Sep 30, 2008

Go Cougs :s






OK so not technically in September but always the sign for us that September and Autumn are here, this year we all attended the first cougar game of the season. Wow that was rough! and the rest of the season has followed suit. Still we had fun cheering on the cougs no matter what.


Always an added bonus to hang out with the cousins.






Sep 29, 2008

Happy Birthday Matt




Well amongst all the doom and gloom and sickness that September brought there were also some highlights. Luckily we had Matt's bday a week early as he was very sick on his actual birthday. In an attempt to tone down birthdays as the kids get older we have decreed that the 8th birthday is the first sleepover birthday and with two or three friends only. So Matt's friends Zane and Blake arrived for some serious boy time. Digging in the sandbox, shooting each other with anything that could remotely look like a weapon, quick trip to the bowling alley and a movie, before all crashing in the living room. It went very well, a very low maintenance party, definelty the way of the future. Matthew's interests are currently Lego, Star Wars and Indiana Jones.



Sep 28, 2008

Blurgh September

Well September has not been fun here in Gresham. Here was I so excited about the new school year and my six hours of free time, well here's how it went.......
First day of school for Matt and Adam, Matt has a temperatire of 103. I didnt find this out until he came home from school, oops. Thursday and Friday of the same week, Adam spend lying on the couch instead of school. The following week, brings Tuesday Summer's first day of preschool, but oh wait a minute, what's wrong with your eye? Yep Summer has pink eye, so instead of going to school we go to the Drs. Finally by Thursday I get everyone into school so I am finally free to urm.... oh great attend all the Drs appts Im supposed to go to and havent been able to all summer because I had all the kids with me. OK so phew... got that taken care of and things are going to start smoothing out after a rough start.
Uh oh... phone call from the school Adam has just thrown up in class, .... and he is back home again. Meanwhile Summer seems to be doing well in preschool, havent had that much time to think about it but she seems happy but tells me she wishes there were some girls to play with. Yes you're right I agree I say absent mindedly, while trying to brush off my slight cringes about the art she is bringing home "God made the clouds" (blue piece of papaer with cotton balls stucks to it...God made the flowers....God made the.... I forget but you get the gist.)
Finally I get time to start helping out at school, my first Thursday I happily appear in Adam's class, hmm pretty impressed actually calm class relatively under control, Adam is doing well, good mix of kids. I stay for lunch with him thinking things are looking up, and Adam happily skips off to recess. I spot Matthew across the cafeteria and pop over to hang out with him for a while. He is not really eating and being very clingy. Then I realize he doesnt really look very good. Soon it becomes obvious he is not well his face looking greener and greener by the second. By noon Matt and I have have gone home and an hour or so later he is throwing up.
Ok so a new school week begins, I think we are now starting week 3. Matt is pretty happy in school. I think . Adam hmm hard to tell, seems like he is crying a lot, so Monday night after a lot of crying in the evening and two nightmares I discover he is being bullied at school. I email the teacher she squashes it, thank goodness for Mrs Sullivan teh most on the ball teacher ever. Tuesday goes well for Matt and Adam at school.
Meanwhile Summer is getting less and less excited about preschool, her unhappiness about the lack of girls is getting more pronounced. I decide to pop in to see what is going on with her. Turns out the make up of her class has changed slightly. Now there are 5 boys and Summer. Not terrible but not ideal, not what Summer dreamed of when she got all excited about going to "school" like her brothers. So I call the school and ask them what the options are for finding her a class with a greater balance of boys and girls. After two days they come back with the answer that there really isnt much they can do about it. They will not move her up to the next class because she would be six months younger than the youngest kid in there.
By Thursday I have Summer moved to a second preschool, probably where she should have been in the first place. I feel much more comfortable about it already and she doesnt even start until Tuesday! So finally everyone is settled in and I welcome the weekend with open arms. Soccer times 3 Matt, Adam and Tom all have games and then the diabetes walk at Oaks Park with friends.....YAY!
Hold on! Why is Adam so grumpy and weepy?? Is something wrong at school again? Oh super he feels hot.... tenperature of 103!!
When will it stop???

Sep 4, 2008

Super Summer





Super Summer