Mother's Day 2011

Boys are moody (case in point, see pictures following this paragraph), rambuncious, protective (of their mommies), funny, gross, hyper, and most of all, they love their mommies ferociously for the first few years!

Irritated.

Five minutes later, happy as a clam.

You Know You're Mom to a Boy When...
By: W.A.'s Momma

1) You scream "Get down from there or you'll break you're neck" at least twelve times daily.

2) You find one of your high heels in the washing machine/dishwasher.

3) You step on a matchbox car at least twice daily (this hurts).

4) You find boogers on every surface below your knee.

5) You say "Stop wiping your nose with the front of your Tshirt" thrice daily.

6) Your wake up call is a) a slap to your face with the remote for your TV or,  b) that damn matchbox car or c) a smelly foot in your face.

7) You hear a fart followed by hysterical laughter.

8) You constantly reprimand your son for trying to ride the family dog like a pony.

9) You no longer wear those high heels you find in your appliances because it's hard to run around and play ball in those.

10) You find sandwiches in your printer's paper tray and DVD/CD drives.

11) You have to monitor the toilet so he won't play in the water and then drink it (yes, this happened just this morning. Ew.).

12) You are exhausted by (their) nap time!

Happy Mothers Day, Ladies!  Give all your precious boys a kiss from me!

And a very special Happy Mother's Day to my momma!  Thanks for being such a fun and wonderful Oma to all your grandboys!

Me and my mom, circa 1982.  Don't you love the hair on both of us?

Cheers!

W.A.'s Momma

P.S. The pink blanket in the first 2 pictures was mine when I was a baby (made by my maternal grandmother) and it's my most treasured item I own, along with my paternal grandmother's pearls.

My Family's Boys Club (Hilton Head Island Part 2)

We have a very small boys club in our family. The number of girls FAR OUTWEIGHS the little boys.  To be exact: there are 5 boys and 13 girls. It started with my Grandma Edna who had two boys to raise.  My Aunt Cindy next, followed by her daughter, then my sisters and I.  Miranda (my cousin Kenny's wife) rounds out the most recent, with KBT III being about 2 months old now, WELCOME TO OUR CLUB, MIRANDA!

Zizzy (Grandma)  and Trace

I love having the support of so many mothers to toddlers in my extended family.  I grew up "Southern" and in a southern family, your cousins are the same as your syblings.  I don't mess around with that "second cousin" business...all of my cousins are either "Aunts" or "Uncles" to MY little boy...

HHI is definetly a rare treat when we have 9 toddlers out on the beach just enjoying so much of eachother.  I even got to spend some one-on-one time with little Millie walking the beach to find seashells for her mommy (my cousin, Samantha).

L-R: Miranda, Stephanie, Me, Zizzy, Keri.

Here is the Boys Club of our Family converging on Hilton Head Island for our Annual Family Reunion.  The little girls are as cute as can be, but this blog is about boys remember!  Dont worry, I'll be posting about the little girls too!  Enjoy!


Cheers!

W.A."s Momma