I taught Noah how to make snow cream this weekend, thanks to a big snow. I don't think he's ever had it, unless he was a toddler and too young to remember.
When I called him in to help, he said, "You are making that with SNOW? Are you crazy?!"
I explained, this is something Mom & Dad had quite a bit when we were kids.
He then says, "What if somebody peed in it" (someBODY - not someTHING) I chuckled to my self, wondering if he imagined random people peeing in our yard.
Once I calmed him down and he started stirring (or steering as he calls it), he rather enjoyed it. As he tasted it, he was glad he trusted me.
The fact that we had it for breakfast was even cooler.
I got a "best Mom ever" out of it!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
"It's my Birthday week!"
So, apparently becoming 10 entitles you to not just celebrate on your birthday (and party day)...but to have a week long extravaganza!
Noah's birthday typically falls during the week so we normally hold his actual party on the weekend. And in the past, he has sometimes had 2 parties - one for family and one for friends. So I guess it wasn't unusual for those three days to turn into a week long celebration!
All week, Noah's excuse for anything was "But it's my birthday week!" ..and usually he got his way. I think this year it was mingled in with the feeling of losing him as a baby, as he moved into the double digits and feeling sorry for him because of his ankle. That or he is just really LOVED!
He had a friend over to spend the night Friday night and he ended up spending most of the weekend with him. I think he earned some cool points with all they did....He enjoyed some hot tub time with his buddy, complete with mega jamming on the outside stereo speakers. They spent Saturday morning at the fire station where Chief Dad took them for a spin in the fire truck. We did a little shopping that afternoon.
Sunday was his big family party/game day at the training center. We had a "Soup-er Party" with a handful of different types of soups and all the yummy toppings. He got 2 cakes....a Ben 10 cupcake cake and a cookie cake for dessert. He then spent the afternoon opening his presents...rather cards and money that he loved counting over and over and playing games with friends and family. The day was complete with a stop at the training tower to show his buddy the top floor and training maze.
I think he is completely enjoying being in the double digits!
Noah's birthday typically falls during the week so we normally hold his actual party on the weekend. And in the past, he has sometimes had 2 parties - one for family and one for friends. So I guess it wasn't unusual for those three days to turn into a week long celebration!
All week, Noah's excuse for anything was "But it's my birthday week!" ..and usually he got his way. I think this year it was mingled in with the feeling of losing him as a baby, as he moved into the double digits and feeling sorry for him because of his ankle. That or he is just really LOVED!
He had a friend over to spend the night Friday night and he ended up spending most of the weekend with him. I think he earned some cool points with all they did....He enjoyed some hot tub time with his buddy, complete with mega jamming on the outside stereo speakers. They spent Saturday morning at the fire station where Chief Dad took them for a spin in the fire truck. We did a little shopping that afternoon.
Sunday was his big family party/game day at the training center. We had a "Soup-er Party" with a handful of different types of soups and all the yummy toppings. He got 2 cakes....a Ben 10 cupcake cake and a cookie cake for dessert. He then spent the afternoon opening his presents...rather cards and money that he loved counting over and over and playing games with friends and family. The day was complete with a stop at the training tower to show his buddy the top floor and training maze.
I think he is completely enjoying being in the double digits!
...I just need a vacation to rest from the big BIRTHDAY WEEK!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Birthday in crutches
Well, Noah rang out the last night of being 9 with a trip to the ER!
He hurt his ankle during basketball practice so we took him to the ER for an x-ray, just to be safe. It was just a sprain but he was in quite a bit of pain from it.
His birthday was spent at home, missing school due to the pain and not having crutches in time. Dad brought home a mid-morning "birthday present" of crutches just his size. The novelty of it was very cool at first. He even insisted on quickly getting ready and heading to school late...which I talked him out of.
He hurt his ankle during basketball practice so we took him to the ER for an x-ray, just to be safe. It was just a sprain but he was in quite a bit of pain from it.
His birthday was spent at home, missing school due to the pain and not having crutches in time. Dad brought home a mid-morning "birthday present" of crutches just his size. The novelty of it was very cool at first. He even insisted on quickly getting ready and heading to school late...which I talked him out of.
He was most disappointed to miss his game last night. We took him so he could support his team from the bench. (I had planned for him to have a big crowd of family & friends cheering him on, as he had a game on his birthday but that plan quickly changed!) His team tried really hard for him, giving him high fives, telling him "this shot is for you," and throughout it was a tied ballgame but in the end, they lost.
We came home from the game, just the three of us, and I made his favorite supper - Shrimp Alfredo...complete with a surprise Banana Split dessert. We let him open one present and a card (which I'd planned to hide in his backpack, had he gone to school!) He'll have his party on Sunday....we hope Crutch-Free!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Double Digits
Tomorrow is Noah's 10th birthday and he has been anxiously counting down the days!
He gets to celebrate his Birthday Eve with a day off of school, as they are closed for the MLK holiday. He's been urging me to let him skip tomorrow too (because other kids do it!) but it won't happen.
A few weeks ago in the car he told me a funny story about turning 10....He had talked with his cousin, who is a year older, about the big change.
"You really wouldn't think one year would make a difference but it really does!"
"I'm in the double digits now, Mom. That makes me so much older!"
....I don't know about that but it certainly makes me feel MUCH older!
He gets to celebrate his Birthday Eve with a day off of school, as they are closed for the MLK holiday. He's been urging me to let him skip tomorrow too (because other kids do it!) but it won't happen.
A few weeks ago in the car he told me a funny story about turning 10....He had talked with his cousin, who is a year older, about the big change.
"You really wouldn't think one year would make a difference but it really does!"
"I'm in the double digits now, Mom. That makes me so much older!"
....I don't know about that but it certainly makes me feel MUCH older!
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