May Photo Purge

Here are the photos from May I haven't shared yet. :)

A little after school play time.

 

First trip to Worlds of Fun for the season.

Memorial Day Remembrance

The norm...

Ice cream for dinner, what's not to love?

Tooth Number Two & the new trend

So apparently with losing tooth number two Arabella is starting a new trend. Her teeth will only come out five minutes before she has to be on the mats to train. I don't know why but I know she's happy it's finally out.

Glass Cuts

Arabella learned a tough lesson tonight. She's been warned multiple times to stop picking up items off the ground. This child sees everything as a treasure and wants to keep it...everything. Finally tonight it ended as I had warned it might.

We arrived at dance, Arabella hopped out and headed for the sidewalk. I was in the process of pulling Evan from his seat when I heard a clink noise from her direction. I turned around and she ran towards me, upset, panicked, and with blood flowing from her finger. She screeched "I hurt my finger." I saw nothing but blood.

We hurried into the studio, sending Bubba into class first. I got her to the bathroom to see how bad the cut was. I could not get it to stop bleeding to see how big the cut was. So I spoke to the office manager and she said she would keep Bubba after class until we got back to the studio.

Pre Glue

I have limited medical knowledge, but I knew she needed to keep pressure on the finger to keep the bleeding from being too bad. She did a marvelous job and was able to get the bleeding to stop by the time I arrived at urgent care. It had partially sealed up so the doctor said we could avoid stitches and just glue it closed. I'm glad we didn't have to make a trip to the ER...and stitches...ugh, I don't even want to think about it.

All Glued Up

Multiple coats of glue, and a dose of ibuprofen later, we were released. She has to take it easy, ice it and take pain medicine for a while, but she'll pull through. :)

The nurse treated her to a sprite.

The devil in disguise.

She learned her lesson, albeit the hard way.

Mother's Day 2015

Today was an extra special day for me. There were more surprises than I can recall of recent. This morning we started off early for my third annual Mother's Day 5k in Kansas. I chose to take both kids with me in the jogger instead of finding someone to watch them, as Adam was working. They both did great. We played "dodge the people" the whole time, and Evan requested "go faster" anytime we had to walk because of the human blockades. I was actually pretty tickled with our time given the crowded aspect of the course and the fact that I was shoving two children in a jogger in front of me.

Pre Race

Me & My Girls

Best Running Buddy Ever!

As we were about 3/4 of a mile from the finish Evan let us know he needed to use the restroom so we stepped it up a notch. About a half mile from the finish I get a text from Adam. SURPRISE! He is waiting for us at the finish line. We had discussed it the night prior that he would just go home after work but he decided that he would surprise me instead. He made me so happy.

Finish Photo Courtesy of Adam

Finish Photo Courtesy of Adam

After the race I took Marisa home and Adam headed to meet his Mother. Little did I know that he had stopped and picked up flowers for me for Mother's Day. Surprise number two! While we waited for him to arrive home, Evan used my "big girl camera" and snapped some photos of me. I'd say he's got the knack, and I even had it set on Manual.

Evan took this for me...not too shabby for a 5 year old.

My running bling

 

To finish off my wonderful Mother's Day morning Adam ran out and grabbed Chipotle for me while I was showering. Surprise number three! Oh but he didn't stop there. Later he ran out for Sheridan's for dessert. Guess you could say he spoiled me well today. :) I am truly lucky. Great friends, wonderful kids, and an amazing husband. I cannot be happier.

Little Daisy

Lil Miss helped me out with my photo project today. We tucked a daisy behind her ear and I must say she is becoming quite the little model. I did try a few shots outside but her eyes are as sensitive as mine and she couldn't quit squinting. 

Muffins With Mom

This morning I celebrated Mother's Day with Arabella at her school. She treated me to a gluten free muffin (courtesy of my neighbor), and some orange juice. We read a book, played word search, and watched a slideshow made by the teacher with all the other moms. She has grown this last school year and only a few days remain until she leaves kindergarten.

My "Super Mom" place mat. The reverse side sports a enormous cupcake she drew for me.

A few of the goodies she made for me

My Mother - By Arabella Sharp

• My mother has blue eyes and brown hair.
• My mother is 31 years old.
• My mother is funniest when she reads books.
• My mother likes to record things.
• I like it when my mom cooks noodles.
• I don't like it when my mom cooks salads.
• When I am good, she gives me candy.
• When I am naughty, she sends me to my room.
• My mom is prettiest when she puts on a dress.
• My mom is so smart, she even knows how to work on the computer.

 

This is one of the most amusing gifts I've received. It's relatively accurate, although I'm not sure when I cook salads, nor make the kids eat them, and we rarely have noodles. Ha! She wasn't sure on my age so she guessed, not too bad I'd say being I just turned 35. I asked her about the "funniest" statement and apparently she enjoys the enthusiasm I put into my book reading at night.

Before I left she drew me "Peppa Pig"

My Lil Helper

Tonight Arabella came out and helped me wander around whilst taking pics for my daily photo. At the end of a series of shots with some dandelions she did her favorite thing. She made wishes and blew the seeds away.

I found this fuzzy lil dude on the neighbors peonies and he didn't like me wandering back and forth to snap pics. He kept trying to hide...guess I can't say I blame him. ;)