Interesting week

This week has been interesting.  Joey didn't go to school Monday or Tuesday, his allergies were making him feel really bad.  He has actually spent most of the time on the couch watching tv.  Anyone that know Joey knows that he does watch tv, but while playing something else and would never watch tv for 5-6 hours straight.  I did take him to the doctor yesterday to make sure it wasn't something more than his allergies, which it was not.

Luke has been having a runny nose and cough, but he feels fine.  If he does feel bad, you'd never know it.  He has run and played and talked none stop.  He just says anything and everything now. If you give him something no matter how big or small he uses the same phrase "Thank you for!"  This is one of my favorite phrases that he says and I will be sad when it leaves.  For 2 days he started calling me "Mommy" but has decided that he would rather call me "Momma"  so I am back to being his "Momma".  I must admit I do love hearing "Momma!"  I always told Kev that I wanted to be a "Momma".  This morning we got some pictures of the boys on the ponies at Cowboy day at Joey's school, Luke thought it was so funny.  He said "Joe Joe on neigh make me laugh!"  Finally it is raining here today and Luke told me "Me no like rain outside."  I am not sure where he likes rain.

Here are a few more Luke phrases that we hear often.

"I want Elmo tea juice, please!"  This means he wants some tea in his Elmo cup.

"I want pan cakes, please!"

"Daddy's cake home!"

"Joe Joe play with me!"

"I want to hold Momma!"  He says this when he wants me told hold him.

"I want to sit on Momma lap!"

"I play outside, please!"

"I see bus!"

"I want that car!"

"I want that bike!"

"I want snack!"

The Gulf Coast Martial Arts Tournament

Yesterday, Joey competed in his first taekwondo tournament.  I had to work, so I wasn't able to go.  Kev got a babysitter for Luke and took Joey.  Joey had a great time.  Kev is super proud of his boy and was so happy that he got to go with him.

Joey helping getting things ready.

Kev and Joey

They are so silly

Practicing his form.

Patrick and Joey, they are great friends.

Ryan Ferguson giving Patrick and Joey a few words of encouragement.

Joey getting ready to do his form

Joey ready to spar.

All the 4-6 year olds got medals, as you can see this made Joey very proud.

More Cowboy Day and the events of yesterday

Picked Joey up and he was super excited.  He had a wonderful day.  He got to meet the Cowboy and he got to ride a horse.  Here are a few pictures of him dressed up in his cowboy gear with his hobby horse that he made at school, he named it "Whitey and Blacky".  I love his cowboy hat that he made at school also.
Of course, yesterday was St. Patrick's Day.  He came home so excited.  You see they went outside and when they came back in their chairs were all over the room, there was green 4 leaf clovers all over the floor, candy wrappers on the floor, and green water in the toilets.  He talked so much about the leprechaun making a mess of the place, I couldn't help but put some green food coloring in the toilet to get him going some more.  He is sure that the leprechaun was so ornery yesterday that he will have to sleep for days and days to recover.  He told Mrs. Nancy about the toilet water turning green at his house and she said "Joey that always happens on St. Patrick's Day!"

Cowboy day

Today is Cowboy day at Joey's school.  So Luke and I were allowed to stick around and ride the pony and meet Cowboy Bob.

I have been asking Luke everyday if he would ride a horse and over and over again, he has told me that he wouldn't ride a horse.  Today he got up and changed his mind.  So we waited around so he could ride a pony.  He would be one of the first ones to get on and he watched many kids get on the ponies.  Finally he got the nerve up and got on the pony.  He seemed to enjoy his time with the pony.

Joey will get to ride on the pony later on probably around 11:30.  Someone is taking pictures of all the students today.

Luke and Cowboy Bob

I got on the pony

I will go on a ride.

I am a pro at this.

I like this.

A missed momma

I worked Thursday, Friday, and Saturday this weekend.  Apparently I was greatly missed.  Luke cuddled with me a lot today.  I didn't get to far from him.  Tonight after he got out of the bath, he climbed up to watch some shows and cuddled with me.  I wonder if this is how next Monday will be, since I work the same hours next weekend.  I hope it is.  I love to cuddle with my boys.

Momma and the baby

Don't believe everything you are told

After Luke hurt his ankle yesterday, he swore he'd never go outside to play again.  When Joey heard this, he said "Luke are you ever going outside to play again?"  Luke said "No!  Daddy's block hurt me!"  Joey didn't miss a beat he said "Luke we all know you will go outside to play again!"

Joey was right.  He came home from dropping off Joey and then he watched Elmo and was ready to get his shoes on and play outside.  He got out there and play and played.  I snuck in to wash a load of clothing including his blankie.  I did this at about 10:45, he came in about 11:20 and screamed and cried until the blankie was clean and dry.  He was miserable.  He came in because his ankle started hurting him a little.  Since he couldn't get blankie, he made sure he let me know how much his ankle hurt him without his blanket.

ER again

Took Luke to the ER over the cinder block accident, if you don't know what I am talking read the previous blog complete with picture.  No fracture, the growth plate looks awesome, just a lot of swelling and bruising.  They want him to walk on it as much as possible to get to get all the bruising out of it.  The ER doctor said that he thinks he'll be seeing Luke a lot.  I hope he is wrong.  Of course, he has been to the ER 2 times in about 6 months.