STAR WARS ROCKS...

OK, so I know I've been vacant in blog world for like almost 3 months....sorry, its just been that crazy in my world(: Even though I'm probably just writing to myself anyway!

Oh well, I have a lot of memories to catch up on...but that will come later. As for today....

Elijah has been begging for an all Star Wars day ever since hearing about it at camp a few weeks ago. So....today was the day(: It was perfect too, raining and muggy, nobody wanted to go outside anyway.
For breakfast we started out with Vader & Yoda pancakes (which after making them I was told about a mold that exists...have to look into that!) and Princess Leah's-"cinna"-buns. Instead of "Blue Milk" we decided to wash it all down with "Muja" juice.


For lunch we went with "Jabba Bits", Gungan Fruit in sauce, Protocal Droid Pasta, and and lovely red beverage from the famous Mos Eisley Cantina.

For dinner, we had "Spud Rocks" from Luke's "home" planet of Tatooine. They were yummy!

Let's see, its 8:45pm and we are almost done with Episode V, will we get the last one in before bed meltdown occurs???? Only time will tell!

~Ciao

Check this Family out!!

Such an awesome family, working on their second adoption from Ethiopia....check them out, and a sweet giveaway!!

http://thisshubinclan.blogspot.com/2010/04/giveaway_19.html

Soccer Soccer Soccer!

Today was Elijah's first soccer game of the season! And of course this is northern Ohio, so after a beautiful week in the 70s, of course today was a VERY COLD and windy 45! Oh well, we braved it anyway. Elijah did great. It's amazing how much a kid can grow up in a year!

I'm Blue...

Ok, so I couldn't resist this story! Yonni and I were walking out of the Y this morning. It was cold, rainy and just very dark. So, as I often burst out into random song...I started singing "I'm Blue da bu dee, da bu di, da bu dee, da bu di, da bu dee, da bu di...." by Eiffel 65. Yonni started dancing in the rain puddles, so I kept singing it. As we were almost to the car, I stopped singing and a moment later Yonni burst out with "I'm RED....la la la....MAAAAHHHHMIIIEEEE'S BLUE la la la....I'm RED....lalala" I was laughing so hard I think the other people hurrying to get out of the wet cold were thinking, "that girl's lost it." Anywho...I love my kids, they are soo funny!!

~Ciao!

Wow, You are 6!

My little guy, the older you get the faster the year seems to go. How on earth can I be the mom to a 6 year old??? Well, I hope you have had a great year and that you will remember all the memories we made! Let's see, while you were 5, You....

Wore a kilt for the very first time, became an awesome little swimmer, developed into big brotherhood quite nicely, tossed a caber-granted it was cardboard(: , became a kindergartner, started learning a new language, visited a tropical island, rode on a roller coaster, were tall enough to do the big rides at Kalahari, introduced your little brother to all kinds of new traditions....your favorite being Christmas morning(: , made snowmen and sledded down hills, went camping "for real" for the first time, became super obsessed with Star Wars, made new friends and the list goes on...

You did all kinds of incredible things as a five year old, but the best thing you do on a regular basis is simple! It's when you crawl up on my lap and say 4 little words... "I love you momma!" ("Hey, can we snuggle" is a close second!) I love you little dude and I can't wait to see what God has in store for you this year! Happy 6th Birthday.

It's Been One Year already!

So hard to believe that a full year has gone by since I held you in my arms for the very first time! I love you little guy!! Thank you God for blessing my life so very much!

Here's a little video (:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1F_hgGa6Ik

oh the drama!

So yesterday we had our final visit from the post-placement social worker...YAY!! It went really well...but on with the story. Towards the end of the visit, Elijah was sitting in a chair looking out the window with a super sad look on his face. So as our social worker left, I had E sit on my lap and asked what was the matter. In response to my question, he buried his head and just started sobbing. So, at this point, I start to worry a little bit...wondering what was going on. Finally after a couple of minutes, he started to breathe normally so I asked again what the problem was. He goes on to explain that he misses our old dog Cooper. OK, for those who don't know might think, "Aww, how sweet, poor kid" And then the rest of the story...

Cooper was a beautiful, yellow lab that we had for a mere 8 months. Not only was it 8 months, but it was when Elijah was like 7 months till 15 months. Yeah, exactly...the kid doesn't even remember the dog, other than the ONE page dedicated to him the scrapbook. And yet, I was finding myself consoling this heart-broken child! I totally wanted to start laughing...which is what Scott did when he walked in the room. Anyway, such a random thing...no clue where it came from, but nonetheless, I thought it was funny(-: