While I try to give equal blog time to both boys, this has been quite a month for our All American athlete, our youngest son. The first weekend of the month he finished his soccer season. It wasn't his best one yet, and his team didn't win too many games, but he still said he wants to sign up again for Spring soccer. He had a one day break before beginning Football season. It's his first time playing, but it's no surprise that he's a natural. He loves it and I can't wait until he starts playing his games. If Soccer and Football weren't enough, he also tried Mutton Bustin' at the local rodeo. To say he loved it is an understatement. He stayed on for a lot longer than I thought he would and as soon as he fell off, he hopped back up, wanting to find his discarded cowboy hat. As we walked to the car, he was telling us all about how he wants to ride sheep and then ponies and then bulls. His daddy gave him a resounding "no" in response to his new goals in life. Ha!
To top it off, he is officially toothless as of last week. OK, he still has most of his teeth but he hasn't the cutest gap where his bottom 2 teeth used to be. He lost his first tooth on my birthday night. He loved that he got money, but was upset that the Tooth Fairy hadn't left him a coloring sheet like she had when P lost his tooth at my parents' house. I had forgotten about that so thankfully my parents came to the rescue and sent one for him. Last night he lost another bottom tooth. This morning, he proudly came into our room, waving a $2 bill, stating that he got another $5 and he can't wait to see what the Tooth Fairy left for him at Gee and BobBob's (my parents') house. He cracks me up!
If all that wasn't enough excitement, we added a new family member to the bunch. The boys and I had gone to the annual Fall Fest the first Saturday of the month. Now, let me preface it by saying that P and I would adopt every dog if possible. We know that we can't go to adoption events because we always want to take every single dog home with us. That being said, he and I have shown great restraint the past few years in passing up several puppies we have fallen in love with. However, earlier this month, we couldn't pass up a little black puppy with a few white patches. Both boys and I fell in love with him so we talked Rob into letting us adopt him. His name is Charlie and he is a lovebug! He does not like to be away from his people and lets the world know how unhappy he is about being left alone. E promptly announced that since Fetcha is more P's dog than anyone else's then Charlie would be his. E's become a good dog owner- taking him out to go to the bathroom, cleaning up messes, feeding him, finding the perfect chew toys for him. Charlie, like most puppies, gets into everything, likes to chew on things, whines when he's left in a crate and has accidents. But I can tell that he's going to be an even more AWESOME dog once we get past this puppy phase. Even when he frustrates me by waking me up with his whining or having an accident in the house right after I've taken him outside, I still love that little rascal. And so do the rest of us (Fetcha included)! I am glad we waited to find the perfect puppy for our family because he was worth the wait.
And the icing on the cake...for me at least? My surprise birthday party! Every year, for as long as I've known Rob, I've told him that all I want is a surprise birthday party. Well, this year he pulled it off! He had given me just enough clues to really peak my curiosity but I thought he was going to take me to an outside concert. I met up with 2 girlfriends to go to lunch, get pedis and do a Fall craft. Then they took me home, where some of my close friends were waiting to surprise me. Rob catered dinner for us and bought the BEST ice cream cake I've ever had. It was a great evening of fun and friendship, a memory I will always cherish.
So, there you have it. A very busy month. Throw in a Kindergarten fieldtrip to the pumpkin patch, football practices 3 days a week, a busy few weeks for Rob, an awards lunch for the boys today, a movie night at my school tonight, a 4-H meeting for P tomorrow morning, Straight A report cards for both boys, a big photography project for me and the other usual hoopla and you have one very busy family life. But, like I've said a million times, I wouldn't have it any other way. I fall into bed every night, with a smile on my face, knowing I am truly blessed to be living this life.
