Innocence...

In six short days, my sweet little baby is going to start kindergarten. I'm trying to put on a brave face that it's going to be fantastic for him. Well it is, but I'm not sure I'm ready to give up my thoughts of Buddy being my very, very little boy. I guess they need to grow up sometime. At least when he goes to college he's already told me that I can be his roommate ( I was thinking about getting my masters anyway), and when he gets married, he's says he's still going to live with me (by the way, don't be jealous but he already has reserved seating for me in the engine when he's the engineer of the shinkansen). Hmmm, I wonder if he will change his mind? In the meantime, I'm getting all the snuggles and taking as many pictures of the evidence that he was little once that I can!

All in all six more fantastically blissful days of youth to go!

Embarrassed?

Sometimes when you have a "little sister" and you've been playing with her and your mother whips out the camera, the only thing you can do is turn your back to them and pretend it never happened!

All in all a super fantastic, we've got our eyes (at least we thought we did) on you, day!

Hanging out...

Today I went for a MRI of my back (no worries, just 15 years of being a nurse has finally gotten to me). I was placed in a long tunnel, with very loud noises, and held as still as possible (mind you I've seen many a MRI done, usually with patients that are totally out of it and moving around). I thought I was doing a good job, then I was told that I needed to breathe through my chest and not use my belly. Really? Have you ever tried to lay on your back and just breathe through your chest? I did for the next 30 minutes. I'm pretty sure it didn't work! Buddy had wanted to come too, anything with tunnels and loud noises has to be exciting, right?
Afterwards, I hand selected my favorite kids (OK, they were the only ones at my parents) and decided to play a game of who can break a bone first!






By the way, a girl next to us won! But I'm thinking climbing in an A-line skirt may not have been choice outfit of the year, but who am I to judge, I use my stomach muscles when I breathe!
So all in all a very super fantastic, climbing up the walls day!

Heaven...

Previously I posted that This is the Place was like heaven to Buddy, I changed my mind. Heaven is being surrounded by seven fantastically fun cousins and then having some of them play Lego's with you while at a slumber party at your house!

All in all, a super fantastic day!

Sea-sick...

It seems the kids ran into a rough patch while at This is the Place, somehow Hyrum is weathering the storm quite nicely.

Oh well, after a good tooth brushing, the kids enjoyed the rest of their adventure, minus the puking...





All in all a super fantastic, don't tell DCFS, day!

Stevie Wonder....

Buddy went to the eye doctor today, afterwards we kicked back with the cousins and took a bit of a road trip. I'm not sure, but I think he's fitting right in.

Sadly, my aunt and uncle left today, and for a treat I'm including a picture of them cuddling when they thought no one was looking (the kid in me that grew up around them wants to scream gross, I would like to say the adult in me has matured, but not really!)

So for now, a super fantastic, we love our family, day!

Shirts...

Did you know it was National Match Your Shirt Day?

Apparently Buddy is the only one who got the memo.
In other news some of my favorite people are here...



That would be my aunt Eva and uncle Buford(I swear I'm not lying) from Kentucky, and my sister and her gaggle of kids just arrived a few hours ago. No sweat though, with a large crowd like this Buddy has already taken well to his new job as the side line commentater...

However, we do need to report that Buddy has become a bit snobbish about those who have only four fingers to show for their age, it's five or above to hang with this crowd (check out Sara in the back, she is obviously of age, see the joy in her eyes)!

So all in all a very super fantastic, we're beat day!