June 1-30

June 1: Happy Doughnut Day


June 1:  How I spent a good portion of my night because of the tornados.

 June 3:  Nana and Dave have convinced me to let Tater's hair grow out a little.

June 3:  

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 June 4: 
Me:Tater, you are one silly monkey.
Tater:Me George

He loves Curious George at the moment.

June 4:  Working on Ms. Jen's Awesome Summer Camp plans for Tater and the McGirls ( 3 girls kindergarten-sixth grade).

June 4:  As the Mommy of a biracial kiddo, I have a question. I've noticed that after Tater's boo boo's heal, the skin stays pinker and doesn't tan like the rest of his arms and legs. Is there something that I should put on or just leave them alone?

June 5:  It's not even 8:30 and my hands are covered with chalk and I have dirt on the knees of my jeans. Love playing with these kids.

June 5:  I'm scrolling through pictures in search of a cover photo since Facebook bumped me to Timeline. As the memories of Taters life show up on my screen, I feel like crying, not because watching him grow up makes me sad, but rather because he has brought us so much joy. I don't deserve such an awesome little boy and I thank God everyday for the blessing of being able to be called Mommy.

 

June 6:  "Take picture, Mommy. Take picture."

June 7: Happy 9th Anniversary!

June 7:  Had a great day with Tater, B, and J and an anniversary date with Dave. Tater left this afternoon to spend a few days with his Nana and Papa and the house just seems so empty without him. Better head to bed since we've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow with a golf tournament.

June 8: On our way to the golf tournament.

 June 8:  Riding around at the golf course taking group shots.

 June 8:  Just talked on the phone with my little man. I miss him.

June 8: Dorks. 

June 9:  I have had a majorly lazy day. Even though I know I needed it (and deserve it), I feel guilty. I just keep telling myself to soak in the peace and quiet because camp, vacation, and my summer nanny job will soon take over.

June 11:  So hard to believe that we'll be at camp next week.

June 12:  Starting my list for what I need to pack for Tater and I for camp next week. Anything that you can think of that I might need to add?

June 12: Tater got his first tattoo.

June 12: Working on my packing list for camp.

 June 12: Family game night.

 June 13:  Can't believe that tomorrow is my last day as J and B's nanny. :(

June 13: Our big helper

June 13:  

Tater: He's my daddy.
Me: You're right. He's your daddy and he's my husband.
Tater: Why?
Me: Because I married him, so that makes him my husband and your daddy.
Tater: No, Mommy, no.
Me: What? What's wrong?
Tater: Me marry mommy.

June 15:

June 17:  Night before camp = not being able to fall asleep

June 17:  

Tater:What are you doing, Mommy?
Me: Trying to see what else we need to pack for camp. Can you think of anything we need to take?
Tater: Me! Take me to camp.

 

June 20:  Going to be a super hot day at camp today. :(

 

June 23:  The amount of laundry that needs to be washed after the three of us spent last week at camp is overwhelming.

 

June 23:  Tater is loving his $3 car mat we found at Goodwill this morning.

 June 24: Love his curls.

June 25: A perfect night for this.

 June 25:  Lesson I learned tonight: Letting Tater ride the Log Flume in the front with me vs. in the back with Dave results in a very wet Mommy and Tater.

June 26:  I'm behind on so many things and just can't seem to catch up or find the energy to do so.

June 27:  Playing checkers with my boys.

June 27:  Is it possible to get acrylic paint out of clothing?

June 28:  Tater woke up this morning asking to wear undies. We'll see how long it lasts.

June 28:  My hair is getting pretty long. Thinking about letting it grow some more and then cutting it for Locks of Love.

June 29:  Someone is pushing pretty hard.

May Cell Phone Pics

Just a few more cell phone from May. 

Playing with one of the boys in our neighborhood. 

J

He loves his bike. 

Just a quick picture together one night before bed. 

The boys playing cars outside.

What my house normally looks like thanks to a 2 year old. 

A park date with Daddy.

He LOVES puddles. 

A beautiful flower we saw on one of Tater's bike rides. 

Tater loved the Pop-its.   

Tater and I went on a date to Petsmart. 

Our big dog. 

Tater and I while finishing at Papa's farm.

Fun Run and 5K

A few weeks ago, Tater and Dave ran in a local race.  

Tater participated in the fun run.  

Let me just say that if your child is afraid of people in costumes then this race is not for them.  We should have thought about this before we registered him, but we thought he'd be okay.  Nana came with us and ran with Tater and she said that as soon as he saw the first costumed cow, he was done.  He clung to Nana and wanted nothing to do with the rest of the race. 

Here they are crossing the finish line.  As you can tell, he was not happy about the "moo cows". 

Nana, thank you so much for coming with us, running the race with Tater, and for protecting him from the moo cows.  :)

Tater got a medal for finishing.

I tried to get him to smile for me, but he was seriously concerned about the moo cows.  He kept clinging to us and looking around to see if they were getting close to him. 

After Tater's race, it was time for Dave to run his race. 

Our friend Mike also ran the race. 

Time for Dave to cross the finish line.

After the race was over, we went to take some pictures.

Dave bent down to take the picture and Tater wanted to be just like his daddy. 

So proud of both of my running boys.