Hand Prints

We fell into this tradition by accident, but once I realized it could be a thing, I made it one. Every year on this date, I make the boys stamp their hand prints on paper.

We started it in 2011 - Jack's first year on Earth. He was not quite 6 months old. The big boys were nearing 4.



Jason, Shawn, and Jack (left to right)
September 28, 2011



They were all so tiny then.

They keep getting bigger, these boys.  





Shawn, Jason, and Jack (left to right)
September 28, 2012



Bigger.

Shawn, Jason, and Jack (left to right)
September 28, 2013

And bigger.

September 28, 2014
Shawn, Jason, and Jack

And stronger every day.

September 28, 2015
Shawn, Jason, and Jack

It's mind blowing to me. How can they be this big?

I held my hand over Jason's here, and his fingers are only an inch or so shorter than mine. I imagine his hands might be the same size as some smaller adults...

Their handprints are such a visual representation of how much they've changed, a tangible way of seeing the passage of time when sometimes it's so hard to grasp in day to day living of life.

These handprints tell the tale. Our boys are not so little anymore.

Facebooking Part 2

Shawn didn't hesitate when I said he could have a chance to write something on Facebook today. He was ready as soon as the laptop was in front of him.

"What do I write, mom?" he asked. 

I told him to write about the fundraiser, and this is what he came up with. (Spelling is all his own, too. 😜)

How cute is that? Almost as cute as this, I think...

I Gave In

I held off as long as I could, but I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. In the beginning, while the rest of the world's children fell all over themselves with it, my boys were more content to do other things instead. That lasted for the longest time.

And then a few weekends ago the first thinly veiled hint at interest popped up. I heard about kids at school and how they loved it. I was shown countless YouTube videos on it. 

This week brought more targeted requests. "Can we?" and "I sure wish I could..." came up multiple times. Sigh.

I finally relented. Tonight we have officially entered the world of Minecraft.

I have a feeling I'm going to probably be on Mibecraft overload in no time flat.

Cute Big Boy Saturday - Birthday Party!

Tonight we celebrated daddy and grandma's birthday!

The boys were quite eager to participate, too. Who cares if it wasn't their birthdays today? Blowing out the candles and opening presents are fun any time. ;)

Happy Birthday, Isaac and Mom! We love you very much!

Friday Five

Jason's books for AR reading this week were from the "You Wouldn't Want to Be a..." series. He read the one about building skyscrapers and being a pirate's prisoner. He was both repulsed and intrigued while he read both.

"I only liked the books half way." he told me. "They were half way disgusting, too." LOL

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Homework this week included painting some apple pictures in the pointillism style. Apparently they were learning about Georges Seurat...

Because it's second grade. You learn big stuff in second grade. Sheesh.

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This week was grandma's (my mom) birthday and daddy's birthday is tomorrow. Tomorrow we get to celebrate with a little party for the two of them. The boys have been counting down for a while now. They love birthdays. :)

Today also brought the first flip of the calendar to October to find out when their birthday will be. I was informed it will be on a Tuesday. I was also informed that they can't wait.

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We are on this ball and have already picked out costumes for Halloween! They are all going to look pretty cute, too. I am almost not sure how to handle us being this proactive. lol

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We found our first wild monarch butterfly chrysalis outside! So exciting!

Throwback Thursday - September 2013

Brotherly love...

Mostly Wordless Wednesday

He got a little too quiet -- always a dangerous thing around here. I found him sitting in a hole.

Apparently this was a whole lotta fun. Lol