My 4K graduate....

I cannot believe that my little Jacob is going to kinde in just a few months. He is so excited, I am so not ready. He learned so much this past year. He can write his name, he draws pictures of people and animals, he has learned some of the alphabet. He has always been very good verbally. We do need to work on his letters and numbers over the summer. He just isn't interested. He would rather be socializing with his pals.

Speaking of pals, he was doing tball at the Y with his pal, Nick. One day when Nick came to practice, Jacob with his arms crossed over his chest says "What's up my brotha!". The other day he was leaving Ryan's house and calls out, "See ya losers!" Where does he get this stuff.......

Mama watch this!

Noah has definitely hit that age-- Mama watch this! He shows off all his skills. I can still remember when Jacob did the same as he jumped on the bed at age 2.
Noah talks a mile a minute. He has a running commentary for everything he is doing until he gets in public, then he doesn't speak. His newest is "Mom where you are?" He has to know where I am at all times. Jacob is the same, so I rarely get a minute to myself before someone is looking for me. But to think of the alternative, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Last night Noah asked me, "Mama you my best friend?" Of course baby!!!

My nose is running away.....

Cold season is still alive and well in our house. Noah has had a runny nose for months!
Just the other day he said, "Mommy! Help! My nose is running away!"

The little things....

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
--Robert Brault

Jacob has slept in his bed, ALONE, for 4 nights in a row. He has gone to sleep without me next to him for the first time in ages. He is proud of himself, and Phil and I are so proud of him. You see, Jacob has never been a good sleeper from day one. I would rock him as a babe, and place him in this crib where he would immediately open his eyes and be wide awake. He hasn't slept through the night more than 10 times in his whole 5 years. He still crawls in bed with us on a nightly basis, until this week.
But this great accomplishment on his part brings me some sadness too. I love our time together at the end of the day. While we are lying there, he tells me about his day. He says crazy, funny things that I should write down because I always forget them when I wake up in the morning. (I usually fall asleep before he does) This accomplishment just proves that he is growing up and that is so hard for me!!
I will make sure we still have this time together and then I will get out to allow him to be the big boy he is so proud of being........

Songs to remember....

I have always sang songs to my boys from the minute they were born. When Jacob was just a month or two old, Phil sang "Close to You" by the Carpenters
"Why do birds suddenly appear
Everytime you are near
Just like me they long to be--- close to you"
Whenever he would cry- all you had to do was sing that song and he would stop crying immediately. One time we had to sing it for the entire drive from Middleton to Monona- over and over again.

For Noah, he had a song that did the same thing. No matter how hard he was crying just sing - "Mockingbird" and he would stop.
"Hush little baby don't say a word......." Then I made up half the song...

Well, apparently Noah remembers that song. Last night while I rocked him, I sang to him. He looked up at me and said "sing mockingbird mama". I haven't sang that to him in ages!!!


The songs I used to/still sing to Jacob: Baby of Mine from Dumbo, Feels like Home by Randy Newman, Godspeed by Dixie Chicks

The songs I used to sing and still sing to Noah: Lullaby by Dixie Chicks, Baby of Mine from Dumbo, Feels like Home by Randy Newman

Thank god, neither really understand yet how bad my singing voice is!!!

Photo Tagged

Okay, Cheryl... yes I have been slacking on blogging. I've missed 2 birthdays!!! I will be back to update soon!!

I have been photo tagged. I needed to put in the 4th picture of the 4th file. Here it is...

This is Jacob and his cousin Timothy(Phil's brother John's kid) on a sleepover at our old house. They were both 2. We call this Jacob's Hugh Hefner look- the kid loves to lounge in pajamas though nowadays he prefers just lounging in his undies!!

Silver Eagle

Not THE Silver Eagle as in where I USED to spend my weekends, but as in the MASCOT Silver Eagle for Monona Grove.
Took the boys to the Homecoming parade last week- the Silver Eagle mascot was there and Noah practically jumped out of his skin!! He jumped and shook and kept crying OWIE, OWIE!! Phil walked away from the evil eagle, but Noah was still traumatized as long as he was anywhere in sight.
Then, uncle Dan comes driving through the parade in grandpa's t-bird wearing what else but a Silver Eagle head!!!! After he was done in the parade, Jacob, Emma, and Ellie took turns wearing the head and if they walked even a step closer to Noah it was melt down all over again! There must be a specific phobia for stuffed mascots- and if there is Noah sure has it!
Jacob on the other hand enjoyed the parade, stuffed his pockets with candy and proceeded to eat about 20 pieces in 5 minutes. He was loving life!