A good laugh

To end Spring Break last week we went to the last home game of the Odessa Jackalopes. (thanks Kyle for the tickets, we had a blast). We LOVE hockey!!! We really enjoy watching it. Between one of the periods they had some little guys come out and play. They were so cute. One of them couldn't have been older than 4 and he was out on the ice just doing circles. One would fall and then the next would fall over the top of them...this may sound bad, but it was funny to watch them. While we were sitting there watching them Parker decided that he wanted to play hockey. Not sure how that is going to be. We are going to take him ice skating first and see how he does on skates. He may just say that it is too hard. But with a little practice he will probably do great. I can just see it now though, I am sure that there will be plenty of giggles at the games and practices. I know that the crowd the other night sure got a good laugh.

This little guy was so funny. The game was going on at the other end of the ice and he was just standing there ready for the puck....oh just thinking about watching them just makes me laugh!!

Finally

I think that Spring has finally arrived!! Check out the blossoms on my tree from my backyard.....I love spring!! We have also begun the dreaded yard work. I hate it and Jeff loves it. Well I have a love hate relationship with it. I love how it looks after it is done but I hate doing it. It is just such hard work. And good old mother nature comes along and ruins it half the time. Especially here in windy west Texas.

What kid wouldn't love this???

As part of Spring Break we went to Lubbock for the day while we were there we went to Krispy Kreme....yum!!! I have always wanted Parker to see the donuts made and last time we went they weren't making any more that day. I was bummed. We had to wait a while but we finally got to see them made this day....yay!!! The kids were fascinated by it!! We had a great time. We went with the Nelsons and the Pitchers. (Thanks Stephanie for coming over from Amarillo). We all had a great time and were definitely on a sugar high when we left. Thank goodness the kids were stuck in car seats for two hours after. It's also a good thing that Krispy Kreme is all the way in Lubbock!!!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!

A leprechaun came to visit again. Didn't do as much damage this year. Parker would not drink our green milk from last year. What a weirdo!! This year Lenny the Leprechuan only turned some of our sugar green and left treats in the freezer. Now Parker is convinced that the whole tub of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream is all his. We had a fun day!! Spent some time outside at the park and it is Parker's Spring Break and so we had all day to play!!! I wanted to try and make something green for dinner but on the off chance that Parker won't eat it, I may have to wait and do it another year. Hope the luck of the Irish has come your way!!!

It's Official

We have been waiting what feels like forever (really it has only been 2 months) but we found out last week that Parker got into the school we wanted him to get into. We are so excited. He is now a MCA Knight. He is very excited. When Jeff and I talked about schooling for Parker (before he even started Kindergarten) we had a HUGE debate about home school and public school. He was home schooled and for him it was a no brainer. Well I went to public school and I really wanted him to have the social aspect of public school. Now that he has gone to public school there is so much more politics that we don't want to have to deal with and don't want him to be exposed to. So this school is the best of both worlds. He gets to go to school 2 1/2 days a week and then is home schooled the other two....yeah!! On Fridays he only goes 3 hours. One hour of Spanish, one of Science, and one of Music. We could also choose Art if we would like. We LOVE this school. Their curriculum is amazing!!! One thing that I felt he was missing out on while in school was the chance to be a kid. He was in school from sun up to sun down (it felt like) and he would tell me that he didn't have time to play. Plus I get to have more of a hand in his education. We are so excited and we cannot wait. Plus his best little friend is going to be going there as well. YAY!!! Parker is very excited, but a little confused. After I told him he wanted to know if we were going there that day. He is not quite getting it. The fall will not come soon enough.

ZZZZZ.....

So I took my friend Laura's advice and let Parker have school breakfast today. For the record I let him have school lunch today as well. And I did enjoy my 20 minutes more of sleep...why try to be an overachiever??? Maybe in my next life?? (on a side not, Jeff wasn't here to enjoy my nice breakfast and so I didn't want to try, LOL)

Overacheiver

I am not a morning person at all. Not sure I ever will be. I have been trying the last week to make a hot breakfast for Parker. I have done waffles, pancakes, german pancakes, and the list goes on. Jeff and Addison are loving it. This is a conversation we had about it this morning.

P: Mom, when can I choose my breakfast?
Me: what do you mean?
P: Well I want to have Captain Crunch!!
Me: You mean you don't like the nice breakfast I have been making you?
P: I just want Captain Crunch mom.

Inside I am kind of upset, why have I been killing myself to get up and make him breakfast when a bowl of cereal is all he wants? To top it off he tells me on the way to school today that the school makes better breakfast than me and that he wants to have breakfast at school. I guess I had better stop being an overachiever and let the kid have cereal or even better let him have breakfast at school. Kids are funny!!!