Afternoon at the Pumpkin Patch...

This afternoon, I had a lot of fun with my family. Here is a picture of me and my family..Ta da!!
This a South Florida version of a Pumpkin Patch. Did you really think we have real pumpkin farms out here!! Nope...Oranges yes...Pumpkins NOOOOOOO!!! It's Florida and I love it.
I grew up in New York so I'm a Northerner at heart and I miss the Fall season, watching the leaves turn color and the cold weather, all those beautiful things. So I try to do a lot of fall oriented activities with the kids (my oldest one anyway!!) and teach them about the changing seasons.
This picture was made possible by the kindness of strangers who offered to take the pic for us since they saw that we were taking turns taking pictures with the kids. I thank them whoever they are...you guys make a cute couple, who knows maybe one of them will stumble onto my blog....
I told my oldest son to pick any pumpkin he liked so we can bring home and carve.....

After carefully examining the crop...this is what my darling picked. Ahh yes, I almost forgot.
The Hat!! his school had a pretend airplane trip and he had to bring luggage and pack it with clues pertaining to his destination. My son said he was going to NYC,so we packed. He went to school all decked out in his pilots cap and his junior wings. He takes after his daddy!! he he





Now, here is my baby...
It's his first Halloween and we are enjoying doing all this all over again with him. I am extremely happy to have him and since I dont intend to have anymore children, I'm trying to take it all in and not miss a detail.

"Isn't he cute!!!!!!!"
I am in love with my children and I feel so blessed everyday of my life when I look at the beautiful family God has given me the privilege to have. Now, I look forward to Halloween and trick or treating with my hubby and the boys.
Till next time dear bloggers...muah

Bad day, What else is new?!

Today I am exhausted!! Yesterday was just HARD. My day started bright and early at around 7 am. Got up and got my son ready for school. Had the usual morning argument with Pumpkindoodle (that would be my 4 yr old) about why he cant take toys to school. He is totally into airplanes, cars and trucks. It so happens to be airplane week for the letter A. he is so argumentative, you'd think he was a lawyer. He gives you points in his favor as to why I should allow him to bring his jet to class. He will say;
Pd: "Mommy, Ms. Teresa (his Pre-k teacher) said I could bring my Airplane because, it's the letter A and we could bring things that start w/ A"
now, how could I say no to that!! you may wonder?! well, its real easy. I had let him take things to school before, however I was informed by his teacher that he will watch those items like a hawk and not pay attention to the lesson. This is where I draw the line and say, NO!!
Then once that little issue was settled, I drove him to school and chatted with other class mommies and then came back home. Now, hubby and baby were waiting for me very happily. I made him breakfast then he took off for work. Alone at last, I say! OOh wait a minute, I forgot about the sleeping baby. he he...bad mommy!!. I scold myself.
I proceed to prepare for the rest of the day that is only bound to get more hectic as the hours pass and I do
some laundry
prep dinner
bathe baby
check email\
pay bills
cried some "You know that goes, one minute I'm happy and full of energy and the next I'm crying my eyes out"
the OMG!! it's 2:15 pm time to go get pumpkindoodle.....rush rush rush!!!
then I get him, give him a snack so that he can have some time to play before we have to leave to yet another T-ball game....which by the way he is doing extremely well for a kid who 2 weeks ago was pulling out little flowers for mommy mid-game. 2 hours later i give him dinner and off we go. I am so proud
So, anyway, by the time we got home after the game and everything else, it was 8:30 pm wayyyyy past his bedtime. I gave him a bath, read him a story, hug-kiss and I swear he was out in like 1 minute.
Now i move on to infant and give him a bath, his bottle and off to sleep too. Thank God he is a good baby. and I made it to bed about 11:30 I was just dead by then.....
like I have said many times and dont think I'll tire of saying it. "being a mommy is the hardest job I will ever have" So I better do a good job.

We read "I'm a Big Brother now"

Last night after a long day of running around to my oldest sons t-ball game, grandmas house, the mall and the Oh so dreaded trip to the supermarket with the baby and him. We were pretty tired, but my son regardless of how tired he may be, always always has to be read to in bed. So, I decide to read the book "I'm a big brother now" Since We had a baby in July and he is still learning about babies. This book helps the child with understanding that because there is a new baby in the house and they require a lot of attention. It does not mean that Mommy and Daddies love for them has changed. It helps to reassure him. My son has done really well in all this, he loves his baby brother and does not seem to be too jealous. When I finished, I asked my son;
me: "what do you like best about being a big brother?"
he quickly replied;
B: "eating bananas, apples, pop tarts and Ice cream!"
me: ha hahah hahah ah
then he is quickly dozing off but then I guessed he remembered one more thing he liked; I'm thinking he is going to say something about the baby, but;
B: "ooh yeah and drink juice too!"
and before I could say anything back he was complete knocked out. Kids are so precious and just when you think you're going to get a straight answer out of them, they manage to surprise you. I love it.

Mom's in the Palm Beaches

If you are interested in your child playing Baseball, the Okeeheelee Youth Baseball, Inc is in our area. Click the link for more info Okeeheelee Youth Baseball

Division	Age Group	Notes
Babe Ruth 16-18	1618	Managers are allowed to "freeze" two players and then all other players are chosen through a draft.
Babe Ruth	13-15	Managers are allowed to "freeze" two players and then all other players are chosen through a draft.
Major	11-12	Managers are allowed to "freeze" two players and then all other players are chosen through a draft. Teams will typically play 2 games a week.
Minor	9-10	Managers are allowed to "freeze" two players and then all other players are chosen through a draft. Teams will typically play 2 games a week.
Rookie (Coach Pitch)	7-8	Managers are allowed to "freeze" two players and then all other players are chosen through a draft. Teams will typically play 2 games a week.
T-Ball	4-6	Managers are allowed to "freeze" two players and then all other players are chosen through a draft. Teams will typically play 2 games a week.
Select	All	The Select Division is comprised of select teams which play in interleague games and tournaments throughout Florida. Travel Division league games are played on Sundays in parks throughout South Florida.

T-ball....run..run...run

Ok, so my husband and I decided to enroll our oldest son in T-ball, we thought it was a good idea to have him do some type of sport and be around other children more since there's not much he can do with his baby brother who is only 3 months old and most of his cousins are girls. So the adventure begins!! where I live it has been raining almost on a daily basis and I mean pouring cats and dogs so the team has not been able to get in all of the practices they needed before the season started. Mother nature, gotta love her!! so the past week we have had 3 games. we've won 2 and lost 1. I have sat there so proudly watching my son who happens to be the youngest player in his team ( Yankees) play with dirt, pull out the weeds and dance in the middle of the field to the beat of his own tunes. All I can think is how cute!! But will my son ever listen to the coaches who have to constantly bring him back to his playing position?! I thought it was going to be impossible!! but last night something wonderful happened...my kid was actually listening and he did so well that he hit the ball and got on base all the way home without getting tagged out. Holy Jesus!! by this point I am jumping up and down and cheering so loud for my little guy and I could tell that he was so proud of himself too...he just stood there on home plate showing off for about a minute just smiling real big and looking at my husband and I as if saying with his big expressive eyes LOOK AT ME!!!!
Mom and Dad...I DID IT!!!!!
Yeah!!
I was soooo proud at that moment I could have melted. hahahahahha
We won the game. my son won a medal from his coach for running really fast and listening. That was the highlight of my son's day. That is all he talked about on the ride home and I'm sure when I pick him up from school today I will hear some more. I LOVE IT!! besides it gives me another approach on how to teach my son about effort, team spirit and good listening skills.