Long time, No Post

I have been wanting to post something since Friday, and we have just been too busy (and mostly tired) for me to sit down at the computer to type! So, let's recap last week...starting with the little guy.

J had a little cold, so I kept him home from school on Tuesday. When we returned, he was so happy to see his friends and teachers. One of his teachers gave him a huge hug to welcome him back! I have to share this precious conversation that I heard between two of J's buddies from school and their teacher. Little Boy 1: "J was sick. We prayed for him!" J's Teacher: "You're right! We did pray for J during circle time!" Little Boy #2: Now J is all better!" J's Teacher: "I think they missed you, J!"

Speaking of our toddler...he is throwing a few new punches (not literally) at us lately! Maybe I should say, he is becoming a little bolder! For one (and I will just name one for now), he has decided that running from us is a funny thing to do (i.e. when my hands are full at Chic-fil-A and the whole restaurant is watching). Oh, let me give him credit-he doesn't do this in parking lots; however, he all of a sudden doesn't prefer holding our hand...not a choice we give him. Really, until now, he has always been good about sticking close by without us telling him. It seems like over the past week we have really had to address this issue with him quite a bit. It is not only disobedient, but also a real safety issue. Not sure that this issue is blogworthy, but maybe you can relate to it if you're a mommy! They make those leashes for a reason, but I refuse to use one. Don't get me wrong, we believe J is a pretty good boy as we notice he's very smart, super sweet, happy, a fantastic eater & sleeper, etc., but he definitely has a hint of strong-will and independence that shows its face at times. We know that in the future, these characteristics could really pay off in hopes that he will one day stand up for what he believes and will ultimately be somewhat independent of us. For now, we just try to remember that all of these lessons are just part of him learning and growing.

Our weekend was filled with shopping at the outlet mall yesterday (where we ran into our friends, the Burtons), dinner at a Japanese steakhouse with the Lee family (marked with J running his fingers over the specials written on the chalkboard), church this morning, Bible Study tonight, grocery shopping this afternoon, and bowling for Dave and our friend, Jeff, last night. Our weekends are so much fun that it is always hard to let Dave go back to work on Monday morning. :(


A new silly pose