HYYYYEEEE-YA

Look at that handsome man. Justice started karate a little bit ago & has been doing very well. He got his self-defense stripe & is working on his form stripe at this time. We had to miss a few days recently but should be back in the swing of things next week. It has been hard work & lots of pt with karate (Taekwondo) but he is sticking with it & doing all his exercises & practicing.

Justice is enjoying his summer. He has learned that garage sales are fun. Ok, I made it fun. He earns some change by doing some chores around the house & can buy his own junk (toys) when we are out. It has been an awesome way to teach him the value of money, how much stuff costs & how much work it takes to earn. We still have quite a bit of summer left to plan more fun stuff than just garage sales, so I will post as we venture out.

Justice's birthday is tomorrow. He wants to go to Chuck-E-Cheeses, so thats where we will be for dinner-YUM? and we got him the DS game system he has been asking for, I cant wait to see how surprised he is. He will be having a "school friends party" next weekend. I asked Mike to call family, if you have not got a call yet, message me or call if you would like to come by for cake. It is an informal small cake only party. I think I have been a bit overwhelmed lately so I just planned a few small parties instead of the big July 4th party as usual. Hope thats ok, I know things are last minute & that is not like me, but we have had a lot happening here & I wanted to make sure justice has a good birthday. Family is all out & about this summer on both sides so we are working with what we can. Hope everyone is enjoying your summer as well. I will keep better updates as I can.

Justice's 100th day project

His first school project, I'm so proud. To celebrate the 100th day of school his class made 100 project. Here is justice's.

More pics

Merry Christmas

Justice is so funny. He woke up at 3:30 a.m. I was taking care of Jordan and saw Justice in his bed wide awake. He said "mom, there is presents in there!" So, since Jordan was too excited to sleep too, we were all up at 3:30 a.m. opening presents. Here is some pics of Justice, 1st one w/Jordan's transformer. 2nd w/cousins game,3rd checking out moms new camera up close,

Justice's 1st's

Justice has been sick. He got his first ever ear infection & required his first ever antibiotics. It started Friday with his ear hurting (he had a cold most of the week prior) then the fever came over the weekend. I have not seen a cold knock him down in a long time. He continued to complain of an earache through Tuesday but was acting like himself. I sent him to school thinking he was better. Went to work and got a call at 10:30. His ear still hurt & he had a 100.03 temp.

I took him to the corner clinic in the Wallgreens, (didn't want to drive all the way to his ped. doc when we knew what was wrong) And the nurse pract. checked him out, said both ears were infected & he burst his left ear drum. At this point I officially feel like a bad mom. He was such a good boy when she was checking him out (once the Tylenol kicked in) She said it was ok that the drum burst, that some docs wait until that happens because it helps drain the ear. It sounds bad to me. She prescribed Amox, and an ear drop med for the left ear and other ear drops for pain. We call them boo boo drops, they make the owie stop.

He hates getting his drops, says it hurts. I drew a picture of his ear & drum and explained what happened as best I knew & in a way he would understand. He was very interested & said he understood & would take his drops now. Then later, he said my ear drum is better & the guitar is broke now. And I think he said something about a trumpet in there too. He is such a good boy, he even kept the cotton in his ear & if it fell out he put it back in. He wants the drum to get fixed. Aren't 5 year olds cute.

As for school, he has adjusted just fine. It was a big change for him & I think he just needed some time to find his place in the class. He also asked for a lunch box so he could bring a lunch & not get hot lunch. A while back I bought him a Diego lunch box & he is very happy with it & not having to wait in the lunch line. Plus I put his favorites in there.

Today he will be joining me & Jordan to Chicago. I told the school I would keep him home today since he was still so sick & decided to just take him with me. My mom is coming with also to help (we don't have a nurse today) I think I may have to ask her to drive since I didn't have a nurse last night either & Jordan kept me up. It's going to be a long day.

fair day

Justice went to the fair Thursday night, Friday & Sunday. Friday he was out of school because of the fair & Thursday half day & running a muck so I took him there in the evening to wear him out, it would have worked if he didn't have pop & cotton candy. He loved it & after making a few side deals & $5.00 he won some prises. We all went Sunday together as a family & daddy took him in the bumper cars. He did not want to go down the big slide but took a rest in Jordan's chair as soon as it was empty. I think he misses the stroller days. I will be on the look out for a wagon soon.

Grandparents

Justice is going to be at his Grandma KK & pa pa tomorrow & have a sleep over. (Mike & I have a date) I can't wait to tell him. I wanted to wait until I was sure nothing would come up but grandma KK just told me she can take him sick or not. (I will pack some extra germ-X) Justice loves his grandparents & is perfectly comfortable staying there even if he isn't well. Besides, he has been asking for a sleep over there for some time now & it makes me very happy that he has such a good relationship with his grandparents that he asks to be with them.

This is the case for him with all his grandparents. Many times when we are at a crossroad in our town that either leads left into town or right to my parents, he will ask to go to grandma's house. When I turn left he says, "thats not the way to grandmas house"

The relationship Justice has with his grandparents is very special. Something I feel very strongly about. There is a security there for Justice & me. I have been trying to make visits more than just when Jordan has appointments or hospital stays. I don't want to just use them for babysitting (I have had to a lot). I want them to have that loving relationship grandparents & grandchildren have and have it grow as strong as it can be. The fact that justice asks for his grandparents makes me feel we are all doing something right, and that he does have that relationship I have always wanted for him. Jordan feels the same way too & he has shown them in his own way that they mean the world to him.

I am grateful & proud of the relationship my boys have with their grandparents. I feel very fortunate, and am glad that mom, dad, KK & pa pa are my son's grandparents.

I could go on and on about Jordan's relationship with his grandparents and the many things he does to let them know how special they are to him but, this is Justices blog.