As I sit here and listen to Joshua rapping with his friend on ovoo, I can't help but have this huge smile on my face. I mean, this kid is no damn angel....seriously, we have had our share of teenage drama and there have been times I just knew it was karma coming back to me for how horrible of a teenager I was. But, there are times like this...even with the curse words they are kind of blurring out, that I just see the pure innocence in him...I see the child in this "man" he seems to have become overnight. My heart truly hurts when I think of the years that have flashed by. FIFTEEN of them... FIF-freakin-teen. It doesn't seem right. I must have miscalculated somewhere.
When I think of Joshua, I see this sweet, little boy, sitting in his race car bed and playing with monster trucks...I can envision it, like he's right in front of me. Just that thought makes my heart ache. The thought that those years passed by so fast. Those completely carefree years of smiles, hugs, love, cuddles, cartoons, toys and just pure, innocent FUN...everything was fun. God, he was adorable.
Now, there is this man child...serious sports, muscles, girls, trouble, temptations, attitude, role modeling...I get so worried about it all and for very good reason. Again, the boy has kept us on our toes. Then , he will do something so childish and silly, like raspberry Madeline's cheek to make her scream or serenade me with a ridiculously over played song....and my little boy is back, even for a second. Lord, it is so hard to see your children grow. It is supposed to happen, we all know that, but the actual process shouldn't feel like a blink of an eye....that's almost like torture.
Somewhere along the way, the enjoyment of parenting stops and the worry sets in....school, college, future, health, respect, life. That's when parenting becomes a JOB. Like, it's all fun and games until you have to worry about real shit.
Anyway, this is supposed to be about him and not me....
FIFTEEN. Overall, he has made a couple poor decisions, but I am still proud of him. Even if it doesn't seem like it, he is always trying to be the best. Still loving baseball and the teams he's playing for. He has also been recognized by the high school football coach and has been weight lifting/practicing 4 times a week. He definitely has great dedication when it comes to sports....he's still working on getting there with the school work. The boy is so smart, he just never applies himself. He prefers to get by because he knows he can. Joshua seems so quiet in person until you take the time to engage him into a conversation he's interested in, then he will talk your ear off. It annoys me when people say he doesn't talk....you just have to make an effort. He has the best laugh...it's contagious. Great smile....that is hard to catch on camera because obviously he's too cool for that. Josh is absolutely the most amazing big brother. He watches the kids, plays with them , goofs off, teaches them...it makes me so proud to see how much he loves the little guys.
So, here we are, FIFTEEN on Monday. *sigh*
I love you, Joshua.
Here's a couple pictures of us celebrating today, but we will also have all of his favorites on Monday...
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
ONE blackberry
Never, ever underestimate the power of ONE blackberry...I was trying to get him to perform some of his "tricks", but clearly he's in a silly mood this morning! haha!
Thursday, May 8, 2014
I'll call this avoiding the meltdown....
Moms of 3 yr olds....I have figured it out!!! When your kid is melting down, just take a video! You can see her arms folded and there are still tears in her eyes in the beginning...then she quickly becomes silly. Our meltdown started out because Daddy got her Strawberry Banana yogurt instead of just Banana...then she makes up this thing about me scaring her. She's hilarious.
And don't ask me why I'm taking a video of her eating and telling her not to talk with her mouth full...I obviously need coffee.haha.
I'll call this avoiding the meltdown....
And don't ask me why I'm taking a video of her eating and telling her not to talk with her mouth full...I obviously need coffee.haha.
I'll call this avoiding the meltdown....
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
DISNEY WORLD!!!!
DISNEY WORLD!!!!
You know this is going to contain a million pictures, right??
Wow, we had SO much fun...I wish we had a month to spend there! I don't think Me-mom could have handled us for that long though or the trouble she had with the scooter.haha. But, I don't think I would ever tire of Disney!
We let Joshua kind of do his own thing...so he wouldn't be held back by kiddie rides...and he had a blast! Meeting people, getting on rides fast, riding things over and over...I may have been jealous at times.haha.
So, since this is mainly for pictures, I'll just go through what we did and post the pictures after that.
Well, my camera didn't work the first day....something about a water spill, the Florida humidity and just our luck, so we took pictures with our phones and depended on the Memory Maker people.
She met her absolute favorite, Rapunzel, first...her favorite.....
and then, while wearing the Cinderella dress, she met her right after...one of my favorites....
The first character meal we had planned was at the Crystal Palace with Pooh and Friends....
Our first full day was spent in Epcot...the most exciting thing there for us was the princess lunch at Akershus Banquet Hall....
Then we went back to Magic Kingdom!..
Then we had a very FUN resort day with friends!! And the night was spent in Downtown Disney!! I could do that every single day.
And the next day was Hollywood Studios.....
The last was my favorite, after Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom!!! But, we got completely rained out...the only good that came out of it was the crazy amount of animals we saw on the safari. We even saw baby elephants swimming and playing!
You know this is going to contain a million pictures, right??
Wow, we had SO much fun...I wish we had a month to spend there! I don't think Me-mom could have handled us for that long though or the trouble she had with the scooter.haha. But, I don't think I would ever tire of Disney!
We let Joshua kind of do his own thing...so he wouldn't be held back by kiddie rides...and he had a blast! Meeting people, getting on rides fast, riding things over and over...I may have been jealous at times.haha.
So, since this is mainly for pictures, I'll just go through what we did and post the pictures after that.
Well, my camera didn't work the first day....something about a water spill, the Florida humidity and just our luck, so we took pictures with our phones and depended on the Memory Maker people.
She met her absolute favorite, Rapunzel, first...her favorite.....
She was in awe of "Punzel"
"I like your hair"
"I like your hair too!"
When we first realized Joseph does not like princesses.
and then, while wearing the Cinderella dress, she met her right after...one of my favorites....
Amazed at her dress.
Beautiful
My fav
The first character meal we had planned was at the Crystal Palace with Pooh and Friends....
They see me rollin.....
Joseph LOVED the other guys...
Pooh needed hugs from Josh
Tigger love
PLaying in the fountain
Lovin life
Balloons!!!
Our first full day was spent in Epcot...the most exciting thing there for us was the princess lunch at Akershus Banquet Hall....
The whole gang...before Josh dipped.haha.
Awwww
MICKEY!!!!
Minnie had her twirl...
Hehe!!
Awwwww, Memom..
UH OH!
You're so cool, Josh.... HAHA
PRINCESS LUNCH!!!!....Joseph's worst nightmare!!
Showing Ariel the mess her brother made..
The first non-crying princess interaction.
Belle's pen
Swag
Then we went back to Magic Kingdom!..
Elsa!!!...this didn't last long...it was SUPER hot out and a bunch of people swarmed in to take pictures with her.haha.
Awwww
She loved Minnie all dressed up!
YUMMMMM
He LOVES Minnie....enough to give kisses! hehe
Dancing during the Chef Mickey show!
Giving Mickey a kiss..
Mickey kissing Memom
It was pouring and there was no one in line for Ariel...she spent SO long with Madeline, telling jokes and stories. And she said she like Anthony's dorsal fin (his hair).hahaha!
Joseph is still not princess happy.
No line for Rapunzel and Cinderella....so we visited them again
Beautiful
Then we had a very FUN resort day with friends!! And the night was spent in Downtown Disney!! I could do that every single day.
And the next day was Hollywood Studios.....
Madeline wasn't a fan of Mike.
She LOVES Mator!!! Even had to hug and kiss him!!
Wreck It Ralph was the best!!!!
Kisses!
Time for the show!
The Disney Jr lunch was ADORABLE!
Had the Doc check her boo boo
NO, I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!
But, Joe-joe gave him love :)
JAKE!!!!
They had a blast...my back did not like the tunnels.
This lunch was DELISH!!!
And, just because we're crazy, we decided to go to Magic Kingdom again the day we were driving home. Made for an extra long drive on Sunday, but so worth it....
This is my "I hate the tea cups" face.
So cute.
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