Thumbs up to a special day with Daddy!
Monday, March 30, 2015
Donuts with Dad; Small Fry Style.
It was finally time for Small Fry's special time with Buck at IPC Day School for Dinner with Dad. But, Mother Nature had other plans in the form of an ice storm that never materialized. Thankfully, IPC rescheduled to a morning event -- Donuts for Dad. Small Fry was so excited to take Buck to school with him. And Buck made the day even more exciting by taking Small Fry a "secret way" to IPC. He's been begging Daddy to take him to school ever since.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
February and March Catch Up.
One word to describe our time since Small Fry's third birthday: BLUR.
As a family, February is always our "sick" time and this year was no exception. We all spent mid-February dealing with the winter crud -- just colds and coughs but all four of us were down for the count. We are like clockwork. You can count on us to be sick for Buck's birthday every year. I was hoping that once the crud left our house we would be home free until spring...not so fast. The stomach bug arrived with a flourish. Small Fry had a touch of it, followed by a marathon stretch for Fawn. He was sick, sick, sick. Which made the migraines go crazy. Sweet Fawn was a trooper, but poor buddy had it rough for several weeks. He missed tons of school, but finally seems to be on the mend (though he's home with a migraine now as I type this!). Speaking of migraines, we had our six-month check up with Dr. Mathison this week. We are increasing his preventative medication in hopes that a small increase will pay off in dividends in migraine prevention. My prayer for Fawn is two-fold, one that he will grow out of them and sooner rather than later and two that God will show us how He is using these for good and for His glory. Small Fry was a bookend of the sickness with a small bout of croup, but it was well-controlled which gives me great hope that he is on his way out of this scary stage!
Interspersed with sickness was mother nature, who chose to scare us with winter weather that never quite materialized. The boys missed two full days of school. One was for a snow storm that didn't arrive until 8 pm at which point the boys were asleep and we lost power and couldn't even see the snow. Buck made the strategic error of promising snow about 2 pm. It was a long afternoon, and I doubt he will make such a bold winter weather prediction again. The other was for an ice storm that never materialized. Though it did start sleeting at the exact moment Small Fry had an altercation with the train table, likely got a concussion, and probably should have been checked out by a doctor. On top of the missed days, were four delayed starts which did nothing but mess with schedules, cause Small Fry to miss gymnastics, and (thankfully!) allow for some lazy mornings.
We have enjoyed some great weekends. Buck and I enjoyed my happy place -- The Grand Hotel in Fairhope -- the last weekend in February. It was a great, super-fun getaway. I look forward to that weekend every year. And, we all went to the farm the first weekend in March for youth turkey weekend. Beautiful sunshine, lovely spring...it was a great way to spend a family weekend.
The boys both got haircuts, which were long overdue. Fawn got a buzz cut. I had been fighting it, but his super thick hair was out of control. And guess what? I absolutely love it. He has the perfect head of hair for a buzz. He looks precious -- and blonder -- and older. He loves it and has put "Buzz" on his list of approved nicknames. Small Fry is waiting for his own buzz cut. I told him he had to wait until after we get his picture made this summer and he seems fine with that. He loves to play the "baby" card around here and I think he knows that babies don't have buzz cuts.
Baseball has started -- kind of -- the weather has prevented most practices and our only game so far. Buck is coaching again, which Fawn loves. And Fawn is really enjoying learning the fundamentals. I have discovered Zumba -- where have I been for the past five years? Loving it! And loving this spring jogging weather. You know what else we are loving around here...all things neon, Under Armor, and big boy.
Looking forward to Spring with these awesome boys!
As a family, February is always our "sick" time and this year was no exception. We all spent mid-February dealing with the winter crud -- just colds and coughs but all four of us were down for the count. We are like clockwork. You can count on us to be sick for Buck's birthday every year. I was hoping that once the crud left our house we would be home free until spring...not so fast. The stomach bug arrived with a flourish. Small Fry had a touch of it, followed by a marathon stretch for Fawn. He was sick, sick, sick. Which made the migraines go crazy. Sweet Fawn was a trooper, but poor buddy had it rough for several weeks. He missed tons of school, but finally seems to be on the mend (though he's home with a migraine now as I type this!). Speaking of migraines, we had our six-month check up with Dr. Mathison this week. We are increasing his preventative medication in hopes that a small increase will pay off in dividends in migraine prevention. My prayer for Fawn is two-fold, one that he will grow out of them and sooner rather than later and two that God will show us how He is using these for good and for His glory. Small Fry was a bookend of the sickness with a small bout of croup, but it was well-controlled which gives me great hope that he is on his way out of this scary stage!
This guy was a trooper too -- as we cared for big brother for weeks.
Interspersed with sickness was mother nature, who chose to scare us with winter weather that never quite materialized. The boys missed two full days of school. One was for a snow storm that didn't arrive until 8 pm at which point the boys were asleep and we lost power and couldn't even see the snow. Buck made the strategic error of promising snow about 2 pm. It was a long afternoon, and I doubt he will make such a bold winter weather prediction again. The other was for an ice storm that never materialized. Though it did start sleeting at the exact moment Small Fry had an altercation with the train table, likely got a concussion, and probably should have been checked out by a doctor. On top of the missed days, were four delayed starts which did nothing but mess with schedules, cause Small Fry to miss gymnastics, and (thankfully!) allow for some lazy mornings.
I mean it was quite the goose egg.
Wowzers.
We have enjoyed some great weekends. Buck and I enjoyed my happy place -- The Grand Hotel in Fairhope -- the last weekend in February. It was a great, super-fun getaway. I look forward to that weekend every year. And, we all went to the farm the first weekend in March for youth turkey weekend. Beautiful sunshine, lovely spring...it was a great way to spend a family weekend.
"Hunting" at 6 am while the big guys are really hunting.
The boys both got haircuts, which were long overdue. Fawn got a buzz cut. I had been fighting it, but his super thick hair was out of control. And guess what? I absolutely love it. He has the perfect head of hair for a buzz. He looks precious -- and blonder -- and older. He loves it and has put "Buzz" on his list of approved nicknames. Small Fry is waiting for his own buzz cut. I told him he had to wait until after we get his picture made this summer and he seems fine with that. He loves to play the "baby" card around here and I think he knows that babies don't have buzz cuts.
Before.
Before.
After.
After.
Baseball has started -- kind of -- the weather has prevented most practices and our only game so far. Buck is coaching again, which Fawn loves. And Fawn is really enjoying learning the fundamentals. I have discovered Zumba -- where have I been for the past five years? Loving it! And loving this spring jogging weather. You know what else we are loving around here...all things neon, Under Armor, and big boy.
What color are your shoes Small Fry?
They bright.
If he had his way, I would wash his Under Armor every night.
Neon + Tall Socks = Super Cool
Looking forward to Spring with these awesome boys!
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