Joshua's 3rd Birthday

Josh turned 3 on Sunday. We had a Sponge Bob birthday party on Saturday at Grandma & Grandpa Patton's.

Grandpa & Grandma

Grandpa & Grandma came down to Cypress this week to help watch the boys while Jill was out of town. Their adventures included storytime, McDonalds, and for Josh a trip to Walmart. When Josh was asked what he would like to do while Jacob was at preschool he replied, "Walmart." With the weather in the mid 70's every day the boys also got to ride their bikes every day and evening. Thanks for the help Grandma & Grandpa! I hope you get to rest over the next week.

Secret Admirer

Jacob has a secret admirer from preschool! Yesterday when he got home from preschool, I went through his backpack and came across a hallmark envelope with stickers on it. When I opened it there was a folded up construction paper. Naturally, I thought that they he had made a card at school for a family member. When I asked him about it, he said that he has never seen it before. When I opened it..... well, see for yourself what it says. He says he has no idea who it is from or how it got in his backpack. He said that he was going to ask his teacher about it. I will keep you posted if it was a mistake or if he truly has a secret admirer.

April Fools

I think this is a record 3 posts in one day!

I forgt it was April fools until Jacob played a real trick on me.

Jacobs April Fools:

"Mom, lets have a piece of pie"................."April Fools Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha"

"Mom, lets put this toy in the oven and cook it"..............."April Fools Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha"

Joshua April Fools:

"There are grapes in the refrigerator"................April fools "I gotcha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha"

They are pretty tricky.

All grown up

Today was kindergarten round-up for the Cy-Fair school District in which Jacob will be attending Ault Elementary next year. He was so excited to see his new school and was even more excited when he saw the kids getting out of school to get on the school bus. Jacob will be riding a school bus and can't stop talking about how exciting that will be. I just don't know what mom thinks about it yet. It makes me cry to think about my baby going off to school. What will I do next year without him?

I used to be little, but not anymore.

Tomorrow I'll get up and walk out the door.

I'm going to school--it's the first time for me.

It's great to be big, but I'm scared as can be.

My tummy's in knots. Do you want to know why?

I'm thinking that maybe, just maybe, I'll cry.

When Dad leaves the school and I'm there all alone, I'm thinking that maybe I'll want to go home.

But wait--Mommy said I'll play lots of new games, and meet lots of friends

--I can learn all their names.

The first day of school, oh there's so much to do!

There's painting and books and a big playground, too.

I used to be little, but not anymore.

Tomorrow I'll get up and walk out the door.

I'm going to school--it's my first day, you see.

It's great to be big!

I'm so glad that I'm me!

- Unkown Author

Jacob the Gentleman and Fabio Joshua

Daddy went to Vegas this past weekend with some buddies and Jacob decided he wanted to play a game that they usually play together. The game is called 'The knock down hug'. Jacob told me "Mom, if you play with me I won't do it hard because I know that girls don't like getting all busted up". Thank you Jacob for being so kind! :) And yes, we played and had fun, but I am glad that dad made it home to resume play!

The picture of Josh on his bike. So here is classic Josh riding his bike half dressed.

Hunting Eggs

Potty Talk Follow Up - Joshua and the Tree

Ok. A few posts back we were attempting potty training. Well, Josh has had more important ideas like playing and stuff. I have had no luck potty training and have tried every trick in the book. I think that I just have a really strong-willed child and it is going to have to be his idea. Anyway, while we were at the Houston Livestock & Rodeo Festival and decided to take a break, Josh came up to us and told us that he needed to go potty. Next thing you know we look over and Josh had pulled his shorts and diaper completely down and tried to go potty on a tree in public by the picnic tables. Of course Michael ran over to him and told him that it wasn't appropriate, so he foolded his arms pouted and stomped over to the bushes and was very upset for not letting him go potty. I tried to keep a straight face but it was really funny. What am I going to do with him? Does anyone have any good books on potty training the strong-willed child?

Houston Rodeo

Michael was on vacation last week so we decided to go to the Houston Livestock & Rodeo Show and hang out for the day. Apparently the Rodeo comes to town once a year for 3 weeks and it is a really big deal. Anyway we had a lot of fun and maybe next year we can attend the actual rodeo.

They had an area with games that Ford had sponsored. Josh loved the one where you jumped on the pad and steam came out of the headlights. I think that he would have played there all day if we let him.

The boys favorite was feeding the animals.

The most interesting was the cow milking demonstration and learning how milk is processed from start to finish.

Great Grandpa Denton

My 82 year old grandpa and his friend Margie are driving from Ohio to California to visit his sister, and made a pit stop in Houston to check out our new house and unpack a few boxes. They decided to escape the snow and we were so glad they came to visit us last weekend and had so much fun with them. We had some really great laughs. Grandpa and Marge were our first overnight guest since we have been married! The boys had been excited all week anticipating their visit. Grandpa even gave them their first card lessons. Thank you Grandpa for coming to visit! You are truly an inspiration and I hope that I can do all the things you are able to at your young age!

Easter Eggstravaganza!

Notice the only child that is not behind the line and the mother pointing to the line. You should be able to click on the picture to enlarge the photo.
Yes, that is the one and only Joshua Patton. Jill & the boys went to Dallas for an appointment and to see the grandparents for a night. Ironically, today's Dallas Morning News had an article on the Frisco Easter Egg Hunt and this photo of the 2007 egg hunt. In typical Joshua fashion, he wasn't going to line up behind the line.

Our New Home Cypress, TX

We put a contract on a house in Houston this week. Here is a sneak peak of the house. We are very excited about the house and are anxious to get the move over with. Our new residence will be in Cypress, TX. Details on the home to follow.....