Saturday, February 27, 2016

Bubba is 14

Bubba's birthday was on a Friday this year. The only thing better than that, is a Saturday birthday.
Fridays are good because mom is home and there is more time in the morning. Also more time to party it on up in the evening.
On Thursday night when the kids were all in bed, Luke and I did our usual balloons with cash inside. Bubba had $14 in his balloons this year. This was also the first year he didn't wake up and pop them as soon as he woke up. I don't think he popped them until after Luke left for work.

 What 14 looks like at 7am!
 Bubba checking his birthday messages and answering phone calls! He loved it even though he is a boy of few words.
Grandpa called and "Facetimed" during breakfast.
Dad made the requested chocolate croissant....
and non-requested scrambled eggs. :)
 Fridays are always Jersey day for Lish.
 Dad picked him up for his annual birthday lunch. This year he chose Subway. He really wanted to go to Gooseloonies for honey garlic wings, but it's downtown and would take much longer. Dad said they could go another day just the two of them.
 After I picked the kids up from school we headed home. After Luke came home from work we relaxed and tried to figure out dinner. Originally Bubba asked for dad;s fried chicken, but then said he wasn't too well and changed his mind. He ended up settling on Tony's pizza and breaksticks, so Luke and Tubbs went to pick it up around 6pm.
After they got home Bubba opened gifts before eating. Wiggy also painted some cards for Bubba.


 Looking through this year's photo book.



My favorite photos of Bubba from November 2015.
This boy is always smiling and loves to laugh and joke around. 
He doesn't take life too seriously. 
He is quick to forgive and forget. which reminds me a lot of myself.
Still can't keep his hands to himself. The first thing he does when he gets in the car after school, is put his hands somewhere on his brother...preferably his face or head.  
To celebrate his birthday, on Saturday he invited over a few friends. They rode their bikes to Panera for breakfast, cruised over to Target and Yogurtland, then came back to the house for some video games. After lunch we all headed to Rush Air Sports for 90 minutes. After getting back home they rode bikes over to Taco Bell for a snack and then to the park. It was a busy day that didn't end until close to 7pm. I was exhausted just watching them have fun. :) 

 Happy birthday Bubba. We really cannot imagine having you lead our three man crew and I know your brother and sister look up to you. I love how smart and brave you are. You don't let your speech slow you down or stop you from saying and doing what you want. 
You are everyone's friend and just love to laugh and have fun. We love you very much!


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That Stop Wasn't On My Itinerary....

So the Hogue's made it to Florida for our first official family vacation. It was Sawyer's first plane ride....and Simon's first plane ride that he can remember. We were excited....the boys were stoked. We had everything we needed! But it seems that Sawyer packed something with him that wasn't on our checklist: a big case of pneumonia. Yes, the little fella made it almost one whole day in Florida before he started heading downhill fast. Our 2nd day in Orlando we were in the Urgent Care south of Cocoa Beach. (By the way, to see a doctor more quickly, it helps if you vomit all over the waiting room in front of the receptionist. Little tip for ya) After chest x-rays they advised us to head to the ER in Melbourne, where they eventually admitted him to the hospital. So, we had 3 night deluxe accommadations at the Holmes Regional Medical Center. The little whipper snapper was a trooper though! The nurses loved him, thankfully, and made us all feel right at home. We were going to send postcards out with pictures of the hospital since we spent 40% of our trip there...but they didn't have any. Imagine that!Hmmm.....maybe its something they should consider.

Florida 2008