Blaine Reed

New Blog

2007-10-29T13:58:00.000-05:00

I have compiled both of our Blogs into one. You can check out our new family blog at www.blaineandchloe.blogspot.com

Tennis Anyone?

2007-10-03T08:33:00.000-04:00

Talking on the phone with his daddy (in Kuwait) before tennis starts.

Last night Blaine had his first ever tennis lesson (other than with his daddy). Things went pretty well, and Blaine had a blast which is what really counts. The class is for kids 3-5.

Daddy Came to school today

2007-09-24T19:45:00.000-04:00

Today I took my daddy to school.

Bowling with Daddy

2007-09-22T21:55:00.001-04:00

Thank You SPC

2007-09-22T16:35:00.000-04:00

My whole school made a thank you card for my daddy. Here I am showing my daddy the card.

Daddy's Home

2007-09-22T16:28:00.001-04:00

Hiding under a rock

2007-09-18T18:14:00.000-04:00

OK, let me start off by saying I do not drink alcohol. I don't like the taste, plain and simple. I just don't like it; beer, wine, mixed drinks, hard liquor, don't like the taste. It isn't good for my Crohn's disease either, so it is a good thing I don't drink. That being said I have to share a story.
Last night Blaine had soccer practice. At 7pm I mentioned to Blaine that soccer practice was over, and it was time to go home. Blaine says (none too quietly) "Soccer is over? Now you can go home and have a beers". "Blaine" I shriek, "Mommy doesn't drink beer" (now all of the parents are looking at me), to which Blaine replies "Yes you do mommy, I saw you drinking beers" Where on earth did he get this I don't know. I have not even looked at a beer since he has been born, much less drank one in his presence. Now I am sure all the parents think I am some kind of closet alcoholic. I was so embarrassed. Sometimes I wonder why we paid all of that money for speech therapy when he was 2 and 3 years old and wasn't talking yet. (hehe)

Go Viper Fish!

2007-09-17T09:39:00.001-04:00

Blaine had his first soccer game this weekend (he was actually sick for the actual first game which was last Sunday). It was a very interesting game. All of the kids are under the age of 6, so no one keeps score. The idea is to have the kids learn the skills and the rules of the game. These pictures are of Blaine's team, the Viper Fish, practicing before the match. By the way, Blaine is #4.

Four, Five, and Six and the other Six

2007-09-16T10:58:00.000-04:00

OK, shortly after Joe left for military training, and Blaine was done with summer camp and swimming lessons, he started to get a little bored, and one day started talking about Four, Five and Six and the Other Six. At first I thought it was just a passing thing and he would forget about it once he stareted school and his days were "full" once again. What or who are Four, Five, and Six, and the Other Six you might ask? Well, they are Blaine's elaboratly imagined imaginary friends, and boy have they made life interesting around here and at school.
I don't even know where to start or which stories to jot down because they are all kind of funny.
One time, I had given Blaine a Star Wars Light Saber (which he insists is called a life saver)because he enjoyed playing with his friend Santino's one so much. Blaine decided that night that he wanted to sleep with it. I told him he could sleep with it, but if I heard him turn it on, I was going to have to take it away from him and give it back to him in the morning. A few minutes later I hear "oooh, I'm telling mommy. Mommy, Four, Five and Six (sometimes he leaves out the Other Six, I guess he goes home at night to his mommy)turned the life saver on" I went into his room and told him that I was going to have to take it away and he could have it back in the morning because it was time to go to sleep. Do you know that child cried and pleeded with me saying that it wasn't his fault, that Four, Five and Six had done it to get him into trouble!
Another time I heard him on the floor in his room yelling for me to go and pick him up because Four, Five and Six and the Other Six had pushed him down.
They also have races and play games which Blaine always wins.
This is kind of gross, but in the morning Joe and Blaine always used to have a race to see who could pee the fastest, well now that Joe is gone, Blaine "Pee races" with Four, Five and Six, and the Other Six.
Oh, and just this Friday, when Blaine's grandmother picked him up from school, she asked him if he had a good day at school, and he replied "No, Four, Five and Six made me do things that got me in trouble today"
I could go on and on about Four, Five and Six and the Other Six, and I am sure I will have lots more to add about them in the future, because it looks like they are here to stay.

Princess Blaine

2007-09-16T10:51:00.000-04:00

OK, now I know he is going to kill me when he is older for posting this, but I couldn't pass this up. He insisted I take his picture wearing this Tinkerbell flower tiara. Excuse his face, he still gets food all over him when he eats, and I was just about to put him in the bathtub when he came up to me wearing this. I bet his daddy is trying to get on a plane right now to come home and reclaim his son. Having fun in Iraq yet, honey?

Will you marry me mommy?

2007-09-10T14:37:00.000-04:00

OK, Blaine says so many cute and adorable things that I am going to start to write them all here so that I can keep them forever. Yesterday Blaine and I were playing in the office and talking to Maw Maw on the phone when Blaine asked me, "Mommy, will you marry me" I said, "Blaine, I am already married to daddy, but thank you for asking" and he said "then who am I going to marry?" I told him he was a little young, and he didn't need to worry about getting married right now. I told him that before he got married he had to finish school and get a job. Blaine said, "I am going to work at McDonalds when I grow up, will you buy me a wallet to keep all of my money?"
Those that know Blaine know that he doesn't drop a subject that easily. All day he worried about who he would marry when he grew up. Last night, I took him to McDonalds for a Happy Meal because he has been sick and has not been eating a lot, and I knew he would eat a chicken nugget Happy Meal no matter how sick he was. Blaine asks me, "Mommy, ask that McDonald's worker how much money they make. I am going to have to make a lot of money if I am going to get married." That's my boy!

Blaine holding a Snake! Oh My!

2007-08-17T09:20:00.000-04:00

This is what happens when I let my only child spend the day with his Paw Paw.

First Day of School

2007-08-17T09:07:00.001-04:00

Blaine had his first day of school on Wednesday, and did really well. He loved every minute of it, and told me it was good to be back!

Swimming Lessons

2007-08-17T08:57:00.000-04:00

Blaine attented two, two week sessions of swimming lessons at Crawfish Aquatics
in July. He loved it and the instructors did an amazing job. It is a wonderful program, and Joe and I were blown away by what Blaine was able to do at the end of only one month of swimming lessons (in his entire life).

Best Friends

2007-08-17T08:42:00.001-04:00

This is Blaine and his best friend Santino. Santino and his family moved next door in October of 2005. Blaine and Santino love, love, love to play together, and are always together.

Yesterday was my birthday

2007-07-07T12:42:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!

2007-07-06T20:28:00.000-04:00

I am fianlly 5!
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Meeee
Happy Birthday to Me

Video by Blaine

2007-07-01T19:29:00.000-04:00

Blaine has always been obsessed with technology and anything that is not his. In this video he has taken his Paw Paw's new video recorder, and decided he would tape himself asking himself questions, because I was busy uploading his birthday pictures. I was so involved with what I was doing,I really wasn't paying much attention to him or what he was doing. Later I heard him playing it back on the recorder and laughing hysterically at himself. I had to see what he was up to, and when I looked at it I couldn't stop laughing. Introducing Blaine's video debut....

Blaine's Party

2007-07-01T18:10:00.000-04:00

Blaine's 5th Birthday Party

2007-07-01T17:37:00.000-04:00

Me and Baby George

2007-06-25T13:37:00.000-04:00

2007-06-24T16:55:00.000-04:00

The Ostrich Eggs Hatched Today!

2007-06-21T21:48:00.000-04:00

Here are my new pets.
Aren't they ugly?

Watermellon Party!

2007-06-10T21:05:00.000-04:00

When I go to my Maw Maw and Paw Paw's house we always have a watermellon party on the deck.

Here is a white peacock trying to get in on the watermellon fun.

My Pets

2007-06-10T20:50:00.000-04:00

I love animals and me and my Paw Paw have a lot of animals.

See this turkey? He tackled me the other day so I told Paw Paw we were going to eat him for Thanksgiving if he messes with me again.

These are some of Paw Paw's Serama babies.

I have some hamsters

Here are some Ostrich eggs Paw Paw is trying to hatch. It would be so cool to have an ostrich as a pet.

CHEESE

2007-06-10T20:46:00.000-04:00

Fishing at Maw Maw and Paw Paw's House

2007-06-10T20:42:00.000-04:00

Me and Muffin

2007-06-10T20:39:00.000-04:00

Smokey's Disney Shirt

2007-05-20T17:04:00.001-04:00

I don't know about you, but I don't think Smokey likes his new shirt very much.

Field Day

2007-05-20T16:49:00.001-04:00

My school had Field Day on May 11, 2007
That's me getting ready to throw bean bags!

World Trade Day

2007-05-20T16:39:00.000-04:00

My school had World Trade Day on May 10, 2007. Every grade, Pre-K to 8th grade had to pick a county to study and then we had to "turn" our classrooms into our chosen country and everyone traveled around the "World" to visit the different countries. We had passports and everything. I am in Pre-K and we picked Mexico. My Nanny teaches third grade at my school and he class chose Egypt. I only have pictures of Mexico though.

That's me in the sombraro. I was a bullfighter. My line was "Bullfighting was introduced by the Spanish and it is still a popular sport to this day"

Muffin and Solitaire

2007-04-29T21:46:00.000-04:00

My donkey Muffin finally had her baby last night. He is soooooooo cute. I named him Solitaire because that is my favorite game to play with my Paw Paw on the computer.

Crawfish Boil at Maw Maw and Paw Paw's House

2007-04-29T21:31:00.000-04:00

We had a crawfish boil at Maw Maw and Paw Paw's house last weekend. It was soooo good.

Playhouse Disney

2007-04-23T13:36:00.001-04:00

Breakfast with Winnie the Pooh and Friends

2007-04-23T13:23:00.000-04:00

Easter Day In Disney World

2007-04-23T13:10:00.000-04:00

Holy Thursday

2007-04-23T12:56:00.000-04:00

When Blaine got home from school on Holy Thursday, he had an Easter Basket waiting for him in his room. The Easter Bunny came a little early because he wanted to make sure that Blaine got a chance to enjoy his Easter goodies before he left for Disney World the following day.

2007-04-23T12:55:00.001-04:00

Easter Eggs and Cookies

2007-04-05T09:04:00.000-04:00

Field Trip to the Zoo

2007-04-05T08:53:00.000-04:00

The Giraffe's are my favorite

Me and Brianna brushing a goat

Last week my Pre-K class went on a Field Trip to the Zoo.

Helping daddy, again!

2007-04-05T08:45:00.000-04:00

My daddy likes to help my mommy out around the house, and one of the things he likes to do is fold laundry (daddy said not to tell any of his friends or he could lose his man card). While daddy folds clothes, I take all of the socks and play with them. I put them around in a circle and do my sock dance. It is a lot of fun. You should try it. Oh, and my mommy wanted me to let you all know that my daddy dressed me.

Helping Daddy

2007-03-25T10:40:00.000-04:00

Mommy had daddy paint the shutters this weekend. I decided to help. Good thing I did, or daddy would have never finished.

SPC Spring Festival

2007-03-25T10:27:00.000-04:00

This is Brianna, she is in my class. She also really liked the roller coaster.

Last weekend was the Spring Festival at my school. I had a lot of fun riding the rides. The slide, strawberries and roller coaster were my favorites. I rode each of them about a million times.

Easter Egg Hunt

2007-03-25T10:23:00.000-04:00

Last weekend we had an Easter Egg hunt at my school. I am the one in the navy and yellow jacket.

Meet Smokey Tijuana ChiChi

2007-03-25T10:13:00.000-04:00

This is my new dog, Smokey Tijuana ChiChi. Smokey was the name given to him by his last owner, because when he was born he was a grey color. Tijuana is the name given to him by my dad, and ChiChi by my mom. I like Smokey best, and that is what I will call him. He is the best dog ever, and I love him.

Me and My Dad

2007-03-13T11:04:00.000-04:00

When my cousins left, me and dad were worn out.

Allie, Audrey, and Katie Beth

2007-03-13T10:50:00.000-04:00

Some of my cousins from TX came for a visit this weekend. We had a lot of fun. I got to meet Katie Beth for the first time. She is so cute. My mom took some pictures.

Katie Beth

Allie, Audrey and Me

States I have been to, or traveled through

2007-03-07T14:40:00.000-05:00

create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.

We're going to Disney World

2007-02-28T08:47:00.000-05:00

My mom and dad are taking me to Disney World for Spring Break! I love Disney World.

EXCITED!

2007-02-19T10:20:00.000-05:00

I was so excited that I was going to a Mardi Gras parade yesterday, that I woke up at 5 am. When my mom woke up at 7 am, this is how she found my daddy and I. We were sound asleep on the sofa.

Parade Photos

2007-02-19T10:08:00.000-05:00

My first Mardi Gras Parade

2007-02-19T09:55:00.000-05:00

On Sunday my mommy and daddy took me to my first "real" Mardi Gras parade in Thibodaux, LA. We watched the parade with our good friends, the Badeauxs. Mrs. Cindy and my mom have been friends since they were little girls. We had a great time.

This is Lauren, Mrs. Cindy's little girl. My mom always teases me and says that she is my future wife. Girls are yucky, but Lauren in OK.

Happy Valentine's Day

2007-02-14T13:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day

Blaine's mom here. I had a cute story to tell. Blaine came home from school on Monday, and proudly announced that Wednesday was Valentine's Day, and that he wanted his daddy to be his boyfriend! hahaha

On my way to Preschool

2007-01-31T08:15:00.000-05:00

My mom took this picture of me while I was waiting for my ride to school. She said I looked so grown up with my MP3 player and backpack that she couldn't help herself. She also went on and on about how fast I was growing up, and how I wasn't her little baby anymore. Man, mommies are so sensitive.

Picture of Me by Me

2007-01-29T12:53:00.000-05:00

I took this picture of myself with my very own digital camera that Santa brought me for Christmas!

My House (At night with Christmas Lights)

2007-01-24T20:41:00.000-05:00

Don't worry, my dad took them down already, these pictures are from last month!

Lots of Pictures

2007-01-24T20:34:00.000-05:00

Cheese!

Don't mess with me!

I fell asleep

My Room

2007-01-24T19:43:00.000-05:00

This is a picture of my room.

Mommy likes this picture, I think it's fruity!

2007-01-24T10:09:00.000-05:00

Goofy Hair Picture

2007-01-04T11:49:00.000-05:00

The title says it all!

My Family

2007-01-02T13:20:00.000-05:00

This is my mommy and daddy. We sent these pictures to China with our Dossier. We love to go to Disney World together. This picture was taken while we were in Disney World for my 4th birthday. The next time we go, we hope to have my little sister Chloe with us.

My Daddy, My Best Friend

2007-01-02T13:16:00.000-05:00

I love my daddy. He is my very best friend. We do everything together. He is the best daddy in the whole world.

My Cousins

2007-01-02T13:12:00.000-05:00

These are some of my cousins. Emily, Me, Allie, and Audrey. Not pictured are Elizabeth, Adam, Aaron. Nicholas, Joseph, Koda and Katie Beth.

Christmas Eve Picture

2006-12-31T16:46:00.000-05:00

On Christmas eve my Nanny (Godmother) came over and we opened some presents before Santa came. Thank you Nanny for my ant farm, air hocky game and Papa Noel book.

Christmas Play at SPC

2006-12-31T16:43:00.000-05:00

Me at my Christmas play. I was Awesome!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2006-12-31T16:39:00.000-05:00

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and that your 2006 was great, and that your 2007 will be even better! Happy New Year!

What were you for Halloween?

2006-11-27T12:32:00.000-05:00

I was a Houston Texan for Halloween this year. I got a lota, lota, lota, candy. The Texan's aren't doing so good this year, I should have been a Saint.

My Pre-K class took a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Here I am looking for the perfect pumpkin.

My First Blog Entry

2006-11-27T12:14:00.000-05:00

Hi. My name is Blaine. I am 4.

This is my new Blog.

I love computers and playing outside. My mommy and daddy are adopting a baby sister for me from China. Her name will be Chloe. I can't wait to be a big brother.