The progression of a black eye

Remember the black eye I got as a present from the birthday boy a few days ago? You can DEFINITELY see it now.

FUN Mama Bear

In an attempt to make Porters birthday EXTRA SUPER DUPER DUUUUUUPER fun I decided to go all out. After I surprised Porter at school with awesome star wars cupcakes I decorated the front sidewalk and walkway up to our house with Happy Birthday Porter. I filled up a huge cooler with water balloons. I even wrote "Feel like getting wet?" with arrows pointing to the cooler. The kids were thrilled. They were shocked that I was not making them come right in and do homework. They were even more shocked that I told them to go get their swimsuits on. EVEN MORE shocked once the balloons were gone and I walked out with cupcakes and water pitchers. Cupcakes to eat, water pictures to have a good ol' fashioned water fight. Everything was going great until a small incident with Porter rendered me with a big black eye.

At least I can claim the title of super cool fun Mama bear for just a few hours today right.

My little Army Man

I love that Weston loves hats. I also love that he stuffs his hats with his cars so that his hats stand up tall. he rediscovered this camouflage baseball cap. He wears it everywhere and he has as many matchbox cars as he can hold between his head and the hat.I told him he looks like a Sargent in the army. He didn't get it.

Happy Birthday Porter!!

You have come a loooooong way this year! You started Kindergarten. STRUGGLED with the structure that it brought. Now you are going on four weeks of green days. When I asked you what changed all you ad to say was "I know how to get green now".
Your favorite thing right now is to play outside and play beyblades. You do all of your homework for the week on Monday so you don't have to do it the rest of the week. Smart boy. You are about as boy as they come. You LOVE anything to do with bodily noises including making them yourself. You had an "incident" where you trusted a toot a little too much. Bad things happened after that. We will leave that one at that.
You absolutely THRIVE on tormenting yuor older sisters. I think you could teach lessons you do it so well.
Once night time hits and your head hits the pillow you are out. So much that Weston has occasionally been found sitting on your head while you are out cold. I love that you are a good sleeper.

I am so happy that you are mine. I love that you are my first boy because you are so patient with me while I learn what to do. I love you little P-man!!!

Phantom of the Opera

The girls have been OBSESSED with this play lately. Brandon took them on a date to see a local highschool performance a few weeks ago. Since then they have watched the movie and devoured any books about it. They listen to the music all the time. Andey and a little friend from school are even writing a play. Called Phantom of the Opera. It is loosely based on the Phantom of the Opera play. Basically you have the Phantom and Christine and Carlotta and Raul and Meg and every other cast member. And they sing, and there is a love story. So yeah, loosely based ;)

It is pretty cute to see Andey up in her room working diligently on her screen play. I don't think she is old enough to understand plagiarism just yet so for now we enjoy Phantom of the Opera written and produced by Andelyn Larsen.

For fear of jinxing things

I have not posted about Porters triumphs at school for past three weeks. Yup, THREE.WEEKS. He has been on green. Papa owes him THREE milkshakes. Because he was on green straight for three weeks. Did I mention that he had three weeks of green? 'Cause he did.

The unexpected suprises of boys

I should be used to expecting the unexpected by now. I have been raising boys for 6 years. But sometimes I get blindsided by something they do that makes me have to leave the room for a laugh before I dole out the consequences. Last night was one of those unexpected times. I find a puddle of pee in the boys closet. Not left by a puppy but by a three year old. Nasty. Same three year old dumped an old cold cup of pee in an occupied bath of his sister. And SAME three year old decided as a retaliation move for his brother that he would whip it out and hose his older brother down. Now to his defense said older brother makes it a point to pee on the three year old each and every shower. So so so yuck.