Ready

We have our tornado kit ready and plan if action prepared. Praying w don't need either!
Buddy's closet now has helmets, shoes, water, food, lights, batteries, first aid oh my!

the Great Soccer Team Search.

Buddy's in bit of a soccer dilemma. 

For the last year, he has played up on a 5th grade team.  That team is getting a new coach and making some changes and Buddy hasn't been real happy there, so he needs a change. 

We decided he needed to play with his own age group and have more fun and playing time. 

So we have begun the great soccer team search.  

Multiple teams. Multiple practices. Buddy's opinion. My Opinion. The Man's opinion.  Lots to take in. 

He practiced this week in another league. 

This coach makes the team run. Buddy was told to run a mile with the team. He struggled.  City life at its worst.  He was third to last and not happy about it. But he ran the whole way, no walking.  I know what we will be doing in KY.  RUNNING! 

  He's really liking this team and we think its mostly because his friend Zkid is signing with them.  I say, yay to that. I'd love to have another family from our school on the team. Plus D will help with Babe. :)

They did some pretty cool drills and Buddy hung in there.  

I think this might be the team, and of course the practice fields are the furtherest from my house. ugh!  But if Buddy's happy then I'm happy!  

I hope he likes it. The team try outs are next week. Lots of big discussions. 

PreSchool's Out for Summer

Babe enjoyed his last few days of PreSchool this week.  

I can't believe its over. And I bet I say "I can't believe" every single day, multiple times a day!

But seriously, he's not a Bunny anymore. 

 He learned how to sing songs this year. 

 He learned how to count.

 He learned a lot of fun facts about animals.

 He made a bunch of super cute pictures and crafts. 

 He loved playing with his friends.  Lots of friends. 

 He adores his teachers and almost cried when I said it was time to leave.  He told them he loved them. 

He says he's ready for the next year and the 3 year old Fish Class. 

Blows my mind! 

Random Thoughts #10

Random Thoughts 

Version TEN

1 - May is always busy, so here's some randomness from the last few days.

 2 - On Thursday, prior to the shower/anti-mohawk incident, LG and I went with his class to the planetarium.  We had a really good time and I had to take this pic.  This is Einstein obviously, but its made of squares from 12,000 rubic cubes.  An Eagle scout project.  TOO RAD!

3 - Friday night, Buddy had one of his best games ever. Getting a couple of hits and such good looks at the ball.  It was a great game, and I would have loved to recap it, but I've slept a couple times since then and I did lots of talking (imagine that) during the game so I don't have the details. 

 4 - Another wonderful picture of LG's new hair cut. This is from my phone and for some strange reason its all squashed... Technology and I have a love/hate relationship.

5 - We rented the movie The Odd Life of Timothy Green over the weekend.  If you have not seen it, do yourself a favor and watch it. We all LOVED it.  Wonderful family movie about family and parenting and love.

6 - LG is just so cool.  Just Sayin' 

 7 - LG got a big hit in his game on Saturday.  Struck out twice, but managed this one big hit.  Awesome.

 8 - There were so random little pop-up thunderstorms on Saturday. We managed to get a downpour, some lightning and hail all while the sun was still shining. Weird but cool.

9 - We had no obligations on Saturday after the baseball game and it was so nice to just be a family.

10 - My mother's day present from the Man!   Oh how I love it.   

We saw this vintage card catalog from the University of Illinois a couple weeks ago (day before Babe's burn) and I fell in love with it. But after Babe's burn, I never thought about it again.  The Man didn't forget.  (sorry for the squashed picture again technology) 

11 - I spent Sunday, filling about a third of the drawers with my PL embellishments and supplies. I'm so in love with it. Its PERFECT. Thanks Hun. I love you! 

12 - Monday the van wouldn't start.  The interiors lights had been left on all weekend and we didn't know it. Luckily a jump and idle fixed it.  Nothing like panicking first thing in the morning before school. 

13 - 6 days of school left. Just so you know. 

14 - Tuesday the boys had a spring concert.  Here's LG with his class waiting to take the stage.  He sang Over the Rainbow from the Wizard of Oz. So cute. 

15 - Buddy waiting.  He's thrilled... his class sang Moon River. I think he knew about 10 words. haha

16 - I have a long story about Hobby Lobby.  I'll try to post another day.  It was awesome and I met a project life design team member. Oh My Stars!!!!!!!!!!!

 17 - LG's last scouts for the year was last night.  He'll advance in August but is done for the summer.  He really enjoys scouts.

18 - I just realized there's nothing about Babe.  hmmm.. Babe is wild, exciting, whining, loving school, and busy.  Typical toddler with a stubborn streak!

19 - The Man is good and started construction on a deck. More details to come.

20 - I'm late for work.  Bye for now!

Huh?

The other day, I noticed this sock in my trashcan beside my bed. 

I hadn't remembered throwing away this red sock. So out of curiosity, I picked it up. 

 There was something in it. 

 This is what I found inside.  A wod of blue tape. 

Upon unwrapping, I find a little lego guy. 

Huh?  

I wonder, what did this little lego guy do to be wrapped in tape, put in a sock and thrown in the trash.

And I'm wondering who did this to him?  

Questions, I may never know the answer to...in a house of boys like mine. 

The New Do!

Let M.E. just say, its never a dull moment around here.

On Thursday night, our evening was quite and normal until LG got out of the shower.

Buddy comes to M.E. and says, "Mom this is serious"

I didn't know what to think but needless-to-say, LG got a disposable razor that was on the shower rack and decided to use it.

This resulted in an anti-mohawk down the center of his head.  Amazingly he didn't cut himself, but he did manage to remove all the hair - to the scalp. Oh my!

Pantic, sorrow, embarrassment all these things happened simultaneously.  He had no idea what he had done, because he couldn't see it.  So the Man took a picture and showed it to him.

He said, "oh my, that's my head".

We let him go to bed, trying to figure out our plan.

We let him skip school on Friday.  The comb over wouldn't cover it.

We decided to shave his head.

Yep! The gorgeous locks are gone.

 The Man sets up shop in the driveway. And I have to say the Man was somewhat excited to show off his clipper skills. 

 BEFORE: The anti-mohawk. 

 Buddy is nervous for him.  And frankly so was I. 

You know, Buddy prides himself on his cool hair and he was upset for LG. 

 LG was well, LG and just rolled with it. 

His prospective on life and everything is his own and quite unique, we could all benefit from being more like him. 

 It took awhile and LG was having a hard time sitting still. The Man was being a perfectionist and taking way too much hair off for M.E., but I understand his point in trying to blend it. 

AFTER: Little Flat Top Boy! 

But in the end, we now have a cute little flat top LG, who couldn't be prouder of his NEW DO! 

Celebrations

On Sunday before and after the big championship baseball game, I had some celebrations to attend.  

 The gifts.  Okay, I just had to take pictures of my wrapping.  I don't spend hours on pinterest for nothing.   The little on is obviously a stack of books for Amanda and the bigger on a print for baby N. 

Amanda was our youth director for about 6 months last year while working on her phD.  

We hit it off immediately and have become super close.  She graduated this week and is now a Doctor. WooHoo!  I am so happy for her. And she has a job lined up in southern Mississippi. Kinda of sad that we won't be able to meet once a week at Whole Foods for lunch, but super happy that she'll be teaching and doing what she's worked so hard to do.  And no she is not wearing an OSU cheerleading outfit --its an apron. Anyhow, love her and glad to help her celebrate. 

Meanwhile Buddy just started his game, so I only stay about 15 minutes, then was off. 

After the game and supper, I head up to church with LG to celebrate Baby N's baptism.

Love these guys. We have been friends since like our 3rd month living in Oklahoma.  They are both super involved with the youth program and have helped us with our boys and the Babe being born and we have tried to help them as well.  

Adam is being super silly in this picture because he is like 18" taller than Carrie. 

 Baby N and her Godmother Esther. Love this two. 

 Baby N's big sister A has been LG's sidekick since the Fish Class. They are still great friends. 

 LG took the camera and got several pictures, mostly of the ceiling and floor, but he did manage this one of M.E.  and the one below of the middle sister J.  

When Baby N was born, I teased Adam and Carrie that we could do a bundle deal on the dalry if we wanted to arrange the marriages of our three boys and their three girls - as they are all the same distance in age apart.  No deal yet! 

What a great day!