Sadly, it's been a month since I've posted. It's been a long 3 weeks for us with Round Eye getting the flu, then the Pink Princess, then Mickey got an ear infection, then the Pink Princess got an ear infection... thankfully, they are on all the way to recovery. And in the midst, we celebrated the Mickster's 8th birthday.
Here he is at his birthday dinner at his favorite Mexican restaurant. They sang HP to him. He loved it...and the sombero as well.
Interesting stuff...
We regulate his computer, DS and wii time so #1 really isn't an issue...for us anyways.
He's not a huge sweets eater so #2 really isn't an issue either...for us anyways.
#3 is interesting though. I have yet to get the reason behind it, but I'm thinking it has to do with talking to her=conduct marks for him? Surely, it isn't about a falling out??? LOL
After countless days of dry, heat...a little bit of rain fell so the mutts went out to play, but only the Pink Princess would pose for the camera.
The Mickster won his first 1st Place trophy at BMX. He was so excited that both he and his cousin won!
The Mickster won his first BMX trophy today! 2nd place! Woohoo!!! He is so proud of that win...as are we! Go Mickster, go!!!
Summer is finally here and with it brings hot, hot, HOT weather. And hot weather will find us at the pool quite a bit. So to jumpstart the mutts summer, we started swimming lessons last week.
The Mickster did great as expected. He jumped right in and pretty much picked up where he left off last summer with this same teacher. However this year, Ms. Jennifer is teaching him more of the mechnical side to the free stroke. He's learning proper arm movements and leg kicks as well as breathing to the side. He's doing an awesome job! Of course his favorite part of the lesson is the last 5 minutes where he can have some free time...jumping off the diving board!
The Pink Princess loves the water as well, however, she's never been without her arm floaties before which also means she's never put her face in the water while holding her breath. She started off blowing bubbles and after just 2 lessons, she was putting her entire face in the water and swimming 3 to 4 feet to Ms. Jennifer. Today, she didn't want to get out of the water when the lesson was over. She cried and whimpered as she crawled out. I guess that's a good thing.
What an awesome year it's been for the Mickster! He was so blessed to have an incredible, patient, loving teacher. Not only did she make this year so much fun, she helped to mold him into a life-long learner. He learned so much and just loved every minute of it. He's reading and writing...man, he loves to write! He's working on a chapter book right now. ;)
We think she's awesome! And as does everyone else at our school...she was named Teacher of the Year! But not only was Mrs. B his teacher, she became a great friend, supporter and walker on our Haynes Phamily team. Thank you for your friendship. Thank you for an absolutely fabulous year! We love you, Mrs. B!
People often laugh when they hear me affectionately refer to my kids as mutts. Well...they are half-breds after all. LOL They yap nonstop. They love to eat meat off the bone. They like to sit in our laps. They love to go for walks and rides. They would rather be outside running around, chasing each other than being stuck inside. You get the idea.
Well, they added another item to the above list...marking their territories. While Round Eye was in the shower this morning, the mutts had an altercation over a wooden block. Next thing I know, the Mickster wrote the following on HIS bedroom door and the Pink Princess started to write her name on HER door. "No btey (body) in my room" and "L". While his spelling is quite impressive...and I'm sure the Pink Princess' would have been as well had I not stopped her after the first letter...I was not impressed with this marking...with a marker no less.
Hmmm...they spent some time with their noses to the wall with hands behind their backs...too bad we don't have kennels! LOL Oh my!
1. What is something I always say to you?
I love you
2. What makes me happy?
when Woogie and I hug and kiss you
3. What makes me sad?
when i do stuff wrong and disobey
4. How do I make you laugh?
tickling me
5. What do you think I was like as a child?
i don't know
6. How old am I?
maybe 27
7. How tall am I?
i don't know, maybe 3 feet inches
8. What is my favorite thing to do?
hear me laugh
9. What do I do when you're not around?
do stuff you dont want me to see and work (yikes!)
10. If I become famous, what will it be for?
singing (oh my goodness, my child definitely has a hearing problem!)
11. What am I really good at?
scrapbooking
12. What am I not really good at?
cooking (no surprise there!)
13. What is my job?
teach kids
14. What is my favorite food?
crawfish
15. What makes you proud of me?
when you give me presents
16. If I were a cartoon character, who would I be?
safety patrol girl
17. What do you and I do together?
play and clean the house
18. How are we the same?
we both brown eyes
19. How are you and I different?
we are not the same age
20. How do you know that I love you?
because you smile at me, take me to bed and rub my back
"Momma, why did I have to answer these questions. Don't you already know all the answers?" Oh my!
I couldn't resist posting these pictures. Aren't they the cutest little mutts you've ever seen? ;)
It's been crazy the last few months. After returning from our great Midwest tour, it was time to head back to work. The Mickster was preparing for his first day of kindergarten while the Pink Princess was preparing for her first day of preschool. It was quite an emotional time for us all.
The Mickster loves to sweep his Auntie's house. She'll make sure it's charged up and ready to go for him when he comes to visit. 
