First Grade Frights

My son Gabriel is in first grade this year and boy is he learning a lot. I would like to share with you a couple of things that he picked up at school this week.

Story #1

Cali and Gabe are upstairs wrestling when I can only assume Gabe gets hit "between the legs." I then hear Gabe yell "oh.... my cheese its." He was clearly referring to his package. He then said to Cali, "actually Cali when boys at my school get hit there, they yell OH MY WEINER!" I sat downstairs listening to my 6 year old tell my very clueless four year old GIRL that boys have weiners between there legs.

Story #2

After finishing dinner Cali and Gabe are sitting on the couches getting ready to do their reading and Gabe starts singing "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me. Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me." A song that he has NEVER heard around here. How nice it is to know he is learning so much at school.

The Big White Alligators

This fall Cali has been on a soccer team. They were named the Big White Alligators. Chris Routson was the coach and I was the assistant coach. She had a lot of fun going out and playing with her friends. She was on a team with her cousins Hannah and Payton, also her friend Jace that lives across the street. I think it is pretty safe to say that she will probably not be a super sports star in her lifetime, but she sure was cute out there. She tried hard and ran fast, it's just that the others were faster. She did however score a goal in the opponents goal one game. I was just thrilled that she kicked the ball!! Here are some pictures... If nothing else, she is most certainly the cutest thing out there!

Look at her go.

This is usually what she did on the field

Watch out Chris

Big Smile

Suit up!!

Try keeping a bunch of 3 and 4 yr olds ready for the game

I am surprised Hannah got that close to this kid. He was a pusher.

This is Cali's friend Jace!

Thumbs up

What a bunch of fierce soccer players

Sad Kids.....

For the past couple of weeks my poor little kids have been off and on battling sickness. First Cole then Gabe and now Cole again. It is the saddest thing to see your kids so sick and not be able to do much for them. With the crummy asthma that Gabe has to fight I am always worried about him getting sick and now I have to worry about this darn swine flu. It's a good thing kids bounce back from things so quickly. Hopefully this isn't a sign of whats to come this winter in my household.

Just Smile, Please

Why can I not get this kid to just smile at the Camera?

Kwinton

I just want everyone to know that I love my husband. Kwinton is such a good husband and a great dad to our kids. He let me take about 20 pictures of him the other day while he was on the computer. He humored me a little a posed for some, but notice how he never takes his eyes off the computer. Anyway, he has a pretty dry sense of humor and can be pretty quiet sometimes, but for some reason I just get him. I am happy he is mine!!!

Cole's Birthday

My little Cole turned 2 on August 9th. Meg and I had such a fun time planning his party. Cole LOVES Mario Kart so I decided to throw him a Mario Party. Let me just say easier said than done, there is absolutely nothing at the stores to help with this, so the whole party was home made. We spent a couple of days making some decorations, then for the big finale Meg made an awesome cake once again. We got the idea online from some other poor sole who threw a Mario party for her child. But it all turned out super cute and lots of fun.

The decorations!

The birthday Boy

Awesome cake Meg!

Meg work so hard perfecting all of the details

All of the silly kids. Love the hats!

What a goof.

Presents!!

Thanks for the puzzles Nana and Papa

Mr. Bump made him cry. I had nothing to do

with it, no matter what you've heard.

Time to eat the cake.

Principal Pride

It is just like my little Gabe to stand out on the first week of school. Gabe came home with a Principal Pride award. The Principal Pride award is given to 2 students in each class every month and Gabe got it on the very first week of school. Now a part of getting this award is that the students get to have lunch with the principal in the library. Gabe was so funny when he came home to tell me about the award.

Me: Wow you get to have lunch with the principal!

Gabe: I know! I wonder what he will be wearing?

Me: Probably a suit or something.

Gabe: Oh man, I am going to need a suit or something.

In the end Gabe settled on wearing his Oakcrest Eagles shirt from his school. I just want to know what kind of six year old thinks about those sort of things. I was able to go to the lunch with him and see him get his certificate, it was a lot of fun to see him at his school. His teacher filled out his certificate which said. "Gabriel Franc has been honored for following our class rules so well. He listens attentively at rug time and does his seat work efficiently. He also remembers to fold his arms and keep them to himself while walking through our school." Now that is a lot to accomplish in just one week.

Gabe digging into his lunch

Gabe and his friend Connor

Gabe

Me and Gabe