Kindergarten

Well, the time has come for the kiddos to head back to school & this year my sweet little (sorry, big) boy will be joining them. That's right, Eric started Kindergarten today! He has always been such an independent child & has been looking forward to going to school since he was about 3 yrs. old & spent about 3 months in daycare (or as he called it "my school"). It's hard to believe that time has flown by so quickly that he's already old enough to be a kinder kid. It seems like just yesterday I was cuddling with my brand new little baby & now he's not so little anymore. I know I haven't shared much this summer but the big news was Eric made it into the Dual Language Program @ Blanco Vista Elementary. We attended meetings, tested & then a couple of weeks ago we found out he made it in. This is such an amazing opportunity for him to not only learn all the regular kinder stuff but to learn to speak a whole new language while he's at it. My little boy is really growing up before our eyes!

this was my baby 5 yrs ago

August 2004

this is my "baby" today; his first day of school

August 2009

Baby Stellan

Ok folks prayer time! Head over to my charming kids to read about Baby Stellan & his family. They need really need your prayers & positive energy right now. Be sure to leave them an note of encouragement while you are there.

http://www.mycharmingkids.net/2009/07/no-matter-what.html

ER visit

Well it's official, both of the boys have now had an ER visit & we've been the silly over-reactive parents. Let's just say tonight was not a good night. I'll start from the beginning: Danny & I were sitting in our bedroom talking before he laid down to get a nap before heading out to work, in 3 hrs (this was at about 8:30 pm & also after he had been up since 6 am this morning). Anyways, we were discussing clothes for an upcoming wedding that we would be attending & all of a sudden, Mason starts crying the 'I'm really hurt cry'. We both rush to the living room to see what was wrong, Eric runs to hide & Mason is laying on the kitchen floor eyes closed crying & not trying to get up. Sooo, when I pick him up he won't open his eyes & won't respond to my questions. In the mean time Danny got it out of Eric that he had hit Mason & that Mason fell backwards & hit his head on the kitchen floor that is nothing more than concrete & a VERY thin piece of vinyl. Needless to say I am freaking out; Mason is having a hard time opening his eyes & when he does they are rolled back in his head, the few words I could get out of him were slurred, he just wasn't acting right. So off to the ER we go. I don't know which caused more adrenaline Mason's accident or me driving 80+ mph to the hospital. Now that I've had time to process everything I realize driving like that was really stupid but all I could think was that I had to get him to the hospital. I have to admit that all in all the visit wasn't that bad we were checked in & back out within an hour & a half. The doctors checked him over, everything looked good, they told us what to watch for over the next 24 to 48 hrs & explained why they didn't want to give him a cat scan. I would have to agree on this one, I sure don't want that much radiation focused on my kid's developing brain than is ABSOLUTELY necessary. Now we are back at home the kids are sleeping, Danny is at work (w/no nap, mind you) & I am trying to unwind from all the excitement (freakout) so that I can get some sleep in between waking Mason up every two hours. The doctor said I DIDN'T have to wake him up like you would with most concussions but really I don't think that's gonna stop me.

crashed out after all the drama was over

they couldn't put the bracelet on his little wrist so they had to put it on his ankle.

It Moved!

Attention all my dear, loyal follower: During my spare time moved to its' new permanent home at spare time creations. Hopefully this will be my one and only move (I know everyone hates editing bookmarks & such). Check it out in it's new home, there will be new posts to come soon.

during my spare time

I'm excited to announce the birth of my newest blog!! During My Spare Time was created out of the need for a suitable place to showcase all my fun, crafty, time-consuming projects. I thought long & hard about this & wondered how on God's green earth can I possibly keep up with 3 blogs. Well, I don't know that I can but I will sure as heck try my hardest. Wish me luck & check on me often, I may be drowning over here. Thanks for the support & you are more than welcome to click to become a follower! Much love to ya'!

Mason plays T-ball too!

Mason has ALWAYS followed big brother around, wanted to do everything he does, play with whatever he plays with, including t-ball. The other day Mason got brother's bat & ball & told daddy, "ball. ball." He pulled Danny to the door & told him again, "ball. ball." So, Danny took Mason outside, put the ball on the tee, & let him swing. For being such a small guy, he did pretty darn good!




Now, all he has to do is learn to measure up & keep his eye on the ball & he'll be ready for the pros!!

Eric & Mason's T-ball Double Header

Last week our schedules worked out that Beck had a game scheduled right after ours. The boys had a super sized cheering section cheering them on Everyone from Mimi & Papa to Jessie & Ella showed up to lend their support for both boys.

Beck is #10 for the Braves

Eric is #5 for the Orioles

all the kids

L to R: Beck, Ella, Maddy (fresh

from dance class), Eric & Bristol