Date Day

The boys love to have "dates" with their parents. Especially W. One to one time together is priceless.
W has been "begging" for a date with me so today I finally made it happen and R was just as happy to play at Auntie's for the afternoon. Which turned out even better than expected as a little buddy just happened to be visiting too. Super!

So, off Wand I went to a cheap matinee. His happy little heart smiling away as he slipped his hand in mine and chatted up a storm while we waited through the previews. Sitting together, talking loudly as there were only two other people in the theatre, and W holding the popcorn complete with napkins spread over the top so that I could NOT eat any until the movie really started.

Huh!

I too love spending time with the boys, just the two of us. It's rare these days. Since it's usually the three of us on the go. Organizing a sitter or using "Play Care" or imposing on Auntie.....well, that takes even more effort and potentially money too. But it is so WORTH IT!!!  I need to remember this.

It's worth the umprompted I Love You's and soft kisses on my cheek, and home made lego necklace, and the "I like you Mom. Even when you're mad" s.

Worth it, worth it, worth it!!!

Maybe every Wednesday could be Date Day for W & I, since he's off school at noon on Wed's. Just a thought.....

....and right now, R gets me alone everyday for most of the day, so he's laughing!

Loving

Crazy days....busy days with school
back in session. For W anyway.

R is on hiatus from school....for a couple of long winded reasons that deserve their own post.

So Sir R and I are spending a lot of one to one time together these days.

And oh! I so love it!

I feel like I've missed out on this with R because our time has always been so scheduled....with pick ups, drop offs, therapies, school, Drs, etc etc etc. So this business of "just hangin'" is lovely.

Loverly!!!

It makes me want to slow time down before he starts kindergarten. I'm not ready to let him go. I do not want to share him. I want to savor every moment with this sweet, funny little boy who still wants to hold my hand, sit on my knee, kiss me and begs me to chase him as the tickle monster.

These September days with my wee man are precious.

Month in Pics

Well Hello Neighbor.
Don't chase the kids or dog ok?

Angry Bird gone bad. Rhett's AB arm painting managed to get rubbed all over his face. Too funny! Too cute!

Forgot to serve Bup dinner, so its Mac N Cheese and ice cream. 

River evenings to escape the heat...and enjoy the last month of summer.

Super star Cardiology appt. See you in two years Rhett!

Sir Warner is 7yrs. Happy to be 7 but not happy about a pic!

Ride 'em Cowboy!

Birthday fun at Heritage Park.

First day of school. Scary.

Stampede time.

Happy Cowboy.

A little hike.

River nights.

Pool boys.

Lovin' the log ride.

Cruisin in the Golf Cart.

W learns to skate. Check out Mr. in the navy pants.

Scarf love.

Lego popcorn anyone?

Puppy love.

Sunny Sunday

Easy Peasy Cardio Day!

The shade from the playgrounds one little tree is a welcome blessing as the boys enjoy playground time at our children's hospital.

A sneaky game of Spies is taking place and I am revelling in the ease of a tear free Cardiology appointment. Our first ever!

Bup was a star during the Echo & ultrasound. Calm, agreeable and happy!!

The experience for W was beneficial as well. A little compassion for his brother, family involvement and even earned a paper airplane as well!

Even though there were moments when Bup was wiggly because his brother was tickling him, staff were still able to tell me that the rhabdomyomas have not changed.

Yeehaw!!

A Tricky Brain

Last night as I was tucking R into bed, a seizure joined us.
"My hand is wiggly Mommy"
As he tried to lift his chubby arm to show me it flopped down and hit Jim in the cheek.
Thank heavens he giggled because inside I cringed and if he had showed concern, well.....it would have brought me to my knees.
Wiggly aaaand floppy.....it cracked R up!

Later though, after the stories had been read and the songs had been sung, while we were having a "snuggle",
A little voice spoke up and asked,
"Why do I have wiggly hands?"
"What's a seizure?"


We have always told R what those daily meds are for .

How does one explain seizures and Tuberous Sclerosis to a child, to a 5yr old?

What would you say?
I need a little help here.

My responses to Rs questions:
Why? I wish I knew.
You have a tricky brain that sometimes tricks your body into doing funny things, like the "wiggly hand seizure"

It doesn't seem like enough.

Which was even more obvious to me this morning, when R crawled into bed and his first question was, "Do you ever have a wiggly hand Mommy?"

Hit the Road Jack

Our nomadic summer is coming to a close as we drive from one end of the province to the other.

A mere 11hrs with two boys & a dog. Hmmm..... Maybe one boy should kennel travel & Bensy could have a seat.

So far, there has been IPOD time, adventures in odyssey CDs, Robert munsch CDs, studying an angry birds coloring book ...... And begging for. McDonald s .

In a Mean Moms Rules moment, I denied the boys lunch as Subway was dissed while demanding McDs.
See, there is no Ronald's Rest. In the all town enroute, so they got.....
..,,NOTHING!

Kept driving.
Another 169 km.

Mean?
Yeees!

Did I make my point?
Probably not.

And one more thing,
I'm hungry!!!