Well, my little sunshine turned 9 on 28 Jan! So, I guess that he is not so little anymore.
If you know our Kid 3, then you know what makes him special to us. He has a brilliant, sunny disposition and he is loved by most everyone that that he meets. He is an optimist.
When we lived in the US, he was not particularly sporty in the sense that he did not want to play football. Here in the UK, he has found that he does enjoy playing football/soccer. He enjoys being in the UK, most of the time. He enjoys drama, art and French at St. Nick's. He has also found some good friends along the way.
My husband and or oldest sons were at a scout event on his birthday, we had all planned to go as it was on the American AFB Lakenheath. We were planning on eating pizza and bowling when the event was over. Instead, my younger sons, and I spent the morning in the car to retrieve Chip from Heathrow Airport. It also turned out that my youngest had scarlet fever and strep throat earlier in the week, so it was good that we did not schedule a party, as we would have had to cancel.
My little sunshine had his party February 3. He had an Angry Birds party and a sleep over. As per usual in our house, any plans that we made (and I did not make many) got blown away. But, we made some nice friends in the process and I think that the boys had a good time, I hope so anyway!
Monday, my youngest son's teacher asked me to help out in his class. He was studying the big London fire in the 1600's, and one of the other mom's canceled. So, I happily agreed. Little did I know I signed myself up for the full day!
Mid-week before the party, my husband announced that he had to go to Warminister for the day on business. That was OK, I still had my older two to help out. Sure.
Wednesday, I canceled meeting a US friend in London, turned out to be a good thing even as disappointing as it was. Wednesday, I went looking for party things in Bishop's Stortford. I did not have much luck. Thursday, after a long day of getting things for the party in Harlow, when I was picking up my youngest son, his teacher told me that I needed to pack my lunch for Friday as it was an all day affair. What? No way! I was counting on doing some party prep that day!
Friday, I realized that my oldest son's field trip to the London Art Gallery was going to be a problem as he was arriving back at the school when the kids from the party were arriving here at the house. Quick text to my girlfriend saved the day. She grabbed him and held him until my husband could get him. Phew! Can you say POOR PLANNING! Yep, that probably would pretty accurate, curse you AT&T, I want my smart phone back!
The kids arrived and things were going well. One set of parents, seemed very concerned about leaving me with all the kids, so they stayed and we chatted until my husband and oldest son walked in around 20:00. My husband was in a horrid mood, I totally got an earful about poor planning. My oldest son helped with the kids for a bit by playing the Wii, which was not really any help. Then, he mysteriously disappeared into his room. My second son and I, well, we Kept Calm and tried to Carry On.
I managed to feed the kids some grapes and dough balls while I chatted with the concerned parents. I started dinner, but we really did not eat until after 21:00. The Angry Bird games that I had planned? Well, sadly, we did not have the time nor did I have the energy to do any of them, I cooked until after 22:00. One of the boys, left at 22:00. It was then, that we found out my oldest son has "super human" strengths.
We have 4 doors on the house, one for each side, no joke. We use two, the kitchen door and the patio door. The front door has a massive locking system with multi-keys and the door in the formal lounge is just not located anywhere near our living space. The child that was leaving early, his grandfather arrived at 22:00 to pick him up. He knocked at the front door and my oldest directed him to the other door. The grandfather headed to the door in the formal lounge. My oldest tried to open the door and between him and the grandfather, the door ended up on the ground with the hinges ripped off and broken. Huh? Yeah. Keep Calm and Carry On, my mantra for the night.
My husband helped the birthday boy try and get a game of 7Up going, but I think that it fell a bit flat with the others. My husband then wrestled with the door for a bit and then came in and finished up the cupcakes. We finally got the kids though the evening and then ready for bed. I had them all sleeping by 23:30 by threatening no pancakes in the morning if they did not sleep. My second oldest son was a great help though all the party. He stayed downstairs and helped keep them under control for the most part. He also slept down in the lounge, aka the living room, with them. He was such a help to his Mom that I rewarded him later! I would not have been able to make it through that night with out him.
Morning came and my husband and I made pancakes and sausages for them and the kids were picked up pretty promptly at 10am. They all left with the party Angry Bird party favors that I made, minus the king pigs since I managed to burn them Thursday night.
I need another weekend to recover from the weekend! Oi! Oh, and no other doors were sacrificed over the weekend.
If you know our Kid 3, then you know what makes him special to us. He has a brilliant, sunny disposition and he is loved by most everyone that that he meets. He is an optimist.
When we lived in the US, he was not particularly sporty in the sense that he did not want to play football. Here in the UK, he has found that he does enjoy playing football/soccer. He enjoys being in the UK, most of the time. He enjoys drama, art and French at St. Nick's. He has also found some good friends along the way.
My husband and or oldest sons were at a scout event on his birthday, we had all planned to go as it was on the American AFB Lakenheath. We were planning on eating pizza and bowling when the event was over. Instead, my younger sons, and I spent the morning in the car to retrieve Chip from Heathrow Airport. It also turned out that my youngest had scarlet fever and strep throat earlier in the week, so it was good that we did not schedule a party, as we would have had to cancel.
My little sunshine had his party February 3. He had an Angry Birds party and a sleep over. As per usual in our house, any plans that we made (and I did not make many) got blown away. But, we made some nice friends in the process and I think that the boys had a good time, I hope so anyway!
Monday, my youngest son's teacher asked me to help out in his class. He was studying the big London fire in the 1600's, and one of the other mom's canceled. So, I happily agreed. Little did I know I signed myself up for the full day!
Mid-week before the party, my husband announced that he had to go to Warminister for the day on business. That was OK, I still had my older two to help out. Sure.
Wednesday, I canceled meeting a US friend in London, turned out to be a good thing even as disappointing as it was. Wednesday, I went looking for party things in Bishop's Stortford. I did not have much luck. Thursday, after a long day of getting things for the party in Harlow, when I was picking up my youngest son, his teacher told me that I needed to pack my lunch for Friday as it was an all day affair. What? No way! I was counting on doing some party prep that day!
Friday, I realized that my oldest son's field trip to the London Art Gallery was going to be a problem as he was arriving back at the school when the kids from the party were arriving here at the house. Quick text to my girlfriend saved the day. She grabbed him and held him until my husband could get him. Phew! Can you say POOR PLANNING! Yep, that probably would pretty accurate, curse you AT&T, I want my smart phone back!
The kids arrived and things were going well. One set of parents, seemed very concerned about leaving me with all the kids, so they stayed and we chatted until my husband and oldest son walked in around 20:00. My husband was in a horrid mood, I totally got an earful about poor planning. My oldest son helped with the kids for a bit by playing the Wii, which was not really any help. Then, he mysteriously disappeared into his room. My second son and I, well, we Kept Calm and tried to Carry On.
I managed to feed the kids some grapes and dough balls while I chatted with the concerned parents. I started dinner, but we really did not eat until after 21:00. The Angry Bird games that I had planned? Well, sadly, we did not have the time nor did I have the energy to do any of them, I cooked until after 22:00. One of the boys, left at 22:00. It was then, that we found out my oldest son has "super human" strengths.
We have 4 doors on the house, one for each side, no joke. We use two, the kitchen door and the patio door. The front door has a massive locking system with multi-keys and the door in the formal lounge is just not located anywhere near our living space. The child that was leaving early, his grandfather arrived at 22:00 to pick him up. He knocked at the front door and my oldest directed him to the other door. The grandfather headed to the door in the formal lounge. My oldest tried to open the door and between him and the grandfather, the door ended up on the ground with the hinges ripped off and broken. Huh? Yeah. Keep Calm and Carry On, my mantra for the night.
My husband helped the birthday boy try and get a game of 7Up going, but I think that it fell a bit flat with the others. My husband then wrestled with the door for a bit and then came in and finished up the cupcakes. We finally got the kids though the evening and then ready for bed. I had them all sleeping by 23:30 by threatening no pancakes in the morning if they did not sleep. My second oldest son was a great help though all the party. He stayed downstairs and helped keep them under control for the most part. He also slept down in the lounge, aka the living room, with them. He was such a help to his Mom that I rewarded him later! I would not have been able to make it through that night with out him.
Morning came and my husband and I made pancakes and sausages for them and the kids were picked up pretty promptly at 10am. They all left with the party Angry Bird party favors that I made, minus the king pigs since I managed to burn them Thursday night.
I need another weekend to recover from the weekend! Oi! Oh, and no other doors were sacrificed over the weekend.
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