Thinking of My Youngest Sister, Brother-in-law and Nephew's

My nephew Emerson's feeding tube came out last night. Hospice came to fix it, but his color hasn't been the same since. He's had 2 apnea spells.

Please let Emerson feel loved and safe.

Please help his Mom, Dad and Brothers feel at peace.

"Hitch your wagon to a star." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Magic Magician Mica

Emerging Artists

Tonight we went to an art opening. We went early because I made chocolate and lemon cakesters and chocolate cake balls.

The boy's were so good! Isaak looked snazzy with his tie on and Mica had on his cool black hat. They both got many compliments. Mica assisted one of the gallery members with getting the food, napkins and cups out. I kept asking if he was in her way? She kept saying that he was in fact helping. I was smart this time and brought a portable DVD player for when they got sick of walking around. They just sat there all nice, ate and watched The Little Engine That Could. It wasn't until the very end that they were ready to leave.

Daddy's the one with dark brown hair.

Daddy constructed the show. There were many artists that submitted work to a program called Emerging Artists. Six were picked. The six artists get a chance to show their work. The audience gets to vote on which one is their favorite. The winner gets to show in their gallery for free, for a duration of time - not sure how long. Daddy helped get the word out with fliers and such, went through their artwork, picked the 6 winners with a small panel of gallery members and helped set their work up. A lot of work was put into this! I'm proud of him for all the time and energy he put into this with successful results. It was really hard to vote! I liked a lot of the artist's work! I made the poster below in one night for him. It was to hang over the ballet box. 

This Morning We Went to Cars 2

I went to pick up cousin's Evan and Elijah. Aunt Angie met us there with cousin Ethan. My one and only niece met us there with a little girl she babysits. We filled up almost a whole row. I'm so glad Aunt Angie was there because the 3 year old's lost interest a bit, and wanted to go potty a few times.

A few mishaps happened. Isaak went to eat some popcorn and bit his finger on accident. He started crying. Then Elijah cried for no apparent reason at all. I went to comfort him by moving him to my lap. Isaak got jealous. I put both of them on my lap. Isaak kept telling Elijah that he had to sit in his own seat and was shuffling his legs to try and move him off. I told Isaak that Elijah had every right to sit on my lap. Boo Isaak!

I enjoyed the movie somewhat. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one, so I'm not a very good judge. Everyone else I talked to about the first one LOVED it! The big boy's enjoyed both 1 and 2, while the little boy's only really liked 1. 2 just went over their head. There is a lot more action and clues in Cars 2. I can see where being only 3 years old, they can get lost in the storyline. If your child is 5 and up they will like Cars 2, it they are under 5 they may lose interest.

Happy 1st Birthday Party Emerson

My sweet little nephew Emerson had his first birthday party tonight. We celebrated him being 1 week old. You can read about his condition here.

I brought over Isaak's 1st birthday hat. It was really too big, but we shot photo's anyhow.

 

Grandma and Grandpa Spiehs got him this cute 1st birthday bib.

It was just close family eating cupcakes, drinking juice and the kids blew on noiseless ;) party toys.

Today Mica Wanted to Look Like One of the Blues Brothers

He doesn't even know who the Blues Brothers even are. But I think he looked like one of them! For the record, I didn't dress him this way, it was all Mica's doing. The glasses are 3D glasses from the movie Bolt. We got them a long while ago.

Image found here

Today I Picked Up Cousin's Evan and Elijah to Slip n' Slide

It started out good! They were going one at a time!

Then it ended like this:

Somewhere in the middle Evan found a worm, and Isaak was fascinated. He kept saying, "Mommy the worm is so cute!" Truth be told, I liked worms when I was little too!

Dinosaur Drawing Wars

Mica drew this:

He crinkled his dinosaur drawing up in a ball and said it was bad. He's only 5 years old. I think it's pretty good for 5! Daddy and I both told him so too!

Daddy drew this for Mica:

Mica told Daddy that his drawing was the best thing he has ever experienced besides coming out of Mommy's tummy! Where he got that last part, I do not know!?!

A Five Year Old's Emergency!

I got a call from Mica while I was on my lunch break. He said, "Mommy I have an emergency! You see I have no underwear! Grandpa took us for a walk and sprinklers got me all wet. Grandma told me to take off my clothes, and now I have no underwear!"

Mica always had his preschool bag during the school year that had a change of clothing. I never thought to put any in the diaper bag. He's been potty trained for a long time now.

My solution: "Mica tell Grandma to get you a pair of Isaak's underwear." They have practically the same butt size! It's clean. They are boy's. That will work, right?

Oh and for the record Isaak calls underwear, "Hunderwear."

Sweet Baby Feet

My sweet little nephew Emerson's feet. The little hands belong to my nephew's Evan and Elijah.

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

My sister Terra and Brother-in-law Tyson's rings look pretty big on his tiny toes!

"Life is a journey, not a destination."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson