God bless MY mommy!

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Last night we celebrated ,my moms 55th birthday! I can't believe she looks so incredible. She has been the best mom for me and my sisters~ In so many ways. She is WISDOM! One of the best qualities that makes her an all star mother, is  that her opinion is usually not bias and it is ALWAYS filtered through a spiritual perspective. She has the ability to look at any senario and give advice on whats best in the WHOLE situation without factoring in her feelings. I don't know how thats possible~seems as a mother you would be bias to your own childs need nontheless your own! Mom, I cant say I couldn't live without you, but it would be so hard  to live without you! I am sooooo glad you were born yesterday 55 years ago! 

GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS!

Only God himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children --Billy Graham

Awesome beach day....terrible beach goers.

Wow and i mean WOW! Now is the time to take yourself and your spouse or kids or friends to the beach...namely Tunnel Park. It was incredible. The water was clear, calm refreshing (yes it warmed up) and there were only about 3 other families! The sun was shinning and it was 75 degrees.

UNFORTUNETLY ethan decided to throw an hour tantrum because he wanted to go back and play on the slides instead of the beach. I was out of options to make him stop crying. It was one of those nasty tantrums that go on and on and on and time outs, a spank on the bum or 3, and  bribing all have ZERO effect on him whatsoever. He was going to cry and scream until he got his way..i dont care if you threw pounds of candy and ice-cream at him...he wasn't going to stop. 

If you've never experienced this, its not because your such an "awesome super mom"...its because you have a kid that hasn't thrown a tantrum (truly) yet. Hopefully this never happens to you especially in public. I am a great mom, I just happen to have a child that at times can be very STUBBORN!!! Having a 3 year old is so so so humbling. I can never judge another mother in a certain single instance with a kid that is throwing a tantrum....it can happen to the best of moms. So if it happens to you, hold on tight and after a while you'll end up carrying 2 fat HEAVY kids full of sand, screaming to BOTH be held UP the sand dunes, up the stairs, through the tunnel PASSED the swings (hint hint...this kids not getting a reward for this by enjoying some jungle gym time)and you may even find yourself LAUGHING at the top of your lungs while onlookers tip there heads......THIS IS  WHAT HAPPENED TO ME! i was actually laughing at the top of my lungs (my head was even tipped back) while my two babies screamed all the way back...one in each arm. 

GROWING? (insert frown) GROWING! (insert smiles)

Three school began today. This is a sad yet happy moment for a mother. Much more happy for me I mean Ethan is still ONLY 3! Its not totally official until he's 5 and is REQUIRED To be in school that he's a big big boy. I can still hang on to the idea of him being my baby. School was  blast for me! It was also a blast for Ethan! All these years of discipline have really paid off! He listened very well on the listening rug, folded his hands and closed his eyes during prayer, and followed all the instructions without whining. Might I add that instead of high fives  he was giving out charming hugs to the teacher and her helper. They really enjoyed Ethan. My hope is that this will be the tone for the rest of the school year. Off to a great start. Its going to be a very posative thing (we think)

I hope to be better at blogging now that my wee one is in school. Henry stayed abck with my mom (maga). Ethan will also be continuing his speech through the state of Michigan's public schools. He goes every Monday with papa after his school. This kid will be articulating full paragraphs of stories for you all very very soon. he has actually come along way this summer with no extra outside help. Ta-ta for now! I also new his teacher jamie Lanser (Ebels) form church growing up...always a nice touch to it all!