Happy 6th birthday to Thing 2 today! The time really does fly.
Author: suburbandaddy
Gifts For Other Peoples Kids
There are some toys you never get for your own kids, but they make great gifts for other people’s kids.
For example take this birthday present Thing 2 received from Suburban Aunt and Uncle. We’ve seen commercials for the Super Soaker on TV and usually hear comments like “that’s awesome!”.
Not so awesome when I got blasted in the face when i wasn’t looking.
Two Down Two To Go
Thing 2 graduated from Kindergarten. This by itself is a big reason for celebration.
But it also marks another very important milestone – one more kid entering public (free!) school.
Two down and two more to go.
Rainbow Day
Thing 3 woke up to a giant rainbow today. It must be a sign this will be a good day, right?
Happy Four Years Old
Today Thing 3 turns four years old!
People usually say on their kids birthday how they remember like it was yesterday when they were born, and they can’t believe how fast the time has gone. Well, for me, the last four years have been a blur but I wouldn’t say they have gone by fast. Thing 3 has certainly had many memorable moments.
Like the one in this picture. We were watching Thing 2’s t-ball game and Thing 3 needed to go potty. The week before, he needed to go at a little league game so I let him use nature’s bathroom and pee on a tree. At first he didn’t want to, but then it become the funniest thing ever.
So now when he needs to go and he’s outside, he just drops his drawers and finds a tree. Even if we are in a busy public area. Like the zoo. Or in a parking lot.
Happy Birthday Thing 3! You are a true original. Don’t ever conform to be like the masses.
The Understudy
It’s a rite of passage. The Kindergarten play. This time, it was Thing 2’s turn. The production this year was the Three Little Pigs as an opera.
Thing 2 didn’t want to do any solo parts, so he chose to be one of the pigs in the background chorus. He performed well, but as you can see in this video, he looked like he was longing for more as he watches his friend The Wolf perform the starring role.
The kindergarten class does a repeat performance the next day, this time for the other kids in the pre-school with no parents there. I guess Thing 2 felt more comfortable because we received a call 45 minutes before showtime from the school, to let us know that the kid who played The Wolf didn’t come to school that day, and Thing 2 would be taking his place!
Well, of course we raced to the school to see it in person. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I never would have believed it. This was one of those proud parenting moments you don’t forget. And luckily I also had the video camera handy.
He entered in The Wolf costume, looking a little nervous but excited. He waited patiently for his time to come then he did his stuff. Finally, he takes a bow and walks off the stage with his leading ladies on his way to super stardom. Watch out Brad Pitt, here comes Thing 2.
Movie Star
Thing 4’s favorite items: sunglasses and hand bags.
A Decade Since I Do
Ten years ago today, SuburbanMommy said “I Do”.
Ten years seems like it was an eternity ago, but I can also remember like it was yesterday.
10 years. 4 kids. 912 bottles of wine. 106,719 diapers. 17 weddings attended. A few funerals. A little less, but more grey, hair. Dozens of trips, vacations, and shared adventures.
Here’s to many more decades of adventures. Happy 10th Anniversary, SuburbanMommy!