Pumpkin Patch Fun

I have not updated on Mikey in over a year. Summer 2012 we went in vacation to California to visit my family. Mom and two kids on a 4,000+ mile road trip. There were tears, screams, meltdowns, anger, frustration and at times laughter. We had a great time visiting touristy spots along the way and reuniting with friends.  At the end of the summer we celebrated Maylani Christine’s 1st birthday and Mikey’s 4th birthday! I finished up my Bachelor’s degree and graduated in December 2012.  Mikey surprises me more and more everyday. He comes home from school with a new word or song and is hooked on it for days. He loves his teacher Mrs. Kara. There have been no major health issues this year either thank God! The only minor issue was with potty training. It was discovered he had a stretched colon and was severly constipated even though he would have a bowel movement daily. He wasn’t passing it all. I am happy to report he is 100% potty trained now! Still an occasional accident but oh well. 

This summer 2013 I once again loaded up the kids and this time we headed north to Michigan to see Aunt Amanda, Uncle Robbie, and cousins Nathan, Natalie, Kaden and Carter. Grandma and Grandpa were there too. Mikey jumped off the diving board into the backyard pool! He loved it. We only stayed for a few days but we had a great visit. We stopped for a few hours in St. Louis and we took a tour of the St. Louis Arch. The kids and I road to the top of it. They each got a certificate stating they have been to the top of the highest national monument. Definantly a keepsake. I was amazed at how behaved Mikey was amongst thousands of strangers, new places, loud noises and none of his familiar surroundings.

We left the Arch and headed south for a hotel. The next morning we jumped in the car and headed to the Meremac Caverns. Jesse James hid out in those same caverns back in the day. The kids loved exploring the tunnels and Mikey was memorized by it all. We woud love to go back one day and camp in the area.

Speaking of camping… Right before school started we took a weekend getaway and went camping at Turner Falls. We hiked, swam, roasted marshmellows and just had a relaxing weekend. We even made some new friends that weekend. We came home sunburned but with lot of memories.

Mikey is in his third year of preschool and even learning to read. His favorite book is Brown Bear Brown Bear. His favorite obsession is Angry Birds. We still have our good days and bad days. He tests his limits quite often and is learning what can and can’t get away with. He is very quick to say he’s sorry though.

My promise to all is try to post on here more often.