Another Hat to Wear

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I am now the toothfairy.  Hunter lost his first tooth at school today.  

He is so proud of the hole in his mouth.

I am bummed about two things though.

1- The teacher threw the tooth away!  THREW IT AWAY!  NOOOOOO!  I told Hunt that he will just have to write the tooth fairy a note.  

 Turns out his teacher did NOT throw it away, but put it in a little blue box and put it in his backpack.  I guess she didnt tell him the tooth was in the box and Hunter got confused and thought she threw it away. And because my mom kept them last night, I neglected to go through his backpack well.  

2- My mom is going to have be the tooth fairy tonight.  The boys are staying with mom and dad tonight as Chad gets awarded Upper State 4A Coach of the Year tonight.  

Hunter left his note at home, so he and mom decided the tooth fairy could wait until Friday night to deliver his surprise.

Shepherd's 2 year Stats

Well, you continue to be a tall one. 

Height- 37.25"  (99%) *** I dont think you are quite this tall though.. I have you measured at 36.5" when you are standing up, she measured you laying down***

Weight- 30.4 lbs (78%)

No shots - only a finger prick which didnt even phase you.  You didnt cry at all when the doctor looked at you.  You sucked on your blanket when he was listening to you breathe and then put your blanket over your head when he laid you on the table.  True to form- you were a goofball. 

The nurse gave you a sucker and 2 stickers so you were quite proud with yourself. 

Sleeping with the Big Boys and a Sneak Peak

As I mentioned yesterday, we bought bunk beds (that should arrive on Friday) with the hope that all 3 boys will soon be sharing a room.  The older two share, but we would love to throw Shep into the big boy room and use the 3rd bedroom as a playroom.  So this room is undergoing a pretty extensive makeover.

Two times in the past few weeks Shepherd has laid down with Hunter at night saying he wanted to sleep with him.  The first attempt ended in laughter and Shep back in his room in his crib.  The second time went much better and ended with the older two asleep and Shepherd just chilling in Hunter's bed.  I moved him to his room and crib though I am sure he would have fallen asleep.

Tonight was the 3rd attempt and looks like 3rd times a charm.  Here is Shepherd about 45 minutes after we put them to bed.

And here is Shepherd and Hunter about 1.5 hours after bedtime.  Looks like they are out... hopefully for the night.

And just for kicks, here is Ashton crashed out in his bed (soon to be Shepherd's bed).

 

So far, the painting is basically done and the bedding is new... more on the later though.

Thanksgiving Happenings

Shew, Thanksgiving and the weekend have just flown by.

I hate it when my posts wind up looking like an outline but I am tired and that is the easiest way to record it.

Thursday
Thanksgiving Day I went up to my parents house to help mom get things ready for lunch.  Thankfully, GrandmaDean and GrandpaGordie were going to be able to come as well as Uncle David and Aunt Christy.  My crew came up around 11 and we ate a delicious lunch.  GrandpaGordie looked great and we had a wonderful time. 
We, perhaps, started a new tradition.  Mom and I decided to make little centerpieces of cut flowers for the table.  We turned it into a competition.  Before we knew it, dad was outside making his arrangement.  We then coerced Nolan into making one.  We laughed so much over these flowers.  All the adults voted on their favorite.  There were definitely some differing opinions.

The Arrangements- feel free to cast your vote.

3rd place with a 25 score

2nd place tie with a 22 score

2nd place tie with a 22 score

1st place with a 21 score- Yep, I won!

The contestants with arrangements (I was tickled by this point)

 

Kind of last minute, we decided that we were going to be able to make Chad's familys Thanksgiving dinner.  Though I didnt eat much, it was great to be able to just drive 40 minutes down the road and get to spend time with both families.

 I also want to thank my parents and my in-laws.  I am truly blessed and so thankful for you guys!

Friday
I ordered bunk beds for the boys room last week, so I wanted to at least get the room painted before the bunk beds come this week.  I painted Friday morning and because I didnt want the boys sleeping in paint fumes, invited myself and the boys to stay at my mom and dads house. 

The boys, again, decided that they were going to sleep in the tent with  Mantis.  Only difference... this time, they were going to sleep outside.  I think they are crazy, but they made it ALL NIGHT LONG in 40 degree weather.  Ashton told me that he didnt even have any dreams when he slept outside. 

Saturday
We left Saturday morning to meet up with Chad who spent the night with his parents because he and his dad went to a football game in NC.  Chad's dad heard that I wanted a real Christmas tree this year and offered to take me to a place where we could cut our own (and he offered to buy it :)   Anyone that knows Hub, knows that all his ideas somehow get bigger and bigger as time goes on.   The original plan was to go 20 minutes up the road to get a tree... it turned into lets go 45 minutes to a place that he likes to eat in NC and then go back and get the tree.  I am not complaining as it turned out to be a lot of fun.  The tree farm was amazing.  The view was beautiful and they had quite the selection of trees.

The cousins trekking up the steep mountain.

The view

The group patiently waiting on indecisive me.

Cousin shot from the front

PapaHub and Grandma with the grandkiddos. 

 

I also got to take pics of my niece for their Christmas card pics.  I am only going to post one because I dont want to steal Sandee's thunder with her Christmas card.

Saturday night we had a Sunday School social to watch the Clemson/ Carolina game.  Blah!  Horrible game but great company.

Sunday
Went to church and then Chad and I busted it to get up leaves, put up lights, and start decorating for Christmas. 

Shep took an almost 3 hour nap today (I had to wake him up), the other two went to bed at 7:30 and I am going to bed now.

This next month is going to be such a whirlwind, I already have something on almost every day of the week, but I cant wait. 

Eucharisteo Part 19

629- November days in the 70'a

630- Chalk "roads" on the driveway

631- Shepherd and his amazement of falling leaves

632- The inventor of the dishwasher

633- Money to pay for new hot water heater

634- An iris in bloom in November

635- Family zoo trips

636- Football playoffs

637- A community behind my husband

638- Having more fans than the home team

639- Weekly mall runs

640- Having a friend who makes those mall runs with me

641- Ash and Shep's Thanksgiving song

642- Informal family pictures

643-Frog tape

644- GrandpaGordie feeling good enough to make the trip for Thanksgiving

645- perfect shade of blue

646- Molly feeling better

647- Sound of Power Wheels and laughter

648- Sea of cars on the living room floor

649-God's provision

650-Wisdom in the picking the cheaper Christmas card

651- Christmas cards!

652- Bedding found for cheap.

653- A full day of everyone being purposeful in being thankful.  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Thanksgiving Program

Ashton goes to MMO/ K-3 two mornings a week.  His Thanksgiving program was Tuesday and followed by a lunch.  His class did a really good job... they were uh, nice and LOUD.  I actually couldnt understand much of what they said.  However, in comparison to the quiet classes before, it was a breath of fresh air.

He really gets into it.

 

Ashton's favorite "song" was The Thanksgiving Color Song. It was the last song they did and my memory card filled up before it was over, so I picked my next favorite.  I had him sing his favorite and will post that one later.

Ashton's Class

 

My God Is So Big

 

Ashton, you did such a good job!

I two

Two years ago I looked at you for the first time.  I smiled. 

That smile has turned into many more smiles and loads of laughter.  You are the funniest little boy.   We definitely laugh a lot.

I love the way you have been saying “I  2” for the past 4 weeks.

I love it when you walk up to me with a book and say “riiide it.”  Which translated means “read it.”

I love it when I am holding you and you grab my face and squish into your face.

I love how you say “thank you” about everything…. A little Eucharisteo boy in the making.

I love your bear hugs and sweet kisses.

I love watching you play cars and hearing your current favorite phrase “I pay cars” which you say very quickly and matter of factly.

I love watching you eat, you have my love of food.

I love Tuesday and Thursday mornings with you- just us two.

I love how easy it is to turn your bad moods into good moods.  You are a happy kid.

I love your pigeon toed/ bow legged walk/ run

I love the little gap in between your two front teeth.

I love it when people tell me how much you look like me b/c I think you are pretty darn cute.

I love talking to you.  After we carry on a conversation, I am always amazed by how much you understand and how well you can communicate back to me.

I love that I have been able to stay at home with you.   Moments I missed with your brothers, I have seen with you.  However, I also realize that there is no one else to blame but me for your flaws (yes, you do have some… ex, screaming, defiance, dumping cups upside down that still have drinks in them, throwing hard objects at your brothers, and biting Ashton)

I love your independence.  You always want to get out of the car by yourself and when you jump out, you tell me “I jump very higher.”

I love it when you get out of the bathtub by yourself and I see you running down the hall leaving water drops all along the way.

I love hearing you sing.  My current favorite is “You Don’t Always Get What You Want" but I also like hearing you sing your ABC's.

This is you singing "You Don't Always Get What You Want" which is Mantis' spin off of The Rolling Stones, "You Cant Always Get What You Want."

Transalation;  You dont always get what you want.  But if you try real hard, you get what you need.

I love the way you suck on your blanket like Hunter did- it takes me back. 

I love the way you call your blanket “Kiss.”  You will walk around saying “Where Kiss, I want Kiss.” 

I love hearing you talk about all your cars.  You truly love them and will fight at the drop of a hat if your brothers try to take them from you. 

I love the way you keep up with your brothers.  When they are outside tackling each other, you don’t bat an eye on jumping in on the action.  You are going to be tough- that is for sure.

I love hearing you pray.  You start with the first couple lines of the Lord’s Prayer and then move into just saying your family member’s names.  It is precious.

I love the way you are still a momma’s boy.  Your daddy will come home and you greet him enthusiastically, but run straight back to me.

Shep, I love you.  You are always my little boy.  Your baby time is basically  over-  man, time goes by so quickly- and I have cherished every second of it. 

Little boy, I pray for you- that God’s plan for you will lead to extraordinary things for His kingdom.  And remember to always “seek first the kingdom of God.”  If you seek His ways, then all else will fall into place.

Happy Birthday sweet boy.

Love you forever,
Mommy