costume making skills don't measure up to the Wubbzy standard. My mil & sitter tried to help, but to no avail.

We spent some time over Halloween with some very dear friends.

and then I went to Target and bought that kid a Batman costume. He could not have been more happy!! All night though everyone asked him where Robin was and he had no clue what they were talking about (: