Bubba's Latest Feet

Bubba is well on his way to join Bean and Buddy in the walking world. Here is a glimpse of how he is doing on his feet. So with out further adue (is that really a word?)..... Bubba walking to mama.

I know I have promised pictures and I will get to them, just not tonight. Hope you enjoy the video.

Happy Birthday Bubba!!!

So I just realized I forgot to do a post on Bubba's Birthday. May 1st 2008 at about 5:15pm we welcomed blessing number 3 into our family.

We celebrated Bubba's birthday on the 2nd with Grandma Pattie, Grandma Sylvia, Aunt Sherry and Uncle Isaac. Bubba had a good time. he didn't dive into his cake like his brother, but didn't just look at it like his sister, although for a while there we didn't think he was going to eat it at all. Which kind of surprised me, because earlier as I was putting the finishing touches on the cake he got his fingers into it. Bubba was adorned with lots of great toys and clothes.

So what is Bubba doing at one: he babbles and screeches, he's been desperately trying to get his balance so he can take off running after Bean and Buddy. But as much as he wants to get to them and me he hasn't wanted to crawl. He still has no teeth and no real signs of any popping out just yet. In due time, I know, but By this age Bean was gobbling up table food. It's frustrating not to be able to just give him what we are eating.

As of today May 21st: Bubba has learned to crawl out of necessity, last week Tuesday, he was desperate to get to me. He was on his hands and knees and every inch he made to me he bawled, it was hard not to laugh at the poor little guy. But now that he has learned he is happier, but still desperately wants to walk and will do everything in his power to keep me walking him around. Soon I know it will come and I will be wishing he was still immobile, but this time in between is tough.

I promise I will try to update the last few post with pictures this weekend.

End of the Year Activity and Other Stuff....

Tomorrow Bean will visit to local "farms" if you will. One to see the Llamas and one to see Sheep, they are both within city limits and should be fun although seeing sheep won't be anything new to bean or any of my clan as Grandma and Grandpa raise sheep and we see them almost every time we go visiting. But the llamas will be interesting. I decided since I haven't been able to volunteer for any of the parties they have had this year that I would attend her field trip. So tomorrow we head out and see some animals.

Saturday will be Beans very First Birthday party for a little girl in her class at preschool. She was so excited when she brought home the invitation that I hated to disappoint her and not be able to go. But with such short notice I wasn't sure if we were going to be able to pull it off. I talked to Daddy Dear that night and he said he would be able to watch Buddy and Bubba while I took Bean to the Pool Party for her classmate. She was disappointed when I told her I would have to pick out the present as we just wouldn't have time to take her to town and pick it out unless we did it the same day as the party and I really didn't want to risk any problems. So I brought home what she said she wanted me to buy, a barbie. We all know little girls love barbies I am sure it will be a hit.

The other day a teachers aide from Beans school was down to the museum with the 3rd graders, which is in the same building as my office. She came back and wanted a few more free papers that they had and I let her in. She had her little girl, who was born May of last year. We chatted a little and then she went on to tell me how much Bean has changed through the year from being shy and timid to becoming very out going. I was so happy to hear of these improvements and steps she has taken from being at school. We knew she would blossom when she got to go. She can't wait for next year to go every day. Though she is sad that school we be done soon, I reminded her of all the fun things we get to do in the summer. To say the least she is excited.

Pull Tabs at the Bar

About a month ago, the kids came with me to count money at the city owned bar. I have to do this as part of my job. So on Saturdays when Dad isn't around to watch the kiddos, they have to come with me. They love to go to the bank for a treat.

We were still there when the bartender got there and the kids had been bugging me about what the box of cards were and they wanted to play them. So I obliged and bought 5 tickets. They had fun pulling the tabs off and of course wanted to keep them. Well it turned out we had a winner. So the kids and I won $100, that was exciting for them and me. We went to town and I took them for lunch with our winnings after we finished what needed to be done in town.

Last weekend we were all at the bar again and they talked me into the pull tabs again if the bartender showed up before we left. They got lucky and we bought a few. They were sitting on the bar stools and Buddy was apparently tipping his seat a little. I wasn't paying the most attention because I had Bubba up on a stool too and needed to watch him.

Before I knew it the bar stool Buddy was sitting on fell backward and he fell forward hitting his forehead on the foot rest of the stool. Poor little guy, he had a big ol welt on his forehead. After he calmed down everything was fine. It was just going to be a big purple and blue welt and quite a story to tell.

And tell he does.... This weekend we were at my parents and had my sisters baby shower. Everyone there of course was asking Buddy what he did to his head, the conversations went a bit like this:

random person: "Where'd you get that bump"
Buddy: "I was playing pull tabs at the Bar"
RP: "pull tabs, at the bar"
Buddy: "yeah, and I fell off the stool"

Okay so it sounds more dramatic when he says it in person, for a parent though it's kind of embarrassing. Well you know kids, they will tell anybody who will listen anything. When we left today we stopped at a gas station in Blooming Prairie and a random patron asked Buddy about his owie, which off he went to tell the story about pull tabs at the bar. It wouldn't have been a big deal except there was a police officer in line behind us. I quickly tried to shush him and left. I am sure there are worse things that he could have been telling and the officer just smiled.

A Wonderful Day for a Mother of 3!!

Mother's Day 2009 was glorious. To start the weekend off I got a beautiful arrangement of flowers from Daddy Dear. Pictures to follow soon, I hope....

I didn't have any real expectations for the day but didn't want to do much in the house cleaning mode of things. We went to church and the kids were good. Bean asked to go to McDonald's for dinner, which sounds weird for a Mother's Day dinner, but it's much more painless with 3 kids in tow. We had a nice dinner and the kids enjoyed it. Then we went for a trip to Walmart, Bean needed new shoes for school and play (and has been reminding me every day...) and we picked up a few other essentials.

Off to home, the older 2 sat at the couch and watched a new Tom and Jerry movie. Bubba refused to take a good nap, because he had a 20 min cat nap coming home from town, little bugger!! Oh well, I had a some what relaxing rest with him in our bed.

Daddy Dear cooked a wonderful steak dinner, we went for a nice walk and then my day was made when Daddy Dear agreed to give the kids a bath for a change. It was so nice to talk on the phone without a child trying to talk to me at the same time. It never fails....

Thanks to my wonderful Husband and Children for making my day very special and memorable.