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Aloha Friday #12
Aloha and TGIF everyone!
Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the Mr. Linky there if you are participating.
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My question for this week is:
What song did you have your first dance to at your wedding? Was there a special reason for this song? If you are not married yet, what song would you pick and why?
Talk about your random questions, but I needed something not related to school, so please humor me!
JL and I had a tough time coming up with songs to dance to at our wedding. We knew that we would start off the reception with the traditional Horah, but after that it was tough. Decisions had to be made for our first dance and for the one with my father and JL’s mother. We did not want to use things that were constantly used at the time.
A few months before our wedding my father bought a new CD from the BeeGee’s. He sat us down to listen to a song. The song was Wedding Day and had just been released. JL and I had never heard it before. Once we heard it we fell in love with the song. We knew we wanted this for our wedding day. I called our band to find out if they would be able to do it. It was new to them, but she said with some information they would likely be able to do it.
Thanks to my father’s suggestion we had a beautiful song for our wedding day. Here is a video of the BeeGee’s performing this song not long after it was released.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Aloha Friday #10
Aloha and TGIF everyone!
Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the Mr. Linky there if you are participating.
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My question this week is inspired by memories from my childhood.
Was there a toy that you always wanted as a child that you never received for one reason or another? If so what was it and did you purchase it for your children?
Growing up the kids in our neighborhood were always outside in the summer. We were a very close group of kids. We would play on swing sets, ride bikes, sit outside and sing, walk to the park, write newspapers for our block, and do anything we could to be together and enjoy the freedom of the summer.
Even with all of this I recall always wishing that I had a toy outside. For some strange reason I always wished that my parents had bought my brother and me the Little Tykes Cozy Coupe. I thought it would be so fun for imagine play. As an adult babysitting for children I secretly hoped that some day I would be able to get one for my children.
We never did buy a Cozy Coupe when NHL was younger. I think we always wanted activities that would keep him on his feet to work on his low muscle tone. Still he loved them when he had the chance to use them here and there.
Fast forward to Saturday. My parents came home from buying some bagels to take to the lake. There was a big garage sale set up across the street from their house. They went over and saw some toys. They are always looking for things to keep at their house for the grand kids. They bought a few items including . . . you guessed it a Cozy Coupe for a few dollars.
NHL was thrilled, but JSL was in his glory. He was able to play with it and be outside on his own. Here he is playing on it Thursday afternoon.
Mama is definitely living her childhood dream watching her little guy enjoy!
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Busy boys and Mama too
So many things to blog, but no real time to do it now. Before I will have time to blog I must:
- Finish the two huge loads of laundry.
- Keep the boys entertained – challenging since one is getting canine teeth and rather cranky today.
- Edit photos and get them ready for Flickr and blogging.
- Catch up on sleep. Neh, who am I kidding that will never happen!
- Feed the boys and attempt rest/nap times after.
- Weed the piles on the dining room table, assuming I can given #2 and of course running up and down the basement stairs thanks to #1.
- Help NHL write his thank you notes. . . must purchase/make cards first.
- Add more items to this list because I know there is a lot more I can not think of now.
This weekend was fabulous. Going to the lake was wondering to spend time with family and celebrate my father’s birthday. NHL can not stop talking about spending time and doing things with his Cousin B and Cousin H. He already asked me to print off photos from yesterday of him with them to put into his photo album.
Yesterday was NHL’s 5th birthday. We had his family party at my parents and it went very well. Mount Dinocake was a success and photo will follow soon. Of course thanks to the party, we now have a pile of gifts on the love seat in our living room. JL and I plan to tackle the upstairs room bit by bit to make it into a playroom. We will weed the things up there first and then as we move items up will weed from the living room.
I decided to do a Wordle today. If you have never heard of it before, this is mine:
Neat to see what the words are that I have used on my blog lately. If you would like to make one of you own click on over here to do one. Let me know if you do, I would love to see yours.
The laundry is calling, so I best be off to work on it while the two boys are playing nicely.
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Five
To my big boy NHL,
Five years ago today you came into the world and changed my life forever. You made my dream of being a mommy come true. Daddy and I were so thrilled that you came into our lives and helped our family to grow. We spent hours just watching you sleep, playing with all of your new toys, and getting to know our new baby boy.
You and I spent the first year of your life together at home. We had so much fun. We would get up in the morning, have breakfast, snuggle for naps after Daddy went to work, take long walks, and play for hours while learning to love The Wiggles. We had so many adventures as you experienced many firsts right before my eyes. You even went with us as we found our first house and moved into our home. Right before your first birthday we started a tradition. Each year we would go with Papa and have your photo taken on the Merry-go-Round. Here is your first ever time on a horse.
Soon after turning one you started to go to daycare because I went back to teaching. You loved the extra time that you had with Daddy. The two of your really started to bond. Our time at home at night and on the weekend was extra special. You always loved going to my classroom and playing with the desks there. Just before your second birthday, while visiting Uncle I and Aunt M you finally started to walk on your own. We were so proud of you and watched as you started to explore your world from a different point of view.
You have always loved to read, talk and learn about everything and anything you see. If there was something in front of you, you always wanted to know what it was and how it worked. You learned to talk in sentences long before turning one and have not stopped. Daddy and I love to hear you tell us about everything that you do each day and know how you see things.
Over the last year you have really blossomed so much. You went to nursery school, met new friends and most importantly became a big brother. You were the center of our universe for almost four years and it all changed when your litlte brother, JSL, was born last May. You made us so proud and quickly welcomed JSL into our family. It has been so much fun watching you show your little brother how everything works. He absolutely adores his big brother and I love watching both of you.
This past week you said you did not want to turn five or become a grown up. I know it is hard to experience changes and new things are scary, but we will be by your side. You have a very exciting year ahead of you. In kindergarten you will learn to read. Soon you will be able to read books to us. JSL will love his big brother to read to him. Before we know it you will be writing letters to us, and typing us notes on the computer. We know that you are up to this challenge and will make us even more proud as you turn five, like you did the last five years of your life.
You have grown so quickly right before my eyes. The little boy is completely gone and in his place is a big boy who is ready to start kindergarten in a few short weeks. Although I am sad about this, I know it has to happen. I may miss my little NHL, but I so look forward to watching you spread your wings and be all that you can be. NHL, please know that Mommy and Daddy are always here for you. There is nothing you have to hide from us and you can always tell us anything and everything. We will always be there for you, cheering you on, protecting you, and most of all loving you with all of our hearts.
Love,
Mommy
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