Went to grandma's house. Which usually includes putting marbles down the marble run. and ends in putting said marbles in mouths and spitting them all over the floor. oh the memories we will have one day.
We bought Pop its. Boxes and boxes...because frankly, they provide more enjoyment and last longer than any 20.00 firework and only cost 1.00.
Ryan was hesitant and kept repeating that he was scared....but after only a couple of minutes decided to throw a few down.
and oh the joy. the exhilaration.
some used more precision, which included counting and craddling in the palm of their hands before throwing them down.
but nothing satisfied more than the pop pop pop that crackled from the sidewalk with each and every hurl.
We burned snakes and grandma's sidewalk
There were borrowed pop its when one's pop its were all used up....in exchange for promises of niceness and friendship that were short lived and usually forgotten afterwards.
But no one cared and life was good.
No worries or cares.
only excitement for what was to come.
We said things like, "cool" and "who" and anything else that fits this facial expression.
We were ready to light off the big dogs.
The big fireworks were loud and bright. Even at 7:43 pm.
All the brave and excitement sizzled out just as fast as the 20.00 we spent on the stupid things.
but they were always brave afterwards.
and the fireworks went high
They were high and loud.
and then something went terrible awry.
One of the ariel shooters fell over sideways 1/2 way through and began blasting sprays of hot firey color in several different directions.
The rest of the show was mostly viewed from the porch and inside of the house. Which was a shame really because the anticipation of it falling over again was the best part. :)
The end !
note : no one was harmed during the taking of these pictures or at any other point during the story.
Nathan asking for a cracker.
"mom, I want a crack whore. I want a crack whore mom"
He sat and ate said cracker next to me while I started this post. His crack whore took on the shape of a 9mm smith and wesson and he immediately aimed and repeatedly fired at none other than myself.
Once again, just to keep track.
The boys had their 5 year well check yesterday.
Spencer is 44 1/2 inches tall which places him at 90% for height. He's 41 lbs which puts him roughly 50% for weight.
He's not quite 20/20 which is perfectly normal at this age and asked to go first when it came time for shots. He of course resisted once it was time but only cried a little as the shots went in and then immediately laughed afterwards.
Cameron is 45 inches tall which puts him at 95% for height. he's 45 lbs. A pound an inch :) He's 80% for weight.
He has 20/20 eye sight and surprised even me with what he could identify on the board.
He got an x-ray on his belly because of some tummy troubles and it seems he like his sister will be drinking the miralax cocktail every night.
He was much more hesitant to get shots after watching his brother go through it. He also only cried while being shot and then complained later about having a sore leg.
We won't be sending the boys to kindergarten next year. We've decided to give them that extra year to learn a little more and grow.
And since they've decided to be simply delightful at all times......I won't mind at all.
For more than one reason I am posting this section of recorded lesson. Yes, I will admit, I loved catching Nathan running up to tell me, "I love you mama" :)
There's a little kids pool that they will allow the kids not in swimming lessons to play in. We always get there a few minutes early so that the babies can warm up to the water and then stay and play for a few minutes after everyone is done with lessons.
We were lucky that it was just our family in the pool this day. Usually it's full of kids.
Nate and his cannon ball crack me up !
Ryan was putting his whole head under today like his brother. I wish I would have had the camera today.
Who knew that all you needed to have a great party was water and moving targets.
These are your good friends that you play with in the neighborhood. If we didn't have cupcakes and icecream cones it could have been, just another day this summer.
You guys have so much fun together. We're lucky to live by so many little people.
Are the ones born this month. There is something about a Cancers personality that I am so drawn to. They seem to fit well with my higher ummm maintenanceenergy uuh need for perfection very much Virgo personality.
J and the boys are Cancers and I absolutely adore them.
Spencer and Cameron are 5. It happened yesterday and I'm welcoming it with a happy heart and high hopes.
They are delightful little people who are so easy that there was no difference in having them gone for 4 days. Really.
When I would talk to J and ask how things were going she was always full of positive and great things to say. She would return the question and I would answer honestly that nothing really changed.
Next time she's taking the other 3 and leaving the boys home.
Maybe for my birthday :)
J took the boys to her sisters for a long weekend getaway. They played. and played. and are always finding something to explore or use in some quest with a dragon or bad guy. Their imaginations are extraordinary and watching them play is better than the theater most days.
Cameron is my cuddler still and likes it when I squeeze his guts out. He actually requests it. :)
Spencer is my little friend maker. It doesn't matter where we go he finds someone to run and play with. His speech although much improved but still hard to understand sometimes doesn't seem to have any affect on it either.
They are both such nice kids.
Happy 5th boys. I love you both with all of my heart ! And now with tears in my eyes. THANK YOU. for being easy.
I love how they march out to sea like men and then run screaming like little boys from the waves :)
As expected, Ryan didn't want to get in the pool without me and certainly not some strange lady.
I sat next to the stairs and held his hand until the teacher took him to float on his tummy. He didn't physically resist....but his face tells another story. He was not happy.
And then she gave them ducks to blow bubbles with
And Ryan said, FINE. I'll play with your duck.
And the container that held the toys spilled showers of water and oooooh how fun it was.
and then there was some splashy play and I love to splashy play, Ryan cheered.
and somewhere between the ducks and splashing the kid warmed up
and he even blew bubbles. Success.
Nathan is my fish and I will call him sqwooshy !
Cam nad Spencer
Cam
Spence
Sydney who has improved SO so much since last year.
I had made bets (thankfully I never put and actual dollar sign to it) that I would be refunding Ryan's class after today. I honestly didn't think he'd do it. See where lower expectations gets you. :)
I remember Cam and Spencer's first lesson. Cam wouldn't stop crying.
I think it helped that there was another child who was not scared and listened in each of their classes. Sets an example to follow.
Am I holding my breath for Friday's class ? nah. I'm sure it will be a repeat. I'm good with that.
I saw this and immediately knew it was right up our ally.
It turned out super cute and will know be hung somewhere in my house each July.
Lucky for me I had the right amount of children for feet lines :) I've seen it done with white feet stamped alternately too.
Also, I wish I would have done the hands first so that I could have made that space a little cleaner and then worked the feet lines around it. Maybe next time. I just love how it turned out.
