Week in Rewind: Nov 19

Don't you love warm, fall days!  We've been lucky to have an amazingly beautiful couple of days. Warm sun, slight breeze, colorful scenery....but with a polar freeze upon us, these days are numbered. So with that in mind, we made the most of it. 

Miniature golf, yes please. 

Swinging like a monkey, yes please.  

Climbing a small mountain, yes please

Preparing the deck for winter, I guess, it has to be done...sigh

So, lately someone is totally into role playing. I mean, a boy can't take the swing apart without a hard hat. And he loves to be paw patrol or robo bots. In fact, he proudly announced that when he grows up, he wants to be Optimus Prime.  Now Mommy, in all her wisdom had no idea about this Optimus Prime person/thing...but from what I gather it's a big deal in the transformer world. Do you know how hard it is to walk out of Toys R Us with said Optimus...all with the little guy shopping for cousin and friend's birthday gifts. Luckily for me, the boy is easily distracted by ALL TOYS.  And trust me, he's pretty sure that he needs ALL TOYS. 

Which leads me to Christmas. Me thinks the day of saying just get him a car or firetruck are long gone....somehow, the boy has been totally commercialized and wants to make a detailed list for Santa. Darn you retail shopping and those mind numbing, addictive ads!  And don't get me started with Christmas decorations before Halloween, really??? Good Grief Charlie Brown. 

Finally, we celebrated a totally awesome Grandmom's birthday last weekend.  The little guy is really, really lucky to have such a wonderful person in his life. 

Week in Rewind: Nov 7

This week features a look back at items that didn't make the initial week's cut. 

First off, a trip to the dentist office. Mommy picked up her retainers after karate a few weeks ago....which meant a trip with the little guy.  Someone was a huge hit...they hadn't seen him since he first arrived.  That didn't stop him from showing his personality. "Mommy, open your mouth so I can see your teeth". Or, "what's this light for" as he swung it all around.  We'll see how good he is when it's his turn in the chair...

Soccer. Soccer. Soccer. Yes, we finally made it to the end and with little incidents.  Ok, a few but they were minor. The important point, the boy earned his certificate and may be ready for bigger boy soccer next year. Prayers Up!

Thank you to an awesome aunt and uncle for Mommy's  birthday gift. Someone found the Buckeyes..and is a big fan. He tore that wrapper off in record time. What you don't see, is the chocolate drool that soon followed.  Dentist anyone?

One thing that is really cool about the little guy getting older (besides his totally awesome stories) is the art work. He came home proudly emphasizing that he had a picture for me. Pretty good, no!  Now, I really hope that's not a self portrait because it does say mommy on it.  

Week in Rewind: October 31

Happy Halloween!  I'm Batman (cue raspy, dark voice). KaPoooow.....Ladies, are dreams have come true.. The little guy seriously wants to be Batman when he grows up.  Lofty goals indeed.  And when we introduced the Bat Mobile, let's just say we rocked his world

Meanwhile at the old homestead, we're loaded up with candy. Tonight is Trick Or Treat...and someone totally gets the treat aspect.  I, for one, am a little scared of candy overload. I mean, yesterday at karate was a group of ravished, candy addicted little ones all running around. And last night, the boy tossed and turned in anticipation.  This could get scary, literally.

Enjoy your Halloween everyone. And remember:

He did the mash.
He did the monster mash.
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash.
He did the mash
It caught on in a flash
He did the mash
The monster mash

To the Batcave, Robin...

Week in Rewind: Oct 23

This past weekend we went to a friend's birthday party. And someone had a blast.  Hayrides, a kid's size corn mase, and lots of straw throwing.  The boy seems to have some country in him. Did I mention the straw?  We're still digging out. 

Lately, the little guy has described some of his wild dreams. And they're really cute. The best so far revolves around him rescuing Teddy from a swarm of butterflies, inside a dark cave. Interesting, no. He always tells it with a flare for the dramatic. So, it's super duper cute. 

It's almost here ladies. Halloween. And a batman suit. Need I say more. 

Week in Rewind: Oct 17

It's going to be a quick post. Mommy is still in the field and it's been a busy week. 

First up, the costum has arrived. And ladies, we have one darn cute Batman.  We've been working on our Batman voice. You know, that deep, gruffly I'm Batman.  The theme song is pretty cool to hear too...although the little guy is a tad slow with it. So, I imagine a slow, drawn out, chase scene. NA.   NA.    NA. NA. You get the point, slow....

We made it to the pool this weekend. Surf's Up Ladies. Someone was super excited.  I think we have ourselves a swimmer. 

And on Monday, the little guy and mommy made it to the pumpkin patch. Someone discovered Country Air. Can you tell he barely sat for a pic?  I finally bribed him to sit on a pumpkin. It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

Week in Rewind: Oct 10

So long summer.  As the temperatures fall and the days turn dark earlier, someone really starts to dread what comes next.  Yes, mommy is not a fan of winter. In fact, I dread and hate it. But not the little guy. As we sat eating our last Rita's, he suddenly wanted to know when it would snow. Snow, really!!!   Does the boy not know that mommy has to ease into this transition.

The boy continues his quest in karate.  The trick, telling him that Batman is a karate kicking machine. From then on, he's been all business in class.  After all, it's hard work training to be the next Batman (his stated dream in life).  I ask would it not be nice to see daddy and the little guy in that combo for Halloween??   The little guy in his fake muscle filled custom and daddy in green tights.  To the bat cave, Robin.

Speaking of bats, I completely forgot we went to the zoo a few weeks ago. Maybe because someone was not on his best behavior.  But we endured. And the little guy does seem to have an affinity for all things bat (true story, we skipped that room).  Nonetheless, we saw lots of animals. And someone monkeyed around with a particular statute.  We then went to a pirate festival.  Aargh, me ladies, can you help me find my lost treasure. Ok, ok, so there were a lot of pirates and winches running around, but the little guy had his eye on a particular sword that lights up.  Lucky us with the earlier, darker nights!  Aargh!

Week in Rewind: Oct 3

This past weekend we hit gold with this little putt putt discovery. A pretty nice 36 hole course complete with waterfalls and bi-level holes. For the little guy, none of that really matters. He's all about speeding through each hole, on his quest for golfing nirvana. Never mind that he managed to launch the ball into a very big bush and careen his ball into a raging stream. The boy has already figured out "mulligans"

The little guy is quickly becoming best buds with a neighbor friend. Mommy picked up both of them from school. And to say that they had fun would be an understatement. The hard part was getting them to leave for soccer. 

Batter up. The little guy has discovered baseball.....Or as he likes to say, that game where I hit the ball and you chase me.  Now technically, he doesn't get base running. But he sure can wiggle and waggle out of a tag. 

Mommy does her dragon boat race this weekend. And it's going to be a wet and cold one. Thank goodness, I have plenty of Goretex.