Lexie turns 3!

Lexie picked the Little Mermaid for her 3y old Birthday Party Theme. Our friend Kristen did an awesome job on Lex's cake. She was so excited about her big day telling me "I so esited" for about a month prior. Unfortunately she came down with a cough the day of her party. I was so sad for her. We made it through lots of jumping and running around with her friends at Let's Jump. But by the time cake was served, Lex was coughing her head off. She didn't let that prevent her from enjoying her cake though. Overall it was a success, and Lexie got lots of presents to celebrate her big day.

Pumpkin Patch 2012

Greg took off early so we could take the kids to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch as is becoming tradition. I always request 10min of dutiful picture taking before the kids take off to enjoy the activities. They are usually agreeable to my plan and if not I am not afraid to use bribery. Today no bribes were needed and I got some great pics of the kids with the pumpkins. The favorite activities seem to be the big maze, because they went over and over... They were also fans of the bounce houses and slides, hayride, and wooden characters they could identify. I heard Lex at one point laughing and saying "this is crazy" as she was getting bounced around the bounce slide. Caleb, my little leader, led a group of new "friends" through the winding maze. Overall we had a wonderful time at the Pumpkin Patch.

Caleb's Flag Football Season 2012

Caleb has started flag football this fall for the first time. He has always been athletically inclined, but has done awesome since he's learned the basics of the game.  He has become a pro at pulling the flags off his opponents. And has made 2-3 touchdowns each game. Now we just need to work on football terminology. The first game he played he had pulled a few flags, then came to me and said "Mom I got 3 outs". LOL! I wonder which sport he'll want to stick with as he gets older though. It's so fun watching him at whatever sport he picks. So proud of my little man. In our short season we have had hot weather, nice warm days, and freezing cold days while watching Caleb play. Lex has been a real trooper through it all helping us cheer Bubba on.

"Sexy Lexie"

Lexie is in the Early Preschool 3 class at Primrose and loves it. Her best friend is Meredith who is a cute little blonde girl. Apparently Meredith cannot say Lexie though, instead she calls her "Sexy". The teachers told us today that they overheard Lexie trying to correct Meredith.

Lexie: "No Meredith its LLLexie". Mer: "Sexy". Lex: " No, LLLexie". Mer: "SSSexy". Lex: "Oh fine. Lets go." Lol! I love it.

Caleb and School/Lexie's Silly talk

Caleb started off not a fan of school. He would cry and tell me "You can't make me go" the evenings before bed.  They have a color system at school on behavior, and he would get below the average green at least once or twice a week which was worrisome to me. He was very tired and whiney about having to get up so early, even though we would try to get to bed early each night. The last few weeks have finally turned around as he gets into a better routine, and learned there a rewards for good behavior and consequences for poor behavior. He tells me now though that he likes to sleep, and rarely gives me trouble at bedtime now. As for Lexie, she loves her new Preschool class. She is talking so much more in fun conversations and loves to "read" us stories every night. The funniest thing I've heard from Lexie recently was "look Mommy, my bottom wriggled when I tooted" LOL! She is shy with strangers, but engages when she warms up to people. So different than Caleb was at that age. I love watching the differences in both my babies as they grow. Parenting is such a gift.

Caleb's First Day of Kindergarten/6th Birthday

Today was the first day of Kindergarten for Caleb as well as his 6th birthday. It was a big day for him. Greg and I walked him to his class to show him the way and re-introduce his teacher to him, Mrs. Miller. She seemed very sweet and I was excited he was going to have someone nice and caring. Caleb did good until right before we were about to leave, then he was nervous and wanted to go home with us. I almost cried then, but was proud I stayed strong for him. I can't believe he is old enough to be in kindergarten, time is going by way too fast. Today was also Greg and my 8th wedding anniversary, so we celebrated by eating lunch together and reminiscing on the years. This evening we let Caleb decide where he wanted to have dinner, so it was no surprise when he picked Joe's Crabshack. Hehe and Chance met us to help celebrate at dinner. Caleb wanted to go there because he likes to dance, but when they put him on the spot to ride the stick horse and dance, he got shy and just stood there and smiled. So different than his younger self already. Lol! We had a successful day overall.

Caleb's Angry Bird Birthday Party

                                                           
Caleb wanted to have the Angry bird theme for his 6th birthday party. We picked the Urban Air Trampoline Park to have his party with several of his close friends.

 The started with some mild jumping on the trampoline squares, with even Lexie and Daddy getting in on the fun. Then the boys went wild all over the inside park. They had lots of fun, but were often stopped to be reminded of the rules by their staff which I tried not to laugh at. I think all the boys were hearing was "blah, blah, blah." The highlight of the party for the boys was the Dodge ball game.

 I went inside the game area with them to get some pictures and was a little nervous once the balls started flying. I'm not sure who was having more fun, the kids or the dads. We finally had all the fun we could stand, and stopped for pizza and cake. Our friend Kristen did an amazing job on the Angry Bird Cake.

I'm so glad everyone got to come and take part in his special occasion. We hauled his present lute home for him to open there.  

 He was very appreciated of al the goodies given.