A mompreneur's chronicle of life with her boys.
Jack loves his stuffed animals. Red and Piggy (from Angry Birds) and Mickey have the cherished positions in his bed while the others are on top of the cab of his bed. He would have them all in his bed if I let him. There is nothing like your bedtime buddies.
I have the sweetest son. Jack has always had a big heart, but he has really shown it over the last few days.
Saturday night Jim and I went out to dinner with friends, so the boys had a babysitter. They hadn’t seen Megan, the babysitter, for a while. While I was getting ready to go, he came in and showed me several notes he had written for her. When we arrived at dinner I noticed the note below in my purse from him. Jim and Will got notes too. He wanted to make sure that we all knew that he loved us. How cute is that?
Early Sunday morning I woke up to a raging sore throat and felt awful. Needless to say, I spent most of Sunday on the sofa. Again, Jack made a personal note for me as he was concerned and hoped it would make me feel better. It certainly raised my spirits but unfortunately couldn’t raise rid me of my illness.
Monday I found out it was strep throat (thanks Oliver) and I started to feel a bit better with the help of antibiotics. Jack told Jim he wanted to make breakfast in bed for me, because “that makes moms feel better, like it does on Mother’s Day.” So this morning I didn’t get full breakfast, but I got orange juice and tea (the best Jim could do on short notice). He wanted to bring flowers too, but since we still have snow in our flower beds, there were no flowers to be found. So instead, I received in a vase a dry sprig from our Christmas wreath that is still hanging on the front of the house. What a good way to wake up.
Jack is truly unique and his sensitivity and care for others is such a blessing. I hope these traits will remain with him forever. His wife and kids will love him for it, as do the rest of us.
Jack’s 7th birthday was Tuesday. I can’t believe my little boy is growing up so fast. We had cupcakes with friends on Monday night during the Rose Bowl get together. He chose dinner of Five Guys Burgers on Tuesday. Good choice Jack!
Last night our beloved Washington Huskies played in the Alamo Bowl versus the Baylor Bears and the Heisman trophy winner. Unfortunately the Huskies didn’t come out on top of the crazy offensive display of 123 total points. We tried to channel all the mojo we could to the team including people sitting in specific spots. Jack did his part as the best Husky fan, but shed a couple of tears at the end of the night due to being over tired and the loss. We are still very proud of our boys making it to bowl games in back to back years. Go Dawgs!
I was looking through the last several years of Santa photos. We have a frame that holds three years worth. It is really fun to see how the boys have changed.
Jack has grown up a lot in the last year, but still has the same cute smile. I am so glad we took the photo for this year when we did. Although you can see the bruise on his forehead, it hadn’t started to give him black eyes. Will has yet to smile in one. He gets closer each year, but no smile. I love the one of him as a baby with his huge cheeks and upside smile.
We don’t have any screaming Santa photos (don’t hate me), just very serious faces. We haven’t been consistent about going to the same place for photos, so we have had some really good Santas and some not as good. I like the ones from the last few years. Enjoy the last five years of Santa photos.
I am participating in Mama Kat’s Writers Workshop this week.
Friday I got my first phone call from the school nurse about Jack. He had tripped in class and hit his head on the corner of a desk. She said he was OK, but that there was a large bump on his head. He had ice on it, but they always call when it involves a head injury. He wanted me to come get him and since it was naptime I found a neighbor who could check in on Will.
When I arrived at the school his teacher was in the health room too. She said he hadn’t lost consciousness, but it was a really big lump. As soon as Jack saw me he lost it and started to cry (they said he hadn’t cried until then). I wanted to take a look at it; he still had his ice pack on, so I asked him to show me. It took everything I had not to react visibly. THE LUMP WAS HUGE! On the inside I was saying “Holy s!%t that is huge.” It was the biggest one I have ever seen, and believe me, we have had our share of head knocks.
Jack’s biggest concern was that he wasn’t going to be able to go to the Reindeer Engine (a decorated fire engine that our friends bring to the neighborhood). I told him as long as he felt like going he would be able to go. At the party everyone was shocked by his head.
He still has a pretty big lump which is very bruised. In fact, the bruise is now draining down his face and settling below his eyes, so he looks like he has two black eyes. He is concerned that he looks funny and like an alien since his face is literally green. We have assured him that people get black eyes and he will get better.
Hopefully I will not be called back to school anytime soon. Have you been called to school due to your child having an accident? What was it?
Photo Friday – Polar Express Train
One of the boy’s highlights of decorating for Christmas is putting up the train under the tree. A few years ago Jim built platforms for it to sit on and we now are creating a village too. Each year we add another building. Jim inherited his family’s original Lionel train set and we bought the Polar Express a few years ago. They love to watch the train go around the track and blow the whistle.
For this week’s Monday Listicles at Northwest Mommy, we were tasked with picking our favorite photos. I decided to pick mine from the last year. Some you may have seen before and others are new. Enjoy!
10. Watching Football – On Thanksgiving the boys were watching football before we left to go to friends for dinner. I heard Jack ask Will if he wanted to sit on his lap.
9. Rocker Boys – After Jack’s dance party birthday the boys loved to dress up and rock out.
8. Hiking in Hawaii – We were hiking in Hawaii near a lava tube. I love the look on Will’s face.
7. Husky Boys – This is the morning after the Husky’s big Holiday Bowl win. The boys slept with their shirts over their jammies.
6. Boat Ride With Molly – While Oliver was visiting over the summer we went down to the lake and went on a boat ride with Molly.
5. Jack at Grand Coulee – Over Memorial Day we went camping near Grand Coulee Dam. The boys loved playing on the beach. Jack looks so sweet in this photo.
4. 1st Day of School – I love this photo of the boys as we were leaving for the bus on the first day of school.
3. Reading With Grandma – When we were in Lodi for spring break, Grandma and Grandfather came over for the day. It was fun to see the boys with them.
2. Will in the Snow – Last February we got our big snow storm of the year. Will and I went exploring in the backyard while Jim and Jack went skiing.
1. Chatting – I think this is everyone’s favorite. I had so many comments when I posted this for Photo Friday. The boys were waiting for Jim to come home and parked their dump trucks like that on their own. I had to sneak up behind them to take the photo.
You get two for the price of one today. Last night at dinner Will started playing “Where’s Will?” by covering his eyes and then peeking out. I just could pass up capturing these two amazing smiles. I know I am bias, but can you get any better than these?
Jack’s room update project is finally complete. I should say that this was Jim’s project and I had very little to do with it, so good job Jim.
When Jack turned three he got his big boy room which was centered around a handmade Lightning McQueen bed. Jim made the bed and I painted the side. The room also featured a hand-painted Cars logo and character decals on his walls.
Now that he is almost seven it was time for an update and Jack decided he wanted a Transformers room. Originally the bed was going to be repainted to match Bumblebee, but Jim and Jack got together and decided that instead it would be cooler if they made a new Optimus Prime bed. At this point I said “I am out!” and let them work on it.
Jack is so happy with his room. He wants to show anyone who comes over it. Jim added a lot of creative touches too, like a real tire, a smoke stack made from ducting and some Autobot medallions. Jim vows that this is the last bed he is making. Does anyone want to take bets on that?
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