A Martin Minute

Starting from the bottom picture (b/c I cannot remember how to get them in the right order.): In the bottom pic you can catch a glimpse of my 2 SpiderMen & our Spanish dancer. The kids had a fun & busy Halloween. Well, that is until Baby W decided it was scary & SuperDaddy walked him home to me & Moppy to share his candy. The other 2 hit every house in the neighborhood - thankfully we live in a small neighborhood. Let me clarify that this is my least favorite holiday b/c WHY do we spend a lot of money to celebrate a holiday that started out to be something bad????? Then in the middle picture you can see our Soccer SuperStar - he made a goal or more in most games & every game he had a great save! He may go pro next year he said except he has not found a kids pro team yet. I am excited to start baseball in the Spring & then he wants to play football in the Fall. Why do I think that the ballfields & the Volvo will become best buds? =) The top pic is of our new ...

Well, I am a day late, but only because I was throwing a really cool party. (pics later) My Baby turned 4 yesterday. Impossible -afraid not. He is all about SuperHeros & HotWheels. He loves to talk, but not always in public - a little shy. He is "wonderfully made . . .in God's image." He loves his role as the Baby of the family & looks forward to Mommy time - all the time. When he grows up to be an AU football player you can all say "I knew him when." Thankfully he has a few years to decide between quarterback & running back. Whitty, We love you & who you are in, & to, our family. You are our baby blessing. Love, Mommy

Okay so what color do you think a pumpkin is? If you guessed white or orange then you are right. Saturday SuperDaddy turned down multiple AU vs FL tickets to stay home & spend some time with the family. He has been working 24/7 for 3 weeks now & since he finished a bid he took the day to devote to spending time with the kiddos. We headed off to "The Great Pumpkin Patch" about 30 miles N of our suburbia & took a wagon ride, picked out pumpkins, rode horses & went to the petting zoo & country store. We had a blast! Bay picked out a white pumpkin while the W's got traditional orange. They loved the petting zoo & all rode the ponies, but I am sure their favorite part was the hay pyramid that turned out to be a great spot to play "tackle daddy!" Maybe we were meant to be country folks??? Carnivals, Fall Festivals & birthdays coming up SOON! Happy Fall Y'all!

Captain "Cappi" Martin July 15, 2000 - October 3, 2011 Our first puppy has been sick for a few months & today she went to Heaven. We will miss you Cappi-girl. You were so protective of the kiddos. The baby says she is not dead - just with Jesus in Heaven which he went into great detail to explain where Heaven is - it is in the ground . . .under the house . . . under the grass . . . under the trees . . .etc. Big sis said, "Mom, just let him go with it."

What does it mean when you are walking through the "loveliest little village on the plains" & other people look at you (strangers) & say "She must be crazy?" What does it mean when you run into someone you know & they run up to you & get you to sit down & drink water & eat food? What does it (really) mean when someone asks you "Are these all yours? It means you are SuperMommy that took her 3 blessings to AU by herself. (Honest moment: we sat at the game with in-laws) BUT most of the day was a 1:3 adult to child ratio. Rumor has it I was looking "rough" about 430 yesterday afternoon. We had a BLAST! The team is probably still talking about us - they loved meeting the Martin Mayhem. Aubie thought we were too cute, as did the ladies at the AU team store. We hiked the entire campus & ran into some people we knew - you always do in AU. I spent the whole day not worried about the house or email or whatever, JUST focused on my kid...

Soccer season has started. Tuesday nights will be spent on the sidelines as we watch in awe the greatness of WFM5 running down the field. He thinks he is all that & then some. He also thinks that his friends are all that & then some. He knows they are not going to win every game, but he is okay with that. He knows they will have fun & knows we will cheer him on & tell him his awesomeness win or lose. They lost the first game on Tuesday night, but as he took it in stride. I praised him for his attitude & kept talking about the run down the field with the ball that he had almost right off the bat. The GREEN FIRE DRAGONS are great!

Well, I have another child that has gone off to Kindergarten. The boys started Kindergarten & 3 year old pre-school this past week. It has hit me hard how fast they grow-up. I do not know why this particular year, but when they have been home I have been soaking up those moments - it is definetely more on the forefront of my mind. The W's love their classes! Baby W says he does not go to school he goes to "cowboy class." (his room is decorated in a western theme) Baby goes 3 mornings a week & WFM5 now goes everyday - CRAZY! WFM5 & I had a talk the other day about how he needs to stay on green at school (meaning you do not get in trouble) & if other boys are wrestling during circl time that he needs to be the role model. Well, for 3 days he has come home & told me that he got on yellow or got a frowny face & right as I was about to have my heart attack & get quite stern he would start laughing & tell me he was just kidding. He loves to play ...