If it's possible for your heart to smile, then mine wore a permanent grin all day!
The day started off at 5:00am in the kitchen. I was in charge of bringing the snack/dessert for Rylan's class party today. So, at 5:ooam I was in the kitchen making 'worms in dirt' for his Halloween party...I had already made the Halloween Chex Mix cups the night before. As I was making them I couldn't help but think about the NUMEROUS times my mom did the same for me when I was younger. She never just bought store made cupcakes or cookies. She always woke up extra early the day of my class party to make something special. I remember how special I felt that my mom always did that, and I hope my boys will grow up with similar memories.
Chex Mix cups with M&M's and candy corn.
And a special Halloween straw to top it off.
Worms in dirt...a Halloween party classic!After I finished up the party treats I went and woke Rylan up for the day. He usually eats cereal for breakfast so I made his usual and handed it to him. That is when I heard my little man politely say, "No sanks, shicken nuggets pease!" What?! Chicken nuggets for breakfast?? For a moment I thought about saying no and then I figured, what the heck, sure, let's have chicken nuggets for breakfast! So, before leaving for school he finished off 5 chicken nuggets.
Whoever said Wheaties was the breakfast of champions obviously never had chicken nuggets for breakfast!Then, last week the kids at Rylan's school were suppose to decorate a pumpkin and bring it in for a decorating contest. It was tempting for Cody and I to take over and really decorate it like we thought it should be decorated. However, I set out three colors of paint and just let Rylan go at it. He worked and worked on it until it was totally covered in paint. Well, today when I walked into the lobby of his school to pick him up I saw it...his pumpkin with a FIRST PLACE ribbon on it! He won the contest for his age group. I cannot even explain the look on his face when I showed him his prize winning pumpkin! He is so proud of himself and he has talked about his 'punkin winner' all evening! Now, how do I convince a 2 year old that we cannot save and keep a pumpkin on his dresser forever?
The most beautiful pumpkin I've ever seen!
4 comments:
You are SUCH a good mom!!! Whenever you have a bad day, you just call me, and I'll remind you how good of a job you are doing! I think it's great. Keep it up! Rylan and Hudson are lucky little boys!
So cute - I have those same memories about my childhood memories and try to do the same for my girls. Beclynn recently won a ribbon too - and we hung it in her room and made a big deal - maybe you can frame the picture of the pumpking and put the ribbon on that for him to keep.
Awww! Good job Rylan!
Good Job Rylan! I like your music on your blog. :)
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