I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be

Today was Isaac's first day of school. We've found a wonderful school that has a blended model learning system. This means he goes to school Tues and Thurs all day and I teach him Mon, Wed, and Fri. It was still a hard day for me. I'm kind of an overprotective mom (ok, ok I admit I crossed that line a long time ago!) and I've also been blessed enough to be a stay at home mom so it was hard for me to watch my "baby" start school.

Here he is walking with his Dad to class. His backpack is almost as big as he is!

My goodbye hug...not gonna lie I didn't want to let him go.
All ready to go! Such a cutie!

Rundown of the day. He loved school and was ready to wave goodbye to me the moment his feet hit the pavement. I tried not to cry. Pretty sure I would have bawled had we not run into the principle and some friends on the way out...gotta save face you know?! ha ha

Once I got home the house was soooo quiet. Israel is teething and he was tired and cranky and I was able to hold him and just snuggle with him. This is big because I have not really had quiet (unless both boys are napping)and I've never just got to snuggle with Israel. I loved it! When I picked up Isaac he was soooo excited to tell me about school and I was excited to hear about it. I am also excited to teach him at home and spend some one on one time with my Israel. The first day was hard but this is gonna be a great year! :)

ps confession...maybe, I was able to hold it in b.c. last night while Isaac was sleeping, I snuck into his room and picked him up and snuggled with him and took a trip down memory lane, from the time I brought him home from the hospital till that moment I was currently rocking him, and I cried like a baby. I really felt like the mom from "Love you Forever"

Four and More

Three was a big year for Isaac he had many "first". Here they are in no particular order b.c. as usual I can't figure out the picture thing on here...ack! One of these day :)

Isaac learned to use the Big Boy potty! Hurray!

My little Adventurer...1st canoe trip with Papa and Dad

When we named you "little Isaac" I had no idea you would take after your Dad so much. Apparently you don't have a BirthDAY you have a BirthWEEKEND

Birthday party #1 (the one with friends)- Go Diego Go theme

First soccer season. He was awesome!He did really good at kicking the ball in the "neck" ;)

Day # 3 of partying...Ghatti Town fun!

Actual Birthday...Cars theme requested by the Bday boy

First year as a Big Bro. One AWESOME and caring big brother. Israel is so blessed to have him.

Batter up! First T-ball season. He was great!

First Deployment. Survived without Daddy for 5 months and was the "man of the house", made everyday an adventure for me and helped passed the time quickly. Thank you bud!

Little Isaac,

Three was such a big year for you. You have accomplished so much! Thank you for always being such a sweet and caring little boy. Thanks for helping mommy make it through our first deployment. You are my spider killing superhero! I don't know what I would do without you. I love you sooooo much b-boy! Can't wait to see what year 4 bring!

Love,

Mommy

Don't Make Me Go Mom on You

Rewind four years to Isaac and I sitting on a couch. We were talking about raising the little Isaac. I remember telling him, ' I will never say things like, want me to give you a reason to cry?, I am not going to tell you again, if Johnny jumped off a cliff would you jump off a cliff? and my favorite...'because I said so!'. In my wonderful "I'm not a parent yet so I know everything" mind frame I just knew I was always going to be able to say things calmly, have an explanation for everything, and not lose my cool. If only I could see the future. See things like what happened today....

We have made some new wonderful military friends. Stephanie, Kaylee, and Noah have been great. Noah and Isaac are on the same t-ball team and close to the same age. And Stephanie and I really enjoy hanging out. We have started working out together. While we do our workout DVD Isaac, Noah, and Kaylee play in Isaac's room. Today after they left Isaac bust out with a story....

Isaac: Mom, I have a story to tell you

Me: uh huh

Isaac: Noah and me ate frog food .... tee hee hee

Me: uh huh...WHAT?! YOU ATE WHAT?! Show me what you ate?!

Isaac: *pointing to his now empty bottle of fish flakes* Frog food! ha ha

Me: That is NOT funny! Gross! * going into panic mode and texting Steph to let her know what happened and then calling poison control*

Me: lucky for you it's not posioness but your stomach is going to hurt and you're gonna have diarrhea. How much did you eat?

Isaac: *sounding really disappointed* I only got 3 bites. Noah ate the rest *sigh*

Me: Did Kaylee eat any?

Isaac: She was gonna have 1 bite but Noah took it from her and said, "yum!"

Me: Isaac, why did you eat the fish food?

Isaac: I didn't eat fish food, I ate frog food.

Me: Why did you eat the frog food?

Isaac: Noah climbed up and gave it to me...

Me: Well, if Noah ate poop would you eat poop!?

Isaac: *horrified look on his face* NOAH EATS POOP!?

Me: No! Noah, does not eat poop...

Isaac: Then why you say Noah eats poop?

Me: I wasn't saying Noah eats poop. I was saying if he did eat poop...

Isaac: But Noah doesn't eat poop.

Me: My point is don't eat fish food because someone else does it and tells you to

Isaac: Why?

Me: BECAUSE I SAID SO!

Totally get my mom now. Because I said so is beyond a valid response :)

Israel's 1st Birthday part 2

Here are some picts from Israel's 1st Birthday...grant it they are out of order b.c. I am tired of dealing with the blog today....none the less here they are :)

This was towards the end...good old fashioned shoot out...water gun shoot out that is :)

Most of the party was held in a loft of the barn. There were fun games and for food, brisket sandwhiches, hot dogs, and chips
Party favors: cowboy hats, sheriff badges, squirt guns, and a fruit snack

cake of course! Check out that smile :)

Petting the horses

Since all the pictures are out of sinc...might as well put an explanation at the bottom :)

Israel loves animals and he is full of spunk, so we went with a western/cowboy theme for his party. We did it at Express Clysdales. For all my friends stationed in OK, it's in Yukon and you should check it out :) Thank you to all of our family and friends who came out to celebrate with us! Love you all.

Happy Birthday to Israel Part 1

How on earth is it possible that my sweet Israel is one all ready!? Our tiny bundle of joy that we brought home from the hospital has only brought us more joy with each day. Here's a little bit of what we did on his special day...

Hot dogs and cheetos for lunch?! Yes, please!

Trust me he did not stop with just tasting the icing....
...Told ya:) He had his first cup of milk too and he loved it!

Riding on his Thomas the Train toy

Rellers,

You are such a joy. We are so blessed to have you in our lives. Each day your personality gets bigger and better! You are such a blessing. Love you so much baby boy!

Love,

Mommy

Karen:Ma'am, do you have this dress in the next size up?

Sales lady: Sorry, we only carry sizes 1, 3, & 5. You could try Sears.

LOVE the movie Mean Girls! It makes me laugh so hard. It is one of those "go to" chick flicks. My sisters and I quote it all the time. One of my favorite scenes was when Regina can't fit into a dress at a dress boutique. Notice I used the word "was". Today I went to a dress boutique to try on some dresses for the upcoming Air Force ball. I found a beautiful dress. I was so happy when it zipped up. Then the stupid clasp wouldn't hook. OK, that's an understatement. There was a pretty good size gap. I asked the sales woman if they had a size up. My thinking was it would fit in the chest and I could get the rest of the dress taken in. Her response, " I'm sorry we only carry sizes 4,6, & 8 in that dress." I was torn, should I hang my head in shame or bust out laughing. Of course the sales lady asked to come in the room so she could help me snap it. She made me feel better though when she said that she really had no idea why they even had that dress on the sales floor and she had a very small bust and she couldn't get the dress to snap on her. She said and I quote, " They make the dress to for a woman and the chest size for an 11 year old girl". Ahhhh big sigh of relief on my end ha ha. Totally doing Insanity again though before this dressy shing dig....I want to lose 3 lbs ;)

What was I thinking?!

Isaac's been home all of 2 1/2 weeks and I've gained 3 lbs! Ack! I would love to say it's because I am eating all of my homemade cooking. How I crack myself up sometimes! It's because of Braum's. I've been making the mistake of going into the actual store. Here's how it usually goes in my head.."I only need banana's and milk, I only need banana's and milk. I guess it wouldn't hurt to look at the ice cream...Oooooh chocolate cheesecake! 2 for $6.00! Oooooh chunky chocolate chip coffee. Double chocolate chip cookie dough!" To top it off I pretty much eat them by myself. I must stay away from that place! Of course I need motivation to stop my ice cream addiction. So,I've decided to make it a goal to run a marathon this time next year. I asked my Uncle who has run several races and marathons how to train. Granted he knows I have not ran since Florida...2 years! And he tell's me, "the first week run 3 miles 3 times. The second week 4 miles 1 time and 3 miles 2 times. And so on and so on." Yesterday I ran 3 miles. Today I can't walk without looking like an old woman. Now I am sitting on the couch eating Braum's. It's a vicious, vicious cycle. *sigh*