The Wright Site

It's that time of year....

2010-06-20T22:03:00.000-07:00

When my fellas hit the road for their annual "all boys" fishing trip! This is year 3 and they are as excited as ever! They are going to fish all morning, drink "blue soda" with every meal (blue soda, as in Pepsi) and stay up throwing sticks in the campfire.

What am I going to do for my 3rd annual "mom's only week"....the real question should be what am I NOT going to do! LOL

I've got lunch plans, dinner out and tons of shopping to do! I'm doing all the things I can't do with boys! They don't enjoy shopping like I enjoy shopping! :)

Happy Father's day to my dad, who by far is the best pop around!! And to my husband, who is really giving my daddy a run for his money! LOL I'm blessed with 2 great guys in my life, and 2 mini fellas that will someday be daddies themselves. Luckily they have some awesome roll models!

Wordless Wednesday...

2010-03-24T18:15:00.000-07:00

Bball season has come to an end...

2010-03-10T21:40:00.001-08:00

Yes, basketball season has come to an end for Mr. T. He played on the Warriors in the Pee Wee league this year and loved it!! He started out a little timid and a "little stand off-ish" according to his coach, but has come full circle and really got out there and played the game. He made new friends, learned the rules of the game, and just had a great time. His team came in 3rd place in the division, and he was so excited to add another trophy to his collection! :)

All good things must come to an end...but have no fear...baseball (for both boys) started today! :)

**note...this picture was taken at 7am on a Saturday morning, and the poor little fella was so sick, but he didn't want to miss out on picture day. Can't you see the sad little eyes?! My poor little guy**

Sporty Spice....

2010-03-07T16:07:00.001-08:00

I love being the mom to boys, it's so fun and really...never a dull moment. Seriously, I am always on the run! Mr. T is involved in everything possible, I break out in a cold sweat when he comes running out of his classroom with a brightly colored flier in his hand and a smile from ear to ear. Because I know, I know exactly what he's going to tell me...there's another sport/activity/or thingy to volunteer for. Which means, we'll be living in my car!! Now, don't get me wrong, I love that he is so passionate about sports, and his activities, but every now and again, I do love a day of nothing too!! ;)

On one particular "day of nothing" the boys decided to draw, the pulled out the little Rubbermaid tote of pens, colored pencils and crayons. They had a huge stack of paper, and got down to business. They laughed, they shared ideas, and Mr. T even helped Big J spell a few big words! It was super cute! Guess what they drew....oh, you know it! FOOTBALL! Yup, if they can't go outside and play it, or watch it on TV, they'll draw about it! hee hee! Check out my little guys' artwork! (Big J's is on the top, and Mr. T's is of course, on the bottom!!) They just melt my heart! (notice the backwards S on the Steelers? Hee hee! So sweet)

Holy smokes....

2010-03-05T19:07:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I'm a slacker! I really really am! Well, you have to admit, admitting you have a problem is the first step...right? That's what "they" say, anyway! I can't believe that I was last here in the summer! Scary how fast time flies! Well, a recap of what has happened since!

Mr. T started 1st grade, Big J is officially in his last year of preschool (whoooh!), our summer was great! Ended with a good sized family reunion at our casa, and it was so fun to see everyone! The boys love their grown up cousins (yup, that's all they have, the grown up kind!) In October, Big J turned 5, with a party fit for a pirate! Arrrrgh! November came and went, I got a holiday job at Macy's and although I missed everyone's fun Christmas parties, I had so much fun! (the discount was the best!) Our holidays were great, Papa T and I ran in the New Year and celebrated 12 years of wedded bliss! :) In January, I started teaching in Big J's class in the mornings, covering the director's maternity leave. It's so fun, and I'm enjoying the kids so much! Feb has been busy and now we're on to March. Macy's called me back...yeah, but I can't swing it all so I'm going to have to gently turn them down. (I want an opportunity to work there at a later date, just not right now). Mr. T and Papa T will be celebrating some birthdays this month, and boy...I'm tired thinking about all we have going on in March! Tiger Cubs, T-ball, baseball, and lots and lots of family fun of course! :)

Summer is closing in on us

2009-08-06T14:39:00.000-07:00

Seriously, summer is slowly coming to an end! Oh where, oh where did our summer time go? I'm sad to see it come to an end, but somewhat excited that we'll be starting back to our regular schedule. Mr. T will be starting 1st grade, and Big J is off to another year of Pre-K (much to his dismay). Both boys will be playing soccer starting in the next few weeks, and I'll be working at the preschool not one but 2 days a week! Eeeeek! I'm already working on my lesson plans so I can have things together when times get busy with the boys and their homework and activites.

With that said, our last week of summer is going to be a blast! I asked the boys what they'd like to do to fill in the time next week. Both shouted out "ZOO!!! We wanna go to the ZOO!!" So sometime next week we'll be heading out to the Oakland Zoo. My favorite place as a child, and we always have fun there! Maybe daddy can take his lunch break and hang out with us for a little bit.

Big J also mentioned he'd love to go to Ikea next week. Seriously, this kids 2 favorite places are Macy's and Ikea! (I think he likes the meatballs most of all!) So of course I'll give in (I secretly love the meatballs too) and make the drive to the Sacramento Ikea!!

We plan to make our last week of summer a good one, as I'm sure you all are too!!

Thankful Thursday

2009-07-02T17:14:00.000-07:00

...I think today is the perfect day to stop and think about all I have to be thankful for.

I'm thankful for a wonderful husband who works hard so that we can live the life that we have. I'm thankful for a beautiful house to raise our children in. I'm so thankful for 2 healthy, but sometimes sassy little boys. They are the reason I wake up every morning (otherwise my kitchen would be a disaster if I didn't)

I'm thankful for my mom, who no matter what is going on in her day will stop and listen to me vent, then give it to me for venting over the small day to day stuff. I'm thankful for a cool dad, who I miss too much and his wonderful wife who I know takes excellent care of him. Darn, they live too stinking far away!! :-( I'm thankful for my grandma (and those of you who have heard the stories, I'm sure are scratching their heads right about now)....no matter all the craziness, drama and restraining orders she has put upon me, I'm still thankful for her hugs and crazy stories.

I'm thankful for the country I live in, for all the opportunities available and our freedom. I'm thankful for a long weekend to celebrate Independents day with friends and family, swimming and eating all day long.

I'm thankful for all the wonderful things I have to be thankful for (did that make sense)

Summertime, summertime...sum-sum-summertime

2009-06-21T14:58:00.000-07:00

The baseball season has come to an end, and so has school! Yes, they are both singing "No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks". Yep, they think they are sooooo cool!

We have lots in store for us this summer! Swimming lessons, playdates with our friends, free movies, and we have vowed to test out a new park every week. So far, we've found one really cool one by Grammy's house. It has a cute play area, wide walkways to ride bikes, scooters and skateboards. And really huge trees so mom can set up camp and read! ;0)

Another fun adventure, is the guys only fishing trip! My men left yesterday for their 2nd annual fishing trip. Oh do I miss them already. The boys have been talking about last years trip....all year long. So this year it better be just as good (if not better) than last year's adventure. This trip, they decided to really "rough it" they are up in NV, and are really camping manly style. No facilities at all. They have to dig a hole to go potty and carry in their own water. I'm a little nervous, but since they are with daddy ("helicopter dad" as I call him) I'm not worried. Just miss them.

Here are a few pictures of the guys in the last few weeks.

Take me out to the....

2009-05-07T13:14:00.000-07:00

Ball game! Whoo hooo! It's that time of year again! Baseball season! Oh how I love baseball, and this year, we'll be cheering on 2 little Celtics who are on the same team! This is Mr. T's 3rd season, while Big J is in his first. Last night, our first game, Big J played in the pitcher's position (although the coaches pitch) and he had all the action the first 2 innings! He'd scoop up that ball and throw a straight shot right to firstbase. He has a cute little hop when he throws (which is quite odd, since I've been to every pratice and never seen that until tonight! Coach thinks it's because daddy made him nervous! LOL) Mr. T was totally showing his stuff last night! He is a power hitter and did so well, he hit 2 outfield last night! He did scoop up a few plays while outfield too!

We celebrated the victory (actually I don't really know who won, we don't have outs or keep score! HA) with a ice cream sundae from "Ronald Donald's". Really, how else can you something so cool!

Lil Cowpokes....

2009-05-04T19:02:00.000-07:00

I'm totally making up for lost time! I'm guessing you're going to get sick of me in the next few weeks! ;0) We have lots going on and I'm going to have lots to share!

A few weeks ago I got wind that the boys were having "Western Day" at school, and with about 24 hour notice (actually I'm thinking it was more like 12) I whipped up the most Rootin' Tootin' costumes for my guys ever! I thought I'd share! I bet you never met Cowboys that wore polo shirts and Sketchers?!?! ;-)

I must say, the costumes came out great, the sassiness on the littlest cowpoke needed an ajustment or tow. Can you tell he was in rare form that morning! (who am I trying to kid, he's in rare form EVERY morning!)

Bad blogger...shame, shame on me!

2009-05-04T18:20:00.000-07:00

Seriously, it's already May 4th. Just four and a half short weeks from that dreaded summer vacation (cue scary movie theme music here). We have been so overly busy, it isn't funny! But life is good in the Wright house, very very good!

Just a quick summary of our last 4 months....I stopped my Project 365, I'll try again next year. My handsome hubby surprised me with a trip to Vegas in Feb, just the two of us! Yep, you can bet your sweet pattotie, I danced on the bar at Coyote Ugly, and have pictures to prove it! I cut 14 inches off of my hair, and donated it to Locks of Love. I got a call in late Jan for a preschool teacher job that I didn't apply for (HA!) I'm working one day a week at the school the boys used to attend. Word got out and now I'm sub'ing for Big J's class a few times a month. It's about time I finally put my ECE credits from Chabot Jr. College (1985-86) to good use! Mr. T lost another tooth (picture to come shortly) and I found Momslikeme.com (a great local social network that I'm proud to be a part of.) I cut 1And I think that's it for now! No HUGE news, just daily everyday stuff.

I am off to bathe 2 stinky little baseball players and then start working on a little crafty project. I'll be back, mark my words! ;0)

Round 2...

2009-01-15T17:53:00.000-08:00

Oh it's been a long long week, and we're barely reaching the end. I'm happy to share my Project 365 photos with you...although I need to figure out a better way to post them than just have them scattered all "willy nilly" on the page! oh well....time will come and I'll get this blogging thingy figured out!

(pic 1.....cute little boy piggies, pic 2.... my fortune, pic 3...my life in a nutshell, pic 4....my Princess Mickey ball. She's been through hell (survived a few car washes) and back, but she's still hanging tough...isn't that an old NKOTB song? HA and pic 5...my big guy after a long hard day at school, he went upstairs to change his clothes and fell fast asleep with his Daddy's sweatshirt and baby. ;0)

I'll be back in a few days to share some of my quick wit and charm....either that or I'll bore you to tears! Thanks for looking.

Project 365

2009-01-13T21:45:00.000-08:00

OH, how I have been slacking off on my blogging duties. I didn't mean for it to happen, but life got in the way, and well, you know...something had to give. Our holidays were wonderful, and we're slowly getting back into our groove. I'm happy to say, that my dear sweet husband gave me a wonderful gift for Christmas...one that totally makes up for missing my last birthday. I got a new Canon Rebel. Oh how I have drooled over them for years, but just knew the timing wasn't right. But to hold this baby in my hands....I wonder what I was thinking! It is right, oh so right!

So, in honor of my new camera....and the fact that I just have to use it daily....I have vowed to take part in Project 365... So here I am....sharing my goods for the first 5 days of the month. I'll continue to add more as I get going.

(Pic 1 above: boys caught playing nicely downstairs, Pic 2: lone pirate in a sea of toiletries Pic 3: John with that look. Pic 4 John with his famous look "leave me alone". Pic 5: New Year's Eve Monkey Bread....yum!)

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous 2009!!

I'm so...insulted?

2008-12-11T19:15:00.000-08:00

Today was a long day. So a bath for 2 little boys was something that we all needed to unwind. Usually I can crack open a book once the boys are settled in the tub, if I'm lucky I can read a chapter or even two before getting soggy from all the splashing. Tonight, I decided we all needed to be in bed early, so I just tossed them in and started the wash cycle. While washing Tommy's hair, I noticed his legs looked like an identical (but smaller) version of his dads. Skinny like sticks and white as a neon ghost. Blinding white. So....I commented on how similar they looked to daddy's. John of course chimed in, throwing his leg and about a gallon of water in the air.... and shouted "Do mine look like daddy's too?" "Nope" I replied, "you got legs like your mama, sorry son". With a confused look on his face, Tommy was determined to check this out. He pushed aside the Mr. Bubbles' residue, and said...."Aaaah, John, you DO have legs like Mommy's.....all bruised up and hairy."

Uh.....EXCUSE ME? I didn't sign up for this abuse! What I meant was, he had darker skin and they were short.....sheesh! Some people!

The Adventures of Vomit Boy and Sassy Pants....

2008-12-05T14:05:00.001-08:00

Seriously, my life could really be a low budget movie! I'd be the super hero mom, that bakes cookies and fights off the bad germs with her can of Lysol and bottle of Vitamin C. Tom can be the crime fighting dad....duh, and Vomit Boy, sadly played by Thomas....and Sassy Pants (formerly played by Thomas) now starring John.

The flick could start like this.....dad leaves for work at the butt crack of dawn, mom wakes shortly afterwards to tend to her mom-like duties (you know, gotta throw off the bad germ). When she wakes the boys, she gets lip from Sassy Pants, and the same old boring excuses from Vomit Boy. "Mom, I don't wanna go to school.....my head hurts, I'm cold, I'm tired, I have a tummy ache....my toenail is throbbing. (okay I threw in that last one to make sure you were reading!)

Fast forward 45 minutes, we're in the car, Sassy Pants is yelling that he can't here his favorite song, and could you quit using the turn signal when you change lanes because it's annoying. Vomit boy is.......well much to my surprise.....VOMITING! In the back seat of my car! We flipped the car around and everyone is staying home! Especially me because my ride now smells like rotten raisin bran (no milk thank goodness).

Apparently mom isn't doing her part to keep the bad germs away....I better log off for the day and tend to my duties!

A voting kind of family

2008-11-04T13:43:00.000-08:00

Well, really, I don' t think I've been so excited to vote since I was 18...and that's a long time ago! But this election really got me excited about getting out there and voting. With the boys being little, we really didn't discuss the process with them much, but yesterday Mr. T came home with a I VOTED sticker on his shirt, and our conversation went a little something like this....

Me: You voted? What did you vote for?

Mr. T: Yeah, I voted for the President of the United States

Big J: OF AMERICA! (with a sigh in his voice...as if his big brother doesn't know everything!)

Me: Oh really, well, who'd ya vote for?

Mr. T: John Mc....Mc.....McSomething

Me: Oh John McCain? Why did you pick him?

Mr. T: Because he has the same name as my brother!

Hee hee! So silly!

Today Big J and I headed to our neighborhood polls by bike. Not only are we voting fools, we're green too! ;-) I think it took longer to lock our bikes up, then it did to actually vote! When I dropped my ballot into the box they gave Big J a I VOTED sticker, he was so excited! We rode home and then headed to Starbucks for our free coffee. They gave J a mini hot cocoa, and I got a yummy latte.

Daddy is out of town....AGAIN, so apparently he won't be voting! Shame shame on him!

Ack! I've been tagged!!

2008-10-30T19:44:00.000-07:00

I say ACK...because I've never been "tagged" before, and it sounded a bit scary! LOL

So Wendy....thanks! This was fun! (and I don't know 7 people with blogs...so I'm just going to do part 1 & 2 and will work on 3 & 4 ;-)

Here are the rules:

1. Link to the person that tagged you and put the rules on your blog...
2. Share 7 weird or random facts about yourself...
3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and link to their blog...
4. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a note on their blog...Here are my 7 random facts.........

1. I love love love to cook and obsessed with cookbooks and recipes! ACK
2. I think I have OCD, and thank my father for that!
3. Orange is my new favorite color
4. I love love love Halloween, more so than Christmas!
5. I haven't been back to the gym since I got bronchitis in October 2007!!!
6. When I dream of being at home, it's always my childhood home. Not my current home or the past home I lived in for almost 10 years, it's the teeny tiny home I lived in 25 years ago.
7. I secretly want to adopt a girl kitten...SHHHHH don't tell my husband!

Just a fun and crazy tooth day...

2008-10-30T19:27:00.000-07:00

Oh boy, what an afternoon. I picked Thomas up from school and would you believe, that 10 days after loosing his first tooth, his 2nd popped out?! He's now missing 2 bottom front teeth! He looks so cute and OH so grown up! Really, how does this happen so quickly? How does one boy go from just cutting baby teeth to loosing them in a matter of months?! Wasn't he just born?

Funny he should loose it today, both boys had appointments with the dentist after school. So we rush home for some deep cleaning of the teeth along with double flossing in hopes to make up for the last 6 months we missed (bad mommy) and rush out the door to the dentist.

Both boys get their exams and ....YIPPPEE SKIPPY...no cavities! I'm so excited! And they are too, since they got a goody bag from the Dentist along with a coupon for their favorite pizza place. It's like Chuck E. Cheeses on crack...huge carnival rides inside along with cool games for the whole family! Tom and I like it because the food is pretty decent and...they serve beer! (giggles!)

60 Frankensteins....

2008-10-29T16:32:00.000-07:00

Life changes when you have children....way more than you can ever imagine. Could you ever see me staying up past midnight and spending the whole next day to complete the task of making 60 Frankensteins for the boys' classmates? 60 freaking Frankensteins, have I lost my mind you ask.....yep! I think I have!

Thanks to a friend who had the idea....I shamelessly stole.....here are my "frankies". Filled with stickers, fruit snacks, a sucker and a whole lotta love (and maybe a dog hair or two?!). One thing I will tell you, if I see a dead "frankie" in the parking lot of school....I'm sure to burst into tears!

Happy Halloween!

Early to bed....

2008-10-28T20:25:00.000-07:00

Okay so I'm making up for lost time with 2 posts in one day! Okay so I'm minding my own business, working on the finishing touches on 60 Frankenstein treat holders for school on Thursday, and Tom keeps bugging me. Apparently he can't sleep, the neighbors dog has been barking consistently for 30 some odd minutes. Okay... earplugs? Whatever, he does his thing and I think went back to bed? Then the phone rings, it's my mom, rambling on and on about something something "early to bed, early to rise"....that her friends, brother's, neighbors, best friends, twin boys need to know where the quote came from, and since I'm so high-techy, I can look it up on my big old box of magic, (my Dell) and figure out who's quote it is. Turns out ....Ben Franklin!

Ooops gotta run, the cops are here, I guess Tom called the police on the neighbors dog....really doesn't he ever quit working?! SHEESH!

Good night...and remember, Early to bed....blah blah blah

Shame on me...

2008-10-28T15:49:00.000-07:00

...bad, bad blogger!

Okay, I totally stink at this, but have high hopes now that I got canned from my part time work from home jobby-job, I'll have a little bit more time! I won't be rushing home from every single outing to check my work email accounts (yes 2!) to see if there were fires that needed to be put out! Yes, I was sad to be let go, and my ego was a bit bruised, but sheeesh! This has been the best week in a half I've had in a long long time! Despite nursing a sick boy back to health and recovering from my own bout of strep throat...It was an awesome week and a half! ;-)

Funny thing happened today, Big J and I picked up Mr. T from school today, and the conversation was pretty interesting. Usually the chattering behind the driver seat is pretty funny, but today....very enlightening!

Thomas informed me that today, Anna is no longer his girlfriend....uh, WHAT!? You are 5, in Kindergarten, and you no longer have a girlfriend? Was I aware that you actually had one? Uh, NO! I kind of let that go and just listened for a bit, asking basic questions (really, pumping for info). I asked why, he replied "Anna plays with Ben now, and she throws bark at us" Interesting! Then John jumps into the conversation, because really, no conversation can take place without John telling his side of the story!

John shouts out "Yeah, I'm switching up girlfriends too.....Ashley WAS my girlfriend, now it's Kaitlyn" ....really I think? I must have missed something, isn't this CATHOLIC school....shouldn't there be some sort of training for parents since we're SO INVOLVED with everything?!

So long story short, Thomas is now boyfriend to Hannah, because she can shoot a basketball into the high hoops and doesn't throw bark. John's new girlfriend is Kaitlyn because she does throw bark....at the other boys. Interesting, interesting day! I look forward to the teen years, but then I'll be 65!

Mr. John the Pre-K'er

2008-09-03T18:21:00.000-07:00

John, being his normal nutty-self after his first day of Pre-K. He likes his new teachers, has a few new buddies and thinks his class has cool toys.

School boy Thomas

2008-09-03T18:20:00.000-07:00

Thomas on his first day of school. He loves his class, his teacher and his "cool new school".

Ooopsie.....

2008-09-03T18:09:00.000-07:00

With all the summer fun, I forgot about my blog! Well, now that summer is over, I may have a few minutes a day to write a bit about what we've been doing!! But now, just a recap of our summer.

June, was busy (see below). Tom and the boys had a blast up at the lake. Caught fish, did some guy bonding around a camp fire and drank soda! July, Tom decided to start studying for the Captains test. 6 weeks of intense studying and stress. Kicking the boys and I out of the house so he could have peace and quite. August....getting ready for school and a weekend trip to Santa Cruz.

Oh school....did I mention school? Tommy is officially a Kindergartner! Yup, my big guy is old enough to go to school. John, my little man is in Pre-K. They both are loving it and are gone most days (J only goes 3 days a week).

Now that it's September, we're looking forward to cooler weather, getting on track with our school schedule and looking forward to celebrating the holidays (and Mr. J's birthday too)

Hope everyone is safe and well.

Where has the time gone?

2008-06-18T14:06:00.000-07:00

Life has been busy, way too busy for this mom! On Sunday, Tom will be taking the boys on a week long fishing adventure! Yup, that's right...leaving this mama home all by her lonesome! Oh no, I'm not complaining! I've got my honey-do list all ready to go as well as my social calendar filled for the week. Sushi and movies on Monday, dinner and drinks on Tuesday, hair cut and hanging out on Wednesday...and, well, you get the idea.

Now, don't get me wrong, there will be lots of work in there too! My work load has increased, which will keep me way busier than normal! I have plans to paint the boys' bedroom (yes, I'm attempting to put them in the same room again....YES, I have lost my mind, thank you very much!) and set up the new bunk beds.

With all this stuff going on next week, you can be sure I'll be missing my guys! Just thinking about the silence, makes me tear up a little....just a little.

Well, with that said, at least I'll have time to keep up with my blog! =D

Sweet June!!

2008-06-04T22:10:00.000-07:00

Finally, it's offically summer! Okay, so not *Officially* summer, but it's summer at our house! The weather is warming up, we've been in the pool a few times, and the boys are technically out of school. When I say technically, it means they are still going to preschool 2 mornings a week. Working from home is really boring for 2 little boys, so I figured it would be much more fun if they could hang out for a few hours with their friends. And I was right, they are having a blast! The best part, they go to the same class at the same time. It's really great, they are having so much fun together!

I thought May was a very busy month for us, but I was wrong! June is going to be insane! Besides school for the boys, Tom has a busy work schedule, and I work 6a-10a each morning too. The boys have 2 weeks of swimming lessons starting in June, and Tom is taking the boys up to the lake for a week of fishing! (Yes, leaving me at home alone!) As much as I should be sad, I'm really looking forward to getting things done around the house while they are all away. Along with some pampering too....a pedicure, maybe a facial....oh and lots of dinners out with friends that I haven't seen in awhile! Oh sweet sweet June! YAY

Silly little John

2008-03-04T18:20:00.000-08:00

Seriously, John has to be the funniest little guy ever! He's always doing things that make us laugh. He found his favorite undies on laundry day, and decided he wanted Mom to take his picture! I told him to smile and he gave me a silly grin and crossed his arms! He's a little nut!

YAY! We have a blog!

2008-02-23T19:40:00.000-08:00

Okay, I'm officially a blogger! HA! I can't promise I will update this as often as I should, but I do promise to give it a try.

We are one busy family, with 2 active boys, it's tough just to sit and relax. When I get quiet time, I tend to just veg out and enjoy the peace and quiet.

Tommy is just about 24 days away from his 5th birthday. YES, I said 5th birthday! HOW in the heck did that happen? Where has the time gone. 5 seems so old, like a mini-adult or something. He's so very smart and sweet. His preschool teacher said he was tender hearted, and he really truly is. He cares about others feelings, and just loves his mom so much. When his brother was going through some blood tests, it was Tommy curled up in the waiting room crying, not John. (btw, John didn't even cry when they took blood out of his teeny tiny little. He just said "Heeeyyyy, that really hurts" and that was that!) Tommy started baseball up again this season. This year it isn't T-ball, its actual coach-pitched baseball! He loves it, loves hanging out with his friends (especially Lauren), running around outside and just has a love for the sport!! He's doing really well in school, and we just started the application process for Kindergarten at St. Anthony's Catholic school. We should find out by early March if he's accepted. The only reason he wouldn't be, is that they have a waiting list with other student's siblings on there. Fingers crossed!!

John is also doing well. He's a silly little fella that often tests our patients. He's almost 3.5 years old. He's also attending preschool, same school as Tommy but just goes to the morning program. He has a few girl friends, Lucy and Abby. They are so cute! He comes home in the best mood, and we have a great afternoon after school. I bring him lunch in his little Shrek lunch box, and he shares every little thing with me. Even his last cookie. He's sweet....with a little sour side too. He can be a little pistol, but from what I hear, it's kind of normal for the 2nd child. John got accepted into the St. Anthony's Catholic Preschool program, but if Tommy doesn't get in, I won't be sending John. I want them to be at the same school. I'll have 2 free mornings, if this all works out. WOW! I won't know what to do with myself! LOL

Well, I'll update more later, when I get a chance, and I'll also add pictures!