2weeks**4days

Two weeks and four days since my last post.

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Friday, August 1st, the Monkey had surgery.

He had his ear tubes removed and new ones put in, along with his adenoids removed.

We arrived at the hospital 2 hours prior to surgery time.

He was so happy and playing great with his toys,  even enjoyed watching TV.

Once it was time to prep him for surgery, he became very agitated.

When it was time for the nurse to take him back to the O.R., he screamed and cried for me.

Broke.My.Heart.

After surgery they carried him back to me crying and disoriented.

The anesthesiologist told me he was pretty sure everyone in the O.R. was able to hear my little boy.

It took awhile for him to come out of the drowsiness but once he did he was in great spirits.

Here is he is almost an hour after his surgery

 AND, here he is a little bit later.

At home trying to rest while watching the Disney Channel!  I can tell a huge in improvement in him since the surgery.

I know he is feeling much better.

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Bedroom Makeover for the Princess

Before and after photo of her dresser

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It's BACK-TO-SCHOOL Time!!!

So hard to believe summer is over and another school year is beginning.  

Superhero is in 2nd grade

Princess is in her third and last year of preschool

Monkey is embracing his first year of preschool

Back to school = No T.V. at bedtime.

No T.V. at bedtime = Sad, sad kiddos.

At this very moment they are praying for the weekend to arrive!!

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GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!!

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The weather has been fabulous.

Highs in the 80's with a light breeze.

Superhero and I went on several bike rides and it was SO much fun!

I played a little baseball with the boys. I'm really horrible, but they still let me play!

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Hope everyone has a great week and I can't wait to catch-up on your blogs!!

What a busy weekend....

Saturday night the Superhero celebrated his 8th birthday with his friends playing Laser Tag!

There was so much going on that I failed to take any photos.

BUT

I did manage to get a photo of the cake!

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Bedroom Makeover for the Princess

This project remains a work-in-progress

My husband is on labor duty and I am on shopping duty!

Sunday morning I headed out with the older two kids to pick out the perfect shade of pink.

This ended up being much more difficult than I had imagined. There are SO many shades of pink!!The Princess and I picked out what we thought would be just the right color.

Oh.My.Gosh.

It looks like bubble gum is splattered all over the walls! 

Each time we enter the room we feel like we are entering a candy store on crack.

Would you like a lollipop?

The most important thing, though, is that my little girl absolutely adores it.

She is in love with the color.

Whenever we have guest over, she immediately directs them to her room to show off the new color.

 She is so proud of it.

I suppose it does fit her personality. It is bold, loud and sassy!!

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Mr. Monkey is experiencing some major ear pain.

Poor little guy has the worst ears.

He had tubes put in both ear canals over a year ago and it appears that we are headed back to the O.R.

He keeps his little finger in his ear and says "it hurs momma, it hurs".

OH.MY.GOSH.

Breaks my heart.



Happy Birthday, Superhero!

This kid is 8years old today.
Wow, it is amazing how fast those years have gone by.
Before I know it he will be driving and dating.
I think I want the next 8 years to go by in s-l-o-w mode please!!!

My Superhero

This kid has completely stolen my heart.

After rummaging through tons of photos I have come to the conclusion that over 70% of photos ever taken of this child are photos of him dressed up as some sort of superhero!!

He has been in “character” since he was able to walk.

I suppose that is why his blog name “Superhero” fits him so well!

So without further ado, here are some of my favorite Superhero moments....

Batman & Spiderman combined???!!
Really, is there anything better than that???!!

Check out the seriousness of that photo.

The bad guys just don't stand a chance.

Clowning around with his lil' brother.  At least once a day, I know that I will catch this little guy dressed up as something or someone.

With a quick change of clothes, he will instantly become a superhero ready for adventure.

His imagination and personality amaze me.

 He is, after all, my Superhero.

Colossians 3:23

Today the family and I ventured out to the Superhero's school for an awards ceremony.

During this annual program, the students are presented with awards and certificates for their accomplishments throughout the school year.

This was a very special ceremony, as the Superhero was being honored with the "Colossians Award".
He had no idea that his teacher had nominated him or that he was being presented with this award.

My husband, grandfather, Princess and Monkey were all there.
We were all anxiously waiting for the Superhero's name to be called.


We waited and waited and waited

 Of course, anxiously waiting turned into restlessness for the little two


The Princess and Monkey started off doing really well.
They were excited to be there and show support for their brother.
They loved when they were able to clap with the audience, especially my Monkey.

BUT, that didn't last long, a whole 10 minuets and then they were bored! 

The Princess was “hirsty” and really, really needed a drink.

She needed a drink so desperately that she could no longer remain quiet.

 

Of course, Mr. Monkey couldn't remain quiet any longer either.

Sitting still seemed to be very challenging for him

He was here, he was there … He wanted up, he wanted down …

It was like I was living out a Dr. Seuss book!

At one point, he tried to rush toward the stage to go see his big brother.

Eventually, he had to be escorted out of the auditorium.  

Finally, after putting the fear of God into them,

they settled down and patiently watched the rest of the program.

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The Superhero was presented with a total of three awards/certificates.

(He is the one in the orange stripped shirt.)

He was presented with a metal for being a member of the wrestling team,

a certificate for attaining highest honors, a GPA of 3.75-4.0,

and the Colossians 3:23 award.

We are so incredibly proud of this little guy.

He is such an amazing soul and I am so honored to call him my son.

 

His daddy took him out this evening for a special surprise… The video game for his Nintendo DS he has been wanting for a very, very long time.

I think it was well deserved!!

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men"

Colossians 3:23

Happy Retirement, Grandpa

Over twenty years ago my grandfather retired from the US Postal Service.

Now, seventeen years later, he is retiring from the school corporation.

He once told me that a man should never stop working,

unless he is no longer physically able.

I am not sure what his upcoming plans are …

but I'm pretty sure that my children and I can help keep him busy if he runs out of things to do!

As I mentioned in a previous post, last Thursday evening we attended his retirement dinner.

We had a fabulous evening.

My children were, overall, very well behaved

and the meal was exceptional.

A great photo of my wonderful grandparents with my oldest son.

I am so blessed to have them in my life!

I just had to add this one of the Princess ...

I big puffy heart those curls!

(And they're natural too)

Everyone that I met that evening would continuously say

how much they are going to miss working with my grandfather.

He really is a one-of-a-kind-guy.

I don’t think he has ever encountered a person who does not instantly fall in love with him. 

Happy Retirement, Grandpa!

Cheers to the next chapter in life!!

So Much Personality

These photos were taken last Thursday evening
 prior to leaving for my Grandfather’s retirement dinner.
Mr. Monkey was napping so he missed out on the photo shoot. I hope they always have this much fun together!

So Proud of My Superhero

This week is teacher appreciation week at the Superhero's school.

He has been blessed with such an amazing teacher this year.

I arranged for all of the parents to pitch in a small amount of money toward

flowers and a gift certificate to show our appreciation for this special lady.

Our classroom's teacher appreciation theme was ice cream.

Could there be a more appropriate theme from a bunch of 7 year olds??!!

I think not!

The flower arrangement is called "Ice Cream Social".

The gift card was to Cold Stone Creamery.

Yummy, that place has some good ice cream!!!

Since I was the delivery girl,

I also brought a fun snack and a book to read for the students.

What else it could I bring expect Ice Cream?

The kids were really excited and seemed to enjoy it.

They kept saying “This is the coolest snack!!”

After the kids finished their snack, it was story time!

I brought a Skippyjon Jones book to read.

(If you have a child, and have yet to read this book, you must go out and purchase it!)

The books are awesome.

It is a favorite among those kiddos.

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After all this fun, the superhero’s teacher shared with me how much she has enjoyed having him in class this year and what a sweet little boy he is.

My superhero has a heart that loves GOD very much,

and because of this,

he is being honored with an award at the end of the school year.

It is a surprise to him, so he will not know until the evening of the program.

(He attends a private Christian school)

I am so incredibly proud of this young man!

I pray that his love for GOD continues all of his life.

He is such a special soul and I love him very much!!

SO, I attended the exact same school in first grade

and was presented with a similar award that year.

How cool is that???

Again, I'm so proud of my little guy!!!

A Prissy Princess & A Baseball Boy

This afternoon the Princess and I went shopping at a local children’s boutique.

I simply adore this shop, as does she.

My daughter is such the little shopper.

She loves picking out things to buy. 

Of course, she is very much like her Momma, always heads straight for the most expensive items!

The store is set up with a sweet little area for the kids to play, which allows Mom to shop in peace. She had a ton of fun playing tea party and was so sad when it was time to leave.

Here are some of the items we purchased today....

She looks so sweet in this outfit with her brown bouncy curls.

This white dress is so soft and just perfect.

She looks simply beautiful in it. She fell in love with this dress.Here is my Prissy-Sassy-Princess before we ventured out today.

She had been playing in my makeup bag shortly before this photo was taken!

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Meanwhile, across town, my baseball boy had his first game of the season.

Isn't he handsome????

His team won, 12-2.

Way to go, Superhero!



Hope you are having a fabulous weekend.