Wednesday, December 23, 2009
On a bike ride
I let the kids ride their bikes to their nana's house today so Diego could finish off the rest of his ice cream cake from Sunday. We hung out there for a bit & then started back home as today was pretty cold out, for Arizona anyway. On our way back, we were crossing the street & Delaney decides to stop in the middle of the street just as a car is approaching, rather quickly I might add. I'm making sure Diego makes it to the sidewalk & I turn to her & yell to hurry up. She sits there pointing at this stupid cat on the other side of the street that was also crossing. Even the cat knew to hurry up to cross, but not Delaney. She just sat there & then I got scared 'cuz this car was coming & I'm still yelling at her to MOVE! I finally start pushing her & yelling at her & she starts crying. All of this just because she wanted to show me a freaking cat! She cried most of the way home. Once we got here, I sat her down & explained to her why I yelled & how we never stop in the middle of the road, EVER! She tells me, "I'm very sorry mommy and I will never, ever do that again...next year." Huh? Well, I guess the apology is good enough...even if it means I have to wait til next year for her to hold up her end of the deal. Gotta love a 3 yr old's way of thinking.
Turning 6!
Today is Diego's 6th birthday! I can't believe 6 years ago (at 9pm AZ time) he was born! I think that once our kids pass age 5 they just aren't little anymore. It's bittersweet because I hate the thought of my firstborn child growing up so fast, but I'm excited that he is going to experience so many new things this year as a 6 yr old. We have tried for over a year to persuade him into wanting a bike, but he just kept saying no way. We decided to take another approach...force him to want one! It worked! He LOVES his bike & Delaney gets to ride her Dora tricycle right behind him while I walk as fast as I can to keep up with both of them. It's a win/win situation as they are getting exercise & loving to be outdoors and my flabby butt is getting a workout as well. Amen!
The hard part about Diego having his birthday at this time is that we struggle with throwing a big party since it's so close to Christmas...27 hours before the holiday, to be exact. We always said we wouldn't short him a party ever, but it's hard to get everyone together when a lot of people leave town, school is on winter break, etc. So, we do our very best to give him the special day he deserves and let him decide how he wants to spend it. This year he chose to spend the WHOLE day at Amazing Jakes with his cousin Anthony. Then, we met afterwards w/the grandparents for ice cream cake (a tradition we started over a year ago in NC) and gift opening. Diego had a great day that will be memorable to our family forever, that's all that matters!
Tonight, we will spend his actual birthday at Peter Piper Pizza with just our little family playing games & eating our favorite food, pizza! I saved a gift for him to open (Star Wars action figure) that he already knows he's getting at some point since he saw it in the shopping cart the day I bought it. Oh well, he thinks he's getting it for Christmas so I still win 'cuz he'll be surprised to be getting it today. It's the surprise & excite factor us parents really care about, right?
So, as this day will come to an end soon and before I know it we'll be celebrating his 7th birthday, I'm going to take this chance to blog about how proud I am of this amazing son I have. I am so blessed that he was born my son and although he was born 4 weeks early, he was healthy, happy and he was mine! I love you, Diego!
The hard part about Diego having his birthday at this time is that we struggle with throwing a big party since it's so close to Christmas...27 hours before the holiday, to be exact. We always said we wouldn't short him a party ever, but it's hard to get everyone together when a lot of people leave town, school is on winter break, etc. So, we do our very best to give him the special day he deserves and let him decide how he wants to spend it. This year he chose to spend the WHOLE day at Amazing Jakes with his cousin Anthony. Then, we met afterwards w/the grandparents for ice cream cake (a tradition we started over a year ago in NC) and gift opening. Diego had a great day that will be memorable to our family forever, that's all that matters!
Tonight, we will spend his actual birthday at Peter Piper Pizza with just our little family playing games & eating our favorite food, pizza! I saved a gift for him to open (Star Wars action figure) that he already knows he's getting at some point since he saw it in the shopping cart the day I bought it. Oh well, he thinks he's getting it for Christmas so I still win 'cuz he'll be surprised to be getting it today. It's the surprise & excite factor us parents really care about, right?
So, as this day will come to an end soon and before I know it we'll be celebrating his 7th birthday, I'm going to take this chance to blog about how proud I am of this amazing son I have. I am so blessed that he was born my son and although he was born 4 weeks early, he was healthy, happy and he was mine! I love you, Diego!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Things I love the most
This is a "combo post" since I have things to blog about that took place over a span of a week or more.
A few days ago Delaney was at the kitchen table while Nate, Diego & I were sitting in the living room talking. Delaney was happily drawing at the table when I look over & see her putting her head down on her paper. I'm trying to figure out what exactly she's doing until it dawns on me that she's trying to trace her own head! A few seconds later, while she has no clue that I'm watching her, she picks up her leg & puts it on the table and tries to trace it as well. I couldn't help but start cracking up & of course, Nate & Diego are laughing too. She gets mad & tells us to stop laughing at her. She has such an attitude! She later brings over a couple of her drawings to show me her work and I was totally surprised & impressed. She traced her own hand so well and drew a picture of a robot that had real arms, legs, eyes, nose, mouth AND even a bellybutton. Most 3 yr olds don't draw at this level and I was very surprised. She then drew a caterpillar that LOOKED just like one. Again, I was impressed.
So, yesterday I got out of the shower & she was watching me get dressed. She always comments on how she likes my underwear and thinks it's very pretty. Well, today was no different but she added a new one. She said, "mommy, I really think your underwear is so pretty!" "Mommy, um, why does your underwear go INSIDE your butt?" I was cracking up, but nicely told her that some moms like to wear underwear that isn't visible through their clothes & they're called thongs. Uh, think I gave her too much info?? I can see this coming back to bite me in the butt when I find out she shared this little story during sharing time in preschool. Oh boy!
Last night the kids were allowed, by Nate, to sleep in our bed. I opt to sleep elsewhere when this happens as I NEED my sleep! Anyway, the kids always talk when they're in our bed if we're not in there. I hear them talking and then the talking turns to Diego crying. So, I go in the room to find that Delaney was trying to get closer to Diego & accidentally scratched his face. Then, Delaney starts to cry because she feels bad he's crying. Sigh!! Why can't they ever just go to sleep, I thought. So, I get them settled back down & I leave the room. Delaney is still kinda sniffling & crying. I tell Nate to go in there & deal with it and he finally does about 15 minutes later. He tells me this morning what the whole issue was. Apparently, Diego told her he was leaving in the morning on a train for 3 days. She was upset that he wasn't going to be coming back & started to cry. Nate says Diego was so involved in this story that he started believing himself & kinda started to get sad. He told her he didn't want to go. Hilarious! Well, the reason he said all of this was because he is going to ride the "Polar Express Train" at school today, but it's really just a pretend thing they're doing at school. All the kids are wearing their pj's, gloves, hats, jackets, etc & they're going to have hot cocoa & pretend they're at the North Pole. Anyway, these kids are too much. I just wish I was able to constantly record my life (and be able to edit or push the "off" button, of course) in order to capture these amazing moments that will never take place again. I just wish I could show the actual footage to my kids one day. Can you imagine?
A few days ago Delaney was at the kitchen table while Nate, Diego & I were sitting in the living room talking. Delaney was happily drawing at the table when I look over & see her putting her head down on her paper. I'm trying to figure out what exactly she's doing until it dawns on me that she's trying to trace her own head! A few seconds later, while she has no clue that I'm watching her, she picks up her leg & puts it on the table and tries to trace it as well. I couldn't help but start cracking up & of course, Nate & Diego are laughing too. She gets mad & tells us to stop laughing at her. She has such an attitude! She later brings over a couple of her drawings to show me her work and I was totally surprised & impressed. She traced her own hand so well and drew a picture of a robot that had real arms, legs, eyes, nose, mouth AND even a bellybutton. Most 3 yr olds don't draw at this level and I was very surprised. She then drew a caterpillar that LOOKED just like one. Again, I was impressed.
So, yesterday I got out of the shower & she was watching me get dressed. She always comments on how she likes my underwear and thinks it's very pretty. Well, today was no different but she added a new one. She said, "mommy, I really think your underwear is so pretty!" "Mommy, um, why does your underwear go INSIDE your butt?" I was cracking up, but nicely told her that some moms like to wear underwear that isn't visible through their clothes & they're called thongs. Uh, think I gave her too much info?? I can see this coming back to bite me in the butt when I find out she shared this little story during sharing time in preschool. Oh boy!
Last night the kids were allowed, by Nate, to sleep in our bed. I opt to sleep elsewhere when this happens as I NEED my sleep! Anyway, the kids always talk when they're in our bed if we're not in there. I hear them talking and then the talking turns to Diego crying. So, I go in the room to find that Delaney was trying to get closer to Diego & accidentally scratched his face. Then, Delaney starts to cry because she feels bad he's crying. Sigh!! Why can't they ever just go to sleep, I thought. So, I get them settled back down & I leave the room. Delaney is still kinda sniffling & crying. I tell Nate to go in there & deal with it and he finally does about 15 minutes later. He tells me this morning what the whole issue was. Apparently, Diego told her he was leaving in the morning on a train for 3 days. She was upset that he wasn't going to be coming back & started to cry. Nate says Diego was so involved in this story that he started believing himself & kinda started to get sad. He told her he didn't want to go. Hilarious! Well, the reason he said all of this was because he is going to ride the "Polar Express Train" at school today, but it's really just a pretend thing they're doing at school. All the kids are wearing their pj's, gloves, hats, jackets, etc & they're going to have hot cocoa & pretend they're at the North Pole. Anyway, these kids are too much. I just wish I was able to constantly record my life (and be able to edit or push the "off" button, of course) in order to capture these amazing moments that will never take place again. I just wish I could show the actual footage to my kids one day. Can you imagine?
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