Halloween Mobile

Mom & Child Boredom Resolved

I admit... I was bored too. My son was way too into watching someone on youtube play Mind craft..
I kicked him off and I said we were going to make a mobile.

I thought about what we could do.. Halloween's the next holiday, so why not a little head start?




































So I found a bunch of Halloween pictures for crafting on the internet. Several already made double sided so I wouldn't have to make my own reversed. The boy colored one and then opted to water color them.  I had a few pumpkins and ghost where he had to glue the mouths and eyes on them as well. I had him glue the fronts and back together. With a little instruction my 5 year old did that just fine. He actually liked the gluing part the best. I put all the little pieces on and balances them. Walla! one Halloween decoration and mom and son time to boot!

"I don't want to get teased..."

The most heart wrenching words you can hear from a child. "I don't want to get teased."

My son, now only 5 years old, needs glasses. It was the most horrible fear since his birth that he'd get that gene from me, my mother....
The fear became a reality over the last year that his sight was no longer good. I noticed at the zoo he was always saying he couldn't see. He didn't like his TV in his room because it was too small to see. I'd point at his shoes across the room and he wouldn't see them till he was closer. I even remember getting mad like he was deliberately not paying attention.... 
Truth be, he REALLY couldn't see.
When I had my fear confirmed yesterday I looked at the lady and said "You're going to help me find a pair that looks good on him! He will not be teased." Well we took over an hour trying on pair after pair after pair. We made everyone give their opinion on them. Patrons and Employees a like. No one was excluded. NO ONE! I, not the woman Tara helping us, let anyone off the hook. It was actually unanimous too. We all like the same pair.
In the end my son asked about sun glasses... I told him if he takes care of these I would get him some, but he still didn't want to wear them... I bought transitional lenses. They will turn to sunglasses out side. 
I said to him "Now you will have cool Spy Glasses. When you go outside, nobody will be able to tell where you're looking." This finally had him excited.

Now he can't wait to get them.
I'm terrified that he will get it from some bully. I told him I will take care of anyone that teases you. And I will! I pity the first one that says anything wrong... I will rake them over the coals and make them feel so small they'll be afraid to show their face in public. Man, Woman or child.... 

I remember what it felt like. I remember all the other kids with glasses that were tormented to the point I hid the fact that I needed glasses for years! I needed glasses when I was eight. I got my first pair when I bought them myself about when I was 18-19 years old.... I took enough torture when I was a kid and refused to add one more... Thanks god at some point I said enough was enough on letting others belittle me for a necessary thing. But I wore contacts till my eyes could no longer bear them before resorting to my glasses... 
I remember well the cruelness of others. I will protect my child from it as best I can.. or at least put a sharp and crisp end to it. 

He's is such an adorable child. So loving and giving.... 

What we don't do to make them SMILE!

My friend commissioned/traded me for  a cake for her son. She wanted me to make him a TARDIS (I got corrected by a fan that it has to be all caps) cake for his birthday.

  I googled what everyone one was charging for this said cake. The cheapest was about 120$-150$. So I told 100$.
 Sinces he was a friend, I said I'd just do it for the price of the ingredients. It's more than you think it is to make a cake like that. In the end she gave me that plus more ! It was that good.

The best part of this story is. I had to ask what a TARDIS cake looked like. LOL So here's the end results and a very pleased mom and son.

My boy & his Dog

• My boy and his dog... I realized I hadn't heard him in a few minutes. I found him outside filling his dogs water bowl... with out being asked to. Good Kid!
  
  And then the dog jumped into her dog dish and start playing in the water.  I  watched my son bite her in the head because he had just filled it up and he was angry she got it dirty..... can't imagine where he gets that from.... 
  
  Unless you think just because his mom & grandfather both used to bite dog back when they bit them as children has anything to do with it...
  
  

  

The worst thing your child has done..... that made you laugh!

The Finger

So I was at my sister in laws house one day. It was me, her, another friend and my sister in laws kids..
Her youngest at the the time was acting up a bit. Her mother was trying to tell her to do or stop something. At this point I can't remember what. But what made this such a historic moment was that all of a sudden, very calmly and with purpose she raised her middle finger to her mother only a few inches from her face and said "NO.."..
Once again in a situation like this, I could barely manage to hide the mirth from my face. But my composure was quickly lost when I saw our other friends face and she was practically crying trying not to laugh... I lost it! Just totally lost it. Suddenly our friend looks at me and said "You need a coffee. Now!" We left and got Coffee leaving my sister in law to deal with her child...

Cake

I was working on a Ballerina cake  for my niece a few years ago. I made 4 round cakes to make into the hoop dress skirt on the bottom. I was just looking up a few ideas on the internet... (needed a little inspiration since it was my first cake). I walked back into the kitchen to find , my then my almost four year old son, digging both hands into one of the cakes cooling on the rack... need I say more? Cake all over his face, hands and clothing... not to mention the floor and stove. I scolded him quickly, shooed him out of the kitchen quickly and then grabbed his dad and showed him what he'd done still laughing.

Jumping

So my nephew, then probably 3 years old, was running and jumping on his dad.His dad was getting angry about it instead of playing with him (he obviously wanted some attention). My brother was never really one to play when it was his weekend. He likes to drink and let his son run amok. Since he wasn't particularly in the habit of disciplining him unless it bothered his drinking.... well, let's just say, he didn't listen very well.  So naturally, my nephew, continued running and jumping on his dad. When all of  a sudden, his landing area changed. He landed right on his dad crotch. His dad rolled over in pain, and I just started laughing. My brother start growling at me in pain "It's not funny!". I was laughing too hard to answer. Then all of a sudden my nephew having realized the fact that I was entertained by what happened... decided to do it again. Right smack in his fathers crotch again. At this point I couldn't breath while my brother was trying hold his groin and discipline his kid.

And there is a moral to this life event:
     If drinking and partying is more important that spending time with your kid, who you see two times a month, you too may suffer from the lack of your own parenting...

How my 5 year old beat the heat,,

So as of late, my son, sneaks out back to do this......

....After he bathes, my tub look like the bottom of a pond... *SMILE*.... I love my boy!

The Thrown and it's King

Utah's Hogle Zoo - Lego Display
A huge  hit with the Children!

Thrown & it's King

Steve Chindgren from Birds of Flight & My Son