another milestone

Both boys are in elementary school now. Spencer started the 1st grade, Mason started kindergarten. It's a happy/sad feeling...happy both boys are starting new adventures, sad they are growing so fast. Excited to see what the year will bring!

not for the faint of heart

Earlier this week Micah took the boys on a play date with some friends to an indoor trampoline-ish/ bouncy type place. While there, Mason hit his head. Not sure how, not sure where on his head because he was in all of the action when it happened. Once I got home I learned he had started complaining of a headache and was super tired. As I started to talk to him I realized he was having little guy amnesia. That's right, memory loss. I. Got. Freaked. I remained calm on the outside, but inside I was freaking out - as you can imagine. So after a quick call to the pediatrician we were headed to the Children's Hospital/ER. Mason had to have a CT scan and we had to sit. And wait. And sit. And wait. Thankfully it came back normal, but the final diagnosis was a concussion. My poor little guy :(

Short of waking him up every 2 hours, everything else went smoothly. That is, until 2 days later when he was at the splash pad and slipped and hit his head AGAIN! He also had some mysterious big fat swollen finger that we didn't know about for 2 days. You would think the bandaid he was wearing would've clued us in, but if you didn't know, Mase loves bandaids. More about that later. So after our final check up with the doc, I think we are finally (fingers crossed) on the mend again :)

Counting my blessings knowing it could've been worse....I tell ya, this parenting thing is not for the faint of heart!

brotherly love

The other day I was looking through some recent(ish) photos and noticed how many cute ones we have of our wonderful little boys together. Take a look! (It's funny how they almost always stand on the same side of each photo!).

 shopping at the children's museum 'grocery store'

 

Hiking

 

Sea World

 

starfish!

 San Diego  

                                 Twins x 2!                            

 

 loungin'

 

D'Backs game

 best of bros

we love monsoon season!

 

 mmmm....lemonade :)

 

dinsosaurs!

July 4th

The fourth of July in Arizona just isn't the same as it was in South Dakota. It is just WAY TOO HOT. Watching fireworks at 9pm when it's still 100+ degrees out...ugh. Don't get me wrong, it's still fun, but it's just not the same.

patriotic pair

half a decade

HaPpY 5th Birthday Mason!

For his birthday, Mason had decided he wanted to celebrate turning 5 at Amazing Jake's (a huge indoor fun factory with games, rides, go-carts, food, etc). He also decided it was time for another Spiderman theme - not only for decorations but also for the majority of his gift requests. Ask and you shall receive! He got Spiderman (and friends) action figures, sunglasses, a hat, sticker book, coloring pages, etc. Spence made sure to throw in some Ninja Turtle gear and he did get a pretty awesome race track too.

At the end of the day as we were preparing to get ready for 'school' the next day Mason asked if he would be going to his 'regular school'. I said yes and he said with a sad tone, 'I didn't know I was going to regular school tomorrow, I thought because I was 5 I was going to start kindergarten tomorrow'. I guess I still do have some of my 'little' boy afterall :)

let's party!

the 'cheetah' ride

games, games, games

 

five!

ahhh, presents!

last day of four

It's amazing to think how fast 5 years can go by. Tomorrow we are going to hit yet another milestone as Mason turns 5. Tonight he said to me "Mommy, I'm so happy I could cry." When I asked him why he said "because I am so excited about turning 5 tomorrow." I am excited too, with a little tinge of sadness that he won't be my 'little' boy anymore. Four has been a great year Mase - looking forward to kicking off year 5 with a fun celebration!