Week in Rewind: May 29

Happy Memorial Day!  And happy return to spring weather. After a month of cold, rainy weather, the sun has returned. And with that, very hot weather

This week, Zachary participated in his school's Field Day. Which is basically a kid version of the Olympics. Mommy caught up with him as he was doing a friend's obstacle course. Not to brag, but the boy abused the small course. And on his last go around was totally showing off for the ladies. It featured a big smile and lots of jumping twirls. Thank goodness, he has game or he would have totally fallen on his face. 

Speaking of nice weather, mommy's fight with the tent caterpillars is over. And not to brag, but I kicked those little buggers butt. All of those hand picking off the roses paid off with our first beautiful bloom of the season. Someone decided to stop and smell the flowers. 

Week in Rewind: May 20

Where did this week go?  Crazy fast and we are rapidly approaching the end of the school year. Something the little guy is super excited for.

On Wednsday, the little guy finished the last of tball. Actually the last game was a coach pitch game. And mommy was a little nervous because we hadn't practice in a little while (darn you rain). But let me tell you ladies, the boy carries a big stick. He confidently strode up to the plate, gave the pitcher an evil eye, swung mightily...and (wait for it)....smashed the ball on the first pitch. No messing around, ladies.

Last weekend, daddy and mommy finished 2nd in their age group during a sprint Tri. Now mommy never usually places...so when daddy said you finished second. I was overcome with emotion. All of that hard work. That joy became a miserableness when I realized it was because I went up to a higher age group.  Age is just a number, right!  2nd place in age 25 and over I'll take it....as interrupted in Zachary years.   Thanks to mom and pop pop for keeping the little guy entertained while we raced.

Tonight we head to a karate clinic for swords. Yes, I said it swords. Does anyone else see potential issues here.  Out goes all of those lessons about playing with sharp things. Put down that knife it will cut you.  Watch yourself with the scissors. And now, I must add... Don't poke the dogs with your wooden sword. Or maybe I should broaden my declaration to: Don't touch anything with your wooden sword!!

Week in Rewind: May 13

So last week, we celebrated Mother's Day. Really cool day spent with great mothers.

I have my cute Mother's Day gift. I told daddy the only thing really want was a bird house for my garden.   So off to Michael's we went. While mommy shopped, the boy and daddy were engaged in talks about the color scheme. Someone wanted neon colors..but as daddy pointed out rather bluntly, "that color will scare the birds". It was at that point that I casually turned the corner and let them hash that one out. I will say it came out rather nice, and the color scheme appropriate...colonial blue with lime green. Although the very top still needs painted!

Cute factoid of the week. As we passed a group of cows, I casually said that the farmer was feeding them to fatten them up. Which led to why?  (I fell right into that one). So I calmly said that hamburger and steak cones from cows. Which led to ewwww!  And then silence, as I drove on you could almost hear the wheels in motion.  Which led to this...so chicken comes from chicken.

So mommy's garden has a new arch nemesis. Caterpillars. And not just any caterpillars...hundreds and hundreds of them, which are destroying everything. So each night, the boy and I headed out in search of caterpillars.

Happy Mother's Day

Week in Rewind: May 7

This weekend we celebrate Mother's Day. And as luck would have it, this picture showed up on my Facebook page. At that time, we were only a few months into being parents.  What a trip it has been.

Here's some questions that Zachary answered for me.

How old is mommy?  45 (randomly nailed it)
Favorite thing to do with mommy?  Practice baseball (we play a bunch of ball around here)
How much does mommy love you?  100 and thousand percent (got that right)
Two favorite body parts?  Heart ( for compassion) and head (for integrity)
What do you love about mommy?  That you look pretty. (sweet talker already)
What does mommy help you with?  Homework (some days are easier than others)
Whose mommy's favorite dog? Trojan. (I must confess, he's right).
 What is something mommy says to you?  Time for bed (followed closely with wash your hands)
What do you remember about Korea?  You came to pick me up. (love knows no boundaries).

What want to tell mommy for Mother's Day?  I hope you like the picture I made for you. (I do, it's a picture of us walking the dogs).  The boy clearly knows what makes me happy.

To all of totally awesome mothers out there, enjoy your day...we've earned it!

Week in Rewind: April 29

HSo we had a busy last week. Mommy was in the field Monday and Tuesday. Karate and tball continued throughout the week. 

And Thursday, the little guy came to work with mommy. We had so much fun. Breakfast at desk, check. Revelry during meetings, check. Running for the train, check. It was a quick day

But my favorite part was the ride home on the train. As we talked about the day, an older lady behind us suddenly said, "I hope you don't mind, but I've been listening to you two. I miss those days and he is simply adorable".  Definitely put things in perspective.  As he gets older, it's so nice to find those memory moments. We had one on Thursday. 

On Friday, the little guy returned the favor. Mommy came to his school for his spring party. He beamed when I entered. Pretty cool to watch him in his element. Another memory moment. 

Crazy fast week, but a fun one.