This is the only shot I got of these beautiful tulips. Look at the patch of green inside these? So so stunning.
This is with the AMM April Kit.
Journaling Reads:
“Mommy, when will I be ten?”
“In six years, my sunshine.”
“I want to be ten!”
“You will be, soon, my love.”
We play this game on the way from and to school each day. You want to know when you will be older and you list all the things you will do when you’re at that age. And then, a few days ago you asked, “Mommy, when will I be twenty?”
“In sixteen years, my boy.”
“I want to be twenty!!”
“Not soon, sweetie, I don’t want you to be twenty, yet.”
“Why not?”
“Well when you’re twenty, you won’t be living with Mommy and Daddy anymore. You’ll be going to school and sleeping at school and I will miss you.”
You thought about this for a while, asked a few followup questions and then said, “I don’t want to be twenty, yet. I want to be six!”
I smiled knowing this wouldn’t last long and that the prospect of living with Mommy and Daddy would soon be less than exciting but I will take what I can get and I will make sure to cherish these days when you still pick us over the alternative.
This is with the AMM April Kit.
Journaling Reads:
“Mommy, I want to play chest,” you said the other day.
I had no idea what you were talking about until you pointed at the chess/checkers set we had sitting on the shelf. “Do you mean chess?” I asked.
“Yes,” you said, “chesst.”
After I chuckled to myself, I told you that Daddy was the person who would teach you how to play chess. Just that week, your Daddy had been telling me that he wanted to sit with you and teach you how to play chess. I secretly thought it was too soon and that you wouldn’t really pay attention properly, but I didn’t say anything.
And, boy, was I wrong.
You learned all the piece’s names and how they move within a few minutes and played with Daddy for almost an hour before your mind wandered.
I was wrong to underestimate you, little boy, a little more practice and you can learn chess after all.
This is with the AMM April Kit.
Journaling Reads:
My good friends Jess and Chris got you stomp rockets for your fourth birthday and they have become your most favorite presents out of all the ones you got. Since we have to play them outside, any possible occasion when the weather is sunny and Daddy’s home has been “stomp rocket time.” While I am not the biggest fan of the rockets, I love watching your joy each time one of them goes up really high. I love watching you experiment with the ways you can make the rockets go off. I love how happy you get as you send them up in the air. Pure, unadulterated joy. No wonder I can’t say no when you ask to play with this toy that brings so much delight into your life.
This is with the AMM April Kit.
Journaling Reads:
Watching you and Daddy bond is always something special for me, but on this particular day, he had just come back from his 4-day trip to New York City and you just couldn’t get enough of him. You wanted to sit next to him, you wanted to hug him and kiss him every few minutes. It was such a delight to watch and experience. My boy, I hope you and Daddy are this close forever.
David, looking through a “binocular” he made at school. “It makes it all pink,” he tells me.
Another school shot. David looking at an art project that greeted him in the morning. I am often jealous of the fantastic school experience he gets to have. I am so happy for him and so glad we’re able to send him to such a good school.
Ok, it’s finally time to catch up. In the spirit of catching up I am just going to post the photos and write a few lines.
This is from school, a typical face David likes to make that makes me smile.
His first day back at school since Yona arrived, David couldn’t wait to show her off to all of his friends. He also had to show off his new Spiderman socks which he was so excited about, I don’t think he kept his shoes on for most of the schoolday.
We did one final tour of houses and I think we’re getting close to narrowing down our choices. It’s exciting and scary all at the same time. I am also starting to feel really exhausted because I literally do not sleep for more than 20 mins at a time now and I cannot function most of the day. So I am not sure what the plan will be for the next three weeks before the little one’s due to arrive but I am trying to take it easy and nap a lot and do tiny bits of work in between.
Happy Monday!
Just in case you thought the presents from yesterday weren’t enough, Yona also brought David two “small surprises” for each day she’s here. These include workbooks, stickers, and many other fun things that would each be considered presents that are not small in my house. So David is just being spoiled over and over again.
Here he lines up all of his new action men and his new car has the ability to propel a dog out of it, so he uses that trick to knock them all down. You’d be amazed at how many times he patiently lined them up just so he can do this.
We spent most of yesterday and today looking at houses. We drove all around our neihborhood and a few adjacent ones to show my sister the houses we had found so we could get her opinion. The rest of the time we played, rested and just enjoyed each other’s company. Having my sister here means we get a fully cooked meal each night. I cannot tell you the difference it makes. Watching how quickly she does it all, makes me feel maybe I could do it, too.
This week’s catalyst is: Tell us about a time you felt unconditional love for someone or something.
My words:
I must say my first experience with true, deep, unconditional love was my husband but then my son was born and the power of loving someone that small, someone whom I carried inside me for nine months and someone who is so much a part of me is indescribable. I will forever love him and my love for him will always be unbounded.
And finally she’s here!! My sister, Yona, whom I haven’t seen in person since July of 2006. I cannot believe how long it’s been and how much I have missed her.
Yona knew that this trip would be all about relaxing and not doing very much since I am so very pregnant and need more rest than anything else, so she didn’t really bring much to wear, yet, she still came with a huge luggage. When I asked her what was in it, she told me they were toys for David. And she wasn’t kidding. Here’s the photo of the luggage before David attacked it.
I don’t think she’ll ever be able to come again without bringing this many toys. It’s a good thing she has twins who are six years ahead of David.
So while I was excited about having my sister visit, I think David might be even more so now that he knows what it means to have her here.
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monthly projects from previous years
some of my previous projects
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