Maci!!!!Maci!!!Maci!!! I feel like I am constantly yelling her name. Maci tests our patience everyday. She definitely has a personality of her own and one in which is very new to my parenting experiences. The thing w/ Maci is that she is perfect when others are around but at home she is an absolute terror. She hits, she screams and she is an absolute nightmare!! And poor Elliott:( He is normally her victim. Tony said when we were up at Great Wolf Lodge that we need to have Maci see a behavioral specialist. She's two! really?!? They don't call them terrible twos for no reason. Plus Elliott bless his heart is the perfect target for a two year old trying to tests her boundaries.
Great Wolf Lodge! What a great idea and small family trip we were blessed to be able to make last minute. The kids loved it!! Besides the detour we had to make:) Blankie!! Elliott and his blankie. So Tony put Elliott's blanket up on roof while he was buckling him in the car at one of our stops on the way to GWL. Oh yeah and he forgot about it!! By the time we realized it, we were 45 minutes away from where we stopped. Now if anyone knows Elliott, you will know that his blanket is his most prized possession. And I knew that if we didn't find it, no one I repeat no one would be having a good time at GWL. Needless to say, after an hour and a half of backtracking, we found the blanket just a little ways off the exit we stopped at. And Mommy was the hero cuz I got out of the car to retrieve it. Yay!!! Blankie!!! Thank God!! But besides that Elliott still loves his thumb. Yup a thumb sucker. The good thing about that is its attached and we can't loose it:) But in all honesty we have been trying to remind Elliott to not suck his thumb all the time. Bless his heart he said to me " mom I can't do it. My thumbs just says suck me, suck me" lol what a funny kid! Elliott also had his first field trip at school to the children's museum which meant he got to ride the bus. I'm pretty sure that was his favorite part. And for the record. Being a chaperone is stressful especially since it was a three year old and not your kid!! Lol
So you're probably wondering from my last post how prom went for Cheyenne?!?! Well the dress she ordered from China......yeah didn't come in time. So of course we were freaking out. But everything worked out great because we found a gorgeous dress for a fraction of the cost. And she was absolutely stunning. I could be a little partial but a lot of likes on FB. Lol. Sounds like she had a great time at both but seemed to more excited about the first. Hmm could be because she's more interested in the guy. I'm just saying...but she won't admit it:) But who wouldn't be attracted to her? She's beautiful! But the more beautiful she gets the more this momma worries.
Oh and Tony too but I guess it comes w/ the territory of parenthood.
Speaking of Tony, he finally raced his first race in the modified class. And I would say being the only rookie in the class he did pretty darn good with his 5th place finish. He seemed to be pleased as well and hopefully will be making progress from here on out. It's hard to start off new at something and I'm sure he'll be presented w/ new challenges each week. But Tony is so smart and has the eagerness to learn that I don't doubt he'll find his way back up to the top. Looking at the way he analyzes everything only puts hopes in my mind that Elliott will have the same attitude and work ethic as his dad.
As for me, I just celebrated my 16th Mother's Day!! Now I'm not a sentimental person at all. I don't have keepsakes, I throw away cards cuz I hate the clutter. But when it comes to the kids it's a different story. They each gave me something they made. Elliott and Maci from school had something made w/ their hand prints. And Cheyenne each year writes me a poem. I always look forward to her poem b/c putting aside all the the attitude she gives me year round, her one poem makes me forget all that. Well at least most of it:) Mother's Day helps me remember why I love to be a mom so much and all the joys and precious moments parenthood brings. Im so blessed to have the three I have and to be able to enjoy watching them grow each day. That's why it's hard to say I'm totally done having kids. So stay tuned come June:)!!!
