Continuing on with Drew

I just posted this as my facebook status:

I just put a pair of boxers on Drew (4) for bed and he excitedly exclaimed, "Yessss! These have a penis pocket!" That kid sure keeps me laughing :)

He's a nut. The other day he correctly used the word "catastrophe", however he pronounced it "fatastrophe" in a sentence. I will have to check with Pete and see if he remembers why he even used that word?

"Peeps" and not the Easter kind

Drew came down with some sort of virus on Easter. Since we were in Hilton Head I didn't really think too much of it at the time. He had a bit of diarrhea and was extra cuddly - I just assumed he was tired from a busy few days and had swallowed too much ocean water, pool water, and eaten too much Easter candy.

Here we are on Tuesday and he is basically peeing out his butt. This evening Izzy and I were sitting at the kitchen table working on her homework while Drew was on the pot. The following conversation went down...

Setting: Drew in the bathroom where all sorts of unique sounds are coming from his body.

Izzy: "Mom, is Drew pooping or peeing?"
Me: "He has diarrhea. So basically he is pooping, but it is more like he is peeing out his bottom." (how exactly does one explain this concept?)
Izzy: "Oh, cause it just sounds like he is peeing. ...again, and again."

From the bathroom Drew pipes in: "Hey, we should call it 'peeps'. Hey, Mom! We should call it 'peeps'. You know, kind of like we say 'poops', but because it is like pee coming out of my tush, we should call it 'peeps'. Get it? 'Pee - eeps'."

Me: "Yes, Drew. I get it."

Yep, that boy is going places :)

Him and Her

Today was a good day.

I am going to focus on the good, and not mention the "bad" (at least not tonight) that brought about this good. The "bad" is going to get an entire entry devoted to it soon enough.

Two kids. Two great days today.

Drew had his FIRST playdate since we moved. After school today we met up with two boys from his class at a local playground for them to play for a couple hours. I showed up armed with silly string, new giant bouncy ball, and snacks galore! We were there to play and form some friendships (even if that meant I had to buy/bribe those kids)!

I won't say that the 2 hour gathering wasn't without tears - Drew did get kicked by one little boy, and then that same little boy announced "I DON'T LIKE DREW!" when his mom asked him what was wrong with him? BUT Drew had fun and is already talking about the next time we are going to play together.

Moving onto Miss Izzy...

That girl is on a role! She is in a really good place right now, and making her parents extra proud! She is stepping out of her comfort zone and blossoming into quite an amazing little person.

She was given a scrapbook for her birthday, and decided to write a story with it.



Last night she finished up the 2nd chapter of her book (how cute is it that she wrote a chapter book) and then announced she wanted to take it to school to read to her class. Oh my ... I certainly didn't want to crush her spirit but I was so nervous because she truly wrote the entire book on her own. I think she only asked me to help her with the spelling of words on the cover? And to see how she spells words at age 6 is both amazing/comical at the same time. I knew the teacher would be very encouraging, but I was worried about the other students. Kids can be cruel and about 80% of the words in her book weren't spelled with vowels :)

Here's a sneak peak...

This page says: Bugs are nature


This says: Chapter 2 Where we live


We live on a planet called Earth


The beach is in Charleston (I like to see how she spelled Charleston - the page before this one said "we live in Charleston").


...getting to the good part...

When I picked Izzy up from school today the teacher informed me that Izzy was on the "news show" at the end of the school day. I immediately asked why and the teacher told me Izzy would explain. Once in the car I asked for all the details. Apparently Izzy was selected to be on the school news at the end of the day. This is a big honor because although the news show runs everyday, it is only a few minutes and there are 1200+ students to select from.

Izzy told me that she went to "you know that little room in the back of the library with all the plastic stuff" (no, but sure?) and sat on a couch. She then had a microphone attached to her shirt and then the principle came in to interview her. How cool is that? I asked her if she answered him (she can get QUITE shy and hard to hear/understand and that is if she actually speaks) and she assured me that she did. Go Izzy! She is certainly coming into her own and I am loving the little lady that she is becoming!

This page made me smile the most - it was the last page in her book and do you know what it says?



We love where we live.

I'd say she is adjusting just fine.

Now Drew, he's another story for another day.

Mickey's Magic Show

Yesterday I picked Izzy up from school at 2:15 and the kids and I headed to North Charleston to see Mickey's Magic Show!







True to Drew form he does not like loud situations and sat like this the entire show (or on my lap with my hands covering his ears).



I thought the show was cute, but the Disney on Ice productions are better. It will be a sad day for me once the kids stop begging to go see these types of shows.