Sam had his last week of school two weeks ago. He loves school, but was excited for summer. On national donut day, the school clinic called to say that Sam had hit his head pretty hard on the asphalt at recess and that they were keeping an eye on him for a while. I thought, since it was national donut day, "Hey, I'll be a great mom and go get him some donuts so that when I pick him up, I can cheer him with sugary pastries." I got into the store and it looks like this:
Worst idea I've ever had. The manager wasn't even helping his employees. He was all smiles just taking pictures and distracting the employees from getting their work done. It took so long to get the donuts that I was then LATE to pick him up from school and I felt even worse. Fortunately for me, he was very forgiving.
Eli managed to turn himself perpendicular while napping.
Sam adores his little brother. I think the feeling is mutual.
I took the kids to some water feature thing.
Sam's last day of school he came home and we pulled out his top left tooth.
Last Saturday my dad's work had a King's Dominion day, so they invited us and we had a great time! It was super hot that day.
It was so fun. Dan and I got to ride something together and that hasn't happened in a long time!
I took the kids swimming at our gym the other day. It is quite the production getting everything ready, but they had fun.
We got out the playmate and Afton reverted to a six-month-old.
Thursday I met Destiny and her cute baby at Jamestown before she moves away this weekend. :( Again, it was so hot! Man, I was sweaty.
Ninety-five degrees and a giant ice cream cone aren't a good match. He had ice cream dripping off his elbow all over everything. When he bit into the cone, his front right tooth got loose and started to bleed.
I love seeing this lady and I'll miss our visits!
Friday morning, I pulled out Sam's tooth,
took him to the doctor for a well-check,
and found out he needs glasses. We went and picked them out today. We should get them in a few weeks.
This past weekend we got together with my parents to celebrate Sam and Dad Cheney's b-days since they were out of town earlier.
Mom and Dad made a delicious lunch complete with an oreo ice cream cake that is pretty much heaven. Then the kids played outside in the sprinklers while the adults sat in the shade enjoying the gorgeous day.
It was a nice, relaxing way to spend a Saturday.
And here are some pictures from my phone.
Our bonded leather couches from overstock.com lasted less than five years before they started to peel and come apart. I even found bits of the couch in Eli's pajamas once. So we put them up on craigslist for free. A guy in a scion came and strapped the sofa to his car. It was about the same size as his car! This was before he came back for the loveseat.
A sweet neighbor of ours baked this delicious lemon cake thing. She brought it over about one hour after Dan and I had decided to stop eating so many sweets...
Eli is becoming a great little eater. He's only had sweet potatoes (he likes), prunes (he likes), and squash (doesn't like). He's gotten much better at opening his mouth for the food to come in and it's only been a few weeks.
This is a bad picture, but he's got one long hair going down to the base of his neck. His rat tail.
A stroll with me and the littles while Dan and Sam were on a fathers and sons campout.
I didn't take this with my phone.
Snuggles.
That's about it from here! Sam's top left front tooth is hanging on by a thread. I just want to yank that baby out. His last day of school is this Friday. Afton is sweet and super talkative. All the time. I think she's going to get in trouble for it when school starts. She's excited for kindergarten. Eli is five months and just a sweetheart. Dan is really busy with work. The end!
Sam was born during a great time of year. Not too hot, not too cold. Flowers and trees in bloom. Five months since Christmas, so it's a great time to replenish your too-many-toys-already toy collection. Increased chances of having Dan home on his birthday due to the holiday, etc. It really is a perfect time for a birthday!
Saturday we went to Busch Gardens. It was super packed trying to get in the park, but once we were inside, people spread out and it didn't feel too crowded. Dan and I rode their new coaster, which was pretty cool. I think I'm kind of getting "over" roller coasters, though. What's happened to me? Nevertheless, we had a great time and the weather was beautiful.
I told Afton to go pose for a picture and this is what she did. She says she's a lion climbing a tree.
Sunday was church and delivering treats to friends. Afton spent her time before church making a paper mask thing for herself. Sam found all the cardboard boxes in the house and turned them into a car city.
Monday was Sam's actual birthday. We let him open one present in the morning. It was a remote controlled switch and go dino from Grandma and Grandpa Cheney. He loved that and played with it until it was time to go bowling.
This is what he's been asking to do for his birthday for quite some time. We had a great time. And it's cheaper on Mondays so that's also a bonus.
We came home for lunch and let Sam open the rest of his presents which he then played with the remainder of the day.
When I asked Sam what he wanted for his birthday dinner, he asked for Costco pizza. Unfortunately, Costco was closed for Memorial Day (good for them, sad for Sam's costco pizza lovin' heart), so we got Pizza Hut. He also requested a chocolate Captain America cake, which was nice and patriotic for Memorial Day. He had a wonderful day!
(He got this shirt and I asked him to try it on, then he left it on the rest of the night but I didn't notice how wonky the collar was until later. Oh, well.)
He has recently learned how to cross his eyes and now he does it all the time and it drives me crazy! It gives me a headache just to look at him when he does it.
Trying to kiss him.
We are so grateful to have Sam in our family. He is really thoughtful and smart. He brings so much love and happiness to our family! We love him so much. Happy 7th birthday, Sam!
