Handprint Day!

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.

September 28, 2015
Shawn, Jason, and Jack

And even stronger. 

September 30, 2016
Jason, Shawn, and Jack

And even stronger!

September 28. 2017
Shawn, Jason, and Jack

And super strong!

And super, super strong!

These man boys are getting so big. Their hands larger than mine.

My hand on the right, Jason's hand on the left in 2020.

 

This year, the dynamic duos' hands are similar in size and Jack's are nearing my size now. It won't be long now. 

Jason's hand to mine a la 2021.
I told him he could stop growing now...he rolled his eyes at me.

Their hand prints 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 hand prints tell the tale. Our boys are not so little anymore.

Back At It

Jack was so excited to finally get to go back to school today after his week off last week! Pre pandemic, he would have been back at school a lot sooner than now, but we kept him home in an abundance of caution. He was finally completely back to himself. 

He had a great day, too. :)

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to the best dad ever! We love you!

Intervention Needed

I think this kid needs an intervention - definitely Jell-O Anonymous is in order here!

Friday Five

Well, Jack's sore throat blossomed to a full fledge cold that kept him out of school the entire week. Thankfully he was negative for Covid, which is a huge relief, but it just goes to show you how easy it is for kids to get sick despite wearing a mask all day. (And Jack is one to wear his mask - he'll even tell other people to wear their masks right, so yeah.)

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Shawn had a rough week at school this week, which culminated in his (school issued - long story) walker breaking while he was in it. He hurt his arm and leg trying to catch himself and from the startle of it. We had to write a stern note to the school about it and everything. Sigh.

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Jason's highlight was that he built a bridge in his MESA class at school. He and his team, using only cardboard, tape, and paper, created a bridge that held 60 pounds! So cool!

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One cute moment for Jack was that he wrote his first email to a teacher. He had to tell her that he couldn't take the comprehension test she assigned because he didn't have the book to read the story. He ended his email with, "But it's OK. I can take it on Monday." This is a big deal for him - he accepted the problem and found a solution. 

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Fun weekend ahead of us. We get to celebrate Isaac's birthday on Sunday!

Heavenly Birthday

Remembering her today on her birthday. 

Love and miss you.

Way Back Wednesday

This memory popped up on my phone this week. Love how cutie patootie he is here!

June, 2018