Big A, Little A what begins with A!

Seeing as how the preschool I am sending Jackson to is apparently not "academic" enough for private school standards throughout Phoenix. I have taken it upon myself to teach Jackson how to cut, hold a pencil, write letters, etc. This was his very first attempt at writing, and I have to say that I am pretty impressed! I have no idea how to teach writing, because most kids had mastered this skill by fourth grade, but he seemed to be pretty impressed with himself when he wrote a letter he recognized! We are taking it just one letter at a time, on the days that he does not go to school! YAY-Jackson! Harvard here we come!

Get Out and VOTE!

How much do I love Tina Fey???? I have to admit that the skit this week about the VP debate was definitely my favorite! I will honestly say that if Tina Fey agrees to do SNL for the next four years, it could be worth it to see the "Mavericks" in office! Can you imagine the skits they could come up with then!!! No matter who you want, make sure you get out and vote. In AZ, Monday is the last day you can register before the November election!

Tyler's Birthday Party

On Saturday, we were lucky enough to celebrate Tyler's 2nd Birthday with lots of family and friends at the Little Gym! I was a little nervous about how Tyler would do with organized activities and what not, but she was a trooper and only freaked when they blew up the air track, but she had a blast playing on it! LUCKY FOR ALL OF US, they asked a ton of questions about the child before the party started, and we were able to warn the instructors of her fear of bubbles, SOOOOooooo, there were no bubbles to be had! Her Princess cake was quite the hit ($40 at Super Target for all of you who are wondering, and I only say that because 6 people asked me at the party)!
Last but not least is a picture of the greatest big brother there ever was! He was so patient and really grasped that it was Tyler's special day and that the presents were hers. It must be tough being almost four and watching your sister open tons and tons of "girly" gifts not meant for him to play with! I think it helped that there was chocolate cake involved!

Mommy Getaway

This weekend, four of us, were able to escape the heat and spend some time relaxing and becoming SUPER mommies once again! We had a fabulous time doing absolutely NOTHING! Our weekend consisted of food, more food, wine, board games, and movies! TONS of gossip, TONS of debates, and TONS of down time!

"ROAR, Donkadoor!"

This morning in my haste, I was running around getting things ready for school, when Jackson asked me if he could be the Dinosaur from Toy Story when he gets older, I didn't hear him, so I said no, I just assumed that he was freaking asking to play his Leapster again-HORRIBLE PARENT, I know, but I admit it! He spins around and says, "Well, my teacher told me that I could!" I was like, "Your teacher told you that you could what!" To which he repeats that he wants to be the dinosaur from Toy Story-his FAVORITE movie, although he likes 2 better than the original, and then he started practicing his roar! I just LOVE that there are teachers out there that are encouraging the imagination of one three year old boy! I told them this story this morning, and they were like, "Well, he could definitely be in the movies one day!" LOVE THEM!

"ROAR,Donkadoor" is how Tyler says, "Roar, Dinosaur"! The girl loves dinosaurs as much as Jackson! I don't know how she would feel if Jackson got the new Fisher Price remote control dinosaur, but she likes them on TV, and she practices her roaring right along with him!

Moving On UP!

My little boy is a baby no more! Since the end of the summer, I have had to pay more money to shop in boys vs toddler, this means shoes, pants, shirts, shorts, hats, etc. all cost a pretty penny more just because he moved up a department! It's amazing how one size can cost so much more! On the up side, Tyler will wear the toddler size for the next 7 years, so therefore, I will save money on her!

A little story about Jackson so that you can understand WHY we are constantly moving up in the size department! We were at Target checkout counter on Tuesday, when suddenly Jackson starts gripping him stomach and telling me it hurts with HUGE crocodile tears streaming down his face. I in turn thinks that he needs to poop, so I ask him if he wants to go to the bathroom. He says no, so we go to the car, I tell him to get in the car and he is limp hanging on the side of the car telling me he can't because his stomach hurts to bad. So, he decides now that he needs to poop, so we go back in, the three of us (Tyler, Jackson and I) cram into the handicap stall to see if he can go poop, NOPE, just more tears. We are driving home with the whining and crying, when I pull into Wendy's, on the off chance that we are making a trip to the ER, I need something for Tyler to eat, so I order some chicken nuggets and fries. Jackson consumed 4 chicken nuggets in like 20 seconds, fries, some goldfish when we got home, more chicken nuggets, milk, etc, etc, etc. He was hungry, and you would have thought that his appendix was bursting. The next morning, before we went to school, I made sure to feed him a Ham, Egg, Cheese Pocket AND AJ's Cinnamon Muffin because I didn't want any phone calls asking me to come pick him up because of his stomach hurting. We discussed how next time he feels that way, he needs to tell me that he is hungry, use his words and ask for a little snack or something. DRAMA!

Tyler, did not cry at school yesterday, YAY! They said she did great! Looks like things are on the up and up! It was Pizza Day, so she ate TWO pieces of pizza, grapes and cookies. Maybe I should feed my kids some more! LOL!

NO JURY DUTY!!

Did you hear me shriek with excitement wherever you are?????? I have so much to do before this weekend, and this is really going to help me get things in order while the kids are at school tomorrow!

How much did I love this guy this weekend??? Let's hope that he keeps it up! Cardinals are 2-0 for the first time since 1991! While I cannot stand the Cardinals, I have to say that I will root for them if Warner continues to throw it to my guy!