Thursday, May 15, 2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Mother's Day
Ever since I was 5 years old - all I ever wanted to be was a mom. I couldn't wait to have kids someday. I am so beyond happy that I was blessed with two beautiful boys and am thankful for them everyday. I would move heaven and earth for them. With that being said though - being a mom is {in my opinion} the toughest job out there! There are days where it is hard; very hard. There are lessons I have to teach my boys that are so hard to learn. I can go from my blood pressure being through the roof to laughing my buns off in a matter of minutes - they definitely keep me on my toes.
To Josh, Zane & Landon - thank you for making today so special and for always showing and telling me how much you love me! I'm so lucky!
To Josh, Zane & Landon - thank you for making today so special and for always showing and telling me how much you love me! I'm so lucky!
Friday, May 9, 2014
Meet Barkley
Zane is the Superstar this next week (Friday-Friday) - this is a day he's been waiting for since the first week of school! Each child has one week to be the Superstar - there are fun activities planned just for the Superstar everyday of the week. One of the most coveted parts of being the Superstar is taking the class pet home for the week and journaling your activities with this pet...I'm happy to report that the class pet for Zane is stuffed because it's a dog!!
Pleased to introduce you to...Barkley...
So far today - Barkley has assisted with picking out new glasses for Zane and...
Enjoying a cake pop at Starbucks!
I'm sure you'll be hearing/seeing much more of Barkley this week - the boys are a just a little over the moon to have him here!
Pleased to introduce you to...Barkley...
So far today - Barkley has assisted with picking out new glasses for Zane and...
Enjoying a cake pop at Starbucks!
I'm sure you'll be hearing/seeing much more of Barkley this week - the boys are a just a little over the moon to have him here!
Mother's Day {at school}
Zane's class held a Mother's Day celebration during the last hour of school today - he has been so excited for this day and had so many surprises lined up! We were both glad when the day finally came!
It was seriously the cutest thing ever! The mom's all came in and as each child saw their mom, they got up and handed their mom a card and escorted them to their seat. The kids all got up and sang 3 songs to all of us moms! Can you say a-dor-a-ble!
After the singing the kids dispersed to their mom's and we were given instructions on how to do our craft! The kids had already painted picture frames and now we were going to make thumb/finger print designs on the frames! Before we were getting situated I noticed one of the little boys in the class crying (but trying to be so tough and not cry) and just standing there - I overheard his teacher say that his mom wasn't there. My heart broke. It was all I could do not to start crying right then and there. I got his attention and asked him if he wanted to come sit with Zane and I and have me help him with his craft - he's a very shy kid and just stood there staring at me. Zane then said "Kyler, I'll share my mom with you, it's fine - do you want to sit in my chair and I'll stand" - again, I wanted to cry - but this time happy tears - happy tears that my boy was so sweet. Kyler agreed to sit with us and by the end of our time there he was smiling and happy! I hope to God that there is NEVER a day either of my kids doesn't have me where they want me. Working full time and having kids is no easy task, but I will do everything in my power to be at every one of their events come hell or high water - that's what vacation days are for right?!
It was seriously the cutest thing ever! The mom's all came in and as each child saw their mom, they got up and handed their mom a card and escorted them to their seat. The kids all got up and sang 3 songs to all of us moms! Can you say a-dor-a-ble!
After the singing the kids dispersed to their mom's and we were given instructions on how to do our craft! The kids had already painted picture frames and now we were going to make thumb/finger print designs on the frames! Before we were getting situated I noticed one of the little boys in the class crying (but trying to be so tough and not cry) and just standing there - I overheard his teacher say that his mom wasn't there. My heart broke. It was all I could do not to start crying right then and there. I got his attention and asked him if he wanted to come sit with Zane and I and have me help him with his craft - he's a very shy kid and just stood there staring at me. Zane then said "Kyler, I'll share my mom with you, it's fine - do you want to sit in my chair and I'll stand" - again, I wanted to cry - but this time happy tears - happy tears that my boy was so sweet. Kyler agreed to sit with us and by the end of our time there he was smiling and happy! I hope to God that there is NEVER a day either of my kids doesn't have me where they want me. Working full time and having kids is no easy task, but I will do everything in my power to be at every one of their events come hell or high water - that's what vacation days are for right?!
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| Zane, Kyler and I |
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| Zane doing his thumb-print designs! |
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| Zane's frame and the card he made me... |
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| I'd do anything for this kid! |
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| I have this guy to thank for even being a mom - love you buddy! |
Muffins {Donuts} with Mom
This morning was "Muffins with Mom" before school started today. Zane was a little perplexed why they were serving donuts when it was clearly called MUFFINS with Mom! I prefer donuts over muffins, so this mom was happy about the change up! Landon was pretty excited to get to join in on the fun this morning too! He never wants to leave when we are at Zane's school!
Appreciating the Teachers
Zane has a wonderful Kindergarten teacher and an awesome IA (Instructional Aid). When you're in full day Kinder most school districts require tuition to be paid - this tuition goes to pay for the IA, so the teacher has help in the classroom. Zane's IA is the one in the room who helps him with his Diabetes care (when the nurse isn't there) - she holds a special place in my heart and you can tell she just adores Zane (which I love)!
This week was Teacher Appreciation Week and we were sure to do something special everyday for his teachers - I had so much fun putting this stuff together and Zane had a great time picking things out and coming up with ideas. I don't think I have baked so much in one week in my life - thankfully we had a few left overs for us to enjoy too!
I have Pinterest to thank for a lot of these ideas - of course I had to put the work into re-creating many of these things - but Zane and I had a great time spoiling his teachers! They deserved every bit of this past week!
This week was Teacher Appreciation Week and we were sure to do something special everyday for his teachers - I had so much fun putting this stuff together and Zane had a great time picking things out and coming up with ideas. I don't think I have baked so much in one week in my life - thankfully we had a few left overs for us to enjoy too!
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| Monday - Flower for each teacher |
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| Tuesday - Starbucks (w/their names on them!!) and a fresh baked muffin |
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| Wednesday - Note cards and chocolate covered oreo pops (even gave the Librarian one today) |
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| Thursday - Lemon Cheesecake balls (these are to die for people) |
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| Friday - Butterscotch Peanut Butter Bars (again, to die for), Zane colored them each a picture and made them each a card and then a framed tree with owls (and each kids' name on an owl). His teacher loves owls! |
Monday, May 5, 2014
D-Fun
This is purely for documentation purposes, so I don't forget! As much as Diabetes sucks most of the time - there are times when something funny happens that makes you realize there really are some silver linings to some very dark clouds!
Two a.m. this morning I am awoken to Zane saying ever so quietly and sweetly "Mom...mommy..." I'm in a dead sleep and am finally able to get my voice to work "what, what Zane, what's wrong"...I then hear "I'm high...I think I'm high"!
It wasn't funny at 2 a.m. - but it was sure funny to me this morning after I thought about the conversation. If you didn't know him and didn't know he had Diabetes, it would be pretty odd to hear a 6 year old tell his mom that he was high! Sure to get some strange looks out in public had the conversation happened there!
And in case you were wondering - he was indeed high. Poor kid had a blood sugar of 458 (normal is between 80-150). He's such a smart kid, even at 2 a.m.!
And because no post is worth your time without a picture...
Two a.m. this morning I am awoken to Zane saying ever so quietly and sweetly "Mom...mommy..." I'm in a dead sleep and am finally able to get my voice to work "what, what Zane, what's wrong"...I then hear "I'm high...I think I'm high"!
It wasn't funny at 2 a.m. - but it was sure funny to me this morning after I thought about the conversation. If you didn't know him and didn't know he had Diabetes, it would be pretty odd to hear a 6 year old tell his mom that he was high! Sure to get some strange looks out in public had the conversation happened there!
And in case you were wondering - he was indeed high. Poor kid had a blood sugar of 458 (normal is between 80-150). He's such a smart kid, even at 2 a.m.!
And because no post is worth your time without a picture...
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