Mother's Day, End of School & Baseball

For Mother's day, we went to Toxey again. We had a great time with mommy's side of the family. Daddy helped me locate a whole lot of bugs. I had all kinds of things in my bug house. One bug came out of its exoskeleton while in my bug container! Daddy almost stepped on a rattlesnake so he killed it with Pappaw's shepherd's hook and mommy said she was glad she wasn't with us then.

School is over and I'm looking forward to summer fun. Mommy and Ms Stephanie took Ethan, Erin, and me to Stevi B's for pizza (Daddy even came for that) and Monkey Joe's jumpy place after school on Thursday to celebrate the last day of school. I was super tired but had a great time.

Baseball season is over. I had a great season and really learned a lot, especially with such a great coach. I had a couple of hits on pitches and fielded great. My last game was on Friday and Papa and Nanny came up to watch it. They were also here for our team party where I got a trophy, t-shirt, and goody bag. Papa and Nanny watched Trinity and me last night so daddy and mommy could go to a Coldplay concert (that was my gift to mommy for Mother's day). I had a great time with them.

Spring Break 2009

Wow! What a fun time we've been having lately. Pappaw, Granna, and Aunt Jamie came a few weeks ago for their Spring Break, then we had our Pryor cousins come too. We had a great time together.

Trinity turned 1 on April 5th. We had a great time celebrating her birthday and even went to Kado for a hibachi lunch with the Lowes. The man sprayed silly string in Trinity's face and gave us ice cream. The next morning we headed to Gainesville to see Austen, Aunt Mimi, and Uncle Billy. We had a blast. Daddy and mommy surprised us with a pizza dinner and a trip to see Monsters versus Aliens. It was so good. The next morning we had lunch with some of mommy's friends Ralph and Joan. Mommy and daddy talked a long time but I had some good eats. We headed to Orlando and checked into a hotel to get ready for Walt Disney World.

So we went to Magic Kingdom first. I got a 1st visit pin that I put on my hat and we rode the Ferry boat across. Around lunch time I told mommy that I had 3 wishes: 1. to have lunch, 2. to get a lollipop, 3. to see some friends. All three of my wishes came true because we had lunch at a restaurant where mommy's friend Will waited on us, I bought a 6 pack of cool lollipops, and Austen surprised me by meeting us there in the afternoon with Aunt Mimi and Nanny.

Now for the list of rides we went on - Magic Carpet Ride, Haunted Mansion (I thought the ghosts were scary and I wouldn't go on this again), Pirates of the Caribbean, Thunder Mountain, Stitch's Great Escape, Carousel of Progress, Buzz Lightyear ride (Trinity's favorite), Jungle Cruise (we did it @ night which was cool), It's a Small World, Peter Pan, and Mickey's Philhar Magic. I loved the Pirates of the Caribbean ride a whole lot. I was able to buy a treasure box with my souvenir money that I had saved from Christmas. I filled the treasure box up with all sorts of things and even got some things to share with others. I love it so much! The characters we saw were Stitch, Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Smead, and Donald Duck. I was asleep by the time we left and didn't realize that we rode the monorail.

The next day I decided to go to Hollywood Studios. We began the day with a character breakfast featuring Leo and June (Little Einsteins) and JoJo and Goliath (JoJo's Circus) from Playhouse Disney. We had super yummy food and filled our bellies up (they had Mickey Mouse shaped waffles!) until dinner time and I had a blast meeting the characters, getting them to sign my book, and dancing with them. We even got cupcakes to celebrate Trinity's birthday.

The rides/show we went on/saw were Star Tours (I got to ride twice because Trinity couldn't go), Muppets 3D, Sounds Dangerous, Toy Story 3D, Little Mermaid show, Stunt Cars show (my favorite), A Walk Through of Walt Disney's Life, Movie Ride, Honey I Shrunk the Kids Playground, Prince Caspian show (terrible!!!), Playhouse Disney show featuring Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, Handy Manny, and My Friends Tigger and Pooh. I saw a lot of characters at Hollywood Studios: JoJo, Goliath, Leo, June, Annie, Goofy, Pluto, Mickey Mouse, Bolt, Frozone, Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater. We also went through an animation class and mommy and I drew Pluto. My drawing was selected to be shown on the screen for the whole class to see. I bought a drawing book and I also made my own Light Saber. That night daddy bought me a Mickey Mouse shaped ice cream sandwich and we watched the Fantasmic show where Mickey Mouse defeats the bad guys. I told daddy that the bad guys were no match for Mickey! Oh and we ate dinner at Pizza Planet from Toy Story. We watched birds eat our pizza crumbs there.

We had lunch the next day with Ms Katherine and headed to Papa and Nanny's. I played with Austen even more. We had Trinity's birthday party on Saturday and it was a lot of fun. I had a bunch of family from both sides there. 3 of 4 great grandmothers, 1 great grandfather, and both sets of grandparents were there. Trinity got a lot of cool toys that I'm enjoying as well. I had lots of cake and went swimming several times.

The next morning was Easter and the Easter Bunny treated me right with lots of stuff including a few Legos, Madagascar 2 DVD, Super Smash Brothers Melee, chocolate bunnies, Fun Dip, a catch game, and more. We headed home and had 2 surprises - lunch with Pappaw, Granna, and Grandma Speed and dinner with the Lowes.

I couldn't imagine a better Spring Break!

Good Behavior, Week Long Sleepover, Astronaut Costume, and Snow!

In a previous post, I described what it means to "pull a bug". I'm proud to say that for the whole month of February I only pulled one bug! My parents have been motivating me with great rewards. I had a camp out with Daddy, Mommy and I had a movie night with popcorn and Star Wars, and they bought me two packs of Pirates of the Frozen North.

We had our "Texas family" here for a week. I love those guys so much. I was able to sleep in the basement with Jacob and Megan nearly every night. Mommy made a bed for each of us. We played Legos, Wii, went to the zoo, and just had all kinds of fun.

We have been studying different career choices at preschool. On Thursday, we had dress up as what you want to be day. Mommy asked me earlier in the month what I wanted to be. Of course I want to be an astronaut, so mommy set out making me a costume. I was so excited to wear my costume to school. All the teachers smiled when they saw my fancy costume.

Yesterday we had a lot of snow! We were able to go out and play during some of the heavier snowfall. I threw lots of snowballs. Daddy helped Gavin and me slide down the hill on a cardboard box. I was freezing and my lips were purple by the time I came inside. Mommy had run a warm bath and I slipped into my cozy pjs. Today most of the snow has melted but Daddy took a few minutes after lunch to go out and play with what was left. It was much warmer as the sun is shining brightly. I accidentally hit Trinity in the face with a snowball but she didn't seem to notice.

My Camp Out With Daddy

Daddy and Mommy had a deal with me - if I was good at school for an entire week and didn't have any "bugs" pulled (the teachers pull bugs off of a leaf when I get in trouble) I could have a camp out with daddy. I had a couple of weeks of close calls where I just had one bug pulled or was good all week but some kid said something to me and I just would have to hit them. But I pulled it out this past week and earned my camp out. The weather cooperated and the entire family gathered in the backyard for a fire and smores. Then after we put the fire out, daddy and I camped out in the basement. We turned off the lights and used a lantern. We played Cootie, I Spy, and Candyland. We had sooo much fun! The next reward I'm going to work for is a movie night with mommy in the basement.

Goodbye Karate, Hello Rookie Ball

This afternoon I will be going to karate for the last time. Well I say last time but I might go back in a while, we'll see. I'm going to take a break in karate to focus my efforts on rookie ball! I have been practicing hitting and fielding a bit with my daddy to try to get ready. One of my friends from school and her cousin are going to be on my team. We're going to have the coolest coach ever - my daddy! Yes, that's right, daddy will be the team's coach.

Intense Pressure

Those of you who know me, know that one of my main goals in life is to make others laugh. Sometimes the pressure of being a 4 year old comedian is too much. However I took some time this past fall recharging my comedic mind and want to share some of my new material.

I run around spinning one of my arms saying, "I might be small, but I'm fast."

"I'm strong, but I can't lift the solar system."

"There are a lot of things in my brain." Many have commented on this one with some witty comebacks that I do not care to share.

When we were speaking of what would be on our Christmas lists for 2009, I decided that Mommy will want "new boob covers". She thought it was funny and insightful.

And I have decided what kind of birthday party to have for daddy's upcoming 31st birthday - a laptop party because "he loves working".

And Mr Jason and Ms Amy caused some "commotion" when they were here and it probably had something to do with my rendition of "Brickhouse".

I know it isn't much but I'm trying. If I can be like Pappaw and have a joke for every occasion I'll be happy.

My Christmas Vacation

Well it has been a long time since I've posted anything and that's because I've had such a busy holiday season. We were gone for 12 days and then the next day left again for the day. We also had some friends come visit us. So here's the story.

Mommy and Daddy had the van packed to the top and picked me up from school. We headed to Pappaw, Granna, and Aunt Jamie's for several days. Pappaw retired which means he doesn't have to go to work anymore. There was a big party for him that we went to. And oh the cake! There were 3 different types of cake. I sang on the microphone for everyone to hear. We spent the next few days doing things like eating with Grandma and playing with Landon my second cousin. I also took a trip to see Santa with my friend Jada. We headed up to our house in Toxey and had so much fun. Grandma came with us and Uncle John, Aunt Amy, and cousin Foster came down too. Daddy took me out in the woods looking for deer tracks and whatnot. I am becoming a regular woodsman. I spotted deer tracks up and down the red dirt road where the family house is. I saw a dead deer even!

Santa Claus came to see us in Toxey. I got just what I asked for - Martian Matter (SO cool! and it works great), some Planet Heroes, and a remote control truck. I got a lot of other toys that I have been enjoying very much as well. We just had so much fun opening all those presents.

I also got to visit Granna's cousin's cattle farm. Cousin William took us out in a trailer attached to his 4 wheeler to see the cows. There were calves and pregnant cows. One of the two bulls pooped in front of me and that was my favorite part of course because I'm all boy!

When we got home we slept and left the next morning for Granny's. Papa, Nanny, Aunt Mimi, and Austen were there too. We just hung out all day and I got to shoot Austen's BB gun.

Mr Jason and Ms Amy also came to visit. They are so cool. We played a lot of Wii and Ms Amy helped me with the Lite Bright. I stayed up till midnight with those guys.

We did a lot of other stuff but how can you fit it all into one blog? I guess I will mention some of the fun stuff we did at home...I had a Lego Advent calendar daddy and mommy put together with Clone Wars Legos, we went to Cooper's Tree Farm again for our tree, we decorated the tree together, and we set up a candy cane forest in the front yard.