Baseball season has come to a close.  Van loves his team and his coach this season.  They celebrated the season with a pizza and pool party.  Van has found a little boy on the team that plays very well and he has really taken a liking to him.  If Van plays tball again next season, we are going to try to get the boys on the same team.  They are both REALLY into baseball and both play really well.  It’s exciting for Van to have someone that plays on a similar level and they get along so well.

Van graduated from Pre-Kindergarten last Friday.  It was an awesome day!!  They all dressed in cap and gowns and filed in to sing a song.  After the song, each kid announced what they wanted to be when they grow up.  There was the usual superstar, singer, fireman, and policeman.  But my baby wants to be a construction worker!! Of course, Miguel had to add the comment “Well, he is part Mexican.”  To which I replied, ” Well, then we will have to teach him the white boy version is “architect.”  Bad, Papi and Mommy!!  The hit of the show was the little boy who screamed out “I want to work at Wal-Mart!”  Next, was the passing of the certificates and then the filing out of the room.  It was soooooo cute!!  After the ceremony, the kids had cake and punch.  When it was all over, we let Van pick where he wanted to go eat……no surprise…..McDonald’s!!  That afternoon, one of his friends had a graduation pool party.  It was so funny to see the kids talk and play.  The have a language all their own and jokes that only they understand.  I haven’t figured out if the jokes and language are because the are 5 or if they have just spent so much time together!!  By the end of the night, Van and Max (not to mention Mommy and Papi) were exhausted!!!  Thank you Mrs Kiki (Pre-K teacher), Mrs. Tammy (Jr. Pre-K teacher), and Children’s Courtyard for an amazing celebration and for taking care of my “baby” boy!!!  We will forever be indebted to you and you will hold a VERY special place in our hearts!!!

The boys took pictures in the bluebonnets last weekend.  They looked so cute!!!

Van was registered for Kindergarten today!!  He was sooooo excited, but he tried to not smile for the picture.!!!  After registration, we celebrated with  a Sonic slushy!!  What a wonderful day for him.  However, I think Miguel and I are more excited than he is!!

Van took Pre-Kindergarten graduation pictures.  He looks so good!!  We can’t believe that his is going to Kindergarten next year…..where did the time go???

Van started another season on t-ball on Saturday.  He is very excited about his new team.  On Thursday, he had practice and he got his new jersey.  He was so excited, he wore the jersey to bed.  Then he wanted to wear it to school to show his friends.  Friday night he wanted to wear it to bed again, but I made him take it off to wash it before Saturday’s game….nobody wants a stinky baseball player around them!!!  His team is made up of bigger kids this year which means that Van will have more players to look up to and learn from.  His coaches seem very nice and very helpful.  He is very excited to be a Cardinal!!  Pictures will come later….my camera did not have a memory card and the pictures that I did take on my phone are horrible…Sorry!!!

Every Friday is show and tell in Van’s class.  They are to bring something to has to do with what they are studying. Sometimes is has to do with a theme and sometimes is has to do with a letter.  Tomorrow is letter Pp.  Mommy suggested popcorn to share with his friends, his stuffed pig, a picture, a picture of Papi.  Everything is rejected except for the picture of Papi.  Fabulous!!!!  I can totally take care of that!!!….then Papi adds his idea.  Now, my son is taking a picture of Papi picking his nose because “picture,” and “Papi,” and “picking” all start with Pp.  I have TOOOOOOO much testosterone in this house!!!

Van reads a book to Max.

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As a teacher….I loathe paperwork!! Seriously, lock me in a class with 22 5 years olds and I’m fine, but add paperwork on top of that and I want to SCREAM!!! However, today I filled out one of the BEST forms I have filled out in a long time. Today I filled out the paperwork to transfer Van to my school for Kindergarten!! I was soooo excited. When I told Van, he hugged me and thanked me! He is sooo excited and ready for Kindergarten. I can’t wait to see what is in store for him!!