GO Rangers!!

Now that we are in Houston, we had an opportunity to go to a Houston Astros game. Mike, of course, picked a day that the Astros were playing the Texas Rangers. The boys were so excited the night before and as usual Joshua kept saying "can we do that now?" They had so much fun.

The highlight of the game for the boys is when the astros hit a homerun there is a train that runs back and forth. Luckily, the train only ran once.

We were able to get Josh in the game free, but the downside to that was that he had to sit on our laps. Unfortunately, he officially still has no attention span.

Josh's favorite part of the game was:

changing hats about fifty times during the game,

eating,

drinking,
eating some more,
and drinking.

Jacob enjoyed clapping with all of the fun music and learning all about baseball. The reason there is not as many pictures of him, is because he was actually watching the game.

I think dad had a really good time sharing his love for baseball with his boys, eventhough they did not cheer for them same team. Oh, and the best part of the game was that the Rangers won. GO RANGERS!!

POTTY TRAINED!!

We are proud to say that Josh is potty trained! It is such a relief after months of mom and dad trying and Josh's determination that he was not going to no matter what. He is such an independent and complex child. We finally came to the conclusion, the potty department was the one thing that he could control and he did. It was going to be on his timeline and only when he decided. He is even waking up from naps and nightime with dry diapers. Yeah Josh!! We celebrated yesterday with an award ceremony for him. For those of you who know the pain that we have been going through, this is a really big deal!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA

Happy Birthday Grandpa Patton!!

I'm Tiger Woods

Jacob & I just finished watching the final round of the US Open where Tiger Woods birdied the last hole to force a playoff. About 3 minutes later, Jacob began practicing his imitation of Tiger's celebration after his final putt.

My Little Fish

The boys started swim lessons today. Joshua has the 9:00 slot and Jacob the 9:30. Joshua stole the show, as usual, with his outgoing personality the size of Texas and winning smile. Now if we can only work on his attention span. He spent much of the classs asking the teacher if he could go down the water slide now or he wanted to do what the other class was doing across the pool (which was totally out of his league). Whenever the teacher would ask who wants to go first Josh would excitedly exclaim "me first" and raise his hand before she could even finish her sentence. His swim teacher calls him "her brave little one."

Jacob did really good too. This was his first time for swim lessons, we just never got around to it last year. He was very excited also and always volunteered to go first. He is usually so shy so it was very comforting to see him speak up and be excited. At one point he even yelled across the pool "Hey mom, look at me I can hop on one foot in the pool! Is that great?" Now that is impressive stuff. He is very talented. :)

Meanwhile, mom stood by the edge of the pool and baked. Why didn't anyone tell me that swim lessons are fun for the kids but brutal for the parents? It was really hard to stand by the pool and watch all the kids spashing around in the pool staying cool while all the parents baked and sweat in the hot Houston sun with no shade in sight! What a beat down, but I am glad they are having fun. Oh, the day in the life of a mom.

I don't think that either one will be swimming across the pool anytime soon, but it was definitely a succesful first day.

Josh Sleep Deprived

Joshua is borderline on still needing to take naps daily. He denifinitely still needs one, but if we are out and about he can go without one. Usually when he misses though, by the end of the day him and I both regret it. I put him down for a nap today but he decided to play instead. Spaghetti night for Joshua didn't last long as you can see.

Since he fell asleep early, we had a rare opportunity to play an age appropriate board game with Jake. We played Monopoly, Jr.. Dad won one and Jake won the second game.

Great-Grandpa the Fashion Icon

Jacob informed me today that he wanted to move to Ohio so that he could live next to Great Grandpa and walk to his house everyday. When I asked what he loved most about Great Grandpa he responded that he wears really cool clothes. He cracks me up. The boys have such a special bond with Great Grandpa. Although we live far apart the boys talk about him all of the time. The boys talk about him all of the time and always get really excited when they know that he is coming to visit. They have been to fortunate enough to see him at least twice a year through the years and have such a blast. They really make me smile when they are together! Keep up with your great fashion statement Great Grandpa, Jacob thinks you are rock star! They are so fortunate to have you in their life. How lucky am I to know that they aspire to be just like you in so many ways. We all love you!!

In trouble again

When Mike went into the study this morning this is what he found. A goldfish bag that someone had cut slits in all around the top. I don't even think that I need to take a vote to see who you think is the guilty one.

I quickly brought the boys in for questioning. I lined them up on the couch, showed them the evidence along with the scissors and asked "who did this?" With no remorse or fear and a smile on his face he quickly pointed to himself and responded "me". Apparantly I need to find a better place for my scissors. (For the record we were impressed with the precise spacing between each cut.)

Congratulations to the Graduate!!

Jacob had his preschool graduation today. It was very informal, but very cute. They introduced each child and gave them a certificate. They had interviewed each child prior to the graduation and asked them what they wanted to be when they grow up and what they are looking forward to in kindergarten. Jacob wants to be a football player when he grows up (I think someone forgot to tell him that football players get beat up and knocked around) and he can't wait to play on the playground in kindergarten.

Happy Mothers Day

We had a great Mothers Day that included bike riding and dinner at Outback steakhouse (Mom's favorite). Both Mom & Dad got bikes yesterday so the whole fam can ride together. The boys formed teams to race against each other. Mom & Jake are Team Rangers and Dad & Josh are Team Speed Racers. Happy Mothers Day!!

Mothers Day Tea

Jacob's preschool hosted a Mothers Day Tea on Thursday. Jacob was so excited when Josh and I arrived. He was anxious to bring me to the table of muffins and lemonade. He also could not wait to show me the placemat and present he had made for me (see below). They went all out and all of the mothers had a good time. He made the placemat with the color purple. When I acknowledged the color of the placemat he said "Mom, its your favorite color and I wanted to see you smile." He is always so thoughtful and quite the gentleman!! He is so compasionate and has such a big heart. He is having a preschool graduation on May 20th and onward to kindergarten. I think he is going to be a big hit with the teachers next year!

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