so yesterday was shawn's white coat ceremony. it's a big to-do where they receive their white coats and take the hippocratic/PA oath. it was very cool, although a little deceiving because it felt like a graduation ceremony and we're only just beginning. but i mentioned before that he rocked the first session and loved it all. i'm so proud of him, he worked SO hard. i'm incredibly grateful for a husband who is ambitious, works hard, and wants to take care of us. what an amazing blessing. and on we go with the second session... shawn with his good buddy, aaron paxman. yes, there is a significant height difference, but they can still be friends.
1. halloween is my least favorite holiday. 2. i am not AT ALL creative so i have never, and probably will never piece together or make their costumes. 3. i will probably never dress up. 4. i do not think to try their costumes on them (which i did buy) until the night of halloween. that is why jack's costume looks like this. he's supposed to be an elephant, but the head wouldn't fit over his head. so he looked like a fat mouse with a huge elephant wedgie.
yes, you can feel bad for them. and yes, it was hilarious to watch jack run in it. yes, they are adorable.
we made some cookies the other day and jack likes to help mix. he got pretty desperate after the mixing was done...but really, who has not done this at least once? i know my dad still does regularly, minus the messy face.
we took the boys to a halloween carnival of sorts. the sign boasted free admission, but the tickets to do stuff were a dollar a piece. whatever. jack had a great time on the rides and the big gigantic slide. the weather is gorgeous right now - 75-80 degrees with a cool breeze. amazing.
we just got back from a long awaited trip back home. shawn finished his first session (and did amazingly well, i might add) so we headed to utah for two weeks. we had a great time catching up with family and friends. it was so good to see the mountains again. the boys. shawn's uncle todd was kind enough to let us sneak up to their cabin up midway. grandpa and grandma gibbs and nate and callie came up with. jack had fun building a fire with nate and shawn and then we had s'mores. it was beautiful up there and we had a great time.
jack was invited to another b-day party today and was pretty funny. it was at a beautiful park so the kids had a great time running around on the grass (a rare commodity in vegas) and playing on the playground. then came time for the "organized" games. keep in mind there were about 10 kids between the ages of 2 and 4.
so "red rover" was first. jack couldn't handle it. no matter which side was doing the calling and who was actually called, jack would run every time. once he got to the other side he said "tickle, tickle!" and tickled everyone's arms...like their forearms. are your forearms ticklish? don't know where that came from.
"red light, green light" was next. i tried to explain that when geoff said "red light!", he had to stop running. not possible. every time, jack was sent back to the line because he just ran all the way. who cares? he was having so much fun.
then we played "duck, duck, goose". so everyone sat in a circle (which looked more like a figure 8 by the time everyone sat) and the first goose was selected. once again, jack couldn't sit still. no matter who was the goose, he'd follow them and pat everyone's head and say "jack, jack, jack..." "jack" sounds like "duck", right? then when the real "goose" was patted, he'd run around like crazy, screaming his girl scream.
THEN it was time for the pinata. they had a bat to swing at the pinata...don't need to say anymore.
shawn and i were married in 2005, and we're best friends and soul-mates. jack joined us in 2007, and sam-boy arrived in june 2009. sweet charli came in august 2012. we love saturday morning breakfasts, playing hide-and-seek, playing ball, singing songs, laughing, and being together.
if you try to help him in the middle of it, he purses his lips and hisses at you "i can do it myself!"
sam struggles with his r's and l's. one day, he was eating his lunch and he said "mmmm, this is dewicious!" i thought it was so cute and repeated, "dewicious?" s: "no!!! dewicious." me: "ohhhh, delicious." s: "yeah." got it.
update on sam's prayers. they now go like this:
"Heavenly Father, thank thee for this day. please bless the poor people to have bread and water. please help us to be nice and to not argue. in the name of Jesus Christ, amen."
sweet prayer, but it is the same every time. every. time.
to preface this story, i don't think my mom has ever said a cuss word in her life and she hates that i let my damns and hells slip out every once in a while. well, one day jack had gone somewhere with my mom and was getting out of the car. he knocked his head on the door and said to my mom, "now, mom says i'm not supposed to say dammit, i say dang it." ha! the goal is to have your kids turn out better than you, right? we are on our way.
i was asking sam what some of his favorite things are, including his favorite drink. he said it was gatorade and then asked me mine. i told him it was dr. pepper. he said, "ooooo, that's a great one! i think my favorite is dr. pepsi." ha! he's never had pepsi in his life!
our good friend jordan came over the other day and jack asked him what he wanted. jordan teased him and said, "i came to get you, jack. i need you to help me clean my house." jack giggled and told him no way. without missing a beat, sam rolled his eyes and said, "okay. i'll do it." and started trudging to the door. probably thinking, "man, i always have to bail this kid out."
so yesterday was shawn's white coat ceremony. it's a big to-do where they receive their white coats and take the hippocratic/PA oath. it was very cool, although a little deceiving because it felt like a graduation ceremony and we're only just beginning. but i mentioned before that he rocked the first session and loved it all. i'm so proud of him, he worked SO hard. i'm incredibly grateful for a husband who is ambitious, works hard, and wants to take care of us. what an amazing blessing. and on we go with the second session...
shawn with his good buddy, aaron paxman. yes, there is a significant height difference, but they can still be friends.
