Thursday, May 29, 2014

Preschool Grad

*Sigh,* my BIG, little man has officially completed preschool.  It has been such a joy having him down the hall from me at Sunflower.  The moments when our paths crossed in the halls and he blew me a kiss or called out "love you mommy" will be forever etched on my heart!  
 Mrs. Wells has been amazing!  She has loved Logan from the moment she met him.  She encouraged him to come out of his shell and be a leader in class.  I could always count on his teachers to make him feel safe and valued each and every day.  He has grown so much over the last two years.  Logan is asking how to spell everything and reading environmental print.  He knows a handful of sight words and is picking out words in books.  As a kindergarten teacher I know he is ready, as a mommy I can barely believe that he is ready to be in ALL DAY kindergarten!
 This little charmer has made some great friendships and I found myself looking forward to our car rides home to find out which friend was the line leader.  One of my favorite friends is little Miss Alli!  She is a firecracker!
The day summer officially started Logan decided to break my heart just a bit more by making his own PB&J!  The best part is he took out a steak knife and told me, "don't worry mommy, I am being super careful with this!"  Geesh.  He wants to do it all, all by himself!  He even got his brother out of his crib the other day!  

In the chaos of the end of the school year, I found myself remembering a conversation with our favorite NICU doctor, Dr. Helin. We were asking if our 2 lb, 28-weeker would be "normal."  He could not alleviate our worries at that moment but today I know he is anything but normal.  He is our superhero!  He is the biggest kid in his class, smart, and hilarious.  The best part, no matter how big he is, he is still my little boy in need of kisses goodnight, mommy hugs to help heal the hurt, and numerous "I love yous."  Time seems to be clipping along so I am going to spend our summer soaking up my boys, even during the tough times!

Monday, May 19, 2014

Happy Birthday Easton!!

Peek-a-...
 YOU!!! (Easton's way of saying peek-a-boo!)
 Look who's TWO!


 We had a beautiful day to celebrate Easton's 2nd birthday!  The birthday boy was very excited about the decor and outside events!  He kept walking around the house pointing out "A homewun, a football, a soccer, a bacgal (basketball!), a football field," etc.

 Grandma B. made the most adorable baseball cake and cupcakes!  Easton was so pumped!

 He was very excited to hand out his party favors and was thrilled when there were a few leftovers.


 The kiddos and Brett had a great time in the bounce house filled with inflatable balls.  At one point the kids were bopping each other with an inflatable bat!



 The backyard was filled with sports galore!  We had soccer, baseball, basketball, and football all represented!
 On the menu were hot dogs of course!  There was also Kasey cheese and basketball oranges!

 E was tickled to hear everyone sing him "Happy Birthday!"  He even blew out his candle with a little help from daddy.

 He had a lot of help opening his presents and was very kind to share.  After every package he opened he said a loud, "thank you!"  Too precious!
 He even got a brand new Easton t-ball bat, thanks B!


 I just love our neighborhood crew!  The kids had such a great time staying up past their bedtimes playing.

 Easton also received a new tennis set, he is pumped to try out a new sport!



On his actual birthday he had a picnic lunch at the park with Miss Tracy and the gang.  We had his favorite for dinner, macaroni and cheese and hot dogs!  He opened his present from mommy, daddy, and Logan.  His very own basketball hoop for his room!  We saved Auntie Lauren's present too, a golf set!
 We spent all evening in the backyard doing what E loves best, playing sport,



 after sport, 
 after sport!

 We finished off the night with more cupcakes and ice cream.  I don't think he has stopped sing "happy birthday" since (followed by the cutest little blow!).


This little man has brought so many smiles, laughter, and joy to our lives!  E will often fill a silent car with his knock-knock joke:
knock, knock
who's there?
ba-na-na
banana who?
BANANA!!!!!
He finds it wildly hilarious and his laughter is contagious!  His favorite songs are "ballgame" (take me out to the ball game) and "blink-blink" (wheels on the bus).  He loves his wa-wa so much and has even started calling him Logan.  My favorite part of our day is when he falls asleep on me at nap time.  He is so sweet and it reminds me that even though he is a big, ornery two-year-old, he is still my baby boy!

We recently went to his two year developmental check up to see if there were any residual effects from his prematurity.  As was expected, he is perfect in all areas!  He is in the 50-75th percentile for both height and weight (30 lbs).  His head is in the 90th percentile to house that smart brain of his!  We are beyond blessed to have such a healthy, funny, and snugly little monkey!