The One About the Dune Buggy Crash

      This is all very funny now, but at the time I was not laughing.  The boys were playing outside.  Asher suddenly ran in the house crying.  I couldn't make out what he was saying, but I could get the words, "Gavin, dune buggy, hurt me."  He was hysterical.  I walked outside with him to see what was going on, thinking that Gavin ran into Asher or wouldn't let him drive or something minor like that.  Asher led me to the dune buggy, which was tipped upside down at the bottom of the boulder wall.  Panic now set in.  Asher calmed down enough to tell me that they drove the dune buggy over the rock wall, and that it landed on top of Asher.  I still didn't see Gavin, so then I was worried because he must be hurt somewhere.  Gavin has a tendency to run off and hide when he gets hurt, whereas Asher comes straight to me.  I looked to see if any limbs were sticking out from underneath the dune buggy, but he wasn't there.  I ran around the house, and eventually found him sitting in the garage crying over his bloody knee.  He was furious with Asher, because apparently Gavin was driving and Asher reached his leg across and hit the gas making them go forward over the wall.  Asher then started crying again, screaming, "It's all my fault.  I'm sorry, Gavin."  I finally got them calmed down again, and found out that Gavin was dumped out of the dune buggy during the fall, but it landed right on top of Asher.  Gavin lifted it up enough to get him out.  What a hero!  So now thankfully we have no broken bones.   Just bloody knees, scraped noses, and a bump on Asher's forehead.  It could have been worse...that was quite a fall.

The One About the Field Day 2013

   Gavin had his field day last Wednesday.  It was a beautiful day for it.  This year, Ewing has a new P.E. teacher, and he made some great changes to the field day.  First, he gave out prizes for the wackiest outfits.  Second, he added all these fun challenges, instead of the boring old field events/races.  The kids had so much fun!!
    Here are some pics of Gavin in his events:

Shoe Kicking

 Frisbee Toss

Long Jump

Softball Throw

50-year Dash

Potato Sack Race

And then the fun began!!  First, they had a Water Balloon Relay Race where they had to pop a water balloon by sitting on it.

Then came the Toilet Paper Mummy Relay.

Sadly, this is where I sent my camera to the car with Ernie, who was leaving.  After this, they had a Water Bucket Relay, which turned into a HUGE water fight.  Several other parents and kids got in on it.  Callum and I did not, but Asher was right in there throwing buckets of water and the high schoolers.  Both boys were soaked!  It was hilarious to watch and awesome to hear all the laughter on that football field.

The One About Kindergarten Graduation

   Gavin has officially graduation Kindergarten.  Tomorrow will his last day.  I am sad.  Kindergarten still feels "little" to me, but 1st grade is old.  Grown up.  True elementary.
   He did a great job at graduation. He had a big day that day.  In the morning, the kids took a trip to Shamrock Nursery to buy flowers for their Community Day planting.  They had lunch at the park and then came back to town to plant flowers all afternoon in the 90-degree heat.  When he got home from school Monday, he was exhausted.  In fact, many of the kids were dragging at graduation.  His allergies have been really bad lately, so the poor kid looks like a wreck.  When he first got home, I could tell something was wrong.  Like his Mommy, he has trouble hiding his feelings. He finally admitted that he was nervous for graduation.  We talked about it, and I told him that he only graduated Kindergarten this one time and it would be so sad if he didn't enjoy it because he was scared.  That seemed to help.
   The program was cute.  They sang some adorable songs.  Gavin sang and did the actions.  He definitely isn't the most animated performer, but he did it.  It's obvious he would rather be anywhere but on stage singing.  :)

Recognize the cute baby in the background.  :)

The One About Surgeries and Stomach Flu

       The last month is a blur.  With Asher's surgery, my Mom's surgery, my surgery, and then the stomach flu, I was just getting through each day hour by hour.  We all were.  Luckily, all the surgeries went well and everyone is back to full health.  I was going to write some things about the last month, but decided I would rather just pretend it never happened.  We made it through it, and that's all that is important.  Now we are gearing up for Kindergarten graduation, the end of the school year, and our class reunion BBQ that we are hosting at our house Memorial Day weekend. 

 Callum is 8 months old now.  Here are some pictures we took for his baby book.

He is on the move now, belly crawling all over the house.  If I take my eyes off him for a second, he's gone.  He just had his two top teeth poke through a few days ago, so he has four total.  He is so observant, and watches his brothers constantly.  He loves getting their attention and then making his high inhale noise that he makes.  He is still an easygoing and happy little guy.  :)

The One About the Spring Concert

It's been almost a month since I posted.  I will sum up the last month in the next post, but thought I would share some pictures from Gavin's spring concert, which was April 23rd.  Funny enough, the concert had to be rescheduled due to the winter weather.
   If you remember, Gavin was not excited for his Christmas concert.  He barely sang and did not do any actions.  So I wasn't expecting much out of him.  However, he did great.  The theme was the pioneer days and early America, so Gavin borrowed some western wear from Asher.  (He's in a blue plaid shirt and a black cowboy hat).

These were just some pictures we took before the high school graduation.  Callum doesn't look happy to be in the hands of his crazy brothers.