Gigi and Dada came over for Grandparent's Day Tea at school today. The cheerleaders put it on and Jack won a raffle for a LSU pillow and book :) He was thrilled. Everyone noshed on tea and sweet snacks and just generally had a great time!
The boys will both be ring bearers in cousin Melanie's wedding next month in Houston. I took them to the tux rental place near their school yesterday to get fitted. Love the "fancy shoes" they put on. Theo initially refused it, saying it was a "girl's shoe". Guess I kinda looks that way without the rest of the outfit!
Jack is loving swim team at our gym! I'm loving having weekends free after a year of weekend games (baseball and soccer). The kids wear fins to help them glide and are in the water 100%. His summer team took a lot of turns in the water so he could rest in between. Now he's swimming laps for a solid hour, pretty much, with only a few breaks. The coaches are really helping the kids with technique and strokes. It's all coming together. Both kids are hungry and tired after practice though. It's from 5:30-6:30 pm and that's dinner time 'round here!
Jack and Theo had pictures taken by my friend, Nikki, who has taken all of the boys' pictures since Theo turned 1!! Well, now he's 4 and here is a sneak peak from our shoot out in Abita Springs. More fabulous pictures to come......
The boys sure did take fine pictures this year! They have new photo ID badges with their pictures too. LOVE it :) I always just tell them to have "dimples" instead of saying "cheese".
Dave and Jack went to the LSU game and Theo and I hung back at home. It's always amazing to me how quiet just one child is in comparison to the bustle of two! Theo found this little treasure out in the garage and has had a renewed interest in it. Only this time he wanted to write words! I can tell he's just soaking everything up now. He wrote out cat and run all by himself and can sound out each part of the words. I helped him write the "g" in dog ;) He gets homework a couple of times a week and enjoys it so far. Whew!!
Around here we're called "Mom" and "Dad" but we also go by Leslie and David :)
Jack is 8 years old; he loves playing baseball and is developing into an awesome swimmer. He's Mr. Serious and has such a mechanical mind. We lovingly call Jack the "Sourpatch Kid" because he's sour and then he's sweet :) Jack is learning to play the piano, loves reading books (Maximum Ride is his latest favorite series), and is always telling us jokes or doing magic tricks. He loves his little brother so much and is a great role model for him.
Theo is 5 1/2 and keeps us in stitches around here. He marches to his own beat and loves to draw and paint. He's a total cuddlebug and is constantly telling us that he loves us. Theo is always dressing in costumes and loves playing with his Lego figures! We call him the "Priceline Negotiator" since mealtimes and disciplining him often go round for round on what he's willing to do. He is best friends with his big brother!