to stop and smell the roses: the Bus stop part iv

and this is the path that leads home

after

long walking

berry picking

chicken spotting

horse watching

dog chasing

bus waiting

afternoon

NOW WE NAP

Belly Pic 12 weeks

what can i say……it’s growing

Happy Anniversary

Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain.

- Leo Buscaglia

to a couple who inspire GREATNESS in marriage

******WARNING*****THIS FUNNY MONDAY MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, WEAK OF CONSTITUTION, OR THOSE LACKING EXPERIENCE WITH BOY HUMOR *****WARNING******

yesterday Jaxson drew something funny {i use the term funny loosely here, to some funny to others…not so much…}during sacrament meeting…sigh

so

it goes like this

the boss is in the pre potty training phase

which means he can drop trou at any moment with who knows maybe some intention of using the potty {probably not…} he always follows the loss of his trousers & diaper with an appeal to potty

so

one day Jaxson

Laying on the floor

watching a movie

the boss recently de-clothed comes running from the back room and plants himself on

Jaxson’s face

you can imagine why this incident continues to haunt Jaxs

{even after a few months}

so he prepared this visual for me

the brown boy is the boss

the blonde shocked boy is Liam

and the poor boy between the boss’ “cheeks” is none other than the VICTIM

this beautiful drawing was unveiled in the middle of

SACRAMENT MEETING

you can imagine the laughter it produced

…..oh and did I mention it was our first week in our new ward……..

I think those who were sitting around us KNOW us now…….i guess it’s better to go in with very low expectations………maybe…….i don’t know i gotta comfort myself somehow……i am TRYING not to think about WHAT THEY THINK OF US……sigh

your turn

your turn

your turn

Home Sweet Home: part two

the thing about our new home is that

it is a DISTANCE from the boys school

so yesterday

the BUS came…..for the first time

in the morning the Bus came for Jaxs

he ran to it without so much as a glance back in my direction

“the bus is awesome MOM !”

I didn’t see him ALL day {I usually peek in on him while dropping Liam at school in the afternoon}

7:50 a.m.-3:55p.m.

wow……i felt it

next at 12:15 I took Liam to meet the kindy BUS

he held my hand tight as I walked him to the door of the bus

as he walked up the stairs his eyes were locked on me

as the bus driver told him the rules for crossing the road his eyes were locked on me

so

I drove to school to await his arrival

as the bus pulled in I took my place by the doors

the doors swung opened and Liam leapt into my arms

HUGE SMILE

“did you like the bus ?”

“not really”

but what happened next gave my worried heart some respite

after a warm embrace & a few kisses

he ran to be with his new friend in the line

while walking to his classroom…..he barely looked back

He is going to be okay!

I feel as though it is the first day of school all over again

I have yet to make a bus drop with dry eyes

****note from the author****

remind me to tell you how Liam made his first friend……the story is sure to entertain

Home Sweet Home: part one

……..yes please !

we found this little stand while on the way home from taking Jaxs to school

simply perfect

what a way to start a day

the look out post

 

the boss at his post

he is always on the look-out for

HORSES

man does he love his horses, he could stand here all day long

“LOOK….LOOK”

which is good because we live across from a horse training facility