Mom Play Time

For the first few months of the school year Sherene and I had a standing play date every Wednesday afternoon. Kid free. Sherene had an arrangement with her friend where they did a trade every week. Sherene and I were talking one day about all of the things we'd like to do and that's how the idea popped into her head to ask Brandi if she'd be willing to watch my two kids as well. Brandi was totally on board. That gave us 2 hours a week to go play. We had all kinds of fun. We hit every little shop in town that we've always driven by but have never had the time to go in and check out. We did the same thing in the next town over. We ate lunch at different restaurants. We did some grocery shopping without the hassle of kids. And probably the most fun outing was going to the driving range at the golf course. Those were good times! I was sad to see them end, but Brandi no longer needed to do the trade. It's amazing how just a couple of hours a week of Mom/Friend time can really make a difference.

Looking forward to ...

I am so looking forward to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this week!!! I can't wait! Ever so slowly I have become a huge fan of the series, almost a tad bit obsessive at times. The books and movies are soooo good and if I had enough money to just throw away I would fly my family to Orlando and visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It just sounds like so much fun. At any rate it's always nice to have something to look forward to and this week it'll be Harry Potter. Yippee!!

Cameron's Award Ceremony

This past Wednesday was the SCORE award ceremony Cameron was invited to attend. It lasted almost 2 hours and was a really nice event. The high school offers a Catering Class and the students prepared a very good breakfast for us to enjoy; Egg & potato casserole, sausages, cinnamon rolls, fruit cups and juice. While we were eating the school superintendent spent a little time talking about the meaning of the SCORE award. We then had a guest speaker, retired Portland Trailblazer, Jerome Kersey. He shared a little about his journey to the NBA and encouraged the kids to get involved and make a difference. He then presented each student with a medal that was engraved with their name. It was so neat to sit back and watch my little boy be honored, thinking the whole time "whose child is that?"!

Andrew turns 3

Andrew today is your third birthday!

It seems like just a few months ago you were a little toddler running around in diapers not really being able to express all the things you wanted. Today you seem like a little man to me. You are smart & confident. You know what you want and will do what ever it takes to get it. You have such a great imagination. You listen to the words we tell you and then you aren't afraid to use the same phrases back to us, "Just one second" and "wait a minute" are just a couple. We absolutely LOVE your evil laugh. I don't know what it is about your laugh, but it makes us crack up every time. And finally, I absolutely love your smile! Your smile is so contagious. You are a very happy little guy. I love you with all of my heart and wish you the best 3rd birthday possible!!

Love, Mom