These kids have so much fun together...not looking forward to it getting dark at 5:30PM!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
5 on Friday
As always, here are 5 special reasons I am loving my boy this week:
5. The other day we were sitting at the table. Marino was eating a popsicle. I was surfing the Internet. "How's your popsicle?" I asked him.
"Good," he said, "How's your tasty computer?"
4. The next day we were sitting at the table again when Marino said to the flowers on the table "Flower, can you get me a popsicle?" "No, sorry, I don't have hands," he had the flower reply.
3. Last Sunday we went to Evan's cousin's house to watch the game. Some other friends were there with their kids, and the older girls were nice enough to give the boys (the other boy was also 4) horseback rides. At one point, I saw them arguing about something, so I went over to find out what the problem was. Marino told me "He's not sharing the girls with me. I want to ride on them." I tried to explain we don't share people...hopefully that lesson sank in!
2. Speaking of girls, Marino tells me of girls he likes "I just want to pick them up and hug them." When he shows me how he wants to "pick them up" it looks like he's carrying firewood!
1. The other day, Marino was talking about staying in the hotel with Gramma and I in Dallas. "Did you like the hotel?" I asked him. "Yeah, it was so cozy!" he said.
5. The other day we were sitting at the table. Marino was eating a popsicle. I was surfing the Internet. "How's your popsicle?" I asked him.
"Good," he said, "How's your tasty computer?"
4. The next day we were sitting at the table again when Marino said to the flowers on the table "Flower, can you get me a popsicle?" "No, sorry, I don't have hands," he had the flower reply.
3. Last Sunday we went to Evan's cousin's house to watch the game. Some other friends were there with their kids, and the older girls were nice enough to give the boys (the other boy was also 4) horseback rides. At one point, I saw them arguing about something, so I went over to find out what the problem was. Marino told me "He's not sharing the girls with me. I want to ride on them." I tried to explain we don't share people...hopefully that lesson sank in!
2. Speaking of girls, Marino tells me of girls he likes "I just want to pick them up and hug them." When he shows me how he wants to "pick them up" it looks like he's carrying firewood!
1. The other day, Marino was talking about staying in the hotel with Gramma and I in Dallas. "Did you like the hotel?" I asked him. "Yeah, it was so cozy!" he said.
Monday, September 10, 2012
A Good Sunday
Sunday we took Marino hiking at Sugarloaf Mountain for the first time. We did two miles (down and up the blue trail). He walked the whole time...he was definately tired at the end, but so were we! I was proud of him for doing it.
We may have sung the Dora the Explorer "We Did It" song once we got back to our car...Then we headed over to Monique and Dexter's (aka our only family that are Saints fans) to watch the game with them and other friends and the REDSKINS WON!! HURRAY!!!
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Soccer Star
Marino has been playing soccer since June and he LOVES it!
He is an incredibly fast runner and has gotten quite good at dribbling with his feet while running.
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At the end of the session, they gave all the kids medals. Marino was so proud of his medal - he was grinning ear to ear!
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New session starts this weekend!
Friday, September 7, 2012
At the Playground (Part 3)
Its amazing the things kids will come up with to entertain themselves when you get them away from the tv!
Visiting with the Paps (and Gramma Barb...and Nannie)
My dad and stepmother were in town visiting last month. As always, Marino was super excited to see them.
We had a delicious dinner at Red, Hot & Blue and Marino colored a special blues picture for his PapPap.
We had a delicious dinner at Red, Hot & Blue and Marino colored a special blues picture for his PapPap.
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Four generations!
A boy and his PapPap
Marino loves his grandfather and is so lucky he's able to get to know some of his great grandparents.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Processing....
We're all here and okay...just processing losing my big brother.
On Friday, Evan and I sat Marino down to tell him Brendan had died. We had seen Paranorman when we were in Dallas, which is about a boy who has the ability to see ghosts, including his late grandmother, who watches zombie movies on tv with him. The first thing Marino asked me was if Uncle Brendan was now a ghost and if he would watch tv on the couch with us. We explained ghosts are not real, but my sister-in-law and I had a little laugh that night over the thought, since we think Brendan would quite enjoy getting to be a ghost, particularly if it meant he got to sit on our couch and watch zombie movies with us (he loved zombie movies!).
He has asked me a few times if Uncle Brendan's "regular voice" was gone and if his "sick voice" was gone, too. Its interesting how much of an impression Brendan's voice made on him. The cancer drastically changed Brendan's voice and made it hard for him to speak, but Marino didn't mention it to me at all while we were there or when we came home. We feel like he doesn't always "get it" (he keeps asking if Uncle Brendan is still sick) but he seems to understand it a bit more as we discuss it more.
On Friday, Evan and I sat Marino down to tell him Brendan had died. We had seen Paranorman when we were in Dallas, which is about a boy who has the ability to see ghosts, including his late grandmother, who watches zombie movies on tv with him. The first thing Marino asked me was if Uncle Brendan was now a ghost and if he would watch tv on the couch with us. We explained ghosts are not real, but my sister-in-law and I had a little laugh that night over the thought, since we think Brendan would quite enjoy getting to be a ghost, particularly if it meant he got to sit on our couch and watch zombie movies with us (he loved zombie movies!).
He has asked me a few times if Uncle Brendan's "regular voice" was gone and if his "sick voice" was gone, too. Its interesting how much of an impression Brendan's voice made on him. The cancer drastically changed Brendan's voice and made it hard for him to speak, but Marino didn't mention it to me at all while we were there or when we came home. We feel like he doesn't always "get it" (he keeps asking if Uncle Brendan is still sick) but he seems to understand it a bit more as we discuss it more.
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