Blake is 6!!!

I still can't believe Blake turned 6 yesterday! We had his party last weekend post and pictures to come as soon as I get them uploaded. He and Nathan had spent the night with Kenny's parents on Saturday night so that Blake could have his favorite breakfast by Grandma Sunday morning. Around 10:30 I went and picked both of them up and we headed home. The boys and I were well wore out from the long week of fair and the weekend. So they took naps while I caught up on laundry. I gave Blake his presents that we had got him then decided to drive to our new house to see if Kenny wanted to go to Pizza Inn for Blake's birthday. We had a good dinner and Blake ate a lot of pizza and of course the chocolate chip pizza (which is why he likes going there)
Hard to believe that in a few weeks he will be starting his second year of school and be a first grader! He has grown and changed so much over the last year while its happy its also a bit sad watching him grow up so fast.

The picture is fuzzy but this is Blake when he was 2. Hard to imagine that Nathan will soon be 2!

Here he is at 3, someday he will not like me for this picture. But it was cute and I am glad that April was able to take it.

His first day of Preschool

Then his first day of Kindergarten. Boy the time has flown.....

And this one was from a month ago. He has gotten so much taller in the last year!

Fair Time

Well we survived the 4 day long Belle Fair. We hadn't been since Blake was 3 and he turned 6 yesterday. Blake and I were in the parade on Wednesday evening and there will be pictures as soon as I get them from a friend. Blake loved throwing the candy and I have to admit I did too. It had been YEARS since I was up on top of the fire truck and it brought back many memories. Since Nathan didn't go with us that night I told Blake he could ride rides he rode several with Dimehsa and her sister Elizabeth.

Thursday night was the Rodeo at the fair and I took both boys to watch it. I was glad that Cody came and sat with us since he and Blake are buddies and it worked out well when I would have to go get food drinks or push Nathan around. Blake could stay sitting with Cody and didn't mind one bit. Blake was glued to the Rodeo the entire time and kept asking how much longer until the bull riding. And as soon as they got to the bull riding his eyes never left the arena and he never said one word. After it was over he wanted to walk thru the cattle and pig barns. We found a couple pigs that we knew we could pet but he wanted to wait until his Uncle Mark got there. So after wandering the barns for an hour he showed up and Blake touched the pig but was so quick my camera barely got the action.

I told him that he needed to be ok with pigs if he was ever going to be the pig shooter for the pig roast.

Friday night was the one night Kenny wanted to go so he could watch the truck and tractor pull. We opted to leave Nathan with his grandparents as it was hot and going to be a long night. Boy was I glad we didn't get home until 1 am! Blake loved the truck and tractor pull and there wasn't a lot of people sitting where we were so he was able to go sit with his Uncle Mark, then go down with Cody and them play with the new friend he made.

He and Luke played off and on the whole night, as soon as a truck or tractor would get ready to run they would both stop and watch. Of course Luke was right up Blake's alley liking John Deere and Monster Trucks.

Saturday I had an auction to work and I didn't think that Kenny would want to go back to the fair. I was wrong he wanted to go so I got a ride from Donnie then Kenny came with my car later in the evening. The concert was ok the guy talked more than he sang which I guess was ok, but if I had paid $25.00 to get in and see that I would have been a bit disappointed. But we still had a good evening visiting with friends we rarely see.

Blake's First Car Race...

Yes I am a little behind in posting this since we went to the race on July 2nd, but better late than never.

Blake loves watching NASCAR on tv weekly he even has a couple favorite drivers. So when Don and Brenda asked if we wanted to go to the Fourth of July Race in Lebanon with them I agreed. I knew it would be a long afternoon of waiting since you get there early to park close and then have to wait for the race to start. Blake did great slept some on the way there and then managed not to get to restless while we waited for the event to start.
Once it started he was amazed however right off the bat he noticed that it wasn't quite the same as NASCAR since there was no pit road and the cars were different looking than on tv. But he still loved it.

Here is how close we were to the track. I being the worry wart I am was worried a car would fly off the corner and hit the fence where we were sitting. Blake liked No. 77 when I told him his daddy knew the driver.

This is how he sat all night eyes glued to the track. The only time he wasn't in this position was when he was asking questions about the cars or the track. He definitely had fun and it was well worth the long afternoon and wait.

5 question Friday

1. Do you think cursive writing is overrated? (Schools in Indiana have now voted to take teaching cursive writing out of their curriculum.)

I think it should still be taught in school, even though most kids never use it.


2. Do you still use a pocket calendar or notepad or do you keep your info on your smart phone?
Most dates are in my phone or on my desk calender at work.


3. What 3 things would you save if your house was burning down? (family & pets are already safe)
Picture Albums, guns (well that's one my husband would say and I agree he has some that can't be replaced) and probably anything I can grab like clothes blankets etc.


4. Country Mouse or City Mouse, err Person?
Country Mouse by far, although I would love to go to a big city for a few days.


5. If you could pick ANY reality show to go on, which would you pick?
Either Biggest Loser or Amazing Race

The upcoming week

I really should be doing something other than blogging but I am just plain wore out and tired of work at the moment. Figured I could use a break and what better way than catching up on blogs.

Still can't believe that Blake will be 6 in 16 days!! And that his birthday party is next weekend! Normally by this time I have all his party stuff planned out bought ready to do ha not this year. Between being busy with two kids working full time, building a new house, and working auctions time has disapeared. So I have one short week to get the following done:

Get my house cleared of clutter (which will mean our bedroom will be the catching point of all Kenny's tools and house books that are cluttering our kitchen)

Get the boys room organized better so that it doesn't look like a tornado hit it.

Wednesday night will be the night Brenda and I bake the cake and cupcakes then Thursday night we will decorate them.. This is way different than years past. Normally my grandma would bake the cake early in the day and then I would come after work and decorate them. Having to take two evenings for this will make things tough but I think it will be ok.

This is the huge one buying and hiding Blake's trampoline (well its for Nathan too). My parents wanted to get them one for the summer and also get Blake a slip n slide. Now my mom wants it put up the day of his party which means I will a) have to get up at daylight and assemble it or b) do it in the dark after the kids are in bed. I am sure there will be a blog post about the assembly. My mom was like oh its no big deal to put one up.. Yep easy for her to say because when I got mine at age 12 I put it up all by myself and it was a 15 foot one.

Thinking about putting it up while Blake helps Kenny Friday evening instead of trying to hide it either that or I will take him to my in laws while I assemble it and bring him home after dark and he won't see it. The other thing is deciding where to put it. Our yard is by no means level and the really "good" spot is up to close to the highway for my comfort and its behind the house. So I am going to battle with my hubby and get it put somewhere else.

I have to figure out where to put the grill as well but that should be pretty easy since its big and can't just fit anywhere. Kenny thinks I am nuts for wanting to use the big grill I cook on at auctions for his party but I used it last year and it worked great. This year I know how it works and I can cook ALL the meat at one time which will be nice.

Oh also this morning I started the 30 day Shred DVD with a good friend Bethany and she has a few other friends joining in as well. I plan to do this each morning when I wake up and with the busy week ahead I better stick to that goal otherwise time will get away and I won't get my workout it. Hate to say it but this morning it took me 20 minutes to figure out how to get the dvd player to work and then I only made it a quarter of the way thru the workout (I plan to re try that this evening).