Strep

Poor Sam has strep. He has been sick all weekend and I thought he was feeling better so he went to stay at his dad's house for a visit. They called me and he has strep. My ex does not have insurance so they came to get my insurance card so they could get Sam on antibiotics and it broke my heart. I wanted to take Sam and bring him home with me. I know he is fine and will get better but the mother instinct just went into overdrive and I wanted to pull him out of their car and take him with me. I came back to work in tears. He is my baby and I should be babying him right now. And to top it all off I don't feel well at all ... hope I don't have strep!

Goodbye

Sam and I are so sad. Papa got a new job in Memphis Tennessee so Grandma and Papa are moving. I got used to free babysitting! Sam got used to swimming in their pool and playing with the dog. We are happy they are happy but we will miss them terribly.

What is it with the pull to the midwest? Kipp and Kumi are also moving to Indianapolis, Indiana. We will miss swimming in their pool and having them over to play games. We are missing them already and they are not even gone yet!

King of Exercise

I got an elliptical trainer for Christmas and Sam has been very motivating. He loves to race on it. We listen to music and have to go a whole song. He is going to get me in shape. He is a great personal trainer. He did not want me to take a picture. He was in the zone...

Sam's party madness

Sam's 5th birthday was yesterday. We started off the celebration on Friday at Sam's school. All the kids (and the teachers) came in jammies in honor of Sam's birthday. I brought in pizza and cupcakes as well as some fun prizes and stuff to do. All the kids had a great time. Sam said they should have jammie day every day.

Saturday we went to his friend Jack's birthday party at a place called Bounce. It was so fun. It was for both parents and kids and we went down the super huge bounce slide several times. I even went down on my stomach with Sam's little friend Georgia. Face first. It was mostly fun but a little bit scary.

Sunday we continued with the birthday fun. Sam helped me bake a cake and then helped decorate it. That was his favorite part. We used those cake markers and sprinkles. So much fun. My parents and Kipp and Kumi came over for some cake and ice cream. Sam was so cute he didn't want to eat his own cake and ice cream until everyone had been served so he passed out stuff to every one and made sure everyone had drinks. It was funny because he asked everyone what they wanted but Kipp and when Kipp said what about me Sam said oh you get juice. It was so funny. The rest of the evening we played with his lego's that he got and watched movies. It was great fun.

I can't believe my child is five years old. Where does the time go. He is such a happy, thoughtful little boy. He makes me laugh and smile. I love to read books with him. Watch movies and eat popcorn. I love to get our exercise together. I especially love when he sneaks into my room in the morning and snuggles with me before we have to get up and go to work and school. He is the best little boy. The best!

Going Private

For all those who read my blog I am going private in the next week or so. Please send your emails to my google account woodea11@gmail.com

I don't mind if you are a friend of a friend. Just want to know who is looking at my site.

Thanks!

Party Madness

Four of Sam's friends from school have birthdays this month (actually two more Sam and Jack but their parties are at the end of the month) And they had a combined party at the Fun Center in Sandy. The kids had SO much fun. There were bounce places and a jungle gym thing that they kids could get lost in for hours. Not to mention the roller skating, games, pizza, cake and ice cream. Here are the kids: Far left Jack, Hunter, Georgia, Sam and Alexandra. The only one missing is Maya who wouldn't sit down to eat she just wanted to play. The picture is horrible but it was from my phone. Why oh why did I forget my camera. Sam, Jack and Georgia were sliding down one of the bounce slides and holding hands it was such a photo op. What kind of mother am I? But I was not alone. Georgia's mother wondered why she didn't bring her camera as well. For Jack's surprise party I am totally going to remember to bring the camera and get some shots of Sam with his little buddies.

Cousins and Snow

These are a couple of pictures of Sam and cousins Hayden and Cambridge playing in the snow a couple of days after Christmas. Sam and Cambridge had a blast and so did Hayden but as she is a California girl she didn't have much immunity to the cold. I think Sam and Cambridge tried to convince her that it would be fun (even cold) but she did not agree. She told me that being cold "is not fun." So cute.