When I bought the little elf outfit last Christmas I bought two. One for last year's size and a bigger one so he would have something cute to wear Christmas Eve night this year. He was so cute when he headed down the stairs...he could see presents and he started walking so fast he almost tripped down the stairs. The highlight of the morning was his GeoTrax train set.
This year I could put my cookies for Santa plate and milk for Santa cup out and actually have something in them. He had a ball making cookies. Of course S.R.N. had to make me feel bad when she told me her nieces left healthy snacks for Santa and the reindeer...apples and carrots. Well Santa told me that he preferred cookies and milk. He has to maintain that fat belly. It's cold in the North Pole...he needs the body fat :-)
Scenes of Summer...the birthday party...playing at the park...chasing bubbles... mowing the lawn...at Sesame Place...cruising in the Corvette 
Summer break is officially over... it was nice not having to get up at a specific time and I am sure the little guy appreciated being able to stay up late and sleep in but now his little bubble is about to be burst! We didn't do anything spectacular this summer..we celebrated his second birthday at a park that had a train and carousel so I could do a Thomas the Train theme, we went to Sesame Place, NC and to MD's Eastern Shore several times to visit family. It was nice to not have to think about grading papers, lesson plans and grad. school but now it's back on the wheel! I am very thankful that my parents help ease me back into the school year by coming and staying with us my first week back to work so the little guy can still stay at home,I can stay at school late and we can have home cooked dinners nightly!! The hubby even gets breakfast in the morning before going to work. Boy I wish my parents could move in!!! I guess I am a bit spoiled and I am so sad when they leave!
Now that the school year is coming to an end, I reflect on how crazy it was to go to grad. school, work and try to be a great mom. I think my classroom suffered this year because part of me felt I had to be Mom of the Year to my son and the another part felt I had to be the Straight A Graduate Student. Well, I didn't achieve that balance too well. I guess on the outside it looked like I did, but the reality of the situation was that I always felt like I was running...like the little hamster on the wheel. Grading papers, lesson plans, papers due, reading assignments, taking time to play with little one, etc... I am really ready to get off, thank goodness summer break is around the corner!!!!
On Friday night the elementary school where I teach hosted its first dance- The Spring Fling. We had a great turnout and I took the little guy as my date. Needless to say he spent most of the evening hanging on my leg or in my arms. I think the kids running around on the dance floor was a bit much for him to handle. Although he was acting a little shy he did spend a little time with the daughters of two of my co-workers. He was quite a little gentleman!!!
While the little guy watched the inauguration at home on the television, I braved the cold to witness history when Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. It was freezing!!!! But the excitement of the crowds made it bearable.
Everytime our little guy sees President-Elect Obama on tv,newspapers, magazines, etc. he has to point him out to us. He refers to him as OMama. Recently, however, when he sees him he says OMama and then he says his name. Hmmm, do we have a future president in the making? (Is it time to amend the constitution to allow foreign born citizens the right to run for president?)
