Sunday after church, I slather hijo in sunscreen and took him out to the backyard so he could play in the sprinkler.

 He spent about 1.5 hours playing the sprinkler as I moved it around to water our gardens.  We picked some strawberries to snack on  and covered up the potatoes some more. 

I think it was a good day. 


I did not take any pictures today, as we celebrated Memorial Day.  We spent the day with Mam and Pap.  it really was not too different from a normal Sunday for us, except that it is Monday here.  We grilled pork chops, had corn on the cob (first of the season, so not the best), had fresh salad from the garden and went out for ice cream.  Hijo has been playing all day- never quiet for more than 2 seconds and growing louder every chance he gets.  He is now ready to watch a movie, so I am going to go spend the the final hours of my holiday weekend, snuggled on the couch with my boy.


Tomorrow is 3 years home for Hijo and we are celebrating on Friday with a vacaton day for me and some fun for us.  It should be a great day.

Love and hugs,
Deb

butterflies!!!!! And he touched them

We headed over to the east side of town today to see the butterfly show.  The park where the show is held is by the river.  The weather was hot but beautiful.

Now remember, the previous years hijo has not liked the butterflies.  This year he was excited about the butterflies and could not wait to get there.

He was trying to get them  and he got some!!!!

He loved it!!!!  We had to conjol him into leaving- it was so humid.

Mhy butterfly boy

I loved seeing the butterflies with him and Mam.  I loved that he loved the butterflies.  I love that he got to hold one.

It was a good day.

Love and hugs,
Deb

Just some fun and a party!!!!!!!

Yesterday, we headed to the mall to play after work.  It was raining and hijo needed to run off some energy.

Playing hopscotch at the mall playground since it was raining

Flying into outspace!!!!

Driving off into the sunset

Hanging out with superhero- b.atman

reading his first comic book

Today it was Jason's 18th birthday and high school graduation party.  It was awesome

Go back to yesterday's post- these are the same shorts from May 2009.  Hijo has grown 3 inches since then.  Wow!!!!

Hijo is 43 inches tall and 41.8 pounds.

More pictures from tonight- Me with Mam

Swinging my boy around as the bands set up

Pap and Uncle Dave enjoying the fun

Jason organized his owen birthday/graduation party- 6 bands for the graduation party.  Lots of family for the birthday.  Most of the family left before the bands started (us included). Jason said most of them would be "screamo bands" so we would not enjoy them.  But Jason is happy.  Thursday night, we will watch Jason graduate.  It is hard to believe that it has been 18 years since I saw Jason born.  18 years from now, hijo will be graduating too.  Wow.


Love and hugs,
Deb

Wow- where has the time gone???????

May 2006

May 2007

May 2008

May2009

May 2010

Has it really been 4 years since I frist held my baby, the baby that is not such a baby any more?  Has it really been 3 years since we came home and started our life as a family?  Has my baby grown up so much that he is starting kindergarten in 14 weeks?????

I am amazed at how the time has flown and how different this year is then last and how last year was so different from the year before.  This year we hit our stride- I really got the routinue down as a momma and single mom at that.  Hijo has grown leaps and bounds.  I can really say of the last 3 years, this has been the best for us- I really love this age he is at and I will say, looking back, babies and toddlers are not my favorite ages at all.  That does not mean I did not love hijo at those ages, but rather, my strength is not raising babies or toddlers- preschoolers and older for me.  Or at least at this point- preschoolers.  Have I said that I love this age???

more to come over the next week as I look back at the last year and share some more 3-4 year old pictures of hijo to remind myself of how much he has changed and I have changed since he and I first met each other in May 2006.


love and hugs,
Deb

We are back in the living- finally

So both hijo and I are on the road to recovery finally.  He has completed his medication and I finally got mine.  He had an ear infection, I have a sinus infection.  This week has kicked our butts.  But we managed to have fun even while stuggling with illnesses.

My "got milk" boy

Golfing with Mam

Best buddy Y came to church with us on Sunday.  Hijo was so excited. Y was not smiling, but she was happy.

Today we headed to T.arget.  Hijo found the Buzz Light.year to play with.  We also found all the goodies for gift bags for his birthday party- which will be CARS themed again.

Dinner on the back patio tonight- grilled chicken, tomatoes (not from our garden- too early), lettuce and radishes from our garden, and chips and salsa. YUMMY.

Having dinner with my best friend from high school- priceless!!!  She is staying with us while she is in town helping with her parents after her father had an accident.  Watching her go through this has really brought home the decisions that I could be faced with in the future with my parents.  I am more fortunate to have 3 other siblings to share the decisons with, but no matter how many of us there are, the decisions will be difficult.  I hope and pray that we are never faced with having to make these decisions, that a little preplanning by my parents (most of which they have already done and documented) will allow for more choices/options.  But things happen and sometimes the worst things happen and all the decisions made previously suddently are not an option.

her visit has also prompted me to really think some more on decisions I have to make and put into a will/guardianship papers for hijo.  Right now if something happened to me, I have nothing written down.  There is a tough decision to be made and I have been avoiding it.  Talking with E has really helped solidify what I need to do, though.

Well, it is well past my bed time and I need to get sleep so that I can continue to get well.  It is a holiday weekend and there is a huge party to kick off the weekend- Jas is turning 18 and he is graduating from high school!!!!!!!!

love and hugs,
Momma