Field Trip to the Zoo

The kids experienced their first big field trip. They were super excited to ride the bus!

We hung out with one of the kids best friends, Jayda. Jayda loves Jax and was constantly trying to get him to hold her hand.

Pic with more friends...Jayda, Gracie, & Zander

It was a goregous day. The past couple of times we have been to the zoo, the lion has been MIA which has been very upsetting to Jax. Today, we finally saw the lion which made Jax's day.

Easter

My Bunnies

To my surprise, when I picked up the kids from school they had been transformed into little bunnies. Perfect timing since we were planning to color eggs.
Jax taking some time to decorate a couple of eggs.

Baylor woke up in a foul mood today. I guess since I had the day off, he felt he should as well, so he didn't want to go to school. When we got home, he refused to be a part of the egg coloring fun. I guess he needed some time to chill. By the time he joined the other two, there was only one egg left to color but he helped decorate a couple of eggs. This is so typical of Baylor. He wants to do everything on his own time.

One cute Bunny!
The boys decorated a few eggs with stickers and left the rest for Delaney. At one point, she complained about being tired so I told her she didn't have to decorate them all but she insisted. She asked for my help but then soon informed me I was doing it all wrong and she would do it all herself. Hmm.... Daddy who does that sound like?

The Season Begins

Monday evening the kids played their first game of coach pitch baseball. I was reluctant to let them play as the temperature was in the 40's with a wind chill in the 30's, but apparently I was one of very few parents who were concerned. Rick couldn't see us sitting out as we would put the team down three players, so we bundled up and headed to the field. The kids excitement for the first game of the season worked in their favor. I guess the initial adrenaline rush helped to keep them a little warmer. Once we left the house, I didn't get any pictures that evening because I was either so cold I didn't want to move or I was trying to keep kids warm in the dug-out. I know my initial appearance in the dug-out irritated Rick, but I was only doing what I could to keep them warm, so they could go out and play when it was their turn. I think he realizes this now. And, pictures would have only showed kids with red faces and runny noses. Baylor and Delaney tolerated the cold much better than Jax. He definitely has my blood and was literally shaking while he was up at bat.

We lost by one run, but our kids played great considering the weather conditions and that it was their first game of the season. At the end, with teeth still chattering, each of them said they had fun. Even after a warm bath that night the boys slept with more covers than I think they ever have in their lifetime.

Tuesday evening, we picked up our first win of the season. The kids each got a hit; they are definitely making improvement. I'm exhausted from this weeks events. We play every Monday and Tuesday from now until the end of May. I can tell it's going to be a very long couple of months.

Taste of Spring

Only in Oklahoma can it be 75 degrees one day and below 40 the next but that would pretty much sum up this weekend. Saturday, we took full advantage of the sunshine by spending most of the day outside.Much to my surprise, I found the kids slithering around the house with their toy water guns. It didn't take me long to realize they were playing Indiana Jones and I realized all that they had learned from their latest movie craze. I immediately gave them the talk about guns and Jax said, "mom....I know... this is only pretend."

We practiced a little hitting for baseball and then they wanted play some family football.

The kids practiced their talent. Delaney can really hula, but she also knows it. We took the training wheels off of her bike while her confidence was high, but the wind made it difficult to balance. We'll have to try another day.



Rick fired up the grill for the first time. Uncle Patrick and Aunt Julie joined us for dinner.

Days like this are the best. Bring on the heat, sunshine, and flip flops. We are ready for spring!

Talent & Competition

Who knew Pre-K would breed competition. Thursday, the kids were telling me all about how they were going to have a show-n-tell/talent day at school, where the kids would take something and show off their special talent. Delaney said that she and another friend, Jayda were going to take their hula hoops as their special talent. I haven't even seen Delaney pull out her hula hoop in quite a few months, but who I was I to dampen her spirit. I asked the boys what talent they were planning to show off and they said they were going to show off their mastery of light saber skills. Shocking! The story went on that the teacher was going to be gone on Friday so they would have their talent day the following week. I am not sure what happened but I guess Jayda ended up bringing her hula hoop to school on Friday and needless to say amazed everyone with her hula skills. So, since Delaney got home yesterday, she has been insistent on practicing as she has to be better than Jayda. She was practicing until 8:30 last night and didn't want to go to bed. I have to say she's made improvement and now can say she has hula talent. I guess, I am proud that she can have a goal and be disciplined enough to try and reach it.

A side note is that while Jayda is friends with all of the kids, Jayda has a special love for Jax. But since Delaney and Jayda have found a common interest in hula, I guess Jayda blew off Jax. Jax told Rick that something had come between them. (Where does a 5 year old come up this?) Rick asked what it was and he said he didn't know. I am glad that he is blind to the truth. Maybe this is why they get along so well at school.

LOST Tooth

Delaney lost another tooth, but this time I do mean lost. She called on Tuesday, while I was at work with a long drawn out story about how she had lost her tooth and she was concerned because she couldn't find it. I told her we would write the tooth fairy a note.

I knew that it was pretty loose on Sunday evening but neither Rick or I felt like trying to fight her to pull it. (Yes, we won't be winning any parental awards this month). Since she lost the first one eating corn on the cob, she kept saying, I just need to eat some corn. We did look around the house but never found it. I'm guessing she lost it in her sleep Monday evening. She did insist on writing her note as soon as we got home. She decided what to write,and I helped her by spelling words for her. She insisted on writing on this tiny piece of paper she cut-out.

The note:

Dear Tooth Fairy,

I lost my tooth. I can't find it. Heart, Delaney.

March Madness

The last weekend in March dumped about 4 inches of snow on us. For most kids, this was quite the joy as this is the most snow, as opposed to ice, that we have seen in a couple of years. I'm feeling like the guilty parent this week as I see everyone post fun pictures of kids in the snow and my kids didn't even step foot in the snow. I finally caught the spring break virus last weekend so I pretty much spent Saturday in bed. Rick had the virus earlier in the week and was still trying to recover so he didn't really feel like getting out with them either. It was a very wet snow and we lost power for an hour so I couldn't see risking having three wet kids without heat. Mostly, I just didn't have the energy to bundle them all up. Delaney asked a couple of times about going out but didn't really beg, much to my surprise. Poor Kids. Guess, we really will have take them to Disney World now!