A New Toy

Last night, Grammie and Poppy brought Jillian a present!! It is a new treehouse with a slide!!! You know how Jillian feels about a slide....

She couldn't wait to try it out!!

It also came with a periscope so Jillian was checking everybody out!!!

There's Masure!

There's Poppy!!

Peekaboo!!!

Evidently, it is also good for a nap!

Thank you so much Grammie and Poppy!!! This will be a lot of fun in the summer!!!

Where My Head is at

4 days left.....I can make it.....only 4 days left.

For the most part, my classroom is torn down ready to move down the hall. Report cards are due at 4:00 p.m. and then I rest.

I have been up a lot this weekend. Poor little Rocco's tooth is bothering him so he has been slightly fussy.

I can do anything, right?? Only 4 days left.

Last Day of MDO

Can you believe it?? Where did the time go?? Today was Jillian's last day of MDO. They had an end of the year celebration today and her class did a presentation of the Itsy, Bitsy Spider. She was the STAR!!! (of course!!) She really is the only one doing the motions with the song. WARNING: The video is a bit shaky so don't watch if you suffer from motion sickness. Ha ha!!

Mrs. Debbie created a cute poster of Jesus and his children with the 1s and 2s pictures. I thought it turned out so cute!!!! Jillian is second on the right.

Afterwards, they celebrated with cupcakes. That's Jillian with Ryan and Alli and one of the twins Nathan or Stephen (I can't tell them apart).

This is Jillian's best bud, Jake. (or as Daddy and Poppy call him - Jake the Snake) He obviously was enjoying the cupcakes!!

This is the famous Mrs. Debbie. Jillian adores her.

Rocco crashed the party!! He wanted to see what school was all about!!

That's Jillian teaching Rocco about Jesus!

When they got home, the kids crashed. Rocco didn't even make it out of the stroller.

Breaking News!!

He didn't beat his sister but at 17 weeks 5 days old.............



Rocco has a TOOTH!!!!



Bottom middle left to be exact (which is exactly the same as Jillian).



I realize this is not the best picture. I will try to get a better one but it is obviously a difficult task.


Here is the record holder!!! Jillian gets to keep her title "The Teeth Freak." She earned this nickname as she got about 8 eight teeth by 6 months and had almost all of her teeth by 1 year. This was Jillian at 14 weeks 3 days with her first tooth.







It looks like Rocco will likely be following in the same footsteps. Poor Mommy (if you know what I mean - Ha ha)!!!!!

Beach Vacation Without the Beach

We went to Port Aransas for the Memorial Day Weekend. I have been every summer since I have been born, so I am trying to keep the tradition going with my own kids.

The moral of the weekend story is this.........travelling with two kids is waaaaaay harder than with one kid.

We started Saturday morning. We loaded up on breakfast tacos and chips and we were off to the races. Everybody was in good moods.

Then everybody (except Bryan) took naps.

Then went to Port A and it started to rain. That didn't stop Jillian and Daddy from having some fun.

Everytime we planned to go to the beach, somebody was sleeping. If Rocco was up, Jillian was napping. If Jillian was up, Rocco was napping. Not as easy as I thought.

The good thing was at the RV park the Pearces were staying at, it had a pool 20 feet from the trailer. So we went to the pool 5 times a day.

Put your bathing suits on!!!

The pool had two levels and Jillian loved jumping from the top to the bottom over the waterfall.

Rocco was NOT impressed with being in the water.

The kids were tuckered out!! I like to think that even in her sleep, Jillian wants to take care of her brother.

Next day, we went swimming again.

Doesn't she look adorable in her bikini????

Once again, we had some tired pups!

Maybe next trip we'll actually make it to the beach. Oh well, we still had fun!!!

A Quick Comparison

I was looking at Jillian's 4 month pictures and comparing. I do see some distinct similarities. Is it possible to have the same eyebrows???

Poor Jillian - she is so alabaster like Mommy. Rocco is lightening up every day but he is still not as white as she is. He definitely has more hair than she did at 4 months.

They definitely share great smiles!!!

I LOVE how their smiles and double chins match!!! I did not plan that!!

MAMMOTH

Here are Rocco's 4 month old stats:

Weight: 17 lbs 9 ozs.
Height: 26 inches
Head: 44 cms

In all catergories, he is in the 90th percentile. Let me repeat, 90th percentile. Where did this alien baby come from??? No wonder I have such a hard time pulling shirts over his head!! Ha ha!!!

Dr. H had nothing but great things to say about Rocco's health and development. He said physically and developmentally Rocco is right on track with a 6 month old (yes, mommy is bragging). He is extremely strong.

All the nurses gooed and gaaed all over him and he ate it up giving them smiles and laughs. Although once he got his three shots, there were no more smiles for the nurses.

As for today, happy 8th anniversary to mommy and daddy!!! The kiddos rewarded us this morning by getting up suuuuuper early...both of them. So sweet that they both thought of us this morning. Ha ha !!!