Student of the Month!!

October 2010 ~ Yesterday I attended an assembly at Smiley where Josh was awarded Student of the Month for the month of October! I was so proud and I tried not to get all mushy (esp since my inlaws were sitting right there with me) as they called his name! Josh is the kind of kid who gets "overly" excited and you should have seen his face when he discovered that he was being called up on stage as he called it (there really was no stage!) And then, when his very good friend Morad's name was announced, he was more happy for Morad, than he was for himself. I don't think anyone clapped louder than Josh! What a good kid I have!! I am one proud Momma!!

Not Wanting to Forget ....

Tonight I stood outside Tyler's door and listened to him trying to fall asleep. I stood (well sat after a while) for a good 20 minutes while he sang "tinkle, tinkle 'lil 'tar" and "now I know my a, b, c, d's ... yay!" I love that he is starting to leave babyhood behind and become more of a preschool aged child ... but, I am a little sad at the same time.

I have been heard saying how I can't wait for him to grow up ... to be more independent ... yet there is a part of me that yearns for another baby. (shh! don't tell anyone!) I said for 2 years that Maddie was our last baby, then along came Ty, so I don't say that anymore. ha-ha! I know that I can't do all that baby business again! Tyler really did me in. But I love him to pieces and never want to forget that first baby cry, that sweet baby smell, those nights rocking in the dark, the snuggling in my bed when Daddy is out-of-town or at work late.

Although we call him "the devil in disguise," he is a sweetheart as well. Stay little for just a little while longer Ty ...

The Princess is FIVE!

Seems like only yesterday my Madeline was born. I remember how excited I was when we discovered that we were having a little girl. All I could think about was the pink, girly things ... the clothes, the skirts, the dresses, the bows ... the dollhouses, the 'babies' and of course ... the Barbies! This was the year she actually asked for a Barbie doll. I couldn't wait!! Now while it was her Godparents who supplied the coveted Barbie and Ken Wedding Party set, I will get to provide the Barbie Dream House at Christmas! I secretly can't wait to play.

Happy Birthday to our Maddie-Girl! Thank you for coloring our world pink and filling our days with so much joy and love with that silly laugh of yours that your Daddy just loves to hear. You will always be our Princess!

Maddie on her Birthday ~ October 8