playin' outside weather

The boys played outside for a while yesterday afternoon. It's rained a lot lately so our yard is muddy, but the weather has been so nice (at times) that it's hard to resist.

Spring Break

Spring Break came to us in the form of Uncle Clark. During the weekdays, both boys went to CCA while I worked. At night, and on the weekend, Uncle Clark was here to have fun with us. The boys were in Heaven- jolly and busy the whole time. We got to watch a lot of basketball too, since March Madness began that week. Clark celebrated his 29th birthday the day he arrived (Wednesday the 18th) so we met the guys over at Red Robin for birthday supper. We were sad to see him go back to school.

Globetrotters basketball

The boys and I saw the Globetrotters play in FedEx Forum Sunday afternoon. We had a great time- the boys laughed and clapped the whole time. Thanks to a sweet Christmas present from the Watts, we had great seats. I think Wilson has said the word "basketball" about 1000 times since then.

Potty Trainer in the House!

Today is Wilson's official potty training start date. He's moved to a new class at school and to his own bedroom. He's settled and its time. His teacher said that the first time he actually went at school would be his official start, and he peed twice today after some "dry runs." He went for me last night and pooped the night before. We'll see what happens. He likes his Elmo underwear, I promise you!

Spring is thisclose!

The boys and I visited Little Rock on Saturday and had a good time @ the zoo and Museum of Discovery with Linda and baby Clara. No batteries in the camera though, so I can't prove it...
Sunday, we drove out to Collierville to play at Johnson Park. We've gone to the sprinkler park there several times, but this time we focused on the playground. I got some great photos of the boys, as you can see. They are such great brothers even though that means they have some "tense moments."

Jackson's homework today was to write a story with his spelling words (he could have just written them 3 times each, but his teacher bribed them to do the story). Here's what he came up with (spelling words in bold)-
The guy who told a lie
The guy told a lie while he ate a pie and he was wearing a tie at night. He was high above the sky. He's awake at night. The guy wore his tie tight. He's eight years old. He said right. He does not like light. The sun was bright. He laughs a lot. He laughs with all his might.

I asked why he used the sentence "He's awake at night." since it does not include a spelling word. Jackson replied "because he's nocturnal." Well, duh.