Officially 6

As of 5:13 p.m. this afternoon, Blaine is officially 6...and there's not one thing his Mommy can do about it! But, of course, be excited since he is. I took him balloons today at lunch that left no doubt how old he is.

Nana begin the tradition with him that she started with Kylee a few years ago. His day with her. She picked him up from school, balloons and all, and took him to Chick-fil-a and to "Robbie Bobbins" for ice cream.

After she brought him home, we headed to Applebees, not that he was hungry, but that's where he wanted to go. I'm not sure if he was more excited about dinner or that Dad Dad and Mom Mom are home....finally!

His sister bought him the digital camera he had been wanting

and he could not get enough of it. Not only did he take pictures of EVERYTHING he could find in the restaurant, but when we left, he

made us pose a thousand different ways to get pictures.

When we finished dinner, he was anxiously awaiting them to come sing Happy Birthday to him. They were headed our way with ice cream...but they went to another table. He said, "Huh?! What was that about?!"

They eventually made it our way, and he

LOVED it!

Happy birthday, Little Man, and welcome home, Dad Dad and Mom Mom!

Happy 6th Birthday, Blaine Caleb

Dear Blaine,

These past six years seem to have flown by, but at the same time, it seems I don't remember life without you. It is such a joy to be your Mommy. I cannot imagine a more perfect fit to our family than you. Although you are the baby of the family, you're not a baby anymore. While reflecting on your sweet life, here are some thoughts I have:

• You've changed so much even since the beginning of the school year. You now say Mrs. Murphy; it is no longer Mrs. Muuuphy.
• Even though you're growing to be such a big boy and turning 6, you are just now getting into size 5 clothing.
• You still play with Max, much to our amusement, but you do not throw your hands up when the credits roll on a movie and exclaim, "It's ova!"
• It's still cute when you say a bad word, but as your Mommy, I have to reprimand you.
• You still say things like, "I'm never not gonna be your friend," but we have to be careful about what we say because you're old enough to listen and understand what we're saying.
• You still call your sister "Diddy", and I hope you always do.
• It seems like you always get sick right around your birthday. You've had a head cold this week and not felt great. On your fifth birthday, you puked all day.
• You love t-ball, and you have such a heart for it. You are improving all the time, too. Bet you'll be short-stopping like Derek Jeter in no time.
• I love that when we play the games you love like Skip-Bo and Uno, you say it's "bagainst" boys "bagainst" girls.
• I love that you are all boy but still have a soft heart. You said to me just a few days ago, "Mommy, I love it when we're all home together. It makes my heart feel good."

You make my heart feel good, Birthday Boy! I can't wait to see what the sixth year holds in store for us because I know it will be fun. I love you more than you know, Blaine Caleb. Happy Birthday!

Love,

Your Mommy

Blaine on his way to school on his 6th birthday

Blaine's 6th Birthday Party

After Blaine t-ball game yesterday, his team sang him Happy Birthday in their huddle. He had such a wide grin on his face the whole time! Then when they were done, he said, "But you're going to have to sing it to me again later at my party!"

We had Blaine's 6th birthday party at Adventure Zone yesterday. He decided he wanted a putt putt golf party, but the one on this side of town is....well, it's trashy. So we headed to the west side. As you can see, it was at Adventure Zone but with a Scooby Doo theme. (Notice his shirt and hat.)

He invited his kindergarten class, his t-ball team, and his friends from Terry's. I was a little concerned about the turn out, but it was great! Two girls from his class came, lots of his t-ball team came, and Danina and Aaralyne from Terry's came.
Even Uncle Doak and his family came.

Altogether, he had 17 friends there, so I was thrilled with the turn-out. They played games
got their faces (or arms) painted
played with the baby,
and ate.

It was so great to see my baby big boy interact with his friends and be so excited it was his birthday. It was truly a party FILLED with fun! After they kids ate, we sang happy birthday

and Blaine blew out the candles on his birthday cake.... or tried. Bless his heart! His asthma would NOT let him do it. He blew and blew and blew. I finally went behind him and blew, too, so they would go out. It did not damper his mood, though.

After the cake, we headed outside for what Blaine had really been looking forward to since we got the pinata. What a birthday game for a baseball team, too, I tell ya. They LOVED it!

Blaine gave it all he had, like he wasn't even hitting his beloved Scooby. In the end, though, much to his sister's enjoyment, it was she who finished him off

and sent the candy flying.

After we headed back inside to open presents, it was back outside for all the fun there was to be had out there. There was, of course, putt putt,

The jumpolene

Bumper boats

and go carts.

It was an amazing birthday party. I'm not sure who had more fun, the boys or their Dads! My baby boy is growing up too fast, as is his sister. He is an amazing almost six-year old. After his party, he told me, "Thank you for my party, Mommy. You are the best Mommy ever!" And that, my friends, is the only reason I go to the trouble to plan these elaborate things! (and for the pictures, of course. ;-))

After the birthday party, we headed to visit with Doak and Andrea a little more. I just had to share this AMAZING shot I got of my brother, my daughter, and my nephew. It's so sweet it makes me wanna cry!

I know it has nothing to do with this post, but...oh well! I loved it!

Blaine has decided this morning that since he's 6 now and all (by his standards only, ya'll. His mother will argue with him that he is NOT 6 until tomorrow, March 29th at 5:13 pm!), he needs to know how to ride a bike without training wheels. He and his Daddy are outside now trying. I've been confined to indoors until further notice due to my squealing, I guess. I may be back later with big news about the outcome, though.

My Dream Car!

I'm sure you've all heard me talking about wanting a Sequioa. Joey and I have looked at them, but they are REALLY expensive! Of course, I we were looking at the Platinum Edition, because, you know, if you're gonna spend that much money on a vehicle, go all in. Right?

Well, I got over it. Not even I, who really wanted the Sequioa, could make myself spend that much on a vehicle. So we compromised. We got a really good deal on it, with the leather seats I wanted and the dvd player that was a MUST! We Joey ordered it, but I had no idea when it would be in. It was ordered in January, y'all!

On Thursday, Joey called to see if I wanted to have lunch. He NEVER does that, never. I was a little concerned. I thought something was wrong. He said he would pick me up. Fine. When it got closer to lunch, I asked where he wanted to meet me, and he said the parking garage. ??? I thought he was picking me up. He said he was, but he wanted to take my car because he had "stuff" in his truck. Whatever THAT meant. Then I asked what he wanted to eat. He said he was surprising me. I asked what KIND of food we were having, and he said Asian. Weird!

Y'all, he took me to the Toyota dealership. My Sequioa was in! I was SSOO excited!!
We had to take my vehicle because they were keeping it! Of course, Kylee had spilled Frosted Flakes in the floorboard that morning that were still there, but WHO CARES??!!

When I was a kid and somebody got a new vehicle, we ALWAYS drove by Security State Bank's big 'ole windows so we could see the vehicle going by! I made Joey find every big window at ground level we could just so I could see myself! Looking good, huh?! I asked Joey why everybody wasn't looking at me like the hot shot I was!! He said, Well, when you were messing with all those buttons trying to figure everything out, you probably put yourself in stealth mode. Oh, yeah! That's it EXACTLY!! tehe

I LOVE my new car. Love it! Love it! Love it!! It has bluetooth and the dvd player and the leather seats and so much more. I love it!!

10 Things You Might Not Know...

but you probably do 'cause I'm a pretty open book.

I was over at Beth Moore's blog this morning, and I thought his would be fun...especially since there's nothing else going on in our house.

The kid are still on spring break, but Joey and I are working our tails off. They are going to Terry's and loving it. They mostly talk about the food..ha! They even had requests for her. Not that she minds. She's a little like me in that she doesn't mind cooking; it's deciding WHAT to cook that's the problem. Today is sopita. Yesterday morning, Blaine got up and said, "DON'T feed me breakfast today! I'm going to Terry's."

Ok....back to my original post....10 things you might not know, but probably do.

1. I LOVE Laffy Taffy and Starburst.
2. I DON'T like to be called "Baby". Babe is ok, but Baby...please don't.
3. I hate shoes. I don't wear them unless I have to. They are the first thing to come off, even at work.
4. I don't like "sticky" or hard hair, so I just don't use any "product". That's right, no moose, no hairspray, nothing. I have, however started using It's a 10, which my hairstylist calls "Hair Crack", and I love it. It's just a leave-in conditioner. Last night after her bath Kylee said, "Mommy, can you come put crack in my hair, please?" Joey was moritifed.
5. I am obsessed with figuring out just the right gift for everybody. I can't stand giving a gift that hasn't been completely obsessed over thought out for days.
6. I want a subscription to People magazine but can't make myself get one. I just sneak them in the groceries at the WalMart check-out.
7. I spelled my daughter's middle name awkwardly. It is not McKay. It is McK. Yes, there is a reason for it. She was due on my Poppy K's birthday.
8. I want a lap dog. I don't have time for one. I don't need one. I shouldn't have one. I just want one.
9. WhenI make Hamburger Helper for supper, even when the kids request it, I feel like a failure as a mother. Shouldn't I make them a "real" meal? I do it anyway.
10. I love Fruity Pebbles.

Y'all do this too! It'll be fun. Comment a link or just your list.

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

On our way home from Ruidoso last week, it was not me who let my son just roll the window down and pee out the window because he didn't have any shoes on when I pulled over.

It was also not me who told my daughter her face looked like she smelled a fart when she was upset with me at a restaurant.

And it was certainly not me who did not get dressed or get my children dressed Saturday while we were doing laundry and cleaning house. I did not have so much to do because I had done no laundry in two weeks. When my husband called later and wanted us to meet him and some friends for dinner and games, I did not just throw clothes on my children and not bathe them...even though the didn't bathe the night before either. I would never do that!

I would NEVER tell my daughter to "go with it and keep her mouth shut" when I lied to the front desk at the Marriot about how many guests would be in the room when making reservations for her 11th birthday slumber party.

Nope, not me. I would never!

Cattlemans

The kids LOVE this place. They are always wanting to go. But since it's a little ways out and so expensive, it's a treat kinda place. Joey and Blaine went to the farm (which, by the way, is close to Cattlemans) this morning to shoot squirrels and play around while Kylee and I cleaned the house and did laundry. I was getting hungry and thinking about getting something to eat when I decided to call Joey and see if we wanted to meet there for a spring break treat. The kids have been asking a lot lately if we could go.

It was such a beautiful day. After eating lunch, we headed to check out the animals

play in the maze

and take a walk around the lake.

While we were playing on the playground, Kylee was trying out the monkey bars

but it wasn't going all that well. Joey told her for every bar she made it across, he would give her a dollar. Well, when Blaine heard money, he was all about it! He, of course, jumped up there and went to town
and earned three bucks right off the bat. His sister was VERY frustrated. So while he gloated,

she pouted
and ran from the camera.

The sibling rivalry didn't last long, though, and it was a beautiful, fun day. They are already asking to go back.

Waffle Dinner

The kids made dinner last night. Kylee wanted waffles, so she and Blaine made them. They were really good. The only thing I did was spray the maker with oil and help Blaine get his on the hot iron. They even invited Mom Mom and Dad Dad over to eat. Waffles for dinner. Yum!

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