I heart faces photo challenge WIND

This weeks challenge is WIND. I took this pic of my little guy flying his kite yesterday. It was the first time he had ever flown a kite and had a blast. The weather was perfect for the event. Check out more awesome wind pics over at iheartfaces .

Photo Challenge | Soft & Sweet

There is nothing sweeter and softer then a favorite Teddy Friend. This is Gavin Jon and his buddy Grouchy Bear. He received GB the day he was admitted in the Hospital to start Chemo. They have been best buds since. Check out more sweet and soft things over at iheartfaces

Days like these ..

Today was one of those wonderful days where the boys got along with each other and instead of hearing the brotherly bickering I had the pleasure of listening to their giggles. We are having our Fall Break this week so the boys were school free. They played video games and with their WWE men.

This evening before bed we even had a brownie and milk as a special snack. Tomorrow I am heading to SAMS to get some cookie mix. Gabs just loves to bake. I truly believe he is going to be a Chef or Baker one day. He says he wants to be the Cake Boss when he grows up. He reminds me of my Daddy and how he loved to cook.

Speaking of Dad ... boy how I miss him. It has been 9 months since he has been gone. I don't think it will get easier. There are days when the boys talk about him and how much they miss him. I believe those days are harder to bear because I know they feel the loss and pain that I do. Sometimes at night out of the blue I will get a memory and start to cry. He was my hero and confidant. My best friend. I guess you could say growing up I was the typical Daddy's little girl. I could pretty much get away with everything and had him wrapped around my pinky. Kind of like how my boys have me.

Right now I am watching the Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood. It is actually a really cute movie. After this I should be getting to bed though. Poor Gabs has been restless this last hour. Thank goodness he has not woke up and stayed up! 

The Quest ...

So I am spending my afternoon on a quest of sorts. I am looking for a place where I can get ACE workbooks for a fairly reasonable price. I hope to find something soon because I need to reorder books for Nicholas.
I have found one place so I may try them out and go from there. I am also looking for a great computer Math game for Nic to help him in his studies. I remember playing one as a child but for the sake of me I cannot remember what it was called. UGH don't you just hate those brain freeze moments. I am open to all recommendations on this subject. He is in 4th-5th grade math. As a child I despised Math as well so I know how he feels. I want something that will be fun but educational as well.
Oh well I am off to hunt some more!

And she said boys were easier ..

I remember the day I had my ultrasound with Gavin Jon. You know that "special" one where you find out if the baby is a boy or a girl. As soon as the Tech said you are having another boy my Mom pipes up with "Boys are easier to raise."
Now I wonder just how true that is. Nic is pretty quiet and will do his own thing but, with Gavin Jon in the mix wow! Gabs is very high energy and loud. So the two of them can clash at times. When that happens .. it can be like WW3! Yelling and screaming. Then of course comes the pushing, shoving and hitting. By that time I feel like a ref for the WWE.
So with that said are boys really easier to raise then girls? I am beginning to think not. That is okay though I wouldn't have it any other way. Even though my guys may be a little rambunctious and loud they are mine. I love their silly quirks and bubbley giggles. And even though I do enjoy my quiet Mommy time at night I cannot wait until morning to hear all of the I love you's and watch me Mom!

Week 38 • Smirk Photo Challenge

I am loving this theme because my little man is the king of smirks. I guess it goes with his sassy little attitude!

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A Year Gone By

Wow I cannot believe it has been a year since my last post. My new goal for myself however is to blog once a day. Even the smallest post counts right. With that being said ... Welcome to my new blog!

“Contemplative”

This week over at i heart faces they are talking about Contemplative faces. I was snapping away some pics and let Gabs watch his fave cartoons as I did. One can only wonder what the Gabster was thinking while watching his Max and Ruby. I however got this awesome shot with this cute face! You can tell that he is defiantly thinking about something! 

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Please excuse the mess ...

Today I am trying to redo my Blog. So please excuse the mess I hope to have it pretty by this evening!

Week 35 - “Back To School” Photo Challenge!

This weeks contest at i heart faces is Back to School! I chose this pic of my little guy Gavin Jon's first day of Pre-School. This pic sums up his emotions on his first day! He was not quite sure how to take being away from Mommy! I ended up spending the first hour there and sneaking when he got into playing with a puzzle! I felt like such a bad Mommy but I knew he had to learn to be there by himself! He now enjoys going to school and thinks he is such a big boy!

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Week 33 - “Nostalgia”

This pic was taken at Give Kids the World a place in FL. for children with special needs to stay while on their Make A Wish trips to DisneyWorld.  I chose this pic because it brings back so many wonderful memories we had their as a family. 

For the first time in a loooooooooong time we did not have to worry about Chemo treatments, Blood Transfusions. MRIs,CT Scans. or any other crazy Surgery or Test. We had such a great time that week in FL. Gavin got to be himself and not worry about the scars covering his arm or the spot on his chest next to his heart where his Central (Lifeline) Line had once been. 

He played with precious children who were in wheelchairs, and a Beautiful little Lady who was sporting the "Chemo" hairdo he once had. At this special place however there were no illneses only beautiful children running and playing and laughing at all the wonders GKTW has to offer. 

Everytime I look at these pictures I tear up remembering all the wonderful times that were had that week and all the great memories that were made.

To see more wonderful pics go on over to iheart faces! There are some real talented Mommy's over there ......

P.S To go with the theme of this week this place is made to look like a cross between Alice in Wonderland and the game CandyLand! The ice Cream Parlor in which this pic was taken in has a HUGE CandyLand game board mounted in a frame on the wall. It is truly a magical place to stay!

 

Week 32 - “Bubbles”

This week's challenge at iheart faces is Bubbles!!! I have just the pic for this week too! Here is my little guy trying his hardest to blow some bubbles in the bathtub. I think this pic is absolutly priceless because you can just see on his face how hard he is trying to get those bubbles to come out of the wand! 

Week 29 - "At The Beach" Photo Challenge

This week at iheartfaces is At the Beach! Here is a pic of my Oldest son Nicholas at the Beach in Florida! This was taken last November during Gavin Jon's Make A Wish trip. We enjoyed an afternoon at the beach ... I remember it being so peaceful and relaxing! 

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Week 28 Photo Challenge: “Feet Week”

This week at IHeartFaces is feet week! I found this pic in with a bunch of Gavin's bath pics. I love how his little foot is curled up and the waves in the water make it look interesting.

Check out the rest of the awesome feet pics here ....

Week 27 Sports in Action

Here is my oldest son Nicholas playing Soccer earlier this Summer. He had a blast learning the basics of the sport. He tried his hardest out there on the field. I love this pic because you can tell he is concentrating really hard on that ball!

Week 25 Theme - "Wedding Bells"

Here is my little guy having his first dance with my Cousin (The Bride). Her wedding was the day after my lil guys 1'st Birthday.

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“Let’s Hear It For The Boys!” Photo Challenge

Oh wow this is hard! I have soooooooooooo many pics of my boys that I love! But here is the one I chose. This was taken from Gavin Jon's Make A Wish trip. It was his very first time seeing Mickey! He was so overjoyed and ran to him and hugged him tight. It brought tears to my eyes seeing him this Happy and knowing that there had once been a chance when he may of not had a day like this day. 

Oh what a day ... so far!

This morning I get a text from Nic's "father" saying he will not be able to get with Nic today and wants to reschedule for Tuesday. This of course broke Nic's heart seeing as he worked really hard on his Fathers Day card practicing his cursive even! He had planned on spending the day with his "dad" on Fathers Day. So I had to deal with a mini breakdown from him this morning.

Then this afternoon Gabs decides to sneak out the back gate and take Toto with him!! Gabs was down to the end of the back of our Condos and Toto was around the bend of the Condos in our Neighbors front yard. Both are home safe and sound but boy am I shook up! I swear with Gabs you just turn your back a second and he is gone and into something! He is defiantly my Little Fiesty Man! 

And just think it is only 2:30 so we still have a lil over 6 hours before bedtime! Oh what else could happen?! 

Please pray .....

Please say a prayer for my family. Tomorrow my Mom goes in for her second Kidney biopsy to see if the Kidney she has had since I was 16 is starting to reject. If it is then back to dialyisis and maybe another transplant all over again. This is hard to take because she has done everything she was supposed to do to take care of this kidney.

On top of this we got the great news that my Dad got an awesome apartment. The only thing is he is moving tomorrow! And I have to help him with the paperwork and stuff because of his Dementia. 

As always I can never ask my Brother to help. I love my Brother but, let's face it if it does not benefit him he could care less. Sigh ... So much to do and worry about and never enough time to do it!

Week 23 Sephia Toned

Here is my entry for the Sephia Toned Contest. I fell in love with this pic the moment I uploaded it to my computer! I had just been snapping away pics of the lil guy loving his Grouchy Bear (Given to him from the Hospital the first stay he had for his Chemo Treatments). If you could only see Mister Grouchy now! He is flat and overloved!!! Gabs will not go to bed without him!