4th of July [Boston]

So technically we began our 4th of July celebration early. How? Well, in Mr. Boston's hometown they have their celebration on the 3rd. Which means that we had our faces painted, dealt with ridiculous teenagers (seriously, since when is mixing alcohol and soda in spray bottles a thing??) and saw fireworks 24 hours earlier than most people.

It was pretty awesome.

 



 

 

We also celebrated on the 4th, though! First off, July 4th is Mr. Boston's birthday so there was no way it wasn't going to be a good day! KBug woke up and gave him a big hug and wished him a happy birthday and was so excited to spend the day with him. (We celebrated with a cake the night before. And the cake ended up all over Mr. Boston's face. Courtesy of me. And then all over my face. Courtesy of Mr. Boston.)

 

After getting everyone ready and dressing KBug in her adorable dress for 4th of July (you know the one I bought for her last year that didn't fit her until this year??) we hopped in the car to head out to the parade in his hometown. Of course we got there and Mr. Boston remembered that he "forgot" to tell me that there's a 5K that runs before the parade. By then we were watching the last of the runners cross the finish line and I was out of luck.

 

But we still had a wonderful time watching the parade! It was seriously hot out that morning, even though it was only about 9am, but it was still a lot of fun. KBug watched the floats go by and kept saying she wanted to be in a parade someday. The clowns were a bit much, I think, but maybe that's just because I don't like clowns? Probably.

 

 

After the parade, we spent some time at Mr. Boston's aunts house, enjoyed some seriously delicious food and went off to the pool! Let me tell you about our trip to the pool. We decided to walk to the pool instead of driving down there. It's only about a half mile and we were all feeling like a walk would do us some good. So with swimsuits in the backpack and water bottles in hand we set off. When we got there, Mr. Boston and I had to change. He took his suit out of the bag and went off to change. I opened the bag to discover that my swimsuit wasn't in it.

 

KBug had changed before we left his aunts house. And when we took her suit out, mine was taken out and it wasn't put back in. He offered to walk back to the house to get it, but I insisted that he stay. It made sense to me because he had his suit and could take KBug in the water. So I set off on the half mile walk back to the car.

 

It didn't take me long, though walking so far in flip flops wasn't the greatest idea and I paid for it later when my calves were killing me. When I got to the car I decided I wasn't making that walk twice more, hopped in and drove back to the pool. Then I changed and joined them in the water. It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun splashing each other and chasing KBug through the water!

 

After swimming, we headed back to the house, cleaned up and decided to go see a movie. Mr. Boston decided that what he wanted most for his birthday was to take KBug to see Despicable Me 2. She'd been dying to see it, I love the minions and he wanted to just spend time with us, again proving how amazing he is! So off we went to see Despicable Me 2. We all loved the movie and I'm a big fan of all the focus on the minions so we were all happy!

 

Then we went off to see more fireworks in a neighboring town. Two nights of fireworks!? KBug was ecstatic! And she's completely spoiled and got a light-up butterfly and a fried dough. She was all smiles that night. Especially when Mr. Boston held her on his shoulders so she could see the fireworks because there was a sign in her way!

 

 

When we got back to the house that night, KBug and I basically collapsed. We were absolutely exhausted. Mr. Boston was kind enough to stay up late enough to put our second load of laundry in the washer so that when I woke up in the morning, I could fold the first and begin packing while waiting for the second to finish drying.

 

We had an amazing 4th of July, and Mr. Boston's birthday was perfect! KBug's behavior was amazing, our adventures were awesome and I don't think we could have asked for more!

 

Check back soon to read about our first day of camping at Canoe River Campground!

CK's 21st Birthday Weekend [In Photos]

Alright, it's been a couple of weeks since I made it home from celebrating my beautiful sister's 21st birthday, so I figure it's about time I share some of the pictures! I could write about it all, but I think the pictures will give you a good enough sense :)

My beautiful sister, all dressed up for her birthday!

KBug's Night Owl Birthday Sleepover [Pictures]

Ok, let me break it down for you.

• It's been almost a full week since KBug's birthday party and I haven't written a post about it yet.
• I've spent the past several hours working on a Marketing paper.
• KBug will be home from school in just a few short hours.

Basically, I'm going to take this opportunity to write a blog post because, well, it's likely the only opportunity I will get for the next few days. Our lives have gotten so chaotic now that we are headed on towards summer and I love it! But it is leaving little time for things like my own schoolwork which completely puts blogging on the back burner. I'm going to do my best to keep it all up, though, even with extra time outside, yard work, more play dates and what seems like continuous baking for a couple of guys who now have no problems what-so-ever with my love of Pinterest because that's where I am getting all of my recipes.

Updates: Challenges for Me and KBug's Birthday [pictures]

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this pretty much sums it up... :)
 

So I'm sitting here avoiding folding the three baskets of laundry I've let pile up over the weekend.... And I thought to myself

"Christine, you haven't written anything in a couple of days..."

 

Birthdays Without Daddy: 5 out of 7

Today is KBug's 7th birthday. My little girl is seven years old.

Wow.

 

That's not what I plan to write about this morning, though. Today I want to write about KBug and her dad.

 

This will be the second year in a row that KBug will not be speaking to her father on her birthday.

Growing Up Right Before My Eyes

Tomorrow is KBug's 7th birthday.

Seven.

My baby is seven.

I don't like this growing up, getting older thing she's doing.

Anyways. So she's going to be seven, whether I like it or not. I'm just going to have to get used to it. And by the time I get used to her being seven and a second grader, she'll be turning eight and getting ready for third grade and so on and so forth for the rest of her life.
 

This is the part of being a mother I'm not sure I like.

But, what can I do?

I Did It!

I feel like I can finally breathe again. It's amazing how much stress one person can carry without realizing it. And it's especially amazing when that person is me and I finally figure it out once the stressor is removed.

Those of you who read My Test Anxiety and KBug Do Not Mix last night know that I had a huge exam for my Marketing course today. You also know about my test anxiety, the additional stress from my mentor and how I realized it was affecting KBug.

Well all of that is in the past.

I passed my test!

A Look Back at KBug's First Year

So I was going through the photos on my Gramma's computer last night and came across a number of them from KBug's first year of life. The computer I had all of those saved to when she was younger crashed and we weren't able to get them off the hard drive to transfer to my new laptop. I thought I had lost them.

How is it possible that I have lived with my Gramma for over 5 years now and not realized she had these pictures?

Pretty ridiculous, if you ask me.

 

But now I have them, and I thought I would give you a look at KBug when she was younger. Not that she isn't still young, because I know she is even if I'm beginning to feel old, but she was just so little! It's hard for me to imagine that my little baby is going to be seven years old in just a matter of days. It's beautiful and baffling all at once.

 

MHO Monday Mingle [10]

Alright y'all, last one for the night! It's the MHO Monday Mingle [10] hosted by Funny Postpartum Lady and Story of a Girl. This weeks theme is Birthdays!

Calling All Night Owls! KBug's Having a Party!

KBug's birthday is coming up in just a few shorts weeks! Two and a half actually....

Oh geez...

I'm going to be the mama of a 7 year old...

"I Have You In My Heart"

Today is my great grandfather's birthday.

Grandpa Doc would have been 91 years old today.

 

Now, most people don't get to say that they knew their great grandparents. And those who do often didn't really know them. More often than not their great grandparents died before they had the opportunity to get to know them.