Football Frenzy

Tonight high school football started back. The kids were excited about going. Avery wore her new cheerleader uniform and looked adorable. There were tons of people there so we sat behind the band. I think she loved that! Everytime they played she sat still and just watched them.

Now Brayden, he did great until he noticed all the beetle bugs everywhere then he tried to save their lives. He didn't realize they could fly. He desperately begged and begged if he could take this one beetle to the grassy area so it wouldn't get stepped on. Of course we said no. There were too many people and we were at the top of the bleachers. After begging for so long Bryan finally got the beetle and told him to look. He tossed it over the bleachers and told Brayden they could fly and that it would be okay. Let me just say . . . that was the wrong thing to do. He broke down in tears! It was pitiful. I actually felt sorry for him because I could just see his little heart sink when he saw his daddy throw that bug. He eventually got over it after he saw thousands more lying around on the bleachers and clinging to our clothes.

I think they are ready for next weeks game. But first, they need a good nights sleep!!!!

Friday Fun

It is friday and school is barely out but we are headed off to our first "fun thing" for the weekend. Brayden has been begging me to go to the Natural Science Museum all week long, basically so he can get something in the gift shop. They have the dinosaur exhibit going on right now, which he has already seen atleast 2 or 3 times. Anyway, he is going through that phase where he is only playing with his dinosaurs now and watching his dinosaur shows over and over and over again. Just recently he has decided he wants to be a paleantologist (sp?) when he grows up. He says his two favorite dinosaurs are the T-rex and the Long Necks (I won't even attempt to try and spell out the real dinosaur names) although he claims to like them all.

Future Olympian

Today I took the kids to the Club to go swimming after I picked Brayden up from school. It was nice because there weren't any other people except us.

Michael Phelps needs to watch out . . . he has competition. Check out her form ;)

The Tantrum

All I can say about this is that it lasted from Lakeland Yard & Garden all the way home. Although she is whining about a pasie the whole tantrum started off by her yelling "I want to buckle". Long story short . . . I buckled her seatbelt because she wouldn't do it. When I had to get out and buckle her so she began to scream at the top of her lungs, in the parking lot so everyone could hear.

She had her chance but she chose to be stubborn.

And no, a spankin' didn't & doesn't work on her . . . it just makes the tantrum worse. She screamed so much that she broke out into a sweat on her face. And once she finally stopped all the screaming she got quiet and put her hand on her forehead and said her head was hurting. Gee, I wonder why?

Rah Rah Rah . . . Go Team!

Well, I finally did it. Today I took Avery to get her a cheerleader uniform and a pom pom (a real cheerleader pom pom). The past couple of years during football season we go to most of the Jackson Prep home games (why I don't know). Last year Avery was old enough to actually know what a cheerleader was and what they do. One night at one of the football games I taught her that chant (and I don't know how to spell it) Rah Rah Reah, Kick'em in the Knee, Rah Rah Reah, Kick'em in the other Knee. That night she chanted that a l l n i g h t l o n g! Well, this year, we are going to do it right! We will be dressed appropriately while cheering.

If we ever start going to some Mississippi State games then we will be getting that cheerleader uniform too ;)

Look for a photo in the near future . . . hopefully friday. That is Prep's first game!

Rain drops keep falling on my head

This just cracks me up for some reason. Sunday we went to Bryan's parents house so the kids could go fishing (even though it just rained before we got there). Anyway, we hooked the boat up and drove down to the boat slip. Once we got there we decided not to put the boat in because we heard thunder so we just fished from the pier. Of course, it started to sprinkle once we got out and started fishing. After we got rained on for a short while we decided to just load back up. Well, we all got in the truck and Brayden wanted to ride in the boat. Please note that the house is right up the street. I thought it was perfect timing that while Brayden was riding in the boat (obviously in his own little world) holding up the umbrella the song "rain drops keep falling on my head" came on. **I have a video that I want to show that goes with this story but for some reason I can't get it to upload. Keep checking back to see if it is working.

Avery's 1st day of school

Friday was Avery's first day of school at Pinelake. She was so excited about going to the same school as brother. When it was time to get dressed she didn't want to wear what I picked out. So she picked out her new Old Navy dress that she LOVES. Everything about her school she loves . . . her new teacher (Mrs. Lana), her school bag, her purple folder, name tag, t-shirt, playground, etc. When we got to school she didn't want to wait in the car until drop off time. She was ready to get out and go to her room.

When I picked her up she was so proud of the things she did at school. They did worksheets today and got to go to the treasure box. We had stickers on us and stamps too! Who wouldn't want a class like that?!

I believe Avery had a good time and that she will have a good year!