Christian Gets Stuck On the Toilet

Christian comes home from school one days and says, "mom, I pooped on the pot at school today!"  Hmmm, random but that was his STORY.  No more details. . .a few days later I get this from his teacher. . . . .

Oooooh K! It's taken me three days to have the time to message you... About your son making my top ten funniest stories list the other day... AFTER scaring me to death!!! After lunch, he always gets his pill. At around 12:00 we were taking a test (they come in from recess at 11:45). I realized he wasn't there!! But then thought... He must've went for his pill without asking. As I was about to call the nurse (12:10ish), she called me looking for him because he never came for his pill!!! Can I tell you I flipped out and started panicking!! We immediately did a bathroom check and there he was... Well his chucks were dangling at the middle stall in the bathroom :) I stressfully asked him why he just went potty without asking me and he said "I did ask a teacher!" Meanwhile, you could tell he had taken a pretty good #2 and I was concerned he may have had an accident because he was answering kind of oddly. So I asked him who he asked and he said "a recess teacher"... If you're doing your math right now, that means he was in the bathroom for over 20-25 minutes!!!! I was trying to stress how long he was in there and that it was way too long! I asked if he felt sick and he kept acting funny... And wouldn't come out? So I got Mr. Dayley so a male could go in and check on him. He talked with him too and I stood at the doorway of the bathroom. After getting nowhere, mr Dayley told him to get off of the toilet and wipe. And Christian Just looks at him and says "I can't"... Me Dayley says "what do you mean you can't??" And he says "cause I'm stuck..." At this point my jaw dropped... Christian was literally stuck in the toilet seat! Mr Dayley had to pull him out of the toilet!! Once he was out Christian goes "thanks and giggles"
He cleaned up and came back to class... And after my heart was back down in my chest instead of my throat... I realized how hilarious the story was! Your Son... IS HYSTERICAL!! I asked him why he didn't yell for help and he never gave a straight answer... And he didn't seem the least bit upset son I think he may have been working on his #2 for awhile...
Thank you for sharing him with me... He keeps me on my toes! Cracks me up!!!
Hope this brought you a chuckle tonight!!

 

:)

Kids Choir for Christmas 2013

Not too many things bring such a large smile to my face as when my children walk around the house singing lyrics to a song that shows they love Jesus!  I love hearing them praise Him through song and I LOVE LOVE LOVE to see children of any age singing their hearts out for the Lord.  So, I sort of encouraged my children to join kids choir at King Street Church for the Christmas concerts.  They did wonderful and we practiced our songs at home over and over again.  Loved seeing them working so hard to remember the words, motions and sing in the proper form. :)  Christmas Joy in the purest kind. :)  Love my kiddos. :)

Ava and Her Most Recent Funnies

Today Ava was so frustrated with the dress code.  She said, "mom, I have NOTHING in my closet to wear."  I told her that she did in fact have quite a few things and she said, "well, I have a lot that I can't wear this year cause of that stupid dress code thing, but I will wear it next year. . . wait, when does this dress code end?"  I had to was inform her, as she was getting more frustrated, that in fact she would have this dress code throughout her school career. :(  Then she went on and said she would wear a dress today.  After trying on her third dress, she says, "mom, as I was looking in the mirror, I look like I am wearing a MOM dress."  (ummm, what is a mom dress?)  SO I asked why and she said because it was too long and she was too skinny for it.  I admit it is a bit baggy on her, and so I knew what she meant.  Then we spent the next few minutes looking for a sash or belt she could wear with the dress.  Once we put it on, she again stood in front of the mirror and she exclaims. . ."wow!!! That changed my whole outfit!"  hahahaha.  She is becoming so grown up.  Then she put a head band with a huge matching flower on and waltzed out to see what her daddy thought. :) Even as a grown up girl she cares what her daddy thinks, that makes me smile.

We also recently, about two months ago, had two little baby girls come to stay with us for awhile.  They are very sweet and cute and the 17 month old adores her big sister "AYA".  However, between the two girls, their is someone always loudly screaming in our home.  Finally, about a week ago, I was changing one of the girls diapers as she screamed at me and the other one was out in the living room screaming.  Ava looks at me and says, "mom can we send them back and get Johnny back, he was much quieter."  This made her daddy and I both laugh since he was NOT any quieter.  He made as much noise as these two combined.  Her and her Johnny.  He was her heart!

Ava had a little boy picking on her on the bus everyday, so we finally asked the bus driver to move him or her.  He said he wasn't surprised because he had already had to move the kid numerous times this year.  So, now Ava feels one of the girls that sits with her on the bus is too bossy, so she asked to be moved or have her moved.  We had to sit her down and talk to her about how she can't keep doing that or she will make the bus driver frustrated.  :)  She is funny though.  She really wants to be moved to seat 7 because there is a certain little boy on that seat that has a major crush on her and he always tells her he likes or sometimes even that he loves her. :)  She admitted she has a little crush on him too, but she is not going to tell him.  GOOD GIRL!

Kataira's One Month Old

Kataira is one month old today!  She weighs 8 lbs and 15.7 oz and she hasn't had a good day with the weening. :(  This however was the first day Ava got to meet her baby sister. :)  I brought Ava and My dad along with me and we booked it up to the NICU to see if we could get some good time in with the baby. Ava has been praying for her so i thought I would see if they would let her vista with Kataira.  They were more than willing and Ava was so excited.  We were able to take her into the family room so we could hang out with her in a more private way.  Ava was so excited to hold this itty bitty baby.  Ava had the chance to feed her her bottle and to sing to her.  We sang the song that my mom (Nana) had put words to for Away in the Manger song.  We only stayed long enough to feed her and talk to her and then we had to go cause she had been awake a lot that day so when she finally fell asleep we were supposed to  let her be.

The words my mom wrote to the tune Away In The Manger

You're our precious angels sent down from above
God sent you to our home for us to love
We'll always protect you and keep you from harm
And hold you so tightly right here in our arms

May God send his angles to watch over you
May you love Jesus and serve Him too
May God richly bless you in all that you do
and Always remember that Jesus Love you!!!!!

My Brain is Growing

Christian has so many funny words he uses in place of the words we usually say in phrases.  Like the other day, for example, he was sitting on the pot for awhile.  When he got up, he started whining and fussing around. . .saying, "my toe is tired!"   I was actually irritated cause the boy, though I love him, has very little pain tolerance. I was frustrated that he now was crying over a TIRED TOE. . .then it hit me.  His foot must have fallen asleep and he got his words mixed up so instead of saying his foot was asleep, which would actually hurt, he said his toe was tired.  Close enough. :)  I felt bad for being frustrated!  :)

So the other day, while he was sick, he told me that his brain wasn't working right. Then he asked if I could tell his brain to go away so he could get a new on that works this time.  I am sure he was feeling congested like all people do when they are sick with colds and probably felt his brain was groggy.  He cracks me up. 


Finally, to my main story.  Last night, as we were coming in from errands, he says to me.  "Mom, feel my brain!"  I said, "Christian, sweaty, I can't feel your brain because it is in your head."  Then he said, "well my brain is growing and growing. . .It is growing because I am thoughting and thoughting and thoughting with lots of thoughts. . .. ugh."  He is so funny. His teacher says he said this to her the other day after she had finished working with him in reading workshop. :) 

Mental Pictures - Memories Forever

I am a picture person. . .I document everything by photos and I love doing it.   I love to capture everything so I can look back and remember and see all that we have done and all the good times.  People pick on me (in a loving way) about how many pictures I actually take, but with today's access to digital photos, who could blame me?  It is so easy.  However, there are moments I feel as though I miss out on because I am so worried about capturing video and photographs of the event. I feel as though I sometimes miss the emotion or just the moment all together.  I want to document all my children experience so they can look back and see how stinking cute and adorable they were, but sometimes I sadly miss the moment myself.  So, I am trying to focus a little more on living in the moment.  Don't get me wrong, I still take 100s of photos, but I am just mentally trying to carry my camera around a little less.  This is a hard transition for me and I actually feel guilty sometimes, because I see a moment and think, "oh shoot, where is my camera?"  :)  I guess habit.

Okay, so now for what this blog entry is about.  Today I lived in the moment. I watched my children and the neighbor girl get on that big yellow bus and no camera in hand, I just focused on them.  I know we are now the third day into school, so they are kind of in a routine now, but it was very freeing to be there watching and hands free to wave and mind free to think and focus on them.  The picture I have in my mind today, is my handsome little boy blowing me a kiss and waving out the window at me!  He had the biggest smile on his face and he was in the greatest mood and it literally brought tears to my eyes as I watched that BIG Yellow Bus driving away with him.  I know more now than I ever have, how quickly they grow up.  I was watching his perfectly handsome and sweet little face peeping up over that window and my heart jumped with gratefulness and glee.  He is amazing and he is one of the greatest gifts ever bestowed upon me.  I didn't even know to ask for him and God gave him to me.  He has blessed me, my hubby and our family more than we ever imagined.  He has a hear to gold and he is his own little person.  He constantly thinks of sweet things like picking a flower and bringing it to me almost every time he is outside.  He loves to take flowers to his teacher, on his own accord, not my prompting and he always tells me how pretty I am.  He mentions everyday as  he enters that he will miss me and he mentions everyday when he departs from the bus, how he missed me that day.  The emotions that rushed though my heart today as I "lived in the moment" with him, as I watched him driving away and took a mental picture, will be in my heart forever.  I am so grateful and blessed to be his mom!  Love that little man!

Interview 1st Day of School

Ava Enters 2nd Grade / Christian Enters 1st Grade

This was the morning of the first day of school.  We had some extra time before the bus came so I interviewed them to see what they liked, disliked and just to jot a few things down.  Ava is Purple and Christian is Blue. :)

What are you excited about for your first day of school?

                Getting on the bus

                Meeting my new teacher

What do you want to be when you grow up?

                A pirate of a boat

                I want to be a mom

What is your favorite color?

                Blue and pink

                Blue and Green

What do you love most about school?

                Getting off the bus

                Recess

Who is your teacher?

                Mrs. Brubaker

                Mr. Rumble

Who are you going  to marry?

                Maddison  ( he hasn't seen her in years, but still only has eyes and heart for her. )

                I don’t know

How many kids do you want to have?

                Seven

                Eighty-seven

What was your favorite thing about your summer?

                Goed to the water park

                Swimming at Grandma’s and Amy’s pool

What are you nervous about at school this year?

                :)  (No Comment)

                Knowing how my teacher helps me

Who is your best friend?

                Anna

                Mckenzie and Sammy

What is your favorite school lunch?

                packing

                Chicken nuggets

What is your favorite thing to play?

                At home Recess (riding bikes)

                Little people and Barbies, listening to Odyssey

What is your favorite thing about yourself?

                I don’t know

                I’m nice

Favorite Movie

                Planes and MegaMind

                8 Below  and Narnia

                The kids were very sweet and anxious and excited about the interview and the fact that school was starting that day.  Below is a picture of the kiddos before they headed to the bus.  :)  Love these two SOOOO much!!!