A super special thank you to all the friends and family who helped us raise money for the Cleveland APL, the Balaga family raised $150.34! Could not have done it without your help, the Hairy Homeless will certainly appreciate it! If you can, come join us June 12 at the Union House in Parma for the fundraiser for the APL being organized by Lisa, my sister in law. Its a spaghetti dinner and tickets are 25.00 apiece. We will be there.
We went to the Cash Counting Party at the Rainforest Wed night. We got to eat amongst the animals, hang out with Wilde and Fee. I was working my way up to going to get a picture with them, when I turned around and there was my son already chatting it up with Rebecca Wilde, such a flirt! And today I am taking him down to the Radiothon so he can give his goodies to them he picked out all himself for the puppies and kitties. I love that he gets it. I love that he is still so compassionate and unjaded when it comes ot helping people or animals. I am so proud of him for wanting to be so involved. And we will see if it is him or me that you have to drag out of there without getting a new little furry friend to take home. Chances are you will have a harder time getting me to leave all the dogs there : )
On another note, Lucas will be baptised on July 11th, so save the date family. This way he will be all set when he starts school, gets to do all the church stuff with the other kids. Plus, Joe will be home on leave and he and Faith will be Lucas's godparents.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
5 MORE WEEKS!
That is all Lucas has left of preschool. Then it is preparing for 'big boy school'. Sigh. I really thought I was going to be happy, could not wait for kindergarten, cause it would mean less child care woes, etc. But it is really bugging me that he will truly be a big kid, learning all the bad and good things the big kids do. he will no longer be as innocent. Maybe its cause he is growing up so fast all of a sudden, and he is the only baby I am ever going to have, but its really sad for me. I am no longer looking forward to it. But time must go on.
Soccer is going well, he really is enjoying it. I am very glad about that. He is signed up for a couple Little Gym summer camp sessions in July, to break it up and give him some structured activities with kids his age in between school sessions. That will be fun!
Lucas usually does not get really enthused about new shoes, but this weekend at Childrens Place he got a pair of slip on canvas black and white shoes with skulls on them and he refuses to take them off. he wants to wear them every day cause they are his 'pirate shoes' lol. Guess I need to get him some more clothes that will match them, I did not realize what a hit they would be. its very cute
Soccer is going well, he really is enjoying it. I am very glad about that. He is signed up for a couple Little Gym summer camp sessions in July, to break it up and give him some structured activities with kids his age in between school sessions. That will be fun!
Lucas usually does not get really enthused about new shoes, but this weekend at Childrens Place he got a pair of slip on canvas black and white shoes with skulls on them and he refuses to take them off. he wants to wear them every day cause they are his 'pirate shoes' lol. Guess I need to get him some more clothes that will match them, I did not realize what a hit they would be. its very cute
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
I cannot stop laughing
Lucas is young, but its never too young to start learning about the do's and don'ts when it comes to girls
Yesterday my mom called me after she got Lucas home from school. It was his first day back after spring break. And apparantly he and the other boys in his class (there are only 8 kids total in his class, only two are girls) were teasing little Torie. Torie is this teeny tiny red headed spit fire, she is as cute as she can be. Not sure what they were saying, but it was some sort of sing-song tease. She kept asking the boys to stop, of course they didn't and since my kid was dumb enough to be the closest one to her, she got fed up and hauled off and smacked him. LOL. Thats what he gets.
Poor Torie got in trouble and had to sit in the hall because noone is allowed to hit a 'friend', but the boys were warned that next time they would be sitting in the hall. Oh my goodness, I was cracked up, good for Torie. I cannot stop laughing.
I asked Lucas what he learned at school when I got home. he kind of smiled and said " I don't know, but don't tease Torie" I said never tease a little girl, you got what you deserved.
This kid is determined to learn everything the hard way LOL
Yesterday my mom called me after she got Lucas home from school. It was his first day back after spring break. And apparantly he and the other boys in his class (there are only 8 kids total in his class, only two are girls) were teasing little Torie. Torie is this teeny tiny red headed spit fire, she is as cute as she can be. Not sure what they were saying, but it was some sort of sing-song tease. She kept asking the boys to stop, of course they didn't and since my kid was dumb enough to be the closest one to her, she got fed up and hauled off and smacked him. LOL. Thats what he gets.
Poor Torie got in trouble and had to sit in the hall because noone is allowed to hit a 'friend', but the boys were warned that next time they would be sitting in the hall. Oh my goodness, I was cracked up, good for Torie. I cannot stop laughing.
I asked Lucas what he learned at school when I got home. he kind of smiled and said " I don't know, but don't tease Torie" I said never tease a little girl, you got what you deserved.
This kid is determined to learn everything the hard way LOL
Monday, April 12, 2010
Busy weekend
Saturday was Lucas's first soccer class. He really enjoyed it, he got to wear his new 'soccer shoes' that mommy insisted he have even though daddy said they were not necessary. Most of the kids had 'soccer shoes' and I cannot have Lucas left out. But it was outside and he was energetic and came off the field smiling, not to mention it was funny for parents to watch. I highly recommend that anyone who is able get to stop and watch at least on soccer practice class, cuteness and funniness, the kids are 3-5 yrs old with no previous soccer experience, you do the math.
Then it was off to Miss Morgan's 1st bday party, it was a success, she especially loved her cake. She wore it like a champ and did just what she was supposed to do. michaela and even my dear 4 yr old BOY have been fighting over the one year old toys. Poor Morgan is lucky if she gets to glance at one of her toys, meanwhile my boy is fighitng with his 2 yr old cousin over an Elmo PURSE. I am so proud. Unbelievable really.
But Sunday we went and saw How To Train Your Dragon, and it was a cute movie, Lucas and I both enjoyed it. We saw previews for the newest Shrek and Toy Story 3 movies due out this summer and are very excited to see them when they come out.
We decided we will sign Lucas up for Tball this year at the rec Center. The kids get a tshirt and will get to play actual games at some point, and its on TH evenings for 6 weeks in the summer. I know he is not fond of using the tee, but we do want him to have the skills and team playing before he is old enough to do the league of regualr baseball. if he waits, he just may not have all the coordination and experience he needs. Sta y tuned for those details a bit later on.
i also hesitated putting him in swimming lessons at this moment, I was originally going to sign him up for the ones that are Mon and Wed nights form 6;30-7pm for 4 weeks, but with how iffy his allergies/colds can be in the spring, I was worried he would get sick, as they do not do make ups for these classes and also with him getting to bed so late on a Monday, I would feel bad doing that to my sister on a Tues (or his teacher) cause if that kid does not get enough rest, everyone suffers. So i decided waiting til summer session may be a better idea.
Thats all the latest and greates with our schedule!
Then it was off to Miss Morgan's 1st bday party, it was a success, she especially loved her cake. She wore it like a champ and did just what she was supposed to do. michaela and even my dear 4 yr old BOY have been fighting over the one year old toys. Poor Morgan is lucky if she gets to glance at one of her toys, meanwhile my boy is fighitng with his 2 yr old cousin over an Elmo PURSE. I am so proud. Unbelievable really.
But Sunday we went and saw How To Train Your Dragon, and it was a cute movie, Lucas and I both enjoyed it. We saw previews for the newest Shrek and Toy Story 3 movies due out this summer and are very excited to see them when they come out.
We decided we will sign Lucas up for Tball this year at the rec Center. The kids get a tshirt and will get to play actual games at some point, and its on TH evenings for 6 weeks in the summer. I know he is not fond of using the tee, but we do want him to have the skills and team playing before he is old enough to do the league of regualr baseball. if he waits, he just may not have all the coordination and experience he needs. Sta y tuned for those details a bit later on.
i also hesitated putting him in swimming lessons at this moment, I was originally going to sign him up for the ones that are Mon and Wed nights form 6;30-7pm for 4 weeks, but with how iffy his allergies/colds can be in the spring, I was worried he would get sick, as they do not do make ups for these classes and also with him getting to bed so late on a Monday, I would feel bad doing that to my sister on a Tues (or his teacher) cause if that kid does not get enough rest, everyone suffers. So i decided waiting til summer session may be a better idea.
Thats all the latest and greates with our schedule!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Sometimes
Sometimes it is the husband who says the funny stuff, instead of the kid : )
After we saw the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, the Squeakquel, it prompted Lucas to sing a lot of Beyonce. And Larry had not gone to the movie with us, and later the song came on the radio and Lucas was getting into it and I hear Larry singing " All the Scenery" and I turned down the radio and said, "All the what..../?" laughing.
He says " All the Scenery" isn't that the words? LMAO, even Lucas said "Dad, its All the SINGLE LADIES"
I forget sometimes he is not up on his top 40 pop chart hits, and only listens to Big Hair 80's music and talk radio!
We found it hilarious and now frequently sing about " All the Scenery"
Husbands are funny too : )
After we saw the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, the Squeakquel, it prompted Lucas to sing a lot of Beyonce. And Larry had not gone to the movie with us, and later the song came on the radio and Lucas was getting into it and I hear Larry singing " All the Scenery" and I turned down the radio and said, "All the what..../?" laughing.
He says " All the Scenery" isn't that the words? LMAO, even Lucas said "Dad, its All the SINGLE LADIES"
I forget sometimes he is not up on his top 40 pop chart hits, and only listens to Big Hair 80's music and talk radio!
We found it hilarious and now frequently sing about " All the Scenery"
Husbands are funny too : )
Monday, April 5, 2010
Vacation!
It sure was nice to get away for a couple days. We packed a lot into those three days and had a good time, and got to enjoy weather sunny in the 80's! Does not get better than that, esp at the beginning of April. Lucas was just excited to stay at a hotel, he really did not care what else was planned, the hotel had a pool as well, so he asked frequently to go back to the hotel and go swimming haha, typical kid.
We left before 7:30am TH and got to the Cincinnati Bass pro Shop by 11am, just in time to grab a quick hot dog from their little cafe place. The store was not nearly as impressive or like an 'experience' as other Bass Pro Shops, but we killed a couple hours there and eventually dragged Larry out of there : ) Then it was about 30 more minutes to our hotel. We got all checked in and let Lucas swim a bit. It was not long before he was jumping in and going under water all on his own (in his lifejacket, that is ) so he has decided he does not need swimming lessons, he can swim. The odd part about the hotel location, right down the street form the airport, was that there were no immediate food places around, just found that odd. So we drove a couple exits up to this nice outdoor type mall, had dinner at Hoggy's and walked around, went back to the hotel and got ready for bed!
Sleeping the first night was non existent, the people above us were playing basketball all night-and there must have been ten of them and they must have weighed 500 lbs each. I complained at 6am when they managed to wake Larry and Lucas too. But we had a big day ahead of us, so we got up and moving.
We were off to the Newport Aquarium, which is situated on the river, directly across form downtown Cincinnati and in a fabulous Riverwalk called Newport on the Levee. That was impressive and beautiful, esp on a nice day. Lots of shops and indoor/outdoor restaurants right on the river, we enjoyed our time there. Later we still had lots of time and decided to try out the Cincinnati Zoo, which we did not know originally if we had enought ime for. That was not so fabulous. its was overcrowded, it was hot by then, lines everywhere for everything, and most of the zoo was under construction. We would not recommend that to anyone. And by the time it took an hour and a half to get back to the hotel due to traffic, we ordered a pizza and let the boy swim.
Sat morning, we headed up to West Chester, and waited a short amount of time for the Entertrainment Junction to open. That too was an impressive place, full of detailed model trains, arranged in the different eras, and a Railroad Museum, as well as a great kids play area with a huge climber, train tables, etc. We had a great time there and would absolutely go back. Then we packed it up and came home, and picked up our puppies who were good while we were gone but were missing us!
Easter was yesterday and Lucas enjoyed searching for his basket, and egg hunting. it was another gorgeous day! now he is on spring break from school all week. We are exhausted and sore form walking, but Lucas was good, and kept up well, quite a little traveler. I have at least 7-800 pics to go thru and will get them up on FB and Photobucket as soon as I can, I promise!
We left before 7:30am TH and got to the Cincinnati Bass pro Shop by 11am, just in time to grab a quick hot dog from their little cafe place. The store was not nearly as impressive or like an 'experience' as other Bass Pro Shops, but we killed a couple hours there and eventually dragged Larry out of there : ) Then it was about 30 more minutes to our hotel. We got all checked in and let Lucas swim a bit. It was not long before he was jumping in and going under water all on his own (in his lifejacket, that is ) so he has decided he does not need swimming lessons, he can swim. The odd part about the hotel location, right down the street form the airport, was that there were no immediate food places around, just found that odd. So we drove a couple exits up to this nice outdoor type mall, had dinner at Hoggy's and walked around, went back to the hotel and got ready for bed!
Sleeping the first night was non existent, the people above us were playing basketball all night-and there must have been ten of them and they must have weighed 500 lbs each. I complained at 6am when they managed to wake Larry and Lucas too. But we had a big day ahead of us, so we got up and moving.
We were off to the Newport Aquarium, which is situated on the river, directly across form downtown Cincinnati and in a fabulous Riverwalk called Newport on the Levee. That was impressive and beautiful, esp on a nice day. Lots of shops and indoor/outdoor restaurants right on the river, we enjoyed our time there. Later we still had lots of time and decided to try out the Cincinnati Zoo, which we did not know originally if we had enought ime for. That was not so fabulous. its was overcrowded, it was hot by then, lines everywhere for everything, and most of the zoo was under construction. We would not recommend that to anyone. And by the time it took an hour and a half to get back to the hotel due to traffic, we ordered a pizza and let the boy swim.
Sat morning, we headed up to West Chester, and waited a short amount of time for the Entertrainment Junction to open. That too was an impressive place, full of detailed model trains, arranged in the different eras, and a Railroad Museum, as well as a great kids play area with a huge climber, train tables, etc. We had a great time there and would absolutely go back. Then we packed it up and came home, and picked up our puppies who were good while we were gone but were missing us!
Easter was yesterday and Lucas enjoyed searching for his basket, and egg hunting. it was another gorgeous day! now he is on spring break from school all week. We are exhausted and sore form walking, but Lucas was good, and kept up well, quite a little traveler. I have at least 7-800 pics to go thru and will get them up on FB and Photobucket as soon as I can, I promise!
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