Tanner is watching a commercial on PBS that says you should appreciate nature and the next time you're outside you should go and hug a tree.
Tanner: (totally serious and perplexed) Why in the world would anyone hug a tree?
Ahh...my son. I'm so proud.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Celebration
We ate.....
We opened.....
We surprised....
We rode.....
We blew out candles.....
We ate cake....
Dad took pictures.....
Mom took pictures.....
We made sundaes.....
We had fun......
We celebrated.....
We were amazed that our baby turned 5......
Happy Birthday, Tanner Bananer!
We opened.....
We surprised....
We rode.....
We blew out candles.....
We ate cake....
Dad took pictures.....
Mom took pictures.....
We made sundaes.....
We had fun......
We celebrated.....
We were amazed that our baby turned 5......
Happy Birthday, Tanner Bananer!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Mean kids
What is with these kids that feel like their day won't be complete until they've tortured some other kid? Yesterday morning, Timmy said something about getting called names at school so I asked him what happened. He told me about getting called gay, weird, and other names by a certain 2 boys in his class. This one brat....er, kid....at school sat at the lunch table and told everyone who thinks Timmy is not cool to raise their hand. Half the kids raised their hands. As he told me, his eyes got all red and I knew he was starting to cry. I stood him up and just hugged him tight. As I did, he made a heaving sound and just started to cry right from his gut. The kind that tells you a person is so hurt. I stood there and cried right with him, I couldn't help it. It just breaks my heart. I picture him sitting there eating his lunch and this kid does that to him. This and one other kid have been a pain in Timmy's side for a while now. They gave him crap last year too and we really hoped it would go away after the summer. It did not.
I decided it was time to get the teacher involved so I emailed asking her to call me. When she did I explained what was going on. She said she could tell something was bothering him this morning. She also said that he has told her about kids making fun of his size, but she was not aware of this other stuff. She told me that she is going to get in touch with the school counselor because she knows that, given the 2 names I mentioned to her as problems, it won't be worth it for her to talk to them. Let's just say she wasn't surprised by the things I was telling her.
When Timmy got home yesterday I sat down with him to talk more about the whole thing. I told him that he needed to start sticking up for himself more. He needs to not just shrug and hang his head when these boys say and do hurtful things, but rather he needs to hold his head high, look them in the eye, and tell them to leave him alone. I also told him to try and take away their opportunity to do this to him. Like yesterday when they were in the bathroom....Tim, these 2 boys and 2 of Timmy's friends.....and the one mean kid starts asking everyone who thinks "boy x" shouldn't be here?.....who thinks "boy y" shouldn't be here....Finally getting to 'Who thinks Timmy shouldn't be here? Giving this and the other boy plenty of time to raise their hands and make Tim feel bad again. I told him he should have walked out of the bathroom the minute he started in rather than standing there waiting and knowing where that was going.
I don't know. I realize it's part of being a kid and it's part of growing up for a lot of kids, but sheesh! This is too much. I used the opportunity, as I have before, to tell him to remember how much it hurts when people do this and to never do it to someone else....to never be the kid that another one is going home and crying about. It builds a little bit of character when you have to learn how to turn the other cheek and not let stuff get to you, but man.....does it have to be so dang hard?
I decided it was time to get the teacher involved so I emailed asking her to call me. When she did I explained what was going on. She said she could tell something was bothering him this morning. She also said that he has told her about kids making fun of his size, but she was not aware of this other stuff. She told me that she is going to get in touch with the school counselor because she knows that, given the 2 names I mentioned to her as problems, it won't be worth it for her to talk to them. Let's just say she wasn't surprised by the things I was telling her.
When Timmy got home yesterday I sat down with him to talk more about the whole thing. I told him that he needed to start sticking up for himself more. He needs to not just shrug and hang his head when these boys say and do hurtful things, but rather he needs to hold his head high, look them in the eye, and tell them to leave him alone. I also told him to try and take away their opportunity to do this to him. Like yesterday when they were in the bathroom....Tim, these 2 boys and 2 of Timmy's friends.....and the one mean kid starts asking everyone who thinks "boy x" shouldn't be here?.....who thinks "boy y" shouldn't be here....Finally getting to 'Who thinks Timmy shouldn't be here? Giving this and the other boy plenty of time to raise their hands and make Tim feel bad again. I told him he should have walked out of the bathroom the minute he started in rather than standing there waiting and knowing where that was going.
I don't know. I realize it's part of being a kid and it's part of growing up for a lot of kids, but sheesh! This is too much. I used the opportunity, as I have before, to tell him to remember how much it hurts when people do this and to never do it to someone else....to never be the kid that another one is going home and crying about. It builds a little bit of character when you have to learn how to turn the other cheek and not let stuff get to you, but man.....does it have to be so dang hard?
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Sunday Snapshot
With the holidays past, I can get back to Sunday Snapshot. As I should since I still have one little kiddo to brag about. It's Trae's turn.
Trae means three...third...a fitting name for our 3rd boy/child. This child was born with more hair than most kids have their first 2 yrs. of life. It was wild. Never did it lay down, it stuck up all over. He got his first haircut at 3 mos. old and NEEDED it!
Trae is my middle boy. He is 8 and in 3rd grade....a really fun age. He has had the nickname (thanks to aunt Mindy) Trae-Dogg....yes, that's a double G, thank you very much. Since he was about 2 weeks old he has been known as Trae-Dogg. So much so that when he had his preschool screening at the age of 4 and the woman asked him his middle name, he answered...with total sincerity....Dogg. His brothers and even his friends at school know him this way. It has stuck and I'm sure will continue to.
He is the one I say could be a comedian when he gets older. He loves to laugh and crack jokes. He's also my most sensitive boy. Too sensitive sometimes. He lets things bother him more than they should a lot of times, and we try and talk to him about not letting things get to him so easily. But...along with the sensitivity comes a sweet heart, and THAT I'll take any day.
He is in wrestling for his 4th year and does really well. He took home a first place trophy in Nov. in his weight class. He's skinny, but fast and tough. A good combination for a wrestler.
He's just moved downstairs into a bedroom with Timmy. He's a bit unsure about being so far away from mom and dad all night, but he's done just fine.
He's very animated when he talks about anything he's excited about and it was fun to hear all his questions about his future sis when we first told the kids the news.
It will be fun to see him with her. He'll be my boy (although not the only, I'm sure) to cry when we get home with her. He's very emotional and cries along with me at sappy movies. I love that.
Trae means three...third...a fitting name for our 3rd boy/child. This child was born with more hair than most kids have their first 2 yrs. of life. It was wild. Never did it lay down, it stuck up all over. He got his first haircut at 3 mos. old and NEEDED it!
Trae is my middle boy. He is 8 and in 3rd grade....a really fun age. He has had the nickname (thanks to aunt Mindy) Trae-Dogg....yes, that's a double G, thank you very much. Since he was about 2 weeks old he has been known as Trae-Dogg. So much so that when he had his preschool screening at the age of 4 and the woman asked him his middle name, he answered...with total sincerity....Dogg. His brothers and even his friends at school know him this way. It has stuck and I'm sure will continue to.
He is the one I say could be a comedian when he gets older. He loves to laugh and crack jokes. He's also my most sensitive boy. Too sensitive sometimes. He lets things bother him more than they should a lot of times, and we try and talk to him about not letting things get to him so easily. But...along with the sensitivity comes a sweet heart, and THAT I'll take any day.
He is in wrestling for his 4th year and does really well. He took home a first place trophy in Nov. in his weight class. He's skinny, but fast and tough. A good combination for a wrestler.
He's just moved downstairs into a bedroom with Timmy. He's a bit unsure about being so far away from mom and dad all night, but he's done just fine.
He's very animated when he talks about anything he's excited about and it was fun to hear all his questions about his future sis when we first told the kids the news.
It will be fun to see him with her. He'll be my boy (although not the only, I'm sure) to cry when we get home with her. He's very emotional and cries along with me at sappy movies. I love that.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
Do you suppose if I put my resolutions down in writing it will make them more real and I will actually achieve them this year? I'm willing to try it.....so here goes.
1. Of course...the one I make every year....the one that we ALL make every year....Get in shape. Get toned. Excersize more...more?..Who am I kidding...excersize, period. Lose weight! Let's face it people, I got my 20 year reunion coming up this year and I want to be SMOKIN'!
2. Get all the boys' memory things....art projects, report cards, awards....organized in their own bins.
3. Organize all pictures and print digital ones to put in an album....I still like albums full of pictures that you can just look at without a computer.
4. Be more proactive in my hair business to build my clientele.
5. Be a better mom and wife. There are always ways to improve on that. More patience, more game nights, more listening, more involvement at the school (I'll be able to do that now. I've always either been doing daycare or had little ones of my own at home)
6. Cook dinner more. I got away from this so much the past year and a half.
7. Keep my room and car clean. It can happen....
8. Go to China to get our little girl. Okay, so this isn't really a resolution since I don't have much control over the timeline, but it is definately a goal for 2010.
If I can pull this all off....I'm thinking it's gonna be a great year! And even if I only pull off #8....the year will most definately be great!
Happy New Year!!
1. Of course...the one I make every year....the one that we ALL make every year....Get in shape. Get toned. Excersize more...more?..Who am I kidding...excersize, period. Lose weight! Let's face it people, I got my 20 year reunion coming up this year and I want to be SMOKIN'!
2. Get all the boys' memory things....art projects, report cards, awards....organized in their own bins.
3. Organize all pictures and print digital ones to put in an album....I still like albums full of pictures that you can just look at without a computer.
4. Be more proactive in my hair business to build my clientele.
5. Be a better mom and wife. There are always ways to improve on that. More patience, more game nights, more listening, more involvement at the school (I'll be able to do that now. I've always either been doing daycare or had little ones of my own at home)
6. Cook dinner more. I got away from this so much the past year and a half.
7. Keep my room and car clean. It can happen....
8. Go to China to get our little girl. Okay, so this isn't really a resolution since I don't have much control over the timeline, but it is definately a goal for 2010.
If I can pull this all off....I'm thinking it's gonna be a great year! And even if I only pull off #8....the year will most definately be great!
Happy New Year!!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
MOA
On Monday we went to the Mall of America and spent the whole day at Nickelodeon Universe....compliments of Jay's parents for Christmas. It was a blast! We were there for 12 hours. Riding rides, having lunch and dinner, getting ice cream, riding more rides. Jay and I decided to get a wristband too so we could all go on them. What a good idea....I haven't been on rides for years. I didn't go on all of them, my stomach could not have handled it, but Jay and Tyler and Timmy did. They go on anything. Tanner and Tony went on their first roller coaster. They really liked it. Tanner held on to me for dear life, but he wanted to go again as soon as it was over.
It was a really good day and we are so grateful to Grandma and Grandpa for the gift.
Tonight we're going to Chuck and Amy's for New Year's Eve. Here's to a great 2010!!!!
It was a really good day and we are so grateful to Grandma and Grandpa for the gift.
Tonight we're going to Chuck and Amy's for New Year's Eve. Here's to a great 2010!!!!
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