100 Days

Here we are the day before Coop finishes kindergarten and I'm finally getting around to posting about Coop's 100 Day of School Project. We hit the 100 Day mark back in February and as I look back at the pics, I can't believe how much Coop has changed. He no longer has his snaggletooth and his front permanent teeth are already almost in their place. His hair is even moppier (and starting to really annoy him) and his smile is so different. I'm sure there will be a Summer Hair Cut Post coming soon ;)

It's plain to see that I won't be blogging about his entire Kindergarten career but I do hope to dig up some stuff as it comes to me.

For Coop's 100 Day project, he had to stick or glue 100 items all of the same theme. It was an easy choice for him as he's still a Dinosaur "Expert" (borderline nerd). We decided to make it in the shape of a volcano and used licorice for the lava. Coop wanted to make the "100" out of licorice too. He was very proud of the final product and it now hangs proudly in his room.

Monster Truck Jam

In February, we took the boys to a Monster Truck Jam with some friends. Why is this something that I wanted to document? Well, Cruz LOVED it and Coop absolutely HATED it. Poor Coop. We brought plenty of ear protection. Ear buds and Ear "muffs". Our little friend didn't have "muffs" so Coop let him use his and he used the buds. Apparently, they didn't cut it for him. The combination of the noise, dirt and exhaust actually made his nauseous and on the verge of ralphing all over the people in front of us. Not only did he have to leave our seats, but he asked Mark to escort him out of the stadium! After some fresh air, he returned (donning some purchased "muffs"). But the damage had already been done. Coop wasn't in a Jammin' mood.

Rocco and Cruz ate it up though. These guys are two peas in a pod......

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Cruz Preschool Update

Cruzie is still enjoying school. Drop off is sometimes rough but he always has a great time once he gets in the flow of things. Cooper was more than a year older when he started preschool so we didn't really have an issue with drop off with him. Cruzie is coming around though.

As long as he's wearing a Spiderman shirt (much to my chagrin) he will pretty much rally through. This past month has been much easier. He's definitely getting the hang of it.

His Spiderman infatuation is pretty annoying but I try not to make a big deal about it and hope it will pass. If it's a confidence thing, then I can accept it. Gone are the days of dressing my boys cute :(

When I made love notes for Coop at school, they were pretty easy. He would give me requests but would also be happy with surprises. Cruz on the otherhand, wants Superheroes and an occasional ninja in the mix.

I try my best.......

Behind

I've dropped the ball on updating the ole blog once again. There's no way I have it in me to regurgitate all that has happened in the past 4 or 5 months but there's stuff I want to document. I'll do my best to throw some posts up as they come to me.