A Champion Amongst Us

Wow, I am one proud Mommy... my heart is filled with joy. Sergeant Stink loves to run (naturally), and just had his first race. He was so excited the morning of I caught him playing in his toy room at 5:45 that morning all dressed for his race, the belt and all works. I took one look at him and knew he was pumped up for it.

He ended up getting first place!! Look at those big brown eyes filled with pride. Then to top it all off he got 100% on his phonograms and spelling test that day. That deserved the banana split he got. Way to go Stink!

Backed Up

It was a poopy morning, literally. My Sergeant Stink was sitting having his cereal this morning when he told me his tummy hurt. He got down from the table and layed on the couch... not my Stink. Then it was time to go off to church and he only made it up halfway to the top of the stairs when he crunched into a ball and said he couldn't move. You all know that when stoic Sergeant Stink says something hurts, something is up. So I packed him up in the car and instead of church we visited the ER. The whole way he says, "mommy go faster, we really need to get there."

Here he is, waiting for the x-ray results that gave us proof of the traffic jam on his freeway. In childhood he has had many firsts and today was one of them and the terrible enema. But he is better, much better. Apple juice here we come! :)

Benny in the Night

Meet Mr. Snuggler from day 1. When I had Benny in the hospital, that first night I wrapped up my new baby and put him in his little bassinet beside the hospital bed. Nope didn't cut it for this kid. He just wasn't happy being away from mom. So, I know it's against the rules, but he slept with me close to my heart that night, all night that is where he stayed in that hospital bed with me... and it was a beautiful sleep. I remember the pediatrician walking into the room the next morning and I, thinking to myself in half sleep "on no I'm gonna get a lecture". But he just stood there, paused, smiled and looked at us. He actually told me how some babies just need to be close and thats the way they are. That's my Benny. He often comes in the night to snuggle me, and sometimes now with Brother...... so sweet.

Another Birthday

Most of you know that I had my birthday recently... 26... woo hoo old woman! I am glad to say it was the best yet! When Steve asked me what I wanted to do, all I wanted was to go to my favorite place with my family and spend time together. So that is what we did. I got a bonus and got to go shopping all by myself earlier that day. This was quite the treat since I usually have little men shoppers dictating my time to browse. We went to Kona for sushi and too many apple martinis. :)

Here we are with my creme brulee aka birthday cake, singing. Yes, I even got the cha-cha-cha-ooh-la-la at the end!

This boys favorite food: fish. That's what you get when you feed your 6 month old tofu. He loved his crab and shrimp sushi, I knew he would!

Goin' in for the kill with his little kid chops.

There it is, Sergeant Stink's first sushi at age 6.




Then there's my Benny whom did not get tofu fed to him during his baby years... with pizza... and proud of it.

Sayonara

Today is a mighty fine day... Steve is getting rid of his 5 year old, raggedy pants, full of rips and stains from who knows where. He got a new pair of them from his beloved this Christmas. So he parted with the old and there may have been a tear shed on his part.

I really got tired of seeing his complete left knee cap and left butt cheek fully exposed in these.

If you stood close enough to him standing you could see where his boxers ended (yes the skin), and nope... he didn't really care.

See ya!!

Benny's Christmas Program

Vocally challenged like his Mom? I think not!! My Benny baby sang his Christmas songs with all of his friends in his preschool class with style and grace this year.

Here is my handsome man, who will wear a necktie for any occasion if given the chance to. He has quite the tie collection at age 4. We were shopping for Dad's Christmas present the other day when we were walking through the men's section. I saw the whole selection of ties and said "Benny, look!" He looked back and stood there just in awe of the hundreds of ties that were in front of him. It was like he was planning his adulthood of ties, right then and there. He even napped in a tie the other day.

Good job Benny!! MWA!

Happy Birthday Sergeant Stink!

6 years ago today, at 12:23pm I had my first baby. My Sergeant Stink was born. I can now say it was one of the most life changing experiences I have had. Like Johnson and Johnson says, "having a baby changes everything." It truly does. Even though he isn't quite a baby anymore, he will always be in my heart. He is now getting sick of hearing all my annoying stories from the womb. They probably sound like tales from the crypt to him. I am now starting to embrace sports a little thanks to him and Benny, and realize that I don't have to let out that motherly gasp just because he is jumping off of something entirely high or doing tricks on the monkey bars or seeing how much "air" he gets when bicycling off his ramp... because 95% of the time he ends up ok, and I'd look like a gasping freak if I did that every time. Besides he told me the other day, " I'm ok mom, see, no blood". Quick and simple that boy is. No blood, no hurt. We celebrated his 6th birthday at a roller rink. It was so much fun!!



They all reminded me of the scene in Bambi where the deer and animals try to walk on ice. Their little legs would just go, kerplunk. Then they would get back up and do it again.



Sergeant Stink got to say his name and how old he was turning on the DJ's mic. He thought he was pretty cool. They asked him what his favorite song was so they could play it and he said, "who led da dush oud" in his crazy voice that he does with all his friends, interpreted as "who let the dogs out" and to top it all off he let out a whoof-whoof-whoof, whoof, whoof afterwards.



Here he is in the "green machine". He is not claustrophobic thank God, but I think we would have found out at this point. They shut him in this box with tons of tickets and turn the air on the set the tickets off flying. He has to try and catch as many as he can, and he got a whole 415 tickets worth... whoo hoo babes! Happy birthday Stink, Mama loves ya!! :)