Broken Camera Equals No Blog

So my camera has finally gone kaput. Hence no bloging for quite a while. I know I could have just written without pics, but I really don't want to bore anyone. I finally just downloaded some pictures and videos from this past late spring and early summer.

Shane and I are convinced that one of the important reasons you have children is becuase they provide the best entertainment. Colson is making us laugh all the time. I love this video. Colson is getting quite good at multi tasking. Eating and sleeping at the same time takes true talent. You might say Colson made his cake and ate it too.

A B C D E F G

Even though it's the end of the school year, as a teacher you can't help but start thinking and preparing for next year, at least I can't. Now that I have a year under my belt I feel like I have a better hold on what I need to get done to make me feel less stressed. I'm feeling a little anxious about next year even more so, because I will not be teaching 4th grade next year. I'm getting moved to 1st grade. It's a big responsibility for sure. Some people think I'm nuts for being so excited to be moving down to 1st. But I'm over joyed! Some of the comments people have said to me are:

1. Wow you get to tie shoes!

2. You have to deal with potty accidents

3. Good luck with all the runny, snotty noses

4. I'm glad it's you and not me

5. You do realize 1st graders don't read, like you're going to have to teach them that.

6. The good thing is they give you unconditional love

7. They hug you more than 4th graders hug you. I hope you're ready for that

I am so excited for this fall. It will be challenging, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm also thrilled, because I get to teach along side a fantastic team of 1st grade teachers!

BUT I'm glad summer is right around the corner.

Eleven o'clock Church

This is what happens when you have eleven o'clock church, nap time is at 10 o'clock, but of course on Sundays never gets his nap at 10, and lunch is at 12 but he won't eat early becuase he's not hungry yet and by the time sacrament is over graham crackers and juice won't cut it any longer and you have to leave church to feed your kid real food and he falls asleep in his highchair after taking three bites because he's so exhausted from all of the above and getting in two molars.......

Rub a Dub Dub Mommy in the Tub

A few days ago I found myself in need of a quick shower. I handed Colson off to Shane so I could bathe. As I started to wash my hair I heard the door open and shut and heard Colson squeel with excitment. *Side note, Colson loves anything to do with the tub. I peeked around the shower curtain and there's Shane laying on the bathroom floor playing on his phone while Colson was on the other side of the cutain peeking into the shower. So I get back to showering and something hits my foot. I opened my eyes just in enough time to see a little hand throw a bathtoy crab into the tub. Another second later the same tiny hand threw a little turtle into the tub. All I could do was laugh. My cute Colson wanted to share his favorite bath toys with me! What a sweetie pie! Too bad I was taking a shower and not a bath, because I just might have stopped to play with those bath toys!

I Really Didn't Want Seconds....

After you go through a trial have you ever thought to yourself, "Well, I'm glad that's over with. That was really hard, but I got through it." and then you move on remembering but no necessarily dwelling on it. I felt that way last summer and fall, as we dealt with the after affects of Shane having his seizure in June. I think I honestly thought that there really wasn't a possibility of him having another one. At least I had made myself believe it. Maybe it was a coping mechanism. Wednesday afternoon my sister-in-law called after school to let me know Shane had had another seizure. I was more than horrified as I sobbed in the office as I waited for Joni to pick me up. I was so scared for Shane, for my sweetheart and Colson's daddy. I had no details so of course I imagined the worst. Shane had been cleaning off the beet planter when it happened. He had been on his knees so he didn't drop too far, which is a blessing for him. The Lord I know was watching over him, because his cousin Blair was there with him and was able to keep his airways open after the seizure had happened. Blair also got on the radio to call for help. How blessed he was. He got released from the hospital, but had pain over every inch of his body. He's feeling much better now but his shoulder is still hurt and he can't move it certain ways without being in extreme pain. We go back to our Neurologist on Monday. We still don't know why the seizures have happened, but we're praying that we can find something soon. Until then we're just counting our blessings.

Simplicity

Simplicity. Oh how I love simplicity. I often feel like as I get older I make things more complicated than they need to be. I get wrapped up in the details when I should be looking at the big picture. I've recently felt an urgency to alleviate any unnecessary extras I have brought into my life; a Spring cleaning of sort. The simple things are the important things. Like me sitting in the middle of the lawn and Colson walking in big circles around me for 20 minutes talking to himself while muttering a few mamas every now and then. That is what I want. Joy through simplicity.

Greenie Beanies

Colson has been very insistant lately that I let him feed himself. So I'll feed him a good amount and then let him do the rest. He got so messy tonight. His green beans were everywhere. It was straight to the bath right after dinner!

Slimy green monster!