Summer vacation winding down

I have been trying to stay home and relax with the boys this past week since it is their last week of summer vacation, but we also did some fun stuff too.


Jonathon had his last summer playdate with Rylee and her big brother Logan.  We all met up at the local water park in Goodells and had a blast.  This was Jonathon's first time doing the water without me holding his hand.  Just shows me how much he has grown over the summer and how much he is becoming a "big" boy.  My baby is growing up.....times it is sad, because Jonathon is my last baby, but then its overwhelming too, because he is reaching his milestones and I am so so happy and amazed at my strong little boy.

running through the water

Jonathon hanging out with Logan


On Friday afternoon we packed the boys up and headed uptown for some icecream and a little fun at the local park.  We were supposed to go with Rylee , Logan and Nik, but we missed each other.  We will catch up next time.  So Gilbert and I took the boys anyways.

enjoying our snack


After our ice cream we went and played on the merry go round.  I am having a problem posting anymore pictures so I will save them for another day.

We played at the park for awhile and then returned home.

And then today(Saturday) we packed everyone up at 9:15a.m. and headed out to catch the morning show - cars 2.  Jonathon really liked it.  He was so funny to watch his expressions during the movie.  It got a little loud at times, but he had his headphones and used them.  Cars is Jonathon's second time at the movie theater.  It is very fun taking him and I am glad he is finally able to go.  Can't wait for the next movie.

After the show we came home, grabbed our suits and jumped into our pool for awhile.  Jonathon is doing very well swimming around on his own - with his life jacket on.  I can't wait to continue his swim lessons with Miss Maggie, once school starts back up.

Sit and Wonder

Here it is Friday morning and Jonathon and I are the only ones up .....as usual......


And I just sit here drinking my coffee and wonder......


I wonder what this year will bring......at school......


I wonder if I did enough this summer with Jonathon........


I wonder did I not do enough this summer with Jonathon......


I wonder .......will the teachers be happy.....


I wonder......will Jonathon behave in school.......


I wonder.....will we ever get over our hump of not wanting to self feed......
(he is doing much much better than last year, but we still have some issues where he is not 100% eating on his own)


I wonder.....will Jonathon do okay with restroom breaks this year.......
(teachers are changing....we were told at end of year.....losing Miss Olley....and she was the helper teacher that helped the children with restroom breaks)


I wonder......do we still have Mrs. Rhodes.....she is Jonathon's teacher and I hope that they did not move her in the school system....


I wonder.......I wonder.......I wonder.......

will my preschooler and my freshman enjoy school this year........

will my junior be okay with his first year at "Tech"...........


One thing I do not need to wonder about......
is how proud I am of all three of my boys!!!!!
I am so so proud of all them!


Here's to a great school year boys......take your time......please don't get frustrated.....and most of all stay focused......

I love you all very very much!!!!

ENT appointment

This morning we headed out early to go see Dr. Ears.

We arrived 20 minutes ahead of schedule and got lucky and we were able to go right back and see the Dr.  He asked Jonathon how he was doing and if I had any concerns.  Nope, no concerns about his ears.

Then Dr. Ears looked into Jonathon's ears and found both tubes.  Yep, they are still there.  Asked to look into his throat.  No, this is not happening.  When we go see Dr. Pediatrician in the winter he always asks that questions and of course does it AND Jonathon does not like it.  So Dr. Ears passed.

Good report.  Nice visit.  See you in 6 months.  We were finished and back outside within 20 minutes.

I did pick up a swim band though.  Jonathon is going to continue to swim all winter with his lessons and I have been having a problem with the swim plugs popping out once in awhile.  I purchased the swim band thinking this will be really cool.  Ummm when I got Jonathon home and tried to show Kenny, he would not even put it on.  I know it's because it's new and he doesn't understand that its not going to hurt him.  Hopefully when we go see Miss Maggie for his next lesson he will cooperate and wear it for me.  Fingers crossed.

I am so glad that I found Dr. Ears.  I am so glad and thankful that Jonathon is doing so well with his tubes and his speech.

wordless Wednesday

wordless Wednesday

Missing Family

grandma Martindale, Jonathon, me, Kenny, Gil and Andrew in the back.

Doesn't seem like it has been over 1 week since my mom came to visit from Florida.  This was Jonathon's second time meeting her and this time he remembers grandma and has asked me where she is.
Now I have to figure out how to teach him that we live in Michigan and grandma Martindale lives in Florida.....which is very far away and we just cannot go visit.....

We had a busy weekend....On Saturday we went bowling...Jonathon had lots of fun.
On Sunday we had a birthday party to go too.. and once again Jonathon had a riot.

update

Wow!  It's been a while.  We have been having so much fun this summer and have been so busy that I just have not found the time to sit down and continue this blog.


Things will be slowing down a bit now that we are headed into August.  I can't believe it's almost August and then it will be time for school to start.  Summer is flying by, but we are making the best of it.


Jonathon has been a lot of fun this summer.  He really is a big boy now and has been able to do lots and has been practicing his listening skills and patience all summer.  Something that is so hard for a young boy to do.


We celebrated Jonathon's 4th birthday....had a surprise visit from Grandma Martindale(my mom) she lives in Florida...went to the beach....went to the local 4H fair....have been swimming practically every day....visited Aunt Sandra and her horses and cats....went to the local water splash pad and just playing in our own backyard.  I will try to post some pictures of all the fun soon.


We do have a busy weekend still.....Best friend Rylee - her big brother Logan is celebrating his 9th birthday on Sunday and on Saturday we have a bowling fundraiser for him for football.  Not sure how Jonathon will do going bowling at 7p.m. (bedtime is usually 8p.m.) but we will try it out .....it's for a good cause.


Oh and we had a surprise family of turkeys stop by for a few days....that ended up being a pain so we found them a good home.....away from us. 


And took our dog Scruffy to the vet to get groomed.  Busy busy busy!!!!


Hope everyone else is enjoying their summer.

went to book store and picked out 2 new books too!