Our newest family member

We got a new puppy this past weekend. Ever since we went out to California a few years ago, C has wanted a Chihuahua. We found one that is 9 months that someone was getting rid of. She is still too much baby for Hubby, but it was the best I could find and her name already started with a C so it was meant to be, right? She walks well on a leash, but still has some training needed. So far C is in love with her, she sleeps with him and he just dotes on her, it is very sweet. The big boy Calvin likes tolerates her.

Calvin and Cupcake:

Halloween Trunk or Treat

I went to the local mommies Trunk or Treat bash today and had a great time. There was my friend Kate DJing, they set up 20 trunks to trick or treat from that were really cool and a photo spot complete with hay and pumpkins. C had a blast hanging with other kids, rolling down the hill, getting candy, and dancing to Halloween type songs like Thriller.

Here is my cutie:

He is a BMX rider for Halloween, I know super creative ;-) He breathes, eats, sleeps BMX and wanted nothing else but to be a BMX rider for Halloween and it made it super easy that we had all the stuff already. He really wanted to bring his bike, but we opted not to have that as his prop.

Soccer Season - Dolphins

So, I actually remembered to sign C up for soccer on time and he started playing in August. They had sent out a few emails needing coaches, so hubby decided that he would do it. He had never played soccer himself, but having no coach would have been much worse. It turned out he has a knack for coaching, he spent lots of time researching soccer and learned all the rules. He learned the T formation and once the kids stuck with the T and stayed in their zones, they did really well.
C was on the team Dolphins and they practiced once a week and they had games, 9 of them, on Saturdays. He decided about half way through the season that he likes defense and to play back. Grandma and Papa came to see the last game; C loved having “cheerers” there. Oh, and he dyed (temporary) his hair green for the last game. Wanted red, but they were out because of all the NC State fans.
After the last game, we did a Moe’s night for the team. Moe’s donated a coach meal and kid’s meals for the team and we had a team party there. It was so much fun to see the kids hanging out and relaxing and just talking to each other off the field. The parents liked Coach Chris so much they gave him a really nice gift card to North Hills.

Christopher on the side lines:


Christopher with Grandma and Papa:


Coach Chris and the Dolphins:

Christopher and Isaiah:

Happy Birthday C

My baby turned 6 today! Wow, I still can’t believe it. Yes, I still call him my baby and he humors me and says he will always be my baby even though he isn’t a baby anymore. He is such a bog boy now though, standing tall at 48 inches and 43 pounds. He is just such a cool dude.

Here is my Birthday dude:


Getting Ready for Laser Tag:


The Cupcakes I made for his party:

We had his party at Frankie’s Fun Park and he chose Laser Tag as his activity. I liked the parties at Frankie’s, but they are not “no hassle” like some places. Basically, you pay per kid and they hand you a card for each kid and a bracelet for each kid and they are done with their part. Luckily, I had the help of my friend Amy, my in-laws, and Hubby. Amy and I manned the door and handed out the bracelets and Amy took the presents to my in-laws who staked out three cake tables outside. Hubby watched the kids in the Fun Maze. Then we rounded up the kids for Laser Tag and they played, we did cupcakes, and the party was over about 1 hour 45 minutes and one exhausted Momma later. Right at the end we gave the kids their cards to go play video games and goodie bags (which I totally almost forgot). He enjoyed it a LOT and that is what is important. It was something totally different than we have always done, which is a party at the park. I am pretty happy we stuck to an indoor venue since it was pretty cold.

Look who arrived

Stanley arrived at the house yesterday for a visit until next Tuesday. So far Stanley has only gotten to hang out with C and check out his new room. Tomorrow Stanley will go to C’s school for lunch with him.

Stanley from Joe:

C wanted to know why Joe hadn't colored Stanley's face and hands. He thinks everyone should be a "color". He is always brown when he colors himself and he usually makes me red or yellow. Wonder if the yellow is for normal and maybe the red is sunburn. I thought it was cute though.

Stanley Visiting C’s new room:

Stanley got to check out C’s new room that we just got done with. C wanted a BMX theme. Who knew how hard that would be??? They really don’t have any BMX bedding currently in stores or a lot of decorations. I wanted to get him some X Games sheets from Pottery Barn Teen, but they were sold out. I lucked up and found two Pottery Barn kids duvets on eBay. They don’t match, but it was the best we could do. The best one is for the bottom bunk and is BMX theme, it is super cool. The top bunk is skater boy. C wanted a red room and we compromised a bit and painted the bottom half red and the top half a light blue. Originally we were going to do an Extreme Games border, but haven’t decided if maybe it looks good just as it is. He picked out some X Games wallies at Target and voila we have a BMX room. He is pretty happy, loves the red in his room. He has a window seat that my Mother-in-Law is going to sew a cushion for, it will either be jean material or some cool Tony Hawk Fabric I got. We still need a curtain, too, but we will get it soon. Hmm, red or light blue, I am thinking if C gets to vote, it will be red. What do you think?

Here are some pics of his new room:

BMX Bedding:

Skater Bedding:

Flat Stanley Project

An online friend of ours organized a Flat Stanley project that we are participating in. I think it will be a great learning experience for him to see where his goes. So this week we decorated a Flat Stanley and mailed him off last night. C wanted to make sure that he had stuff to eat and things to do on his trip. So our Flat Stanley has a donut (yeah, C wanted him to have a dessert on his trip), a soccer ball, a suit case, a book, and an NC State hat. C’s favorite color is red, so he colored Stanley all in red and then we added some NC State clothes and an NC State hat. C really wanted to staple the hat, but then we said well, maybe he won’t always want to wear his hat. The mini book is Magic Tree House. We love that series and C drew a Viking Ship inside the book since we just read Viking Ships at Sunrise. We got the first Tree House book for his birthday last year and have been reading them on and off ever since. It is such a great series about a brother and sister that go on adventures to rescue books. The have gone to Pompeii, Ancient China, Medieval Times, the arctic, and more.

We are getting a Flat Stanley from Joe this week and ours is off to Canada. We can’t wait to see what kind of adventures ours gets to go on. Hopefully, we will even map it out and learn about where they are from. We were already excited to see that Joe’s Flat Stanley went to Riverbanks Zoo in South Carolina and that we had been there before.

C coloring Stanley:

C Posing with NC State Stanley:

Stanley and C, note Stanley has his NC State hat on:

Stanley ready to go:

C had just got done reading to Stanley:

BMXer

I took C out to the BMX Park this weekend for the first time and he LOVED it! Of course he would, he is a little daredevil that loves action! It was pretty cool, a huge dirt track for bikes. He got a loaner bike and a BMX helmet (which he told me later that if I would just buy him one, he would not need to borrow one), and was off. He started at the halfway point down the first hill with Mama holding the bike, but then he did the whole track on the first run by himself. He kept going and going and rode his bike from 6:30-9:30 when the lights went out with very few breaks. He was afraid of the starting gates, understandably, they are very loud. He got offered an opportunity to race, but declined saying “I am just a little kid!” because he did not want to do the starting gate. Of course, the little kid argument only comes up when it is something he doesn’t want to do. I think he will within a week or two. We shall see. I won’t buy a bike just yet because we can use the loaner bike/helmet until we see if this is his sport. It can get expensive, but if he likes it he can get a BMX bike and helmet for birthday or Christmas. It was fun to be out there, the other moms were so friendly and the kids were so cool riding and jumping and racing.