Friday's reason I had kids part 12

I love teaching the kids how to play classic games like hide n seek, peek-a-boo, and what's up your cousins dress.

New beginnings

Yesterday was the first day of school and it had me so exhausted I had to drink a bud light lime just to calm my nerves. As supposed to the other days I come home and drink one when my nerves are just fine. And just to be clear, I drank the bud light lime after school as opposed to drinking before he got on the bus like I wanted to. And when I say before he got on the bus, I really mean before I drove him to school because the bus totally forgot to pick him up.

You cant even make this stuff up people.

But at least the bus dropped him off at the right spot and time that afternoon.

This morning, Kyle decided to go all drill sergeant on us for fear that the bus was going to leave him again. He kept rushing us and looking out the window to make sure the bus hadn't passed our house. I walked outside to load some stuff in the car and I hear a bus. I run inside and yell "Kylethebusishereputyourshoesonfast!" as loud as I could and run back outside and flail my arms around in a pathetic attempt to stop the bus. He actually waves at me and continues to drive past my house. I catch a glimpse of the bus number and relieved I realize it's not his bus.

It's not even a bus for the same school district.

So now that Kyle's got my nerves on super sensitive mode, we decide the best thing to do is walk to the bus stop 15 minutes early and just wait.




So we did. 15 minutes later, she pulled up.

And Kyle boarded the bus. I'm cant be sure but I think the bus driver is either telling him to turn around or welcoming him to his nightmare.



As anxious as I was before this day, I have to say that I handled everything much better than I thought I would. I even dug out his baby pictures the night before and chased T around the house with a pregnancy picture saying, "Look! Can you believe this baby who was once in my womb will be boarding a bus for Kindergarten tomorrow!?"

I think all the frustration of the first morning masked my sadness because I was actually smiling when I loaded Kyle on the bus this morning.

So there you go, all that panic for nothing. God is so good.

In other new beginning news, Alyssa started ballet and it was just as cute as you would think it to be. My mother-in-law even came to watch her dance and I think I even saw her wipe a tear from her eye with all the nostalgia from Katie's dance years.

Now if only time could slow down so I can enjoy each of these new beginnings before they are not so new anymore.

So what have we been up to

As summer comes to an end and my anxiety over Kyle starting Kindergarten begins, I thought I would take some time to recap some fun times we've had over the last few weeks. I really, really enjoy the summer but experiencing today's low humidity 75 degree day, really gets me excited for fall. We have had a very fun and very busy summer and we have been blessed to be able to take the kids to some really cool places this year.


So what has Alyssa been up to lately?


Well I'm so glad you asked! I have really enjoyed spending some "one on one" time with my daughter and watching her become so "girly."


I love how she watches me put my heels on for work and gets upset because she cant wear hers to daycare. She has developed a love for high heel shoes and it makes me all warm and tingly inside.

She goes no where without her purse and her sunglasses. She must have her sunglasses positioned on her head when not in use and she insists that I do exactly the same.

She is also a lover of rocks and I have to check her pockets every night because she seems to always come home with "baby rocks" from the daycare. She matches and sorts them by color and she loves using the word "similar" when describing her rocks.

She's gotten really good at pedaling her tricycle down our driveway and she loves racing Kyle on his bike every afternoon when we get home. It can be 117 degrees outside with 100 percent humidity, and she will want to be out playing in it.

I know she wont always feel this way, but at least for now, she is my best friend and I am hers. She is truly my breath of fresh air.

So what has Kyle been up to lately?

Well I am so glad you asked! I have watched Kyle grow up right before my very eyes this summer. He is becoming quite a little man lately I really love how he is showing his new found independence.

Sometimes.

Still very active, he started playing soccer again this year and he loves it! He skills have definitely improved since last spring.

I look forward to the start of school and all of what fall has to offer us!

Friday's reason I had kids a nephew part 2

Not even my own kids think I'm this funny

Blame it on facebook

Facebook has taken over my life. It is very sad. It has caused a major cramp in my blogging and there isn't a night that goes by that I don't log on to see what's happening in "facebook land."

Seriously, it is really fun to catch up with old friends and chat with your family, but I really love "blog land" more, so I'm trying limit my facebook intake to only 12 log on's per day.

I didn't even tell you that I was mentioned on a very popular blog last month did I? Mckmama (who gets about a million hits a day, no joking) will sometimes hold a "name that photo contest," where one of her kids are doing something cute and the best entry wins a prize. Well, I didn't win the prize (which just happened to be a GOGIRL) but I was mentioned as one of the entries she liked! I entered under Jenkyle, Check it here.

Seriously, how cool is that.

It's hard to believe that summer is coming to an end and Kyle will be starting Kindergarten in just a few weeks. He is really excited. I'm hoping it stays that way. I know every parent says this but, I can't believe how fast time has gone. It seems like I dreamed of this day happening since Kyle was a baby. I wondered what he would look like, what things he would be interested in. I remembered when he turned one thinking, "well I made it an entire year without doing anything to screw him up, maybe I can do it again for another year." At that time, I couldn't believe that I could be responsible for taking care of another human being. And not only was I taking care of him (basic diapering, feeding, etc) but he was thriving. He was learning because I was teaching. He was loving others because I was loving him.

At the time I had Kyle I was a single Mom. I remember looking at him while we rocked in the rocking chair and through tired eyes and tears flowing from my cheeks I made him a promise.

I will never make you feel like you were a burden to me.

I chose this and I wanted you. There was never another option. I was his Mom and he was my son and with one look from his big blue eyes, I knew that I would give my life for him.

And now that boy who once fit between my cradled arms, will be boarding a bus and journeying into uncharted territory.

And he will do just fine.

And I will stand and wave from the road as the bus pulls away. As I wipe the tears from my cheeks, I will think about how lucky I am to be his Mom, and thankful that he has made it this far without me screwing anything up.

More importantly, I will whisper silently to myself a tweaked version of the promise I made to Kyle almost 6 years ago.

I will never make you feel like you were a burden to me. You have made my life worth living since the moment I first laid eyes on you. You are a gift from God, and each day I am the lucky one who gets to unwrap a present.

Now if you will excuse me, I need to log on to facebook to see if I have any pending friend (i.e person you havent seen in 10 plus years that only wants to be your friend so they can look at your pictures to see if you've gained any weight, had kids, or gotten married) requests.

Friday's reason I had kids part 11

I just couldn't wait for the day she was old enough for us to really play in the snow together!
I can't even begin to describe all the fun we had that day...

Friday's reason I had kids a nephew part 1

You never know when you'll need someone to watch your back.


"You think these cheeks are just going to grow themselves!?"
"Say it again and watch what happens!"