so it has become a routine now to spend saturday mornings at our local lakeshore, and this weekend was no exception. the workers there have begun to recognize us, which is great because they now always make sure my son is taken care of : ) our mantle above the fire place is almost filled to capacity with random crafts and things! though i love seeing it with all my heart, i know that soon it will be necessary to give it a good cleaning, and i'm not sure how S is going to deal with it. oh well, i'm one to sometimes prolong agony, so i'm just not going to worry about that now. i did sort of recently redo the fireplace to be the one place to display all S's art, i will surely post about that soon just so i can brag about my son's amazing talent...maybe when we spring clean it...
anyhow, below is a post i wrote a while on my old blog back in february. it's funny. it's been about 6 months since i wrote this, and i'm still nervous when S isn't in a cart! oh, no...
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this morning we went to our local lakeshore for their dr. seuss birthday celebration. i was thinking it would be crowded…and i was right. though not too bad, S is getting old enough now to say as he is getting unbuckled from his car seat, “no cart!” more experienced moms i’m sure you know exactly what i mean, even if you weren’t/aren’t as freaked out as me. if S is in the shopping cart, then i know exactly where he is. if he isn’t, then he could get -gulp- lost!
though S is old enough to know he wants some freedom, he has no clue what a stranger is and even less what it means to be lost! maybe watching too much crime-drama television, or the news for that matter, causes my brain to automatically go to the worst…buuuuut…it totally could happen to anyone!
anxiety has always been a weakness of mine. the Lord has definitely been trying to teach me that i shouldn’t allow myself to get to that place, but i’m definitely still a pilgrim in training! anxiety is like a prison, i get trapped inside my brain. thoughts begin to overflow and create bars criss-crossing and overlapping until…until i just can’t focus on what it is that i need to see. Jesus. no matter what i think might or could happen, God is in control and that brings peace.
all that being said, S and i are both learning important life lessons everyday! he is learning to hold my hand, stay where i can see him, and not to wander. i tell him if he wants to check something out, to tell me and we will go together. i’m learning to be alert at all times, using those ‘mommy eyes’ that exist all around our heads, and to let go a little so S can grow and to trust the Lord with all my heart!
we had so much fun at lakeshore :) as we pulled up in the car, he shouted, “there’s the place!” all morning we talked about the exciting “cat in the hat birthday party” and he was ready to party!
first, we made a thing 1 thing 2 necklace…which of course mommy had to wear haha…(photo credit S)
next, we made thing 1 thing 2 hair hats. he even asked the lady to measure the hat to my head. i asked S to put it on at least just for a picture and at least he did me the favor.
the last activity was to make a crazy creature (aka a chicken). i love watching him pick out colors, materials, and then place them exactly where he wants to put them!! though it was the most crowded craft table, and i was sweating by the end, it was worth it to see this!
oh, and nana and papa met us at the store. SR said, “pleeeeease??” ever so sweetly when they were looking at the pretty awesome ZOOBMobile Car Designer Kit and papa said…well you know…
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
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i do have to say though that S now knows what a stranger is. and now that he is in tae kwon do, he is learning self-defense which i love. here's some of the other projects he has done since...
S is most proud i think of the olympic torch. he was so dedicated to watching the 2012 summer olympics! still, every time S sees michael phelps on tv or anything, he shouts his name and remembers "he swims really fast in the pool!" crafts are so much fun with a three year old, and as you can see, S loves the glue! since S isn't in preschool yet, what a great opportunity to learn and practice so many awesome things...self-control, staying focused, motor skills, colors, shapes, following directions, sharing with other children, taking turns, and being respectful to adults as well. S loves it and always learns something new, i love spending special time with my son, he finds joy and confidence when he comes home and shares his art with nana and papa...lakeshore offers the activity for free, but we walk away with an experience that is priceless.
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