what really happened

so...it's been a week since i posted our fabulous news. my intention was to share with you the details of the day...including my full fledged freak-out/scream fest over leo's outfit which eventually led to the unfortunate incident of drew touching a hot iron and burning his finger and screaming his head as we are trying to get out the door, apply first aid, and continuing on for the first 10 to 15 minutes on the road to the courthouse.  but, since so much time has past, those events just don't seem as important to document.  i'm over them.  my family has forgiven me. and drew's finger is healed.  i will however share this with you...during the peak of my fit, i yelled that leo's extremely wrinkled blue button down shirt that i had just pulled from a hand-me down plastic bin becuase his other clothes did not fit looked like poop (it took everything i had not to say the more inappropriate adult word).  without missing a beat (and instantly putting things back into perspective for me) drew said "mom, it doesn't look like poop.  poop is smooth!"  so true little dude.  so true.  (he followed that with "see how smart i am.  and i don't even go to school yet!"  oh, boy.)

GREAT things have happened since i last posted...drew's off the wait list and in everyday kindergarten, my boys got the best haircuts ever...and leo has miraculously stopped drooling, for reasons absolutely unknown.  [which does make us wonder if we are still supposed to have his adenoids removed along with the other has-been-impossible-to-coordinate below the belt procedure. part of me believes the drool was all god's plan to have the below the belt procedure done - cause we had always decided we wouldn't solely put leo under anesthesia for that - so with needing the adenoids out it made sense to us to do it too.  though, a friend recently pointed out that the opposite could be true...god may be telling us not to touch leo's privates by curing the drool.  things that make you go hmmm.  decisions.  decisions.

anyhow...back to the post at hand.  here's some of the behind the scenes looks at our all important day.

the scene before heading into the courthouse - looks like some good afternoon car naps were had!

 this series of pictures was taken as soon as we left the courtroom.  drew insisted we sing "oh say can you sing" (aka...the star spangled banner) which we also sing before playing hockey games in the basement and in the driveway

and the home of the BRAVE

patiently waiting while mom figures out and waits for paperwork

and then, waiting with a little more spirited attitude

until next time...i've got a date with my big boy tonight - we're headed to the NCAA hockey championship game.  i am so excited.  GO BLUE!!!!