Fashion Kid With A Kind Heart...

Okay - well maybe only half of that is true - Richard does have one of the kindest and most giving hearts of most toddlers I know. Today after church and Sunday afternoon nap he was at it again - OUTSIDE!!! He wanted to pick mommy some "flowers" and even helped daddy water the "real" ones. The outfit is the result of allowing a two year old help pick out his shoes and shorts - oh well - what does it matter - he was comfy and honestly I doubt that he will remember the clothes he wore, but hopefully he will have memories embedded of spending Sunday afternoons outside with mommy and daddy and of how his mommy gave him a kiss and huge hug with every smooshed flower that he presented her. I have just been so aware in the last couple of weeks of what a big boy he is - a couple walked in church today with their baby carrier in tow - I asked Ty if he remembered Richard being that small - to which he replied "Michelle, Richard weighed almost ten pounds when he was born- he WAS NEVER that small" - to which I laughed but then we did agree that in some ways the days of him being so very dependant on us and so "new" to the world seems to be a lifetime ago and other ways just yesterday. It is a strange position to on one hand "miss my baby" but on the other be so proud of the little boy that he is growing to be. He is full of wonder and curiosity of this world around him - oh may God give me what I need to be the best possible mommy for him. He has filled my heart with such love...and I am so proud to be married to a man that is patient and kind and constantly teaching his son the "important" things in life. As Richard looks to us for guidance, may we be faithful to look to our Heavenly Father to lead and guide us on this journey of parenthood.

I survived...

My week was a bit crazy - just as I had anticipated - but overall it really was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Monday did start a bit frantic though - I had just dropped Richard off and made it half way to work when I got a text telling me that the sitter's daughter had gotten sick with a tummy bug - OH NO - not today - Richard has been relatively healthy and we haven't had to go and see Dr. Tony recently so I gave Ty a call - we quickly switched cars and he went and picked up R, trying to minimize his exposure to any nasty little germies = only had a throwing up toddler once and don't care to repeat it any time too soon - so I worked a half day and then Ty worked a halfday while I stayed home the afternoon hours. On Tuesday we took Richard to one of his buddy's house to play and to give Mrs. Beth's house one more day to "air out." On Tuesday night we went to the Governor's Game to watch our Bulldogs play - somehow we pulled off a win against the Rebels. I planned on taking him to Beth's on Wednesday, but it was my in-laws anniversary and they asked to keep him = who can turn down a grandparent's request like that!?! The conclusion of our school talent show was a roaring success and the weather was gorgeous. That night we celebrated with Poppa and PatPat at Ichiban! Thursday started early for me as we filled a charter bus to capacity and headed off on our 12 hour field trip - we had a great time...tired today but we had fun. Today was thankfully a relatively calm day at work...end of the year work and projected rolls for our two schools but my third graders were angels - maybe they were tired as well. Ty had a busy day at work so Richard and I went Krogering and bought some goodies and headed home to start fixing our yummies - marinating the steaks, cooking the corn on the cob, baking the potatos, and baking a cake for daddy - yellow with chocolate icing - his all time favorite. After supper I ran out and got a couple of videos to watch. Richard is bathed and bedded and now it is quiet enough to watch the movies but to be quite honest I do not know if I can stay awake to watch them. As I reflect on my week I just want to hug and hold my husband and little boy tightly and never let them go - another young child in our community passed away this week - he lost his fight against cancer - a husband and father from our community has been missing since Monday - as I sat in the closet this evening while the storm sirens were sounding I couldn't help but think that the storm was much like life is - it blew up seemingly out of no where and it didn't seem to have a set path - it came quickly and furiously and then in the blink of an eye it had passed us by - isn't that how life is - doesn't God say that this life is going to be just as a blink of an eye - is what I place my focus and attention on worth it - am I working towards Heavenly things or am I focused on the earthly - don't get me wrong - I am thankful that God has blessed me with material things but they are not to be my focus - not my job (the uncertainty of which campus I will be on next year), my house (the dirty dishes in the sink and the clean folded clothes waiting to be put away) - how many people have I shared Christ with - what have I showed Richard about God's love and care today - how many people saw Christ-likeness in me yesterday as I was on a 56 passenger bus? Just think about it - the now is so fleeting - make every second of it count.

WHEW!!!!

OK now Cindy and Robin - my brain has now turned to mush - I cannot type another entry and I cannot search out any more cute pictures to go with any said posts! I MUST have another lesson so that I can learn how to make a collage and then I could have just had one really long story covering March and April. Now my challenge is this - y'all have to add to your blogs as well - I'll be checking every day! LOL

You know that I am teasing y'all. I really did want to add one about library time but I am exhausted. I will add it later when I add one about the Governor's Game that we are going to on Tuesday when we go see our Bulldogs play! Go STATE!!!

I regretfully add that it may be a week or more though before I add again - I have Talent Show, my Venture field trip and preparation for Art In the Park! I know - just excuses huh!?!?!

A Birthday Party for "Wes-ee"

For some unknown reason Richard refuses to call Wes W. - Wes - it is always WESSEE!! The weather was absolutely beautiful this past Saturday (even if it was a bit windy) and we went to Wesee's house for a "firetruck" themed party. The Flowood Fire Department even came over in their brand new truck - it is BEAUTIFUL!! Richard had so much fun in the space jump, coloring with chalk, eating birthday munchies, checking out the fire truck, and spending time with Wes, Manze, Emma, and Lyndsy. Thank you for inviting us Wes, we had a great time!!

My First Time Bowling....

We had taken Richard to the bowling alley one time before, but he was too young to participate....not that he was REALLY bowling this time but from the smile on his face as he helped us you would NEVER know! We were so blessed that the storm didn't cause damage to our house and we were not without power - late in the weekend we decided to venture out and this is where we found ourselves!

A Special Treat...

We don't always get to see Mamaw Ada (Ty's dad's mom) when we go to Baton Rouge, but this time we did. She will be 93 this year - I think it is really special that Richard has the opportunity to get to know a great-grandparent as I never did. Mamaw came and spent the night at Poppa and Pat Pat's house. She gave Richard a little box car that he absolutely LOVED - he would "send" it under the couch and then a few moments later it would magically reappear (with the help or mommy or daddy who sent it back to him)...he did this for what seemed like hours. What a special treat to see Mamaw!

Look What I Have...

The Easter Bunny brought Richard some gifts while we were in Baton Rouge. We made sure to take his special basket with us. The EB brought Richard fruit bars, granola bars, a card, some books about numbers and letters, and some Mickey Mouse sippy cups (he must know that we are going to WDW with MeMe and DD at Thanksgiving).

Easter In Baton Rouge...

Thanks for the fun memories Poppa and Pat Pat. Richard LOVES his new dolphin swing...eating cream with Poppa is always fun...dyeing eggs for the first time was a lot of fun as well...hunting eggs should be a year round even I think....and taking Easter family pictures was a hoot with Richard being the "little chief" Sullivan!

"Easter Visit" with MeMe and DD

This was our year to be in Baton Rouge for the Easter holiday, but we stopped by and had lunch and hunted eggs in Clinton before heading to Louisiana. Richard had so much fun hunting the eggs and then showing them all to DD. Thanks for the yummy Easter lunch mom and dad.

ELMO Mania....

A few weeks ago while Ty's parents were in town visiting, they mentioned that Elmo and Friends were coming to Baton Rouge - well that being said - within about 48 hours Richard was set to go. We ALL had a FABULOUS time and Poppa and PatPat got the greatest seats - SECOND row! Richard was so excited and stayed awake the ENTIRE time even though it was nap time - now once he was buckled in his car seat going home that was another story entirely! Thanks for taking us to see Elmo and all his friends! We love you Poppa and Pat Pat.

Thank you Mrs. Kozy...

Kozy is a sweet friend of mine from school, who by the way needs to join the world of blogging! A few years ago as an alternative to the madness at the Park, she began hosting an egg hunt for us... it has really grown...thank you Mrs. Kozy for taking on such a HUGE event - we have so much fun and it is great getting to catch up with friends that we don't see very often. Richard didn't like the Easter Bunny - she was scary - at least he thought so for the first twenty minutes or so. After Barbara Jane took a picture with him and the bunny and after mommy told him the bunny was her friend (true) he seemed to warm up and even gave her a great big hug! The weather was gorgeous and we had fun hunting eggs, eating snacks, and playing with our friends.

Spring Break - a time for bunnies...

One day during Spring Break we met Mrs. Robin, Manze, Mrs. Cindy, and Emma to take some pictures with Easter bunnies - last year Richard was petrified. This year I read books about bunnies and talked to him about them for several days in advance. The day before bunny picture day we went to Kroger and bought some carrots for the bunnies to eat. . . much better experience this year! He LOVED them. That night Richard was full of stories as he drifted off to sleep telling me all about the bunnies eating carrots. I do not have the pictures from Lisa P uploaded but these are some that Mrs. Monique took - Richard absolutely LOVED Dot - the black and white bunny. (see post from March 28th) The casual pictures are our kiddos entertaining themselves as we decided where to go eat lunch.