Celebrating our son's fifth birthday! We threw a basketball birthday party last Friday night and had a great time. Even some of the high school Blue Jay basketball team showed up and it made Grey's night that they came to his party (thanks guys! you're the best!) My first baby is five. waaaaaah.
Laughing at Gemma Ro. The girl is endless in her hilarity. She has decided that saying she wants to marry someone/thing is how she now expresses love for them. "I'm going to marry Daddy." "I want to marry that fish on my cup." "I think I'll marry these fancy shoes."
Saying Goodbye to my Pap. It's been a long, sad two weeks while he was sick and then after he passed and all the events that comes with that. We are so blessed though to be surrounded by so many loving thoughts, prayers, and people. (thank you, all). We finally said goodbye on Wednesday afternoon with a twenty-one gun salute and Taps played at the burial service. Rest in peace, Pap Pap.
Thankful for spring officially arriving! It has been warming up and even the cloudy April showers type days are warm enough for the kids to go out and stomp around in puddles. It really feels like spring now that the boys are headed out to fishing camp tonight for the whole weekend! Grey is so excited he can barely stand himself. I've answered 'When is Daddy getting home from work?' approximately 4583920 times already today. We have a special running at The Hunting Daddies store in honor of fishing season! Use Code WETLINES for $2 off any of our Youth items!
Relieved that Violet's bout with diarrhea and subsequent diaper rash appears to be over! It lasted almost two weeks and I was close to being drowned alive in baby laundry and cloth diapers. Hallelujah!
Ordering the kids' stuff for our upcoming vacation and got the notice that it's already shipped! I love the sun shirts and the sun skull caps at One Step Ahead and even ordered them some Froggles! They are pretty excited about it.
Reading The Ten Thousand Things still (!) but I am on the very last chapter and have only four pages left (seriously - I should just be reading them right now and getting if over with!!) Wasn't too crazy about the book, but it was very different than my usual books (mostly in writing style) so that's good. Next up is The Girl with Dragon Tattoo (I know, I'm a little slow on the uptake).
Frustrated about how I've felt sort of in a haze for the past two weeks. Granted, I know we've had some rough stuff going on (my Pap, Violet sick, Grey's fifth birthday) but not being at regular/top efficiency always makes me feel lethargic. So, I'm hopeful that I'll get back into regular operating mode soon. I'm hoping to get better at getting some walking/jogging time in every day, packing for vacation, and finishing up some spring cleaning in the next week!
Regretting teaching Grey how to whistle this morning. Yeesh, it's been non-stop all day and he just came up to me and said, "Mum, I can whistle as good as a bird. Also, I feel like whistling all day because it's so fun to whistle." Help.me.
Inspired after spending some time yesterday afternoon walking around Lift Johnstown's Project Party that brought together tons of volunteer organizations in the community and surrounding counties. I was for real like a kid in a candy store. Gah, so much good happening and opportunities to support or be a part of it. Obsessed.
This week in interesting internet:
Brandon and I both really resonated with the article from Scary Mommy on why a Mother doesn't want to be touched. We had a chat about it and both agreed that we understood where each side was coming from. I was just thinking about it again today when I was feeding Violet in the rocker before her nap and Lola (our cat) was laying on my legs and Greyson was standing/leaning next to me. So.much.touching.all.the.time.
I loved reading the Moral Bucket List; a NY Times article and loved the thought that there are two different kinds of virtues; resume and eulogy and what it appears that we value in society as a whole. very interesting and thought-provoking stuff.
The two year old article about the marathon spectators popped up in my TimeHop this week and I re-read it and re-loved it again. This article was actually some of the inspiration that went into our maid of honor speech in our sister's wedding last year. If you are a runner or a watcher of runners in races - this article is heartwarming.
Great read from the NY Times about how white parents are becoming less white as families are becoming more diverse.
I was cracking up over this article about some new vocabulary words. Every night when getting into bed I'm not kidding, I audibly moan in ecstasy (bedgasm) and I'm fairly certain that I nerd-jack most conversations - sorry friends & family!.
Greyson and I laughed and watched this video three times from Dude Perfect about fishing stereotypes. We are Kiss Fishers in case you were wondering. Although, Greyson and Brandon would like to ensure that we don't lick them. HAHAHAHA.
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