jan 27 2011

playing chess with billy is not as fun as it sounds
when playing at mountain mikes galactica and getting killed he yelled out 'oooooh the pain the pain!!!!!!!!!!!' wth? it was hilarious, I wish I had a recording of it!

OVERHEARD
aaron was frustrated to say the least, I overheard them saying: 'chess is a game of strategy not battling'
'what does strategy mean?'
'go ask your mom to explain it, i can't think of how to say it'
'lets just battle you get... the weak ones' (pawns haha)
sigh.....'ok, we'll try again tomorrow'
HILARITY AT THE HAMILTON HOME!!!!

jan 26 2011

daddy hugs
the best

jan 25 2011

trail of toys to find billy smart smart boy thought of it all himself, i love the imagination play that happens now, the little world he creates giving trucks feelings and interactions, very exciting development, the down side? he listens to EVERYTHING around him

jan 24 2011

we can dance if we want to we can leave your friends behind cause if friends dont dance and if they dont dance well their no friends of mine! hahahahaha

jan 23 2011

hat day at school FUN!

jan 22 2011

my favorite grandson
my favorite boy
noni will you live with us?
you can have my mommy's scrapbook room
what about pop2?
um you could just live here

yes noni, will you come live with us, pop2 can come too!

jan 21 2011

zombie family with crazy eyes hahahahaha, what a good noni to play along

jan 20 2011

beautiful boy
beautiful lashes
beautiful week 70 degree weather in january
beautiful llfe

jan 19 2011

painting animals from aunt helen and uncle larry's christmas present too billy, too fun!

jan 18 2011

watching the sunset from our front yard with Noni, we are so lucky to live in the bay area, in california, in america, in the world. That's what I thought that night, who knows why luck would put us here? we could be an orphan in afganistan or a woman in bosnia, strange to think about...

jan 17 2011

cuddling up to watch a little tv in the dining room/family room after bath

jan 16 2011

Daddy's day.....markers all over and flying over couches in a single bound!

jan 15 2011

Our favorite babysitter, Ruby, billy is crazy for her. He walks her home, next door, and sits practically on her lap when she's here. Very sweet puppy love!

Jan 14 2011

My cousin Brian sent me a letter, it was unexpected and right from the heart. It hit me, hard, and I read it over and over again.
Last night Billy asked me to pray with him and I told him I don't pray but after reading this letter, I really thought about it and what is a prayer but a well wish for someone or something. I don't mean 'lord help me win the lottery or help my team win the championship' but just a simple thought about someone you love who is having a rough go at it for the moment, what is wrong with that? So, I'll need to talk to Billy again and tell him while I may not pray in the traditional sense I think of my family (and friends) a lot, more then a lot and hope they are doing well and want the best for each of them. I guess that is a prayer of a different sort.
This letter shook me because I always think I am the one far away and people aren't thinking of me like I am thinking about them. They are still surrounded by other family to take up their time while I am 5 hours away, out of sight out of mind. This letter made me feel a little more visible, a little more attached, a little more present, if only to one person and that made all the difference in my day today.

Jan 13 2011

Look at those eyes! Were all still sick. no fun. Billy woke up at about 1:30 because he was so congested and he pointed at his nose and said, "UGGGHHH, I hate you Billy's nose." So funny. Aaron brought a huge container of kim chi home and it smelled so bad billy and I started gagging, so gross. He ended up throwing it away, thank god. Billy wanted us to pray tonight, I matter of factually told him I don't pray, I hate talking about all this theological stuff with a five year old, hard to explain stuff and he asks a question for ever answer you give. gggggrrrrr

Jan 12 2011

Billy and Miles, his first best friend besides us and members of his family. They are goofy and sooooo full of energy! We picked up our veggies and fruits from the co-op today, it's every Thursday and they had great stuff to pick from. We are all sick again drats! This time with a cold. Billy is going to sleep on his cot by the bed tonight, first time for everything, I wonder how long he'll stay down there? haha

Jan 11 2011

I didn't use a picture of billy today but a picture of something that IS a part of him. He tested positive to TB exposure in Nov. when we were signing him up for school. He had to have chest x-ray, clean lungs thank god, so we were left wondering, what next? What next turned out to be a 9 month long antibiotic treatment. Lots and lots of ounces a day, it's torture. What we've learned is, you can put it in cranberry juice and if he's times it gets finished much quicker then if you just say 'drink it, drink it, drink it, drink it', so while this is not a photo of Billy it is a huge part of our daily routine. Not a happy one but after the 9 months he will no longer be susceptible to TB and we'll have the paperwork that will clear him forever from a TB test.

Jan 10 2011

Daddy took lots of pictures of you dancing but I'm to tired to download and edit. A fun day, laid back quiet happy day. You wanted to spend your allowance on a toy (1/2 is yours 1/2 goes into savings so you get 5 dollars a week for helping when asked and being an all around good listener and a good boy) Our house is being over run by toys (what else is new) so I made you a deal becauwe you were hellbent to spend your allowance at Khols (YUCK!) that if you got a toy you needed to pick a toy out of your old ones to give to a jid that doesn't have any. You picked a box that had 2 trucks in it with daddy and so I had you pick out 2 toys you walked right in your room and very thoughtfully picked out 2 trucks you don't play with as much anymore. I think this is how we are going to so things from now on. If I took a picture of billy's toys and posted it I'd be embarrassed, I don't GET embarrassed so that says something!
You only want to wear HOODS like Miles EVERY SINGE DANG DAY! So I bought 2 at Gyboree for 10 bucks and daddy bought 2 at Khols for 10 bucks and that should last you through a week and a halk in case I get behind on laundry haha. You are very adamant about the hood wearing to school because MILES has TWO HOODED JACKETS!!!! Lord love a duck, I should be thanking my lucky stars he's gone this long without caring what the heck I put on him hahaha!

Jan 9 2011

got the picture but not the post! Hard day, long day, to cold to play outside for long, feeling like the house is too small for the 3 of us. Think 1 am bedtime for boys night has anything to do with this why yes, yes I would say so! When Billy is tired he's more clumsy and it felt like everything he touched turned into a huge mess. Not fun and hard for mommy to keep her cool, but I did, lots of count to 10's and cleansing breaths.

Jan 8 2011...more

The two little mater ghosts throwing small items at me from behind the couch, boys night rocks!

jan 8 2011

Boys night at the Hamilton house, playstaion motor cross, billy says, "I'm going to call this truck Filet Mignon cause I'm gonna grill all the others." haha

Jan 7 2011

We are officially a baseball family, the check is signed the t-ball papers turned in, can't wait!
Billy started crying tonight and said he didn't want to grow up tall because the bigger he gets the further away he grows from us. Strange and a sad thought that's been on my mind a lot lately too. Not ready for that, not one little bit. I told him no matter how big he gets, he will always be my baby. sniff sniff they I heard Forever Young with Joan Biaz singing and I started to cry because of the talk we had had 20 minutes earlier. big sniffs now....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lPgLumPK7k&feature=related

May God's blessing keep you always,
May your wishes always come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous,
Stand upright and be strong,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

Jan 5 2011

Billy found and ingenious way to eat his pear without getting sticky hands, use marsh mellow tongs for camping!
He had daddy fill out an 'all about him' (daddy) book and taped it together, it is VERY cute!
Feeling better tonight and wanting to go to school tomorrow, no fever or any of the other junk, lucky boy!
Dressed himself tonight.....stating the obvious?

Jan 4 2011

sick sick sick, illness has descended on the Hamilton house as Billy said, "I'm sick as garbage because garbage smells bad."
He is as sick as I am because all he wants to do is cuddle, so nice for my own sick self but we both have fevers and it makes us both more hot, no fun :(
Billy told me I love every part of your face so much I want to rip it off and hold you with me all the time gross and sweet at the same time haha

jan 3 2011 (an after the fact)

I clicked on These Days by Jackson Brown from Scotty's link on Facebook and Billy came and sat on my lap and 'slow danced' with me, head on shoulder arms around my neck and whispered "I love you so much mommy' the nicest 3 1/2 minutes of my week by far. Then he told me when he grows up he's only gonna be dancin' with boys and started singing 'Bad to the Bone' Those sweet moments rush by, they do, but boy are they worth it, so thank you Scott you are awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPk11AugG4c

Well I've been out walkin'
I don't do that much talkin' these days
These days
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
And all the times I had the chance to

And I had a lover
And it's so hard to risk another these days
These days
Now if I seem to be afraid ... to live the life I have made in song
Well it's just that I've been losin' ... so long

Well I'll keep on movin' ... movin' on
Things are bound to be improvin' these days
One of these days
These days I'll sit on corner stones
And count the time in quarter tones to ten ... my friend
Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them

Jan 3 2011

'May I have hot chocolate pleaseeeeeee? See it's already opened!'
First day back to school after Christmas break, it want "pretty good" (which means great) and tried cheese and apples for the first time and LOVED the combo.

Jan 2 2011

Building robots, watching Wallace and Grommit, throwing rocks in the creek, riding bicycles, jumping in puddles, a perfect rainy day for daddy and Billy
It snowed at Noni's today too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jan 1 2011

5:20 PM
Happy New Years Day
So sweet, love my boys, tired from a long day yesterday
Billy: It feels like men are standing on my eyes to make them go down. May I take a nap? WHAT!

Dec 31 2010

Happy New Year from all the Hamilton family even the one behind the camera!