Saturday, May 23, 2009

Long Time No See!

Stone and I took a little road trip today to visit family.  Our nephew/ cousin is in Tech School at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, TX.  It is alway a treat to see family; we have not been able to make the long trek to Boston since 2007.    

Our first stop was the mall... Stone wanted to sit in all the ride-ons in the middle of the mall.  The ice cream truck was a great reminder of summer 1999.
After the mall we hit Chili's for some lunch... Billy has turned into such a gentleman and treated us to lunch!  
After the mall we hit Target so Billy could get a comforter and just walk around a store.  He has not had the chance to get off base for a  few weeks.  We then went to the base so Billy could drop his stuff off and change.  We planned to walk the base for a while.  But due the weather; lightening with in 5 miles; the dorms were put on lockdown indefinitely so BIlly could not leave the dorm.  

Stone waiting for Billy before we got the call about lockdown... notice no rain?!
I decided Stone and I should hit the road to get back home before any bad weather really did hit so we headed to his dorm for a quick good-bye.  
It was great to spend the afternoon with Billy and I look forward to visiting him again once Lj is back in town!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

This is too Sweet!

There is nothing better than swinging with a friend at the park... 
well maybe holding hands while swinging makes it better! 

These are a great idea!

A reusable sandwich bag just for you or your little one.  This site is a must if you are looking for a one of a kind gift! 

Monday, May 18, 2009

Party Fun

Stone has been partying it up with friends birthdays lately!  The first party was MAC's pirate party.  Stone was so ready to dress the part and sail the high seas... unfortunately, due to weather the sailing moved inside but that did not faze he little ones.  

Stone and Natalie are making telescopes so they can be on the look out! 

ARGH!  Shooting "cannon balls" to knockdown the barricade.  Stone loved this game... it too much fun! 
All the pirates ready to sail away with the yummy cake!  
I have to say this was a great idea to keep the mess contianed! 
The next party was Nadia's Care Bear themed party!  Stone had been ready for his one since he got the invite.  The invitation mentioned swimming and water play so had packed his swimming trunks and towel that day; but once again the weather did not cooperate.  I don't even think the kids noticed; there was too much fun happening! 

Nadia and Stone coloring a Care Bear.
Stone made a Fruit Loop necklace... not so many made it to the string because they made it to his tummy! 
Stone loved eating the donut off the string... white donuts are his very favorite so he will eat them any way he can get them! This was so funny to watch!  
The group of wild and fun party goers!  Stone was in Sonshine school with many of these friends so it was a fun way for him to see everyone outside of school!  
Stone has gotten a lot of ideas of what he wants to do for his party from all of these parties...he has decided the theme for his party will be Cowboys but we will have to wait a little while to have his party since Lj is off to Africa for work.  

Sunday, May 17, 2009

The Love Keeps Coming...

Reiko treated me to a pedicure yesterday for Mothers Day!  It was so nice to relax in a massage chair and catch up; we really do not get to see each other all that often so this time together was extra special!   Now that we both have pretty toes... let the nice weather begin! 

Friday, May 15, 2009

SonShine School Success!

Last night, Stone had his end of year SonShine School program.  He was so excited to get on stage and sing; his class sang two really fun songs and I enjoyed hearing them over and over again as he practiced them at home, in the car, at the park... everywhere!    
My students did a great job singing their two songs.  One song they sing is about what they want to be when they grow up; I always enjoy seeing what costume they will wear to the show.  They are always so creative and so cute.  
Nine of my students got to walk across stage to get their "diploma".  These students will not be returning to SonShine School in the fall.  They will either move on to first grade or will attend one of the three Edmond schools that will be full day kindergarten.  I was ready to have 6 graduate but at about 1:30 a parent got a tip about the full- day kindergarten starting so we had to add a few more graduates to the line up.  The kiddos handled it great and were real troopers in making the last minute change a success.  I sure will miss my students!  I had a great class of World Explorers this year!  
For the grand finale all the students get on stage and sing two songs they practiced all year in chapel and sign a scripture.  This is by far my favorite part; it is so sweet to hear all of the children singing  and to watch them all sign.  
Stone loves MRCC SonShine School and it is such a blessing for us to be there twice a week.  

*Check out the videos below: they are songs he sang for the program and the sign language!  Enjoy!

Busy Bees and Pesky Flies!?

Stone and Natalie signing the program songs; Love is Like a Circle (all school) and the Busy Bee Song (class song). They are so sweet!

1 Corinthians 13:13

Stone and Natalie demonstrated their sign language today for us at the park. Quite impressive and totally cute!

Mothers Day 2009

It is such a blessing to be a mom on Mothers Day.  Stone (and Lj) totally took it to heart that it was "Moms day" and made sure I had a nice day.  Stone remembered what I told him weeks ago; I wanted some perfume so it was his personal mission to sure I got it, even more than once!  Lj also got me a cricut;  lots of scrapbooking to happen in the near future! Aloys, our adopted Rwandan college student, got me a beautiful card.  I got to take a long nap and be lazy all day... we ended the day with dessert out; Yum-o!    
My new cricut... I can't wait to scrapbook!   
Stone is pretty excited as well... asking since he woke this morning to scrapbook!

I Have a Bad Case of....

This is hilarious!