Happy Birthday mama

Today was the day. I turned 28 years old, yikes I'm getting close to 30! I got a notice of my 10 year high school reunion a few weeks ago informing me that this summer will mark 10 years. Funny how time flies once you get out of school and into the real world.

Today was filled with loving text messages, a few happy birthday voicemails, an email and cards in the mail with a special delivery from my teaching partner tonight.

 I feel loved.

My boy and I cozyed up tonight and read books and of course watched a little basketball. Nothing big  but certainly perfect. We will celebrate with cake when I know my stomach can handle it. But for now broth, apple sauce and bread was on the menu tonight!

I just got word tonight that the grant that I helped write was selected and fully funded. $40,000 which makes up 80 iPad and 2 carts, keyboards , 2 wires less printers,  apps galore  and an  iMac. Great way to end the day. 

Thank you all for the best birthday messages!
Xoxo

Gastroenteritis

Went and saw the doc today and that's what he said. I have meds now so hopefully I will get some sleep and start mending. 

Caught

What are we up to on this icy, snowy Wednesday..... curiosity and toilets!

This boy of ours asked to be up in the fridge to sample the items in stock, and I mean literally. How can you say no to this sweet little boy's face.

Tonight was bath time and exploration with froggy, Ernie and bubbles. What a combination! Finally he fell asleep tonight.

I spent all day running from my classroom to the restroom. Not fun! Lets just say that the first grade teachers are passing it around to each other. All the while carrying on like a normal work day with 20+ kids who desperately need your attention!  Keaton was gone Monday and Tuesday with it and today I somehow had enough strength and laughter to get through the day strapped to the bathroom every 15-30 minutes.

We will see if I can muster up enough muster to get through tomorrow. I am just hoping it is the 24 hour bug because this girls is flushed out!

Gross, I know! On a birghter note tonight when I was hope I was able to see the mountains and the outline of Bogus Basin in lights. The inversion has cleared and there was even a little sunshine!

Off to go attend to my rumbling tummy.

Happy Wednesday!

Flamingo

Today Bridger came him with his first art project from the 2's class.

He was so excited to share with my his Flamingo and tell me all about his coloring and how the flamingo has "circle eyes."

Lately I have had some moments where I look at him and realize he is no longer a baby he  is a toddler and I'm pretty sure I'm not quite ready for it. Each stage of raising a child has proven to be one for the books and with that they have their pro's and con's. I enjoy my sleep but I miss terribly the long nights of rocking in the rocking chair and gazing into his eyes. The smell of a new baby, the sounds they make. Tonight when Bridge got ready for bed  I tried rocking him and he insisted to "lay in bed mommy." Everyday I feel like the luckiest mommy in the world, God has given us a beautiful baby boy and each day is so amazing to watch and experience through his eyes.

Love you big man!
xoxo
mommy.

28 things considered

Ha!

No I am not going to list who I am at age 28 however, it was fun to write that title. I might be a little premature in writing this post since my birthday isn't technically till Friday but since my hubby and boy have treated me to a weekend of bliss I am in the birthday celebration mode.

Friday night started out with Benjamin arrive home from another week of traveling. We miss him. Plain and simple. No fluff about it. It's tough, lonely and at times WAY TO QUITE. Isn't that hard to believe when I have a 22 month old. But its the facts.

I was treated like a princess all weekend and we had so much fun last night. First up..... Sushi dinner. When Bridge and I woke from our nap yesterday afternoon, I was told, "go get ready we are taking you out." And that we did! A little dinner and of course to wrap the night we headed out to watch some college basketball at NNU. Perfect night just the three of us.

Grad school has started back up. So while I worked on school work this morning the boys joined Grandpa and Grandma. I am eagerly awaiting their arrival as I type this. It is going to be a challenging semester from what this week's topics were about, not challenging in that I don't understand but challenging in my own personal beliefs and core values as a professional. I think that I will grow alot in the courses that I am taking and I believe that my professional career will greatly benefit from them as well.

Next week is shaping up to be quite a busy week for all of us. Bridger is busy learning about animals and there sounds and movements so we are thrilled to watch him every night come home and show us his new dances. Recently he loves to "trick us" meaning he loves to hide when it is time to go. Which might I add makes mommy late sometimes in the morning when we are hustling around trying to get to school. Silly boy.

Happy birthday to my god-daughter Ms. Natalie. We love you and are so excited to watch you grow as a four year old this year. xoxo.

one sick boy

And so it begins. Our boy got sick yesterday and came down with a fast fever. We tried to go to grandma and grandpa's but we didn't end up staying long. It was too miserable watching him cry and be so uncomfortable. Compiled with a fever was sever constipation making for a little boy who was not his happy self.



 Thankfully I didn't have work today so we spent the day cuddling. I never did a blog post on this beautiful quilt Bridger's Great Aunt Janelle made him, but today we pulled it out and called this our special reading quilt. There was lots of giggles, tummy rubs and kiss happening on this quilt today and he is so lucky to have such a beautiful keepsake.

 Of course he started feeling much better around 2pm today so what is a day with out hid-n-seek.

 A little screaming because of excitement.

And sweet bear was finally exhausted and had to take a break from all the play!

Pee

He did it!
Today when I picked Bridger up from school they informed me that he had gone pee in the big boy toilet. He told his teacher he needed to go pee and hopped on and went. They captured it for me so that "I could frame this moment!"

When we came home tonight I took his diaper off and told him if he needed to go pee to tell me and we would go to the bathroom. And that he did. After dinner he went on our toilet at home!

It's quite an exciting time around here! Have a great week.

All in a week

We are back at it! Literally. Our days are jammed packed, we come home and quickly cook dinner before daddy can even turn around and tuck us into bed we are asleep. Bed is before 8pm and mornings are horendous to wake up, but Bridger is thrilled to be back at school, I am excited for how much growth my kids are making (Ben asked me at dinner yesterday, "what was the best moment of your day yesterday at school? My reply, "when I passed out my parent newsletter and asked the kiddos if they wanted me to read it to them or if they wanted to try and read it while taking turns reading each paragraph." Their reply, "Mrs. Parsons we WANT to read it." And that they did! I am so proud of their hard work.)

 

We have a little climber on our hands. He has figured out how to climb into the crib (not yet out) although he wants nothing to do with the crib at night. We've got ourselves a challenge to transitition him soon to a toddler bed, but I'm not quite up to that challenge until daddy's busy season is over. 

 The other night I caught my boys reading a story and this little one dancing. Such a sweet moment.

 Look what arrived on my doorstep yesterday! Another semester of grad school is starting up on Wednesday and I am excited about the courses that I will be taking. When I showed Ben this book he looked at me and said, "you know you could've just borrowed Rose Marie's copy." Daddy has a few stories that he could tell about his childhood and how this book came into play.

 Lastly, my dear friend Addie suprised Bridger with a little extra Christmas gift and Tuesday night was filled with Snoopy and his stories. Thank you Aunt Addie!

Have a great weekend!

Sweet dreams

Our winter break is coming to an end today. We have had a great two weeks and I will miss not playing hid and seek with this little guy ALL day long. Bridger is at such a fun stage right now, beside the occasional meltdowns, and we have definitely found our grove. Between play dates with Olivia, errand running and some wonderful home cooking we truly have enjoyed our break.

Mommy has been busy capturing all your little moments and have enjoyed editing them in black in white lately. Daddy is gearing up for the busy season soon and we will miss him when he is on the road dearly.

Tonight is the BCS championship so we will be busy watching football and as Bridger would say "touchdown."

Have a great week!

a few videos to enjoy

*2014* and 22 months old

Welcome to the new year!

We rang in the new year by setting the alarm at 11:45pm and Ben waking up, unfortunately I guess I told him, "just go back to bed, it's okay!" I don't quite recall that but I guess I must of been tired. We tried to stay up as late as possible and watch the football games, the news and whatever else was on, but by 11:15pm I was exhausted and when I looked over daddy was out too.  I do recall a ton of fireworks going off when I was awakened around midnight, but I went right back to bed, and Bridge never woke up!

Yesterday we got up, went outside to let Bridger try on his ski and practice around the yard with daddy! A little icy but it was fun. We didn't do much except stay in our pj's and watch football all day. We put away all the devices until 6pm and just had a day of fort building, basketball, baseball, books, and lounging. Of course wouldn't you know it the doorbell rang.... the neighbors stopped by to drop off a new years gift! So nice to know our neighbors. I feel like we belong here and they are so sweet to us. We are blessed.

On with today and all the daily chores. We did run around town to do some errands and I feel like Bridger and I are finally in our grove and schedule together. Just a reminder that we are 5 months away from summer break! Can't wait.

Our boy turned 22 months today and we have hit the stage of NO's. He is such a little man and knows and understands almost everything I say to him. Today when we got home I asked him to, "please go put your shoes away in your bedroom." I wasn't expecting much but wanted to see if he knew what I was saying. Yep, sure enough that little boy put his shoes by his closet and came running back.

I am so amazed by him and his development. I'm sure every mother says that but when people take note of it as well it makes you feel good inside. When we were at Graples today this lady over heard me tell Bridger to "use soft hands" since we were in a place with breakables, he said "yes, mommy" and smiled at her. She turned and asked, "how old is he?' I replied, "22 months." She said, "WOW, you must work with him?" I told her, "yes, I talk to him like we are having a normal conversation and of course I am a teacher so I suppose that counts too!" She laughed and I pondered a bit after I left the store. It's true and yet so sad knowing that some kids aren't exposed to interaction and their language and knowledge progresses at a much slower pace because they aren't talked to. It seems so natural, I will post more about my thoughts on this later.

Anywho....back to our boy at 22 months. He is growing leaps and bounds. I packed away all of his
12-18 month clothes and we are now into 24 month and 2t clothes. Nap time has been a bit challenging these days in part to him knowing that he has two choices and he tries to test boundaries with both daddy and I. I am not very forgiving but daddy is and he knows it. He has a smile that will melt your heart and when he says, "I love you" it makes my eyes tear up a bit. It's hard to believe how fast he is growing and how he isn't a baby anymore. The count down starts for his 2nd birthday! We love you big boy.

Happy New Year!