Happenings at the House

Well my dear Blog, I have decided I'm going to stop apologizing for not writing and stop promising to write more. Hre is the deal--- I write when I write. I wish it was more but it's not. Sooner or later it might be more, but it might not. So there you go. I do love you. So, what are we up to? I'll recap some of our lastest adventures. 1. We registered Large for Kindergarten this week. I am totally traumatized. Note-WE JUST REGISTERED, SHE HAS NOT EVEN GONE YET. I started to ask one of the teachers about volunteer hours for parents and I feel big hot tears welling up in my eyes. I keep talking and tell myself she has seen people sobbing and fainting at this moment before. Then I feel a little better. I pull myself together and save all my tears for later. Y'all check me out on the first day of school, I'm gonna be a HOT MESS. 2. And speaking of a hot mess....let me introduce you to Small. Wow. He is doing something new and exciting and CRAZY everyday. He talks circles around most other two year olds. There are no words, call me, I'll let you see for yourself. The bad news is he repeats everything. And if he thinks it might be a 'bad word' he repeats it over and over at deafening volumes. If you fancy being attacked with a spoon covered in 'appledause' by a little fellow in a dragon cape then come spend some time with Small. Or if you like to be 'Hi-Yahed'. Or if you like to rock out. 3. If you would like to go shoe shopping or talk about boys then Medium would be the animal for you! Hair products or outfits? She is your girl! 4. All the penguins are busy laughing at each other and egging each other on toward trouble....when they are not fighting. 5. Lin and I are thinking about moving the Animal House. Not out of town or anything, probably pretty close to where we live now. It's in the works, we will keep you informed. It means ALOT of time spent doing stuff to the house and not much time for anything else. 6. The penguins are obsessed with inch worms. Yippee. After the third time someone said, "Mommy, I brought FIVE inchworms to ride in the van with us!!" I just gave up and decided to live with them (the worms and the kids). 7. I really am going to learn how to put videos and pictures on here. They are priceless. Just like my sweet babies! ;-) See you soon!

And You Thought I Forgot About You.....

My very Dearest Small,

You are the third child. You are destined to be either last in line or completely smothered. I have been thinking about this letter for over a week. Let's make a deal....If you will forgive me for being 4 days late on your birthday letter then I will forgive you for your little 'incident' at the birthday party. I know it was YOUR party but that does not give you the right to VOMIT (projectile and pink!) while your friends and family are trying to sing happy birthday to you. Ha ha ha, funny? Not when many or our guests spent 2 days in bed with a totally crappy party 'favor'. (Crappy! That was a little funny, right? Probably too soon). Anyway so you threw up at your party, narrowly missing your cake, giving a bunch of us the stomach bug. I forgive you and will ALWAYS love you...cant say the same for the rest of those guys. Moving on the the sappy love letter.

Everyday you are a blessing to all four of us. While we weren't planning to have more children none of us could imagine life without you. I love how affectionate you are.....perhaps that is because there is constantly someone hugging or kissing you! You have never met a stranger. Never. You love people. You know their names. You ask about them. Your constant talking amazes me! You are incredibly smart my sweet boy. My favorite Small moments are when I am singing you a lullaby and you sing along with me.....oh my heart just bursts when you do that. Or when someone is leaving and you say, "huuug, huug?". Who can resist you? Well none of us. Which is probably why you are so demanding and vocal about what you want. I hope you keep that determination and spirit...I guess it's up to me to make sure you don't grow up to think the world revolves around you. I was never sure I wanted to parent a boy. God knew just what he was doing by placing you last in our birth order. Being older and (a little) more patient I am much better equipped to deal with your complete boyishness.....let's hope I still feel that way by the time I write your 3 year old birthday letter. There is nothing funnier than watching you watch Rio. You dance and sing. It embodies the joy, energy and, entertainment that you bring to this Animal House every day. I love you so much my little Small man. With all my heart, I always will.