Not Me Monday

This weekend we celebrated Zach's 2nd birthday. We really had a great weekend. On Friday night we went over to my Mom's and had a small birthday party. We ordered pizza, had cake and enjoyed each other's company. I had planned on it being a short night. I knew the kids would be tired from hanging at the sprinkler park with their Dad all day, also celebrating Zach's birthday. Well about the time I was planning on packing it in to head home, the neighbors came over with their little boy and we really had a party.

I did not drink wine for the first time in over 3 weeks, oh no, NOT ME! Not by the pool with friends and family! I did not come home and have the start of a headache, oh no, NOT ME! The kids did NOT finally get in bed a little after 9, that is just too late after a long day! Who would do that? Certainly not me.
On Sunday we, again, hung out at Mom's pool. I did not, again, do this mainly to wear out the kids and help them get out some of that energy, oh no, NOT ME! It was totally to have some fun as a family. I did NOT find myself oddly relaxed by all the craziness of the pool and kids running around. Nope, NOT ME! I can't help it, water just relaxes me, even if I am watching 3 kids at the same time and playing "ring around the rosie" in the pool for the eleventy thousand millionth time.

Sunday afternoon I absolutely, positively did NOT find myself watching "Keeping Up with the Kardashians". Oh NO! NOT ME! I would not spend endless hours watching this silly, mindless drivel. I have resisted up until...today. Dang it! What is it about watching these reality shows that sometimes just sucks you in?? Sigh, good thing I do not succumb to such mind wasting activities, especially when I have a really good book I am dying to read!

So what did you NOT DO this weekend? Anything exciting?

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Zach's Second Birthday

My youngest, Zach, turned two yesterday. As I like to do, I wanted to write a little tribute to him in honor of this most special occasion.

Zach was a bit of a "surprise", but a wonderful, joyful one. He entered the world when Molly was 17 months old and Abby was 5. My first and only son. I wasn't really sure how different it was going to be to have a son, only that I knew it would be different. And boy, is it.

Zach is also my baby. It is so true what they say, too, little boys love to cuddle. Zach is affectionate and loving. If we are home together he wants to be in my lap cuddling and rocking. He will sit in my lap while I am on my computer and in my lap while I watch television.  He will tell me, repeatedly, "I love you". Little boys are just so very sweet.

He loves his sisters. He looks for Abby all day when she is in school and will follow her to the ends of the earth when she's home. He and Molly have a very special bond...they can be love/hate, but they remind me of my brother and me. When the going gets tough and one of them starts crying you better watch out because the other will come out of nowhere to comfort, console and seek retribution for the other. I cannot wait, I think, to see how this will play out when they are in school!

Zach is just overall an even tempered, though he does have his moments, calm, loving little boy. He will make his opinions known, but is really quite easy to console. The other night the three of them were eating dinner. Molly and Abby finished and went to play. Zach discovered I was in the living room finishing my dinner, so he brought his plate, cup and chair in and sat with me. When I was finished, he looked up at me and said, "Mommy, done? Mommy, done?" When I said, "yes", he picked up my bowl and carried it to the kitchen. Then he crawled up on the couch and cuddled up next to me.  My little man. My southern gentleman. I am so proud to be his Mommy.

Happy Birthday, son!