Back to School

Today was the first day of preschool for the boys and my first day of freedom!

I had envisioned sending William to school with a cute Pottery Barn backpack with his name monogrammed on it and matching lunchbox. Instead, he picked out this tacky Cars backpack and matching lunch box. We also went to buy new school shoes and I ended up caving and let them get matching Cars light-up tennis shoes. I would rather buy the cute Stride Rite or Saucony tennis shoes, but I figured there is only a small window in life when you can wear light-up shoes. William definitely has a mind of his own which is good, I guess.

They had a great day at school. William was so excited this morning he couldn't eat breakfast. Logan did really good on his first day, but came home tired and fussy. William will go Mon/Wed/Thur and Logan will go every Mon/Wed. I also signed up to be Room Mom for Logan's class. It's nice to have a routine again!

Here are the pictures from this morning before we left...







Logan starting to crash from taking pictures...

Chop, Chop...

A couple of weeks ago William decided to cut his own hair. I thought he was upstairs doing what he calls "art" which is cutting a piece of paper into a thousand pieces. Well, I guess he got bored with that and took to chopping his hair. I asked him why he would cut his hair and his answer was that he thought it looked good. He also cut some hair off the back of Logan's head. Here is what William thinks looks good (keep in mind it looked much worse in person)...




I took him to a Great Clips and this little Asian lady had to shave it ALL off to even it up. She also berated him the whole time. I figured having a little Asian lady tell you what a bad hairdresser you are for 20 mins is punishment enough. Although, I'm not sure he understood anything she said.

I decided to reevaluate my children's craft scissor policy...who knew they were sharp enough to cut through all that hair.

The Dog Days of Summer...

Ugh, will this heat wave ever end! They are predicting that this Friday we will break the 1980 record for most days over 100 in a row. Our summer has been moving along, we've been trying to keep busy...Rockport for July 4th, William has been to two bible camps and a gymnastics camp, my mom came to visit, we went to Houston, swimming, we've hit a bunch of indoor play areas, swim lessons, meeting friends at Lifetime, William had a stomach bug, Logan got an ear infection, etc. I'm counting down to August 29th when BOTH boys will start pre-school!! I don't know what I will do with myself, it's been almost 2 years since I've had any considerable time by myself. Happy, happy, joy, joy!!

Happy 18 Months Logan!

Our little Logan baby is growing up, he turned 18 months old on Tuesday. As I've said before, he's into everything! There is nothing he won't try to climb and loves copying everything William does, which can get dangerous. He's currently sporting a busted lip and bruised big toe. His favorite past times include...dancing, snacks, playing with big brother, running, climbing, swimming, playing outside, throwing and kicking balls, and just being a wild toddler.

We went to the Doctor today for Logan's 18 month check-up. At Logan's 15 month appointment I promised myself I would not worry about his weight (or lack there of) anymore. Well, he came in at a whopping 8th percentile and my heart sank. I know I can't control how skinny he is, but as a mother you want your child to hit all the marks. Our poor Pediatrician did the same song and dance for me as every appointment..."he's healthy, he's just a thin guy, don't worry about it." He did come in at 47th percentile for height, so that made me feel better...he is growing. He also hit all of his milestones and got a clean bill of health. Such a blessing!!

I know this sounds cheesy, but when Jonathan had his accident I remember feeling so blessed and thankful that we would be able to have more children together. I know God spared Jonathan's life and legs for a reason. It warms my heart to think that Logan is one of those reasons and the special plan he has for him. I think God knew William needed a little brother! ;)



What a difference a year makes...

Great Wolf Lodge

Saturday morning we got up early (our day usually starts at 6:30, so that wasn't a stretch) and headed to the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. The Milam crew (Cory, Karri, Maggie, Annie, Gage, Honey (Cory's mom) and G (Cory's step-dad)) let us crash their family vacation. They were so sweet to share their extra passes with us, so we all got in for free!

If you are not familiar with Great Wolf Lodge, it's a huge indoor water park and themed resort. This was William's first experience at a real water park and he loved it! There was one pretty big water slide he did about 20 times with Jonathan. Logan also had a great time, they had plenty of areas for little guys to play and toddle around. It was a really fun day!

Seeing Double

My cousin, Elizabeth, got married this past weekend in Dallas. It was a great wedding and a good reason to get a babysitter for Friday AND Saturday night! We also had a lot of family in town, including my grandmother's (Mimi-my mom's mom) twin sister. We call her Mimi Margo and she lives in Michigan where my grandmother is from. We haven't seen Mimi Margo in about 6 years so it's always fun to see the two of them together. They use to look more alike, but Mimi hurt her back a few years ago and has gotten a little frail. I remember as a child being very confused by the two Mimi's and never being able to tell which one was my grandmother.

Sunday afternoon Mimi, Mimi Margo, my Mom and Tom came over to see the boys. William just stared at the two Mimi's, not knowing which one was which. We asked him to pick which one he thought was Mimi, but he wouldn't do it...smart guy. It was cute to see how excited Mimi was to show her sister her two great-grandsons.

Busted Teeth and Heat Relief

The day we got back from Rockport William was climbing on some Ikea furniture in the playroom when he lost his balance and fell, hitting his face on the edge of the furniture. I was talking to Angie on the phone and our conversation went something like this..."William just fell and hit himself, hold on a sec. Oh wait, there's a lot of blood. Let me call you back!" I usually gage accidents based on blood. If I don't see blood I know they are probably o.k. If I do see blood I start to worry. He was bleeding pretty bad from his lip and front tooth. I got everything under control and consulted with Jonathan when he got home. We decided to just wait and see how he looked the next morning.

Well, the next morning his lip was about 4 times it's normal size, his gums were still bleeding a little and his tooth was loose. I called the dentist and told the hygienist what happened. She pulled his chart and asked me if it was the front tooth that was already dead. I said, no...it was the good tooth. She just laughed and said it probably wasn't good anymore (not really that funny). She also said to keep an eye on it for a week and that the gums would probably tighten the tooth back up. She reassured me that all they can do for little kids is pull the tooth. She said to try to keep ice on his lip and give him Tylenol for the pain.

Trying to get William to put ice on his lip proved to be impossible so I decided to go with popsicles. The highs this week have been in the upper 90's...what happened to our nice spring weather? So we have been enjoying popsicles in the afternoon the past few days to help with William's lip and to beat the heat.

William's mouth is starting to look better now, praise the Lord. He looked pretty scary at first with his mouth all messed up...poor guy!




Side Note: That dead patch of grass William is standing on is where he hits his golf balls. My dad gave him real metal golf clubs for Christmas and he loves them. I finally gave up and just let the grass die.